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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
School Eurmffurp.

Can our school officers do nothing 10
improve the school furniture in our
county? How many school houses in
the county have patent seats and desks?
How many are furnished with globes,
maps and charts Why are our school
houses so poorly furnished? I know
the answer usually given to these ques-
tions is: APATHY on the part of the
parents" But is there not apathy
some where else? Are not the school
officers as much TO blame in this matter
as the patrons? Do our teachers post
themselves as to the best method of
improving the school furniture? Do
they ever put themselves to any trouble
or expense to visit house that is fur
nisned? Do they fud out the cost OF
school furniture? Do they post the
patrons of the school in these matters?
Do our trustees and commissioners
visit the schools, examine the furniture
and show the patrons the. importsnos
OF having the houses we'll furnished
Fulton county boasts of her fine tim
Der. We begin to feel proud of her
manufactures. Has any school officer
ever proposed the manufacture of
school furniture to our furniture men
District No. 10 sent to Cincinnati for
desks. Nearly one hundred dollars
were sent out of the county for one
district. Suppose the school officers
Of the county convince the people of
ten districts that it is their interest to
furnish the children with comfortable
seats and desks. Would this be any
inducement for our factories to engage
ln desk making2 After beginning the
business, why may not Hickman ship
school furniture to other points? Cant
we make seats and desks as cheap as
Cincinnati? We might offer other
but hint to the wise is
sufficient. If 1 cannot convince teach
,rs and school officers that it is their
interest to look after school furniture,
perhaps | may convince our furniture
men that it will pay them.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
A New Idea.

The editor of the Southern Planter
says: 1.-THE other day we met a gen.
tleman from Alabama, who gave US q
piece of information as to ascertain
ing the age of horse after it has
passed its ninth year, which was quite
new to US, and will be, we are sure,
to most of our readers. 1t is this:
After the horse is nine years old, a
wrinkle comes in the eyelid, at the up
per corner of the lower lid, and every
year thereafter he has one well de6n'
ed wrinkle for each year of his age
over nine. IF, for instance, horse
has three rinkles. he is twelve; if four
thirteen. Add the number of wrinkles
to nine and you will always get it
So says the gentleman, and he is con-
fdent it will never fail. Exchange
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
A Model Confession.

Several years ago, in Western town,
young lawyer, a member of large
church, got drunk. The brethren said
he must confess; he demurred. He
knew the members to be good people,
but they had their little faults, such
as driving sharp bargains, screwing the
iaborer down to low wages, loaning
money at illegal rates, misrepresenting
articles they had for sale. etc. But
they were good people, and pressed the
lawyer to come before the church
meeting and own up his sin of taxing
a glass too much, for they were tenn
perance people and abhorred intem
perance. The sinner finally went to
the confession, found large gathering
of brethren and sisters, whose bowed
heads rose aud whose eyes glistened
with pure delight as the lawyer began
his confession. II confess" he said.
"that | never took ten per cent. for
money" On that confession down
went a brothers head with a groan.
81 uevor turned poor man from nv
door who needed food and shelter
Down went another head. Il confess
that l never sold skim milk cheese for
new one." Whereupon a good sister
shrieked for mercy. 81 confess that
have not been Pharisaical and self
righteous, and have not sought to in
jure or persecute those who have not
happened to agree with me-" when
down dropped numerous heads. 81
confess that I never played the hypo-
crite, and l do not lie, and that 1 have
not used religion as q cloak; :" when
down went several other heads, and
among them the heads of the very ones
who were so anxious that he should
confess. "But," concluded the sinner
"l have been drunk, and am very sorry
for it." Whereupon the meeting quiet
ly dispersed.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
4 Efint forthe Bows.

[ rejoice to say that [ am a farmer.
Although young yet, find I can keep?
Up with my neighbors. l have always
lived upon farm; my father is a good
farmer, and he has a nice little work
shop, in which l first learned the use
of tools. l can mend a plough, wagon,
sleigh or an OK chain, sharpen and
temper crowbar, make gate and
hang it, mend harness, boois, shoes
and tin pans, repair and clean clock
and watch, and on a pinch can wash,
iron and darn stockings. Ny appren~
ticeship was served in my fathers farm
shop on rainy days, where l spent my
leisure time; instead of resorting to the
village. The training has given me a
love for home with skill and ingenuity
to keep things neat and in repair, AM
to make home attractive to myself aud
family.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
Jews as Farmers.

