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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-24
a Drunken Emperor.


The Emperor Jahangir was man of
considerable ability and perhaps kind
By nature. He might have been a
good man and an able ruler but for
drink. This was the bane of his fami-
ly; his two brothers died of delirium
tremens and be must have had a mar
velous constitution to have survived
till the age of fifty.nine. Roe, the
English Ambassador, gives vivid pic.
ture Of his mid night orgies, when he
and all his courties were drunk; but he
his remorse and ''some of his mobiles
who were so imprudent as to allude
to an overnight debauch were scared to
death" Jahangir's own account of
his potations is something Incredible.
He says that at one time he fused to
drink as much as six quarts of spirits
in a day." but by the advice of his
H. aaus IaI anu under the control of
a spirit ana aDdnf nfwseefgg gFSr5y'BF5PITM: ;
describes his liquor as double distil-
ed" what it actually was it is hard to
say. as it is called by the somewhat
elastic term sharab, commonly mean
ing wine. The effects of this drinking
were such that he says he could not
lift his cup to bis mouth or sit upright
till fortified by liquor. The man who
in this debilitated state and at the age
of forty.seven could in great meas
ure shake of his vice must have had
strong, determined will.
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A Narrow Escape.

Since the Ute outbreak, the Nez
Perces at the Salt Fork Reservation
have repeatedly threatened Agent
Chapman's life. Last Monday Mr.
Chapman was told to stay away from
the councils, IS they did not want him.
But Chapman seized occasional oppor
tunities to secretly listen to their talk
ing around the council fire, and by his
intimate knowledge of their language
soon learned that their purpose was to
kill him that night to facilitate their
escape from the reservation. Oae In
dian avowed bis Intention to shoot him
with a revolver, several of which had
been secretly retained by the Indians.
Mr.. Chapman went at once to his tent,
occupied by squaw for cook, pour
ed a wash pan of water on the ground
and with the mud smeared his face to
dise uise his color, took the squaw's
blanket and put it on, OF the same time
drawing it up over his head squaw
fashion. Thus attired, baving divest-
ed himself Of his usual apparel, Mr.
Chapman sailed forth and passed pur'
posely close to the council FIRE, still
surrounded by Indians, and made hi
escape into the brush without attract
ing any attention. Once out of sigh
he made all haste to reach the stool
ranche of the Dem brothers, on Sal
Fork, where he arrived after som
hours in an almost exhausted condition
SCARED and bleeding and his shirt i
Denver Tribune.
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LOCAL OPTION.
Law Cannot be Evaded by n stand
ing Prescription.

A druggist of Marion county was
convicted of violating the local option
law. He took the case to the Court
of Appeals. Thnt court has affirmed
the decision of the lower court. Judge
Cofer thus stated the facts and the
law:
The indictment charged violation
of the local option law. The prisoner,
who is druggist, offered in evidence
the following writing as prescription
of physician, and relied upon it as
authorizing the sale of liquor:
az. l.. Carrington, druggist and apothe-
cary, Marion, Kentucky, January 9th,
1868:
r.. Let j. C. Cook have l pint spirits
fruu,enti, every week for six months.
ISigned.l C. NJ. CASH, NJ. D."
Numerous sales were made under
this prescription, but not more thar
one pint week during six months
from its date, and the question arise
whether such a prescription authorized
the sale of more than one pint OF spir
ira frunenti.' The statue provide
that it shall not apply ito druggist
who sell for medicinal purposes on
prescription made and signed by
regular physician" When this Ian
ouape is considered in the light of tn
context. we entertain no doubt but
is necessary to have separate pre-
scrintion for each sale, and the cour
| in rnllnO
Wherefore the judgment is affirmed
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-24
Their First Trip.

A couple of Tennessee girls went on
hoard a steamer at Nashville. They
evidently were making their FIRST trip
on steamboat. The oldest one was
exceedingly talkative, and perfectly
free and nneopcerned with regard to
the maDy eyes that we're scanning her
movements. The other was Of the
opposite turn of mind, iDclinisg TO
hashfulness. AT dinRer our ladies'
were hoDored with seat at the head
of the table, and the oldest with her
usual ipdepe ndeDce, ens her bread into
small pieees. and with her fork reaeh>
ed over and enrolled each znonthfnl 10
The nice dressing on = plate Of beef
steak before her. The passengers pre-
served their gravity during this opera
| ton by dins Of great effort. Perceiv-
;ne that her sister Was NOS very for
ward in helping herself, she torDed
round and exclaimed loud eDongh to
be heard by half Of the table:
"Sal, dip into the gravy. Dad pays
las much ss any Of 'eDr
This was followed By geDtral
roar. in which abe captain led o. Ths
ioirls arrived At their destination before
supper, and when they left, Sd hands
gave three cheers for the girls from
Tennessee.
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ABSENT ..TWENE YEARS.
Returns II Oafs e 10 Find:hts wife
MarriedsfO A1olher.

