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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-11-28
The German Power ,n Europe.

In the center of Europe the govern
ment of the new Germanic Empire
stands like COLOSSUS whose shadow
chills aud awes the vicinage of Scans
diuavian, Savonian and Latin peoples.
Russia IS strong but Germany is strong
er, because her physical force are bet
ter disciplined and better educated
forces. The Scandinavians have been
plundered By Prussia and observe all
the proprieties aud will do nothing to
offend. France, nursing an undying
spirit of revenge for Sedan aud the
Prussian march on Paris, is slowly aud
quietly training and preparing for a
future struggle, but she dare not move
or provoke, at present her neighbor
over the Yosges Mountains The man
at Berlin keeps his eye on Paris, and
shakes his finger menacingIy at any
movement or utterance he does not
like, and gets 'explanations" whenever
he wants them. Hard, this, for the
French pride, yet they can not help it.
They work quietly for that future day
when they expect to get even with the
Germans.
The battle Of Jena is the spur to Ger
man vengeance as the battle of Sedan is
the thorn which pricks the French to
their work of preparation to wound
their ancient enemy.
Italy, naiionalized aud redeemed
from Austrian domination, in the ex-
perience of the Italians most cruel aud
infamous, courts the friendship of
Germany now in league with her old
masters the Hapsburgs, and King
| Humber has to hush the clamors of
the Italia Irredcnta party as best he
may, and assure Austria that the TyTol
will be safe. Ergiand and France
made a sharp combination to control
Egypt aud collect the money due them
from the kehdiye Bismarck, stand
ing behind Austria, makes her say
that England and France shall do
nothing with the Egyptian finances
until the Rothschilds are provided for,
I aud England and France consent, be-
cause they know who is speaking
through Austria.
SO this chancellor of the "Holy Ro-
man Empire, as the inberitage of the
Germanic Kings used to be called, has
really made the Emperor, for whom
/ he acts, great power, more real pow
er. than the German Empire of the
middle ages.
The German Empire which We 1.-
solved in the blood of Jena iu Is ~
was a mere shadow. There came gap
in the imperial history, the Germanic
Confederation Intervening, enlivened
bv Frederick Williams 5 manifesto IN
1913, proposing the reorganization OF
the whole of Germany and it's transfor-
nation into federal State or an En-
pire. Fredrick William wanted to be
at the leadsof the empire, but the South
German States did not like him or his
idea, and the empire was delayed un-
til 1870, when a strong man controls
ed Prussian affairs, and through Prus-
sia and the pan-Teutonie furor for the
war with France, the German States
The position now occupied by Prussia
and the house OF Hohenzollern in the
European system furnishes most In
d teresting study in history, which Is, II
some respects, without parallel.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-11-28
The Next senate.

According to the New York SUI
there will be close division of parties
in the United States Senate in 1881.
The following is the result of the Sun S
estimate:
Taking the foregoing facts for the
basis of our calculation, the next Sem
ate will be composed of thirty eight
Democrats, counting Judge Davis as a
Democrat, and thirty eight Republicans
"a tie IF Mr. Mcdonald should be
succeeded by Democrat, and there
should be no slip in the South, then
the Senate would stand thus: thirty
nine Democrats and thirtysseven Re.
publieans.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-11-28
Horses with Tootnacbe.

Horses, like human beings, are sub
iected to the most excruciating tooth
aches, and it is ouly within the past
few years that any attempt has been
made by veterinary to allay the pain
and extract or fill their teeth 1t is
only after patient study, too, that one
is able to discover when horse is suf
fering, aud upon what tooth to light
would puzzle indeed the phenomenal
Philadelphia lawyer. When suffering
from toothache, horses manifest the
greatest impatience, and are vicious aud
unmanageable. aud bite aud kick con-
tioually. Stablemen are managers, at
different times have been badly bitten
by horses suffering from toothache, who
at other times are the most docile Great
lures The experiments made by We
toriuary surgeons have been Of great
practical advantage, and they are
gradually getting the matter down to a
perfect science
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A yIotner,s Angu.ss,
Now York Sun.

