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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-12-12
Cost OfIhe Know How.

There was much gumption eVinced
by that particular darkey whose master
was a surgeon, who had performed on
another darkey an operation requiring
a high degree of skill. This latter
darkey was well.to do, and the surgeon
charged him twenty FIVE dollars for the
operation. Meeting the doctors ser.
want afterward, this dialogue occurred:
dat was Il mighty steep charge of
the doctors, for cutting on me tudder
day"
"How much did de boss charge?"
"Well, Julis, he charge me twenty
five dollars"
go long, niggah, dat amt much
charge
"Well he wasn't more dan tree or
four minutes doiu it, and [ think five
dollars was all he oughter took"
"Look a-heah, Sam; you don't un
stan bout dat ting, You see de boss
have to spend great many year larniu
how to use dat knife. an it cost him
heaps o money. Now de fact am dat
he charge for de know how.
That's 1.-THE time aud money 60
learn the know how.
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For the Teachers Column.
Report OF District No. II.

Below we give the result of our 3rd
quarterly examination. The examina
tious being written we are still unable
to report our primary grade. The
weather being very inelement, many of
our pupils we're absent, whose names
do not appear in this report. 100 means
perfect.
Grade A-Berry Threlkeld, 75;
Lonnie Jones, 76.
Grade B-Ida NJ Fleetwood, 90;
Lizzie Pierce, So; Katie Ross, &C;
Jennie Hughes. 40; Jno Maddox, 30;
Lizzie Mcdaniel, So.
Grade C.-Louis D. Threlkeld, So;
Cora Threlkeld, 63; David Mcdaniel,
Sc; Chas Mcdaniel, sc; Henry Fleet
wood, 50; Laura Fletcher, 80,
Grade D.-Lou McDaniel, 90; Liz
zie Henry, 81; William Jones, &c.
Grade E.-Fannie Mcdaniel, SO;
Minor Henry, 70.
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How one Phrase Originates

The phrase lack nowledge the corn
is variously accounted for, but the
following is a true history of its origin:
In 1928 Andrew Stewart, NJ. G, said
in a speech that Ohio, Kentucky, and
Indiana, sent their haystacks, corn-
fields and fodder to New York and
Philadelphia for sale WiekIiffe, Of
Kentucky, called him to order, declar,
ing those States did not send hay
stacks or corn fields to New York for
sale.
"Well. what do you send?" asked
Stewart.
"why, horses, mules, cattle and
hogs"
"Well, what makes your horses,
mules cattle ard hogs? You feed Il
hundred dollars worth of hay to a
horse, you just animate and get upon
the top of your hay stack asd ride off
to market How is it with your
cattle? You make one of them carry
fifty dollars worth of hay and grass to
the Eastern market. How much corn
does it take at thirty three cents a
bushel to fatten it?"
"Why, thirty bushels
"Then you put that thirty bushels
into the shape of hog and make it
walk off to the Eastern market
Then Wickliffe jumped up and said.
"Mr. Speaker, acknowledged the corn.
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A Lingering Death