Fowler Qnd. special q Gin. Enquirer.
Twenty years ago lAare lived 10 Iii.
nois young man na1sd John Nor
uingstar Himself. tife.. ..and infant
daughter constituted family. They
we're in INDECENT Circumstances. and
it.was not long ere J qBb enlisted in the
regular army, and upbn the breakiuo
out of the rebellion Il With his regi,
ment was dispatche 10 the South for
active service.
In an engsgement that followed.
John was wounded snd separated from
the regiment of which be was a mem
Der. As time went BY he conceived
the happy plan Of removing to the
Golden State and thsir engage in min
ing, with the hope ofsecuring TO him
self aud the loved ones at home a sufi
cient amount of the Rorld'si goods to
nable them to livein easy circumstan.
ces. He accordingly journeyed to Cali
fornia. and there engaged himself at
work as commo nlaborer and miner.
And there we Leave him 20 return to
what had once been his home.
His wife awsi:sd the return of her
husband bes sstamc not. Four or
/ .ias- ssA yet no. J Ohm
came to occuPga Iasfhers and hus-
bands place. Shortly after this Mrs
Morningstar married again, having
given her husband up as sacrifice to
his country's clause. The second hus
band, one Ben Scott, drayman, loca
ted here in this growing town and car
ried on his business, barely able to
support bis family. Time few, and
the young girl grew to womanhood.
To support herself she worked out
among friends, receiving the customary
servant girls wages.
In the mean time the now forgotten
John Morningstar kept on. with his
pick and shovel He several times
wrote to his former home, but his LETT
ters never reached his wife. She Civ.
ing him up as dead, removed TO gFow
Ter, as stated before. Had he been
able to secure funds to defray his ex-
penses he would long ago returned
and sought his family, bat the inevita.
BILE something hindered and the invita-
ton to continue prospecting among the
mountains of California remained open
as far as poor, unfortunate John was
concerned. Twenty years had passed
when prospecting in a new region, be
struck bonazs, and John was almost
Instantly converted into a Croesus.
He sold his claim and struck out for
Illinois, his pocket full of money
His search for his wife and children
soon brought him to Flower, and
when yesterday he came and found
another in his place there was sur
prise little less than a calamity. The
situation may be imagined-Scott and
wife in their poverty stricken home
confronted by this modern Enoch Ar
den. Mrs. Morningstar Scott is in a
quandary. The law says that an alb
absence seven years without any in.
telligence received of the missing man
during the time is REi~s. faeia a 1ayEidf8Sse
Gs nearss a1s Gea'h, Saeors the close Of the
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-24
Ken,ucky's schooI Fund.

The school fund for the current
year has almost struck bottom. Last
wear it was 81 65 TO the child; this
wear it is 81 25-25 cents per MONTH
II there is anything that should cause
a blush to mantle the cheek of the
proud Kentuckian, it Is oar unjust
fraudulent echooi system. Every
other branch of the State Government
is kept up; extravsgant salaries are
paid worthless officers; useless officers
are created, and proffligata expendi
ture of money is made. Yet our com
mon schools are neglected. allowed
to 60 by default. Thousands are ex.
pended annually in the prosecution Of
criminals whose crimes are the result
of unwarranted ignorance. The schoo
fund, already q pittance, is squandereG
in paying salaries and commissions
which could easily be dispensed with
without cetracting from the efficiency
of the discussing department AS th'
Law now stands, at least 80 per cent
of the school fund is put into tn
pockets of useless officials, while tn
children sorely need every cent. TIL
incoming Legislature should at leas
abolish the Commissioners. Let th
Sheriff be the disburser IS well as col
lector, and the county judge certif
the claims Of teachers. The sehoe
fund as now managed is like poUriD
q bucket OF water into dry braDe
3 land catching the remains with spoo
, mile below the fountain. 1t is st
sorbed IS 1t were, before it reaches j
destinations.
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Sndge N1fsIeF,s Reported Stase-
ments C0ncernlng the Vote