A stylishly dressed young woman
was taken into the Forty. seventh street
police station last evening. She was
very drunk, and her silk dress was
rumpled Her mother came looking
for her an hour later.
Cant l see her?" she asked.
She is too drunk to speak, the
sergeant said
"What shall I do?' the mother
cried despairingly. 81 must see her.
"Can't be donel"
The aged mother burst into tears
and leaned on the shoulder of man
who was with her
This is awful, she said, "Oh. dearI
Don't take on so, said the sergeant
you will see her in the morning"
1T isn't that" the mother replied
shes all right. It's the silk dress
I'm troubled about. She'll tear it tC
pieces before morning"
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Worth Saving.


lmemphls AValahcue-l
The business men Of Memphis think
that city that can receive nearly
5000 bales of cotton in one day is
worth saving And it is their firm
resolve to leave no stone uuturned to
save it With Good water, sewers and
pavements, Memphis will be the health
lest city in the country. 1t is now the
best trading point in the South. Free
it of epidemics and the population will
be doubled within ten years and prop.
erty will be quadruple in value. 1t
will be big Investment for the prop.
erty owners to expend 100000 with
in the next two years for the perma-
nent sanitary improvement of Mem
phis
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SOME INTERESTING DATEs.-Post-
offices were first established in 1914;
printed musical dates we're first used
in 1873; watches were first constructed
in 1866; America was first discovered
in 1892; the printing press was set up
at Copenhagen in 1893; Copernicus
announced his discovery of the true
system Of the universe in 1917; AL.
bert Durer gave the world prophecy
of future wood engraving in 1927;
Jergens set the spinning wheel in mo-
ton in 1539-the germ ofall the busy
wheels aud looms of 10000 future
factories; modern needles first came
into use in 1915; the first knives we're
used IN England and the first wheel
carriages i u France in 1859; the first
newspaper was published in England
in 1888; telescopes were invented in
1890; Spencer, Shakespeare, Bacon,
Kepler, and Tyeho Brahe were con
temporaries in 1890. These are some
of the most important headlands of
European history within single cen-
tury.
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a Escn Changes EEer CoIors.

bOWHhs pfeeh fahleG GIaph'
Mrs Frank Patterson, Of the Rock
field neighborhood, owns a curiosity in
the shape of a hen. She is of the
black Spanish variety, and six years
ago her feathers were jet black.
Having taken the cholera at that time,
she was thrown under a rosebush by
the children to die, but in a few days
recovered. Her feathers began COM
ing out and, to the surprise Of every
one, the new crop that took their pla-
ces were pure white. Each year she
sheds her feathers. and, now, with a
Ueautilul sHvm "Niso ~y.,t, .N-o sN.~e@
the barn yard, in striking contrast to
her lord and master, who swels with
the pride at the thought of having new
er changed his color.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-11-28
speculation and Prosperity.

Wall street is again wild. Specula
ton is rampant. The bulls and bears
arc growing and roaring, goring and
paving each other at a furious rate.
Since the historical Black Friday
there has never been such fearful work
Fancy stocks are ranging at figures
rarely reached 10 the fushest times,
aud the steady investments are almost
turning to fancy in their prices Possi-
bIy. reasons for this speculation al this
time may lie in the vast importations
of the precious metals, the capital that
is seeking Investment, the increased
volums of the monetary circulation,
the unusual return Of cereal wealth
from the agricultural aud grazing dis
ricts, the enormity of the trade which
is at this time going on between The
seaboard cities aud the West and South
vest, and finally the activity which has
recently been developed in our manu-
factories aud other industrial pursuits.
/ Perhaps never before in the history of
the country has there been better
times. founded in the actual wealth OF
the whole people For FIVE years the
country has moved at a slow pace. L
was in those years gathering strength
for displays Of energy that we may
presently look for in great undertak-
ings in every direction throughout the
Republic Naturally, Wall street, the
monetary sensorium, SO to speak, OF
the country, is always the first to fee
these tidal waves, aud it at once and
unhesitatingly floats on them. Ii
this respect Wall street is an excellent
barometer of the monetary condition
of the continent, and just now indi
Gates an expansion of the mercury
that marks up to fever heat.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-11-28
Svooaiann ann Vicinity.