Our readers will remember the mems
ton in last Fridays issues of the
death of the 8 year old daughter of
Henry Haldeman and lady, at their
residence ou Acequia street. The
cause of the death was very un usual
one, and the incidents relative thereto
were very strange. When about II
months old little Annie, for that was
the child's name, while in the kitchen
got hold of a can of condensed lye and
drank portion of the contents. OF
course, the consequence was that the
child suffered intensely and came very
near dying at the time. After recov
ring from the first effects of the lye,
it was discovered that the child's
throat was scalded and that it was un.
able to swallow any food of a solid ma
ture. Despite the efforts Of skilled
physicians and the constant attention
of her loving parents, little Annie's
throat never did heal up. But the
child lived aud grew plump aud fat,
though bereft of that vivacity which
/ characterizes children. The child's
+ pain and suffering seemed to detract
! the mlDQ tTOu Tue ITiNtiOUS duu tDS
gay, and turn the thoughts more to SOL
emn and real things. As years rolled
on, however, such nourshment as An
ME was capable Of taking proved not
sufficient TO meet Dature's demands and
sustain her growing body, aud pres
emily it was observed that her condi-
ton was rapidly becoming more serious,
and a physician was summoned TO
take charge of her case. But no good
was ever accomplished, The injury re.
eeived was incurable, and it was settled
that the child gradually approached
the end of existence. Finally. death
came, though Annie had attained the
age of years, duringly nearly eight
OF which she has lived exclusively on
soups, Cruel and liquid-like food. At
the time OF her death the child was IN
appearance as skeleton, but retained
her powers of mind and coDversed RAJ
tionally to the end -SanantODia Tex }
Express.
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How FAR CAN WE HEAR WITH THE
TELEPHONE This is a question fire.
quently asked, but we believe has not
yet been definitely settled. The long
est distance that we have seen men
toned, is given in the item below,
namely, two thousand miles. But per
haps Mr.. Edison has had more ex-
tended experience IF so we should
be glad if he would let our readers
know An exchange states, that Mr.
r. A Packer, Sup't of the Peunsyl
vania Railroad, is a present hunting
with a party in NebTask ka. A few days
ago, he conversed pleasantly for two
hours with his wife aud friends at
Sayre, Pa, his brother at Mauch
Chunk, Pa , and friends along the line
The medium was the Railroad aud
Western Union Telegraph wires and
Edison's telephone a the office in
Bethlehem, Pa, connection was made
with the Eastou and Amboy wire, and
at Perth Amboy with Western Union
wire, and thence to Chicago and North
Bend, Nebraska, where the party are.
The distance is about 1000 miles, and
every whisper was audible.
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Phenomena OF Esatn.

One of the most curious things about
rain is the inequality of its distribution
The reader is of course aware that rain
may be measured in inches in almost
any vessel set out 10 catch it. II n
pail, for example, be put out in an
open space on the ground, it will catch
as much rain as would otherwise have
sunk into the ground on the space oc.
cupied by the pail If we visit the
pail after every shower, we may, by
means of two foot rule, tell what
depth of rain has fallen This is the
principle of the rain guage. In prac
tice better means are of course adopt
ed, so as to prevent evaporation and to
measure the depth. Now it is of great
consequence where we place our rain
guage. 1t might be supposed of no
importance whether it were on the top
of the house or in the garden close by
And yet, strange to say, a guage 10 the
garden near Westminster a bbey caught
twenty-three inches of rain in the
course of the year. while one on the
roof of a house caught only eighteen
inches. and one on top of the abbey
only twelve inches. The fact is, rain
forms at very low elevation-muoh
lower than Is generally supposed or,
if not actually formed at very low
elevation, it increases the size of the
drops which comes from higher levels.
Thus, while Mr.. Glaisher was descend
ing in balloon, he passed through a
dry, aud then through wet fog, where
the drops of rain were exceedingly
fine, covering his note book like pins
points. These increased ih size on
sssssasrhing the earth, and more rapid
ly when very near the earth.
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IDLENEss.
By HATTIE rrso GRr1woLD

Sorrento sleeping in the SUM
The dry eicala sings at noon,
Il mnrmurous sound, as If IL were
The last sound, as late as soon,
All langHid lies the late lime tree.
The ldling wind lifts drowsy leaves.
And high above list the ham
Ofswallows building in the caves.
The world has swept away from me
AlJ labor in her marts seem done,
And naught is left me but a dream
OF fair Sorrento and its sun
A busy idleness of thought
Which dallies with me, comes and goes.
And hangs upon my tree of life,
It's crowning tiower-repose.
Too hard we strive, TOO much we seek,
Too tightly strain the chords Of life
And what is left us at the end
OF all our selfish care and strife
A mind that's burdened over much
a heart worn out with serving long,
And having in it no response
Unto life's music as its song.
o lag little, hurrying feeu
).ag by your work ere work be done
Seek ye some where, where seek ye may
Like me, Sorrento and its sun.
Fold hands, close eyes, and waking dream
A dream that idly comes or goes,
And feel that upon every height
OF life-as nature-lies repose.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-12-12