Judge Miller. of Iowa. ono ~ H.
ablest Justices of the United States
Supreme Court and one ofths membsvs
of the Electoral Commission Of .a77
| that awarded the Presidency n ;fs
nresent tenant. has reeentlv g;ven sn
exclamation Of that eTtraord;na~v
award. It is not a formal and nublc
.ta,amant. Il "a onlv eo,,o.si,;a.s
one but Il NAV be- scceoted as the oa. sn.
ltborized v;ndication of the aac;s;or
- NIL. 49, III - ~
e' u.1'' ~" ou'J sno WV
y A1u,siana .a.' nc - IepoF'eu % say
..s La t.,:a " va ns.a'y u"assSlooo
anu Do''0ss. ma =. 'De i'H,n''' so.s
as re'u!peu 10 Louisiana ne i'emocrsts
~ .sseosu,s onn "eIe enossn ~ from o'ooo
~ AV,ooo 'nalo'iay was matter
~ evI mon 'epoI'' anu en'illsa 20 al
sne p1iisi ma, @ sucn s's,emenss usually
lso.ise ns'net ms Democrsuo
lnaJoi''y was secureu Dy ah''mioa'lon
VI nol qnesion nc uoes nos con
siuel, 80 ~ uiu no' en'ei in'o she case
oeiors ,ne com MISSION. Dut tne Lou'
s,ana ,sa 80 80 ~ uiSs D'a'u: ao''ns Suue.
80" "nien ..o 1's.' asuDs .nue nS
sovereign r.gn', NAG au'holi'y 20 en-
a0s. ieuuoea .no poPuiaI so'e. hes.
ei 'nis was 'a.1 anu .one,s VI nos
ano'nel quession' "n!cn tns Eiec.orai
oomm mmlssion hao notning 70 90 with, it
..Tl "T1 ss"ssIA .hn.:. @ ..,s We ".u''
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-24

With easy force IT opens all the cells
Where mem'ry slept"
The Baptist Church was erected iu
1856, and on the 25th of May, 1857
the Baptist bell was adjusted in its
position, where it remained a true and
faithful servant, bringing JOY delicious
aud happiness supreme to many, many
care worn, toiling pilgrims in this shad.
ow of the vail of tears, until the de.
vouring element of fire razed it to the
earth on the night of the Goth of Jan.
uary, 1879.
Although thing inanimate it's voice
was deep and powerful, firm and sweet
ly gentle, and was sincerely loved by
all. 1t spake in loving, kind tones,
bidding Gods children assemble them
selves unto His house, that they might
there offer up their humble prayer and
praise to the all wise King, aud receive
from Him that healing balm He so
freely giveth to those sko ask of it.
Many are the tender memories-the
| fond recoilections tnat hover like loving
m;nistering angels round the gentle
intonations of the dear old bell. whose
sweet and iJous. though solemn, tones
have 80 ,fton gladdened our aching
hearts. eheered Us in our solitude and
adveslty, and chased the elisteniny
te- drop from our sorrowing eye. re.
tlaeine 1t with bright and pleasant
to thy pleasant calls, sweet bell, and
found comfort and peace with the
blessed Saviour. Oh, how by those
will its sweet chimes re echo themselves
in the depth of their loving and con-
6ding hearts.
Alb, sweet toned bell, how sadly do
We miss you'll How sad the thought
that never more on earth will we agaipf
hear thy soothing chimes peaIiug for,f
and reverberating Ger hill and ALE,
arousing responsive echoes in OF now
saddened hearts
And art thou gone? sfe we no
more to hear thy loved vcce calling to
US in tender accents Y gather our
selves to pray, aud t,/the worship of
a benificent God? ies, thou indeed
art gone, but thy dear tones are being
waited still to tbose dear friends that
now await US on the golden shore
there'll be DO parting But hush
Methinks that here in the quiet of the
midnight hour that zephyrs soft are
waiting thy dulcet tones through balmy
air to fall with undulatioD sweet upoB
mine eager strained ear
When the great God my spirit to the
spirit world doth summons, l fondiy
hope that there the dear sweet musIc
of thy soft chimes will greet me And
now, farewell, FAREWELL | dare not
lengtheu these sweet. sad moments OUT;
to think of thee is bliss indeed-yet
thought but serves to strengthen the
love of thy soft strains which now
amounts to agony.
"FAREwELL.
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Not by Chance.