y
s MR. EDITOR As there has not
Zen communication to your much
hteomed paper from this place for
pme time, think a few words at this
ame will not be out Of place.
The health of this community is
blendid.
Prof. J. Livermoro is teaching "a
frising school at the Woodland
fademy, with great success.
Prof. Boyle's school is booming, and
ontinues to increase almost daily.
We agree with tbs person who said,
BE who have wood to shed, shed it
IOw.
All kinds of mast is said TO be in
Pundanee out south of here
The euterprising mill firm. Messrs.
Kelly & Cassidy, are doing a big busi-
iess, both with their saw and grist
fil!s. 1t will be remembered that
bey took the premium for the best
prrel Of -four, at The Union City and
be Hickman fairs.
Iaes Good Templars lodge at this
pRce is>s thing of the past. 1t was,
butts not. II seems that there is so
littb interest taken in such things
her, that, if anything of the kind Is
eva started it IS allowed to die down
jus as It's good results are Reing felt
The same might be said Of a great
many other places.
The wheat crops look fine, and ther,
is a larger amount sowu this fall thar
usual. 1t has not been attacked b,
the Hessian hy, as is sometimes th,
ease.
The corn crop will fall greatly be
low what the farmers expected tvs,
mouths ago. 1t is considerably dam
aged by being blown down, as a grea
ieal has spoiled.
As the nights are getting long, nov
is the time for the boys to orgauiz
their debating societies. Boys, can
yOl spur up enough energy to start
good society at the academy Let Sc,
who Will take The lead RASE Bo.
Woodland Mills, Nov I9, 1879.
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sickness sn the Kentucky PEN
EIentiary.

FRANKFoRT, KY, Nov. 1S-ID-
quiry at the penitentiary reveals the
fact that there are between 800 aud
400 of the convicts more or less affect
ed with diarrhea or dyseDtery. Some
attribute it to the bored well water
used in the prison, but a we'll informed
physician, familiar with prison affairs,
says it is natural consequence of the
recent prevalence of scurvy among the
convicts, and unless promptly and en-
ergetieally attended to, may result in
great mortality.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-11-28
Educational Ddartment.
J, H. SAUNDERS EDlron
sc,nnoI Rerarss.

Sch0OR Retth -.
We gave our views 9Fegard to the
benefits to be derived iom school re-
ports in our last. w showed that
these examinations anfeports, rightly
managed, may, il timk e great ez-
tent, remove the necessity for corporal
punishment ia our schools True,
/ there will be a few osas thai these will
not reach. We bap laws for evary
grade of crime, aud Fnalties attached
If men violate tbes laws, they must
suffer the penalty. an good citizens
obey the laws, because public opinion
says no man is GOOD citizen unless he
does obey. All good citizens keep out
Of Jail, because pubIia oPiaion says it
is disgraeeful to be ia prison. So
public opinion, righay c4oreed, can
nuke all good children d4their dnty
without corporal pueishlent We
hope ths- fins. is. sss s.-sssa-.-lsil =
state prisons, houses of correction, aud
other modes of punishment for men,
shall be abolished But as long as
men will trample justics under foot,
as long as men rob, steal, burn, muro
der and swear falsely, juseihat long we
shall be compelled to hive penalties
attached to our laws Likewise, chill
dren who refuse to do right must sufs
fer the penalty. But if pablic opinion
is rightly shaped, childres who have a
reasonable amount of pride and honor
can be governed better by reports than
by corporal punishment But l am
asked by some teachers how l would
manage these reports.
Examine the pupils either monthly
or quarterly. Be sure that the ques
tions given require a thorough knowl-
edge of everything passed over. Keep
a strict account OF conduct and attend~
ance. Grade these as well as the pa
pers Having obtained the standing
OF pupil in department and each
branch studied, Gud the average and
report it in the Teachers Column Or
if you do net like this method, have
some cards printed OR. Warren would
be pleased to take your order and will
print them in any form you wish) aud
send the report TO the ehild's parents
TO be sigued. II you have your re-
ports printed 10 the COURIER, fnd out
if any Of your patrons do not take it.
Go to such patrons, show them the re
port, let the children read it for them
selves; tell your patrons how impor-
tant it is that they should encourage
the county paper Tell them what an
excellent paper it Is, and show them
how 1t can be made more useful than
seolding, whipping, or beating the
children Show them how it will be
beneficial in stimulating the children
TO have better grade next time.
Show them also that the children are
thus taught to read newspapers, and
how much useful knowledge they can
acquire in this way. Every teacher
has observed how much easier it is to
teach those children who read news
papers than those who do not. There
fore, it is the teachers interest to aid
the printer in getting up large list of
readers 10 his district Besides, Mr..
Warren has given the teachers a col
umn free of cost, and the teachers
ought to feel it their duty to help him
10 return for what be has done for US
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-11-28
n,no rass the Revenue.