The outcome of the experiment soon
to be tried, of establishing q Jewish
colony in the West, for the purpose OF
enlisting some portion of the Israelte
community in the pursuit Of agricul-
ture. will be awaited with very great
interest. This race lived by agricul-
ture in the olden time. and only be-
came exclusively identified with com
mercial and financial pursuits when
forced into them by the tyranical laws
of Christendom. Shut out from other
departments of enterprise and public
activity they had nothing but money
getting to live for during many centu-
ries. By the process of natural Sc.
lection they became the most success
full money get,ers in the world. With
money gradually came power and tbs
acquisition of political rights. They
are now on footing with other ma.
tionalities aud religionists in most civ,
ilized couusries, and it remains to b.
seen whether their race solidarity
which has remained perfect for eentu.
ries under the frosts OF adversely, vii
long survive the relaxing and disin.
tegrating effect of the bot sun of pros
perity.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
Our Revenue sys,em,

Tue present mode of collecting taxes
10 nsn'ucky, it seems 10 US, is a most
aoo-'aaole one, and the Legislature
sh'uid take some steps looking to an
Improvement of our laws in that regard .
inc sherlf, under the present law, is
aoso'osely required to see every man
ID ais county and offer him a receip,
tol n's tax before be can proceed to
enforce the payment. If every man
should feel disposed to avoid the paw
mens o. his tax then the result would
be truly disastrous in the extreme: for
!. wos'a be almost impossible for any
snerat TO undertake such an enormous
task sith safety to himself or his
boncpien. In order to do SC he would
nece Rriiy be compelled to employ SO
ma deputies that he would lose
ase and be forced to resign. We
z nakaed to the mania for changing
Avs which has for ell time
seefiSto possess our law makers; but
here appears to be a case of necessity.
Take Christian county with its 10000
inhabitants and 5000 tax PAYERS.
Would any man in his senses under
take to collect the taxes for this county,
if it were not for the fact that the great
bulk Of our best people (where they
can do so) come forward and pay, after
much Advertising and notifying, with
out personal visit and notice? The
idea is absurd. The law should be SO
changed that revenue collector, sepa-
rate and apart from the sheriff, should
be appointed or elected whose duty it
would be to stay in his Office and re-
ceive and receipt for taxes until a given
time, when after due publication in
some newspaper nearest the county
seat, be could issue his execution for
taxes, penalties and costs, and place it
in the hands of the sheriff, to be exc
cuted IS other executions, except as to
exemptions, and returned under the
same mles, penalties aud liabilities as
other executions. This course, we are
has been adopted by all the
new Safes, with the most satisfactory
results- Il Hopkinsville New Era.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
sherman the Leading Horse.

washington Special to Gin. CON-.
A gentleman of ability and expert
ence IN public matters, who has just
returned from visit to New England,
says that the SHERMAN boom" IN that
corner OF the country is not the result
of sudden enthusiasm awakened by
the Secretary's visit, but is "deep
down" feeling and means business.
Within the past three months no man
has risen 50 fast in popular opinion in
New England as Sherman. Should
the Sherman boom continue to increase
in force at the present rate, by July
next he will have solid New England
delegation at the Presidential conven-
tion. excepting only Maine, which will,
of course, be for Blaine first choice,
but undoubtedly for Sherman second
choice. II will be recollected that al
the Cincinnati convention, three years
ago, Blaine did not carry New Eng
land solid at any time. It is now said
that the popularity of Secretary Sher-
man IS so great that were the conven
ton held this month Sherman would
get four-fifths of New England, except
Maine. This gentleman reports tha'
the Grant boom is dying out, although
Grant is as popular as ever. But thu
belief Is gaining ground that he does
not want the position, will not "scram
BILE" for it, and that Sherman is rapid
ly coming to the front among th'
Grant stalwart elements, and fills th'
bill in all particulars.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15

A country editor closes bis farewell
speech" upon retiring from the tripod
as follows:
Support the management. A
country paper Deros friends, and can
not afford to have enemies. Don't get
mad if something fails to suit you, and
stop your patronage. Don't prattie all
over the village about the shortcom-
ings of the editor-co,opeTate with and
encourage him. Help him to get news,
and see that he has his share of your
money to do business with. Don't
loaf around his Office and steal his time.
Don't give him too much good advice.
He knows more about his business
probably than you do. Help, but
don't hinder. Finally, again, good,
bye"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
An Obstinate Disease.