Perhaps in some isolated instances q
man may become wealthy through q
series of circumstances very much re
sembIing "luck," but, as rule, those
who would enjoy success must work
hard for it. Twenty clerks in a store,
twenty hands in printing Office, twen
ty apprentices in a ship yard, twenty
young men in a village-all want to
get on in the world, and expect to dc
so. One of the clerks will become 8
partner and make fortune; one Of
the composi.ors will own newspaper
and become an influential citizen, an6
one of the apprentices will become {
master builder; one of the villageri
will get handsome farm, and live lik'
patriarch-but which one is th'
lucky individual? Lucky! There i
rarely any luck about it. The younl
fellow who distances his competitors j
he who masters his business; who live
cleanly and purely; who devotes hi
leisure to the acquisition of knowledge
who gains friends by deserving them
and who saves his spare money. Their
are some ways to fortune shorter tha
this old dusty highway; but the stauncI
men of the community, the men VIII
achieve something really worth havin
good fortune, good name and seren
old age-all travel along in this roaC
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The Meanest killing Ever Rec
Orded.

GRAYsoN, KY, October 15.-Later
reports from the Underwood country
confirm yesterdays report. and even
make the last fearful tragedy more ag-
gravated. An eye witness Mrs. Edda
Griffith, informs us that she and three
other women of the Underwood family
were sitting up with the corpse of Jes-
see Sunday night, when about 10
o'clock some twenty five or thirty men,
all with black faces. came into their
ward. demanding admittance, claiming
that they we're hunting for Calib Jones
and John Morton, and they would not
hurt George if they would let them
in. The doors then being open fifteen
| of the men come in the house, seized
all the arms, and stayed over an hour.
They talked about the Underwood
war. uncovered Jesse's corpse; made
rude Joke about him and laughed bois-
ferrous y. Finally one of them said:
Lets bring our meeting to q close,
and then they asked George to show
them where be had been shot. George
then leaned over to show them his arm
when one man emptied his gun, loaded
with slugs and shot, right through his
! breast, tearing o hole as large as man
, fist. Another shot him through tft
, back of the head, aud then they
I loft.
, George was buried yesterday even
! ing. Jessee, in his dying hour, nd
. mitted that he had killed some men
= but had done it only in self-defense
and that he never committed murder
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The difference between a self-made
man and seif,mads woman is ten old
papers. four hair switches, ninety-eight
hairpins, and pretty little box labeled
face powder.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-24

Two lovess. like two armies. gener
allv get along quietly enough until
thev are engaged.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-24

THE Ohio idea doesn't win in Ohio
IT won't win anywhere 1t is hoped
the country has heard the last OF 1t
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-24

Gen. Grant proposes to come East
about the last Of October.
U. s. Grant, Jr., is soon to be mar
ried to the daughter of Flood the CAL
ilornia millionaire.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-24
II. r. Fethe,
Root and Shoe Maker,
x-r.s.r uCuTTrrVv

Ladies' and Gents boots and shoes made
"a orier. and in the latest fashion. In
visible patches put on, whcih last longer
than when sewed. All ask is trial.
shop-next door TO City Barber Shop
feb7-'I9.
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oB1TUARY-THE BAPTIST BELL
TO MISS ca n"p, BY HER FRIEND -

''How softithemusic of thOse-viliage bells.
Falling at intervals upon the ear
In cadence sweet. Now dying all away,
Now pealing loud again and louder still
Clear and souorons,As the gale comes on
With easy force IL opens all the cells
n ha.r.. n....r..t IL.
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.or Repayment when 10 his opinion the
'a'erests of the country required it,
aud making the recall of the fund sub
lsct to act of Congress to be passed for
that purpose.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-11-05
If the Republicans didn't beat the Demo-
Gratis of this county, they scared them terri
bly, and that is something.

WORTHY OF ATTENTION. We advise all
our readers, whether they own foot of land
or not, to supply themselves with that treas
ure of useful, practical, reliable information,
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and will save to most persons many times its
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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-11-05
Science Wins!
a Splendid Surgical Opor0tion-S
Result and Wonderful Recovery.