A Docs HIGH TONED Burial
The whims of some people had a Gu
rious illustration in an order received a
day or two since by. "a we'll known un-
dertaker's firm in New York to furnish
e JEiclss4 cloth covered 2assksetn .,Ss.s,
anh handles. The interior u the cas-
ket was lined with white satin and silk
trimmings. All this was for dead
dog belonging to wealthy family up
town. The animal had been nursed
and taken care of for the past twenty
years. The dead animal lay in the
casket wrapped in mantle OF white
satin, with white ribbons around the
neck. The remains were taken to a
cemetery close to New York and put
into the family vault. Six carriages,
containing the friends of the dog, fol-
lowed the remains to the cemetery.
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naeats. -
The folIowipg. is fhe full text of the
bill introduced IN tbe House to,day by
Dir. Weaver:
a bin for hcrss.t ef soldiers and sailors ,-bo
serred IN q N1rt, Gad napg Of the United
The re5eAs 4 md rssfors 10 fhem 1g,9I y;ek;,
,gih The holdfs efGoternn,eat bonds
WHEREAS The. soldiers and sailors
who served 70 the army and navy of
the United StaEesiy1he late war for
the supprsssipp q ae- rebellion were.
from the necessity oJ the case, com,
PEELED to req -ssfor. their services a
deprecated kusrsncy gre atty inferior
in value at lhe Aimc'to the gold coin
of the DhisM States; and.
WHEREA The Congress of the
United Sides has heretofore, in the
most solenh manner, agxmed that
.g9ed l-. LsiEt aszs.sigsd Mat AUG Sovern ,
or It's equi1aldnkssaas
WHEREAS, The obligation of the
Governuent to- soldiers and sailors,
who hFzarded all, including their lives,
that tdis nation might live, is Of the
mos sacred and binding character;
therefore,
BE Il enacted. That there shall be
paid each private soldier, non-com
missioned officer, sailor, seaman, regu-
larly mustered into the service of the
United States during the late war for
the suppression of the rebellion, or to
his or their legal presentatives in
case of death, as soon as his or their
claim shall be examined by the second
auditor of the treasury, the sum found
to be due him or them, the amount
thereof to be ascertained as follows
The second auditor shall ascertain
the amount. Of currency paid said sol
dier or sailor at each date of payment
during his term of service, and shall
ascertain the gold value of the curren-
cy payment at the time, by reference
TO quotations of gold as compared WITH
the currency in which the said soldier
or sailor was paid at the city of New
York at that date.
And said soldier, sailor or Iega
representative shall be allowed and
paid the difference in value between
the currency which he received anC
the standard gold coin of the United
States in which he should have beer
paid, together with six per cent, pc
annum from the date the said soldie
or sailor was mustered out of the ser
vice of the United States up to tn
date of the payment of the sum founC
due him by the provisions of this act
SEC 2 To enable the Governmen
to meet the payments required by thi
act, the secretary Of the treasury j
I hereby authorized TO cause to be is
sued 5000, 100000 of Uoited State
notes, or so much thereof as shall b
found necessary. 10 denominations Q
+ 81, 81. s5, s10. $50 and $50, and sal,
notes, Yhan, so issued, shall be a lega
I tender n Faymeut of all debts, publ
and private, and shall be kept in cir
culation in the manner now provided
by law for other United States note;
SEC. 3. The sum Of $500, 10000
or so much thereof as may be necessa
ry to make the necessary payments re
quired BY this act, is hereby appropria
ted out Of the money by this act au
thoUized to be issued.
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STRANGE SOURCE or \ FLORIDA
STREAM.-A-Party that visited Her
nando county, Florida, last week, say
that crossing the -hummock, three miles
this side of SumterviHe, no water could
be found, but, returning three days
later, stream was flowing through so
deep that the water came nearly over
the back of the horses Beneath this
strip of hummock is an underground
river, the water of which can always
be seen flowing through deep sink
hole few miles further on, and the
recent rains forcing the water to the
surface, caused the sudden appearance
of the stream.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-12-12

The highest chimney in the world is
at Mr.. TOwnsend's works, Port Dun.
das, Glasgow, Scotland, and it is, with
the exception of the spire at Strasburg,
the Great Pyramid, and the spire of
St. Stephen 5, at Vienna, the loftiest
building. 1t is circular in section, and
rises TO height of 454 feet from the
ground. The next in height is, also,
in Glasgow, at the works of Messrs.
Tennant & Co., st. Rollox, the height
being 435 feet above the ground.
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A LATER ACCOUNT.