The following statemeQt as 10 who
pays the revenue necessary TO keep up
the General Government, viii take
many of our readers By surprise. The
States are given in the order Of the
amounts paid That Kentucky Is the
fourth revenue paying State in the
Union is. fact that few win at fsrt be
disposed to credit, and that she pays
more than double what the six New
England States altogether, is still more
ineredibls But such are the facts in
the case, as may be seen from figures
taken from tue report Of the Internal
Revenue Department They are as
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-11-28
Advance in PrIce< of Food.

Within the past mouth the prices Of
almost every article of consumption
has advanced from tea to twenty-five
per cent Beyond the demand for
cereals, meats aud dairy products by
European consumers we know Of no
e-pecia reason for this, unless specu~
ation IS forcing into storage what
would command, if ordinarily plenty
the market reasonable figures. We
nave had no failare iu crops, aud the
iemand for foreign markets does not
exceed by ten per cent. that Of last
years shipments, and yet rs stated
tbre has been a surprising. because
lolooked for, advance ia figures 10
the home markets Butter, which
ought to range according TO quality at
retail at from fifteen TO twenty-five
cents per pound Is held, for the choic
est qualities. as high as forty cents
The same may he said Of that great
dairy product, cheese, of which vast
quantities to be sold at lower figures
than could now be commanded IL the
domestic market-have been shipped
abroad Flour has advanced from
fifty cents to two dollars per barrel,
according 30 brand and of course quail
ity. Coal which ruled low all summer,
has advanced from thirty-seven to fifty
cents per ton, with q fair prospect of
its going yet higher in December.
Beef, Of the better grades, has also
advanced
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Report of Hickman school.
SECOND DIVISION.

George Parks, so; Mona Parks, IS;
Ida Underwood, 81; Mollie Thomas,
50; Carrie Ramage, 88; Mary Ramage,
IS; Willie Barry, 68; Peter Taylor
a; John KnOerr, 50; Peter GOugeri
SO; Dixie Harness, "a; Willie Outten,
So; Harry Person, IS; Sammie White,
Sc; Jimmie Warner, 81; Jack Efinger
"A; Hermon Samse, 70; George Thorn
asson, Sc; Charley Harding, 20; Mary
Thomasson, S3; Fountain Metheny,
70; Loula Dickson, 85; George Buck
SO; Harry Ellison, 85; George Weh>
man, 78
ADELE ALLEN, Teacher.
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The other day New York physician
brought suit to recover for professional
services. He visited the patient be,
tween the 1st and 18th of April-about
three times a day-and his charge was
$3.50. A professional brother testiflea
that a physicians services were worth
from $40 to $40 per day. Another
witness testified that the pay of ply
sician was what he could get. The
plaintiff recovered the full amount OF
his bill.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-11-28

How few Of Us ever trace the history
Of the hat The Greeks made them In
skullScaps, conical, trunca,el, narrow,
or broad~brimmed The Phrygian
bonnet has an elevated cap without q
brim, the Apex turned over in front
1t is known as the cap OF Liberty An
ancient figure of Liberty in the times
OF Authonius Livy, \. ll3, holds
the cap in the right hand. The Per-
SLAMS wore soft caps; plumed hats were
the head,dress of the Syrian corps OF
Xerxes; the broad brim was worn by
the Macedonian kipgs Castor means
a beaver. The Armenian captive wore
plug hat. The merchants of the
fourteenth century wore a Flanders
Beaver. Charles VII, in 1869, wore
a plumed hat, lined with red. English
men aud women in 1910 wore close
WOODEN or knitted caps; two centuries
ago hats were worn IN the house. Pc
pys, 10 his diary in 1864, wrote, sep
tember, 1861, got a severe cold because
he took off his hat at dinner" " and
again. 10 Jan 1868, be got another
cold by sitting too long with his head
bare, to allow his wife's maid to comb
his hair aud wash his ears; and Lore
Clarendon in his essay, speaking of the
decay of respect due the aged, Gays
That In his younger days he ueve
kept his hat on before those older thar
himself, except at dinner" Iu tht
thirteenth century, Pope Innocent ~
allowed the cardinals the use of th'
/ scarlet cloth bat. The hats now il
use are the cloth hat, leather hat, pape
hat, silk hat, opera hat, spriag- briu
/ hat, and straw hat.
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The Dry GOODS Room.