CFrom the Memphis Daily Appeal
The fever baugs on like an obstinate
leech. After all the predictions that
it would subside when the intense heat
in which the city was sweltering at the
time the pestilence began had moder-
ated, it still deies all efforts to arrest
its course, and, like Banquo's ghost,
will not "down" under the influence of
a cooler temperature and apparently
purer atmosphere. At the outset, the
~. "o" oneii ons1 Sfe Hfhernometefe faiffge aife Is
so degrees, and you'll see the fever
subside." Well, the mercury has sue
cumbed, and yet the obstinate, inscru-
ia BILE disease continues to spread and
strew victims along its pathway.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
Thex Never Read.

The per centage of voters who
never read or inform themselves on
public questions, is not only aston
ishing but absolutely discouraging
to the friends of popular suffrage.
One might think that here in Ken
lucky, where nearly every county
has a county paper, and where daily
papers are so common, that the un-
derstanding Of every voter might
be reached to some extent either by
the press or public orators, on any
and every public question; but
such, we confess, is lamentable
mistake. There are in Kentucky
over 100000 qualified voters, and
we doubt if more than 100000 of
them are ever reached on any given
question through all the efforts Of
the press or public orators. Iils
is astonishing, but it is true. Such
an election as that for the call of a
Constitutional Convention in Ken
lucky illustrates the fact. Intelli-
gent men, well-informed men, voted
for" and against" the proposition;
but the large number of people in
the State who, on the day of the
election, knew absolutely nothing
Of the call, and had never heard Of,
any such election, was almost be-
yond blief. And this in the face of
the fact that every newspaper in the
State was week by week, and day
BY day, preaching in favor of it
both the great political parties had
it-and all the candidates
md orators were advocating it. |
This is fact which those who boast
IT our culture and intelligence
should we'll think of.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
Lamar ON ihe Exodus.
washington Post Interview.

Washington Post Interview.
"Should the negro population leave
the State, could other labor be pro.
cured ?"
Eyes, SIR" said Dir. Lamar, "Mis-
sissippi would blossom like rose."
In order to show how superior white
labor would prove to colored, Col. La
mar said he had white man employ
ed on bis plantation six months, and
in that short time he had improved
everything under his charge. This
man had employed his practical know
ledge Of farming and made improve
ments in the crop and stock that NO.
groes would never think of. Senator
Lamar thought that if the negroes
we're to "exodus" in body, such
valuable white laborers as the one on
his plantation would go into the State
to cultivate the land.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
Under Republican PATRONAGE.