SURGICAL OpERATIoN.--The operation of
Lithotomy removal of stone from the blad-
derl, one of the most severe and critical oper-
ations known to the science of surgery, was
successfully performed on Tuesday upon Mr..
Henry II. Pitts, merchant of this city, by
DIR. David Kennedy. Several friends of the
patient witnessed the operation. MIR. Pitts
has suffered several years from this difficulty,
but 1t was only week before the operation
that he was made aware Of the real oause of
his complaint.
REcovERY.-Mr. Henry II. Pitts has recov.
cred from the effects incident to the operation,
the closing Of the wound being completed on
the 18th day. His general health is good
better than 1t has been for years, while be Is
perfectly free from all those distressing symp-
toms SO characteristic of tho disease with
which he suffered. Had this and similar
cases used DIR. Kennedy's 'sFavorite Rem
edy in the early stages of the complaint the
formation of stone would have been prevent
ed. " Favorite Remedy" also purifies the
blood cures Constipation Of the Bowels, and
all those diseases and weaknesses peculiar to
Females This wonderful medicine is now
for sale by all our druggists 81 bottle.
o.29,- At.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-11-05

HILL's DINING Rooms. The most conve-
nient and attractive place in Trenton for din
ner or lunch is Hills Dining Rooms, No. IL
Greene street, five doors above State. Cen
trally located and carefully managed, it has
for years been a favorite place of resort with
both ladies and gentlemen. Weddings and
parties furnished with Salads oysters, char
lottes, ielles, creams, ices, cakes, &c. Orders
from a distance carefully packed to prevent
breakage. Circulars sent on application.
January Both, 1878.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-11-05

A WONDER IN RUBBER Elsewhere may
be seen the announcement of the Candee
Rubber Co., of New Haven, Conn, as to the
+" Ninety-five Per Cent" rubber boots, man.
dfact0red by them, and which are kept for
sale by Louden s. Smith One of the boots
split to show the exact character of its make,
is on exhibition at their store, cor. Union and
Coryell streets, and shows an article for gen.
uine service that is seemingly almost indie
structible. The " Candee is the largest
rubber goods company in the U. s., and its
word is a warranty equal to bond.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-11-05
CLAM PETERSON. p. M.

NOTICE 70 CLOSE BUYERS Buy the best.
1t is the cheapest. Never before has the stock
at our store been so large and varied as at
present We have added great many new
things to our already large stock. We have
general line of goods, such as can be found
only in we'll regulated store, and at the bot
tom prices. All orders will be thankfully re-
ceived and goods delivered at short notice to
any part of the city. To those who appreciate
good goods, it would be we'll to give the Cot
tage Hill store trial. Order. We offer no
inferior stock everything is of the best.
Nov. ., At. p. B. MAcKEY.
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The Special State Tax Commission will
hold a meeting at the Court House, Camden,
on Saturday, Nov. 9Th, 1872 at 10 o'clock A.
NJ, for conference with the agriculturalists of
the State. They invite general attendance
of all interested, and a fulexpression Of opin-
ron as to any changes that are thought to be
needed in the principles or details Of the sys-
tenn of taxation in the State.
GEoReE w. ARHERToN,
Ghnirannn
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FIRsT-Day SCHOOLS. Newtown En-
terpriss says that meeting of the Associa-
ton for the Promotion Of Ffst-day Schools
within the limits of the Phila. Yearly Meet
ing, was held at Race street meeting house,
on the 25th ult Reports were read from
Philadelphia, Reading, Haverford, Salem,
Concord, Haddonfield, Burlington, Western,
Bucks and Abingdon First-day School Unions,
showing an aggregate of SIT teachers and
officers, and ,2O7 adult and 4, 159 Junior mem
bers with an everage attendance of 2,712.-
Bucks union reported 572, which was the
highest average.
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The cordial reception that DIR. F.. Wilhoft's
Anti Periodic or Fever and Ague Tonic has
received at the hands of the medical profess
sion in Louisiana certainly proves that it is
an excellent remedy, and that the compost
ton of it, as published by its proprietors,
Wheelock, Finlay Sc Co., of New Orleans, is
Endorsed by them. Against chills aud fever,
dumb chis and enlarged spleen there is no
better remedy in the world. For sale at Bos-
enbury's Pharmacy. no, 2t.