There comes a dry goods boom
from the East, and an effort is being
made to induce the retailers Of the
West to buy largely upon this
boom. But the retailers of the
West are afraid of booms that come
from the East, and as a class will not
be deceived That there has been an
advance in woolens is certainly true,
but that such an advance should be
turned into an effort to whoop up the
trade of the West is simply amusing to
old merchants we'll acquainted With
such tricks
The retail merchants of the VI est
have long since learned that it is not
in their province to speculate in goods
They have further learned that
supply ola month or a season at
most is as far as they can with pru-
dence trust the manufacturer aud bis
agents. They have been damaged Sc
often by being "loaded" and then hav'
ing the prices cut, that they now look
with suspicion upon every effort to in
duce them to buy beyond the supply
/ Of the season. Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof, is now the motto OF
the Western retail merchants, and the
closer they stick to this motto under
the present boom the better it may bt
for them. The East may boom a:
much as it will, but the West is likely
to keep on the even tenor of its way
and not be drawn into speculation up
+ on too great scale.
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Congress meets on Monday, Decem-
bcg 1st.
The Nashville American opposes
solid South
The German army Is TO be largely
increased. The result Will be an in
creased emigration Of the German pop
ulation to America
Gen Grant authorizes a reporter Of
the Courier Journal to say that he is
''for those things which will ailay all
bitterness of the past.
The National Republican COMMITTEES
will meet at Washington, December
18th. Cincinnati wants the Natioual
Republican Convention again.
The stalwart leaders ia the north
decline 10 60 to Louisiana to take part
in the campaign. They evidently de-
sire the South to remain solid
The new re adjustment programme
ia Virginia contemplates the repudia-
ton of about 10000 900, or about
three fourths of he State debt.
a St. Loais dispatch says there is a
movement among millers in that city
to close operations until the price of
wheat declines. Two mills have closed
doors. giving as a reason that -four is
below the price Of wheat They say
that wheat will decline shortly.
Senator Bayard was very handsome
ly received at Wilmington upon his
return from Europe. The New York
World says it was entirely non parti-
san in character, Republican aud Dem.
ocratic business men aud mechanics
iQininsr- Oh othev >, efFar,s =. 2 ,s.>.-.
s6,ist6ssase- siisIibg guIshed ~SeD&tofSs :
The revision Of the Bible, now near
ly completed by the University Press
company Of London, will cost over
$500, 600, although the ffty-two mem
bers OF the committee, which have met
five days out Of every three weeks the
past four years, get 10 pay for their
services, beyond trayeliog expenses.
Within the last sixteen mouths, ac-
eording TO the Director of the Mint,
there have been added to our eireula-
ton Sl50,000,000 10 gold and silver
coin The report of the Controller Of
the Currency will show that within the
same time the National bank circula-
tion has been increased over Sl8,000,
600.
We have S355 ,O00 900 in gold, all
in the Treasury and banks aud assay
Offices, against Sl69, 100000 held by
the Bank of France aud SI55. 600 900
( by the Bank OF England But both
IN England and in France, especially
10 France, there is large stock of
gold in circulation among the people
or in their small boards. If our green
backs were taken out of the way we
would have gold in circulation as we'll
as silver, among the people, and it
" uld take more than a financial crisis
to interrupt specie payment again.
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During the season just closed, 1 ,400,-
600 tourists have visited little Swi,e
zerland. 1t is estimated that their
aggregate expenditure while there was
-nvcr Sf5 00n 600
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-11-28

The largest furniture mandatory
in St. Louis is co operative concern,
each of the 40 workmen being the
holder of at least one share, and not
more than 20, at S25 each. They are
chiefly German socialists. Only ten
per cent. of the capital was paid in at
frst. credit being obtained for about
$40 coo, and the dividends have since
been sufficient to meet the assessments
as they fell due The men receive or
diuary wages for their work, and thus
far there has been no serious dispute
in the management, which is vested in
/ a committee.
Neither hen nor mouse trap car
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Neither heu nor mouse trap car
set itself.