The Senatorial race and the result ot
Mr.. Georges election is not without spec.
Ial 10Y TO many an old Democrat as well
as TO the younger brethren; not that DR.
A j. Watson is wanting in Democracy.
but all the elements opposed 10 Democ-
racy, except at few precincts of their
own caucus choosing, voted solidly for Dr.
watson or more properly placed would be
! against Hon. Henry George. We are glad.
however, that their earnest efforts are
crowned with decisive and glorious de-
feat. Although his majority is small II
IS the brightest plume that has been
placed upon the brow of any Democrat in
this Senatorial District, for MIR George
made manly Democratic race not even
sPCrinG the Republicans, although no
candidate was in the field upon that tick
ct Dr. Watson made a very tame Demo-
cratic canvass, and upon these facts did
the Repubiicans and Greenbackers hang
and thelT reason for supporting Dr.. Wat
DR.. Watson has always been credit
ed with being strict party discipli
marian, aud with having on all occas
sions acted with the regular organiza.
;ion convention democrats as against
"all the elements opposed to Democ-
racy" whether internal or external,
and the statement that he made a
"tane Democratic canvass" will sound
strange TO some Of his admirers. This
way of damning a Democrat who has
always stoSd par excellence on the
record needs explanation.
The Democratic party saw proper
not to have nominee, and therein de.
clared Watson and George equally en-.
titled to Democratic confidence and
support. In Fulton the idea obtained
that Mr.. George was to be defeated
because he had al,ooys been true to
the Democracy in Graves, and this
idea won for him many a vote who
were unwilling to see him sacrificed
for such a cause. Be the idea true or
not, the friends of DR.. Watson may
justly complain that it operated un-
justly to him (Watson) who they claim
has always been equally as true to the
party as Mr.. George. IF it was true,
and it doubtless was, that there were
opposition elements in Graves county
determined on defeating George, be-
cause of his (George's) devotion to
Democratic party organization, it was
very natural that those who sympa-
thized with his party efforts would
rally and work to prevent his being
sacrificed. But, if this was true, the
duty of the Democratic party organi-
cation in Graves was plain, and that
was to invite Hickman and Fulton to
join in Senatorial convention. An
open statement of the situation in
Graves would have brought the party
elements in the three counties to a
square issue, and there would have
been no room for catering to "Repub-
lican" or any Opposition" patronage,
and no risk of doing injustice to DR..
Watson in the way of damning him
by innuendo. If DR.. Watson pleads
guilty to the insinuatiou-we havn't
word to say; but if he made the race
as a strict organization democrat, he
suffered injustice. Our opinion is that
the party organization, seeing the situ>
alton, ought to have stepped in and
settled the matter.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
The sIisguided Negroes.

Captain John Brown, Jr, who is now
in Kansas looking after the interests of
the fleeing colored people of the South,
has written o letter East, saying that
both at present and in the coming winter
a great deal of money will be needed to
properly house and care for the refugees.
He asks the people of the East to continue
sending money to the proper authorities.
I Ex.
Of course these misguided negroes
must be kept from starving, and we
hope the charitably disposed will con
tribute to their relief; but it would be
a righteous thing if the fanatics who
have induced them to quit their old
homes could be compelled to support
them. But the sniveling philanthropy
lists, as general thing, have abundance
of advice but no money to contribute
in such cases.-[CoviDgton Common
wealth.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
= Gander's Aeection for a Man.

About ten years since J. N. Ben
nett was, by legal process declared to
be lnnatic, but being harmless and
mohensive, was not sent 10 the asylum
About three years ago an old gander
took up with him, and would follow
him wherever he went. In Bennet's
rambles through the woods or about
the neighborhood this faithful body
guard always attended him, walking
just few feet in front of him, as il to
ward off all attacks upon its charge and
Kissing at hogs or any animal they
chanced to meet. Whenever the old
man would stop to rest or lie down the
gander would sit down near by, and
remain until the old man left. While
walking along the road, if Bennett
found grain of corn, or anything that
the gander could eat, he would pick
1t up and put it into his pocket until
he rested, when he would give it to his
companion. Whenever the old man
went into the house the gander would
seem to be wild, and would make such
terrible noise that the attendants
were obliged to let him in. just as
soon as the fowl saw his companion it
would become perfectly quiet. A
short time ago it became so trouble
some at night trying to get into the
house where its master was, that they
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
Frauds In coffee.