Mr. Robinson, the deputy Marshal
who was in charge Of the raiding party,
has reached the city, and gives full
account of the affair. He says that it
is impossible to overestimate the def
ance with which the mountaiueers met
the officers.
He says that Berrony is a French
man of bravery. ability and shrewdness.
and that he has determined following
that fully understand the situation
He says that when they arrested Ber-
rony he said: 81 have two stills, and
there they are. I've been running
them for ten years, and defy you
to take them"
When his friends begun to gather
10 the woods aud darkness he would
call out to them, There's 5 only twelve
of them here. but they're armed to the
teeth. Dou't attack them till the rest
of the boys come''
Robinson turned aud said to him:
THE first shot they FIRE on US I'll kill
you?"
He replied: "Kill and be id. II
you hurt me there won't man of you
get out of these hills alive" He then
went on and said "If you don't burt
me they won't hurt youl"
When an attack seemed imminent one
of the deputies said to Bcrrony:
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a Profitable sow.
New England Farmer. I

Z ''1H9Ft
Mr.. Smith Harding, South Deerfeld,
Mass, whose Poland China swine at
- 0SMAHssnaseS>s-~A--alss-ssssa*
an 5c " orcesfer, reports sales from
one SOW, duchess of Ohio" in eight
cen months amounting to S205, with
one last spring pig worth $40, still
left All were sold soon after weaving,
except three, which were kept till six
months old. The Poland China are
evidently becoming popular in New
England on account of their ability to
fatten. and for their remarkably quiet
dispositions.
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w. DIESTELBRINK
Family Groceries.

AIO space to, name all articles, but no
~ trouble toshow goods.
Come and see, at the corner of Troy
and Moscow Avenue, East Hickman, Ky.
JANIS ~
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-12-12
ESTABLISHED 1850.
Educational Department.
J. H. SAUNDERS, EDrroR.
Improving Fulton Conn,


Two weeks ago Mr. Warren gavsus
an able Article on this subject. BE
requested the views of his readersin
relation to what he had written. sut
enjoined it on US not to agree with bm.
As | see 90 chance for US to Get upab
argument on the question, | suppos |
must leave his suggestions in reIaion
to good roads and other internal On
provement, and the disposition Of
State prison, for other readers of he
COURIER to discuss. But my aim GALL
be, as it ever has been, to improvelhe
schools of our county But the rst
question that presents itself is "Eov
can we improve our Schools ?" re
usual method is to begin to "amssf
the school law. Our people seem o
rely a great deal upon BE it enacte.
There have been enough laws enaed
already for the present, Let US enfce
what we have before we cry for pre-.
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1t IS told that the profits of the New
York Herald from theatrical patronage,
alone, is yearly 1922, 900. This is put
forth as fact, aud this wealth of pa
tronage is said to dictate Its criticisms.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-12-12

Enough cotton is made every year
from old rags, with proper admixture
of wool, to supply ali the adult popu
lation OF Great Britain With new suit,
all the children with dress, and all
the women with jacket.
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Post Master-Geneisl Key is still
waging relentless wal ca tbs lotteries.
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v0fxV. NO. 49,.
wE4yER's vnoPPER.

In Io,eRssIEsas d.Biu to Issue $500.
600. .000g}oz. 4,c Benefit of Err! Sol,
dierse Iar Claim, that Complete
b OcE 1ttous the Southern Docu.
ments. -
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The foIlowing. is rhe full text of the
bill introduced n'ibe House to,day by
AR Weaver:
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-03
10 Mexican Army-The Proposed Inter
national Exhibition.

CsrY or MEXICO, March "a, via Havana,
bril- 1.-The names have been published of
yenteen generals Of division, with salaries
$1,000 each per annum, and forty-hve gen
Als OF brigade with salaries OF $4,000 each
y annua, making total amount OF &2e6. 800
those salaries. The Opposition press is
{akng political capital of such an excessive
beee establishment of tn army and OF the
kct.that many of these generals hold civil
8aoes.
All the meeting Of Congress approaches ap-
ehensions are entertained that 1t may be
hsilling to make the necessary appropria-
on for the International exhibition. The
enAta ID sure to sustain the measure, but the
bpostion In the House will fight 1t. Senor
SIm Palaeie, Minister of Public Works, is
kAking strenuous efforts to insure the suc-
Exs of the exhibition. Minister Romero is
corded great credit for his indefatigable
kbofs to suppress the chronic corruption 10
he eustom-huuse service. He has incurred
M enmity or the contrahandists by his Of
brts In this direction. 1t Is calculated that
IA Romero internal revenue law will add
be0o 800 annually to the national treasury.
lhe Supreme Court has decided the existence
custom houses In the interior to be uncon-
&itutlenHl.
| On April 4 Mexico carries into effect the
ktes established by the universal postal con
30nti0n,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-03
Vested telegraph Rights.
IN. Y. Journal of Com merce

In. L, journal OF COmIu6rCe,j
A gentleman asks us what risk he runs by
allowing the telegraph companies to affix
their wires to the tops and sides of his build
ings. We were about to say something on
this theme before the question WAS proposed.
There Is no more wanton and impudent de-
facement of private property than Is practiced
by the Gold and Stock Telegraph Company
and other similar corporations In extending
their wires about the city We have several
times, in person, forbid the workmen In the
service Of this company to affix anyof their
conductors to our building, dby calling the
police have compelled them to desist at the
time; but the moment our back was turned
they have crept back to their work and spiked
their uncouth attachment to the walls Of our
building for the purpose Of extending the
wires over the block. Beside the DETACHMENT
of walls, the injury to roofs, many OF which
are make leaky by this rough usage, and the
general damage to edifices that are strung
with their wires, they are stealthily acquiring
lien, OF which they cannot easily be dispos-
sessed. After suffering such an attachment
for twenty years the owner of the building
cannot take down the walls to rebuild or In
any way disconnect the wires, except by con-
sent of the company which has thus wiilfully
trespassed upon his rights. This is serious
matter, and property holders will do we'll to
look to it, or they will become saddled with a
parasite which they cannot throw off at pleas
ure and which may very seriously impair the
value of their estate.
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WASHING GTON.
THE MEpUBLICANs NOT AT ALL
PLEASED At THE SITUATION.
The FAN Elections Hayes Not Likely To
Veto the Appropriation Hill - How
Randall viii Organize the House
Commit ees.

The FAN ElectiOns-Hayes Not Likely 10
Veto tho appropriation Hill = HOW
Randall win Organize the House
Cemmitt ees.
Especial to the Democrat
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Radicals are
already getting tired Of the heroic programme
which they started out with. They expected
q tidal wave of the old war feeling to be set
flowing all over the North, but instead OF
that they are beginning to receive the plain
est kind Of intlmations from their constitu-
encies that 1t is not revolution, but financial
relief and q reduction of taxation that Is
wanted by the Northern people. Distin-
guished Western Republican Senators told
me this morning that this whole programme
of blood and thunder was adopted through
the advice OF Zach Chandler without sufficient
CAUCUS dellberaton aud without the least
provision for unforeseen contingencies. The
result is that the Radicals find that they have
expended their ammunition without accom-
plishing anything. and they would like to
turn the tide OF the debate In some other di-
reetion II the Democrats would let them. but
the Democrats say they have forced the Rad
icals into the attitude Of claiming autocratic
powers for the President, and as that Is a
good issue to go before the country on, they
propose To hold 1t right there.
The result OF the municipal elections this
week In the North show Democratic gains
nearly everywhere, and the general tendency
of the Democrats and Greenbackers to unite
This Is also very heartrendlng to the Kadi-
Gals and, to complete their sorrows, II ID be.
coming generally believed that Hayes will
not veto the appropriation bill with the re-
peal Of the election law as at present framed
There Is much speculation as to the House
committees, but nothing can be positively
learned beyond the statement Of Mr.. Ran
dali telegraphed last week that he would pot
appoint them till nearly the close of the SEES
sion. It may be considered certain, however
that Robertson will remain at the head of the
COMMITTEES en Levnes, and Atkins nf The Ap
preparation Committee, while the Ways ant
Means COMMITTEES is likely to undergo con
siderable reorganization. even to the
extent Of o change Of the head
Gibson will hold his place on the
Ways and Means Committee without doubt
The general impression is that Randall vii
display much broader spirit In making uI
the committees than he has hitherto done
Altogether the feeling In Democratic ranks
here ID much more harmonious and fraterna
than 1t has ever been before A.eC b.