Mesrs. Arbuckle Bros, of New
York City. who are faVorably known
by nearly every good housekeeper
have ssued a circular letter calling
attention to the recent frauds in paint.
ing coffee with chrome green, a very
injurious and poisonous article. They
say:
The nefarious work of painting cof.
tee with chrome green goes on, and
with the merchant there must rest a
fearful responsibility, for it is a self
evident proposition that when the mer-
chant ceases to sell an article that will
surely injure, and perhaps destroy, the
lives of his fellows, the occu patton of
si-1-SOA1~e E"iaiA- s~ilI be gone
1t is probable that the great MAORI
Il of retail merchants are ignorant of
tie truth, and that the circular of the
Messrs. Arbuckle is we'll timed. 1t
csncludes:
"In looking around for a cause, we
wsre not long in discovering that a
strange manipulation of the article was
going on, and further investigation re-
veals the fact that the demand for the
manipulated article is SO large that the
wheels of one establishment never
cease, day or night, to run.
Not curiosity alone, but a suspicion
that the ingredients used in painting
green coffees were not so harmless as
represented, led us to send party en-
gagged in the business 10 pounds of
coffee, in order that he might show US
proof of what he could do in the way
of preparing coffee so as to deceive the
unsuspecting public. His skill in this
direction at once convinced US that it
was our bounden duty to place the 10
pounds SO prepared in the hands of an
able chemist for analysis, which we
did.
To his report we invite the earnest
and thoughtful attention, not only Of
every one who drinks coffee, but of all
who feel that in the better sense they
are their brothers keepers"
NEW 1ohh, July let, 1919.
NeSsrs. Arbuchle Brothers:
GENTLEMAN:-I have made an anal
ysis of a sample of coffee received
from you, June I9, 1879, with the fol-
lowing rssults:-I find present; Lead,
Chromium and Iron, in the form of
Chromate of Lead aud Prussisn Blue
these two compounds forming when
mixed, the so called Chrome Green"
1 report, therefore, that this sample of
coffee is colored with Chrome Green"
Signed,
&C. NJ. STILLwELL, A. NJ"
Io< high time that we had law
not aloR to prevent the adulteration
of what we eat, but still more to pre-
vent the poisoning of that which we
drink?
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15
DISGRACED TENNESSEE.
Consolidated Form or Governments
Strengthened.

The people of Tennessee have by
an overwhelming vote defeated the
proposition to compromise the State
debt at fifty cents on the dollar. The
leoding public men of that State ac-
knowledge the business and legality OF
twenty four million dollars indebted
edness. The holders of the bonds
propose to let the State pay it by Civ
ing new bonds for twelve millions,
Gust half bearing interest at four per
cent, and by this very large vote the
people refuse this very liberal PROPOSE
ton.
The people of Tennessee enjoy q
magnificent railway system, and OBJ
tanned money from cOn6ding PUBLIC
with which 10 build thsse roads. Tho
men from whom all this mo0sy was
obtained were largely of that class who
looked upon the State of Tennessee as
the very soul of chivalry and honor,
and whose people would never repudi.
ate dime of her just and honorable
Indebtedness. Alas. alas
Tennessee boasts of the finest Capi,
tOI building in the Federal Union, and
yet not q stone in that magnificent
structure is paid for.
She has asylumns for the uufortu-
nate, which issue annual reports of the
progress of such noble Humanitarian eff
forts, and yet all these Eoble charities
are dispensed at the expense of those
who trusted the honor of Tennesseeans
Can such things be,
And overcome US like a summers cloud
Without our special wonderI
IF an individual should borrow
money under similar circumstances, to
build railroads, fine buildings, &C..
and issue his note or bond for the
amount, the law in any country or any
court, would say that be ought and must
pay it back. And public sentiment
would say that the law was right. But,
here is g .Stdte-the em odiment of
the honor of a whole people-enjoy-
ing uudisputed possession of property
built and created on borrowed money.
which deliberately holds on to tho
property and at the same time refuses
% pay one~haE. We can but view it
IS living, burning shame. Under
'ur idea of sovereignty State can not
,e s~ed and hence, as there is no
Say of compulsion, there is no recogs
lition of honor. There is a school of
politics which teaches that State is
in avs-y al -eopsots
o the national government, and that
t ought to be sued a nd compelled to |
pay, precisely like town or city can
De. If state abuses its sovereignty
~ dOdgiugbehind it to av old the pay
nent of honorable debts, such action
will strengthen such ideas. There is
10 mate conscio usness which forces
he admission that there ought to be
lome way to make State pay its hon.
'rable Indebtedness, and we appre.
lend such example as is furnished in
sst weeks Tennessee election will fur
her populsrize the idea. If State
las the power to create debt-to
ought to be made respon.
ible.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-15

Captain Eads is full of his plan for
a ship railway from the Gulf of Mexi.
co to the Pacific Coast. He SAYS a
speed of eight or ten miles can be
attained, and the largest vessels can be
transported without difficulty. This
scheme is one which begins to attract
attention, and deservedly so, as Capt.
Eads has proven himself an advanced
thinker and man of practical results