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Don't Go In Debt.

1t has been the common tendency
of men in all ages to live beyond their
means or income-to run 10 debt; run
into the very thing that saps their vi
tai energies aud causes them to come
NIT crimes that involve them in dis
grace and degradation. This iuclina.
ton to run 10 debt is equally shared
with IN States and Nations as we'll as
individuals
Owe no man any thing, applies to
all Keep out Of debt Avoid il as
you would war, pesiilence, aud famine.
Hate it with perfect hatred, abh1r it
with an entire and absolute adherence.
Dig potatoes, hoe corn, chop wood,
break stones, do any thing that is hon
est and useful rather than ruu in debt
As you value good digestion, a health
fol appetite, placid temper, smooth
pillow, pleasant dreams, and happy
wakeDings, keep out Of debt. Debt Is
the hardest of taskmasters. 1t Is
milestone about the neck. 1t Is an in
cubus on the heart II spreads a cloud
over the armament of mans being.
1t &C ipses the sun and defaces the
beautiful sky. toreakes up the bar
mony Il turns into dissonance all
the voices Of melody. 1t burrows the
forehead with premature wrinkles. 1t
plucks from the eye its light. 1t drags
all nobleness and kindness out Of the
bearing Of man 1t takes the soul out
of his laugh, and all stateliness aud all
freedom from his walk Come not un
der its cursed dominion nor be its
slave.
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4 strange story.

a story which has every seubIa,ee
Of truth has just come to light in Mic
showing how an innocent m,n .as
convicted aud ineareerated IN nrison
for wife murder in that State -,
in 1873 james \. Lowell was nnn
vieted at Lewiston for the murder of
his wife, Lizzie, whose supposed skel,
eton, short time previouslv had baen
found in the woods. The defepsa was
that Mrs" Lowell had not been mor.
dered, but had run away with mem.
Der Of travelling circus. Nevertbe
less Lowell was convicted and after
being sentenced to be hanged, was sent
for life to Maine State Prison where
he Ia still conGned Last year q man
named David Stevens was committed
to the prison for adultery. aud since
his advent there, he learned of Low
ellis case. Stevens now claims that
Lowell Is an innocent man, and says
that 10 1873 be saw a woman, who
was undoubtedly Mrs Lowell, living
as the wife of man named Spnlding
IN Saginaw. Mich He learned that the
woman came from Maine, where she
had husband living In 1879 Ste
vens says he met SpaIding and the
woman at beer garden in Western
city, aud that, upon this occasion,
SpaidIng and the woman quarreled
Spaldiug called her Liz Lowell - and
told her she had better return 10 her
husband in the Maine State Prison,
for she could no longer stay VIII him
The woman acknowledged : bs as
"Liz Lowell" aud denied sArshiug
said by Spalding. Stevens description
of the woman he saw agrees perfectly
with that of Mrs Lowell, aud he has
furnished the names Of reliable Yves
tern people who know the Spaldings,
and who he states will confirm what he
says. Lowell is now in hope. OF find
ing his wife and getting speedy re-
lease Boston Herald.
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AN INANIMATE DETBCTIVE-The
microscope is an invaluable agent 10
the detection of crime Some years
ago it was discovered by the author-
tiles of 4 railway 10 Germany that
barrel which, on being dispatched
from certain station, contained
silver coin, bad, during the journey to
its destination, been emptied OF its
contents aud filed with sand For
some time no clew to the perpetrator
of the robbery could be discovered but
at length learned professor, having
been consulted on the subject, called
in the aid of the microscope. The pro
iessor went TO work on the track at
once He, knowing that, even though
10 the very minutest degree, there was
distinctive difference IN the sand
found near the various stations along
the railway line, sent for samples of it
from each of the places through which
the train containing the silver coin had
passed With the microscope he then
carefully examined each sample, com
pared it with the sand found in the
barrel, aud thus identified the sta
ton from which the latter had been
procured. Having, in this iogeuious
manner. found out tho station be
wanted, little difficulty remained; for
the railway servants employed at 1t
by one of whom the robbery had
been committed, were so few in nun
Der chat the culprit was readily detect.
ed. 10 this ingenious manner the thiel
was found out.
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Ie,,,,o o,h nero Rest.

Some of our exchanges, prineiPahy
those outside the Stale, seek 10 make
capital out Of the factthat Dr. Black
burn is not, in person, meeting his
competitor for Ike GOveruorship on
the stump. The insiuuation is that his
sickness is feigned, and that he is real
y only lodging joint discussion
What there Is about bis competitor 5
speeches to dodge FROM, we are at a
loss to see, besides Dr. Blackburn has
a worthy aud responsible representative
10 his stead. But, indeed aud 10 truth
there is no use Of DR.. Blackburn g
making the canvass o. the State. The
old hero has already visited every
couaty in the State-rhS people kno"
him, have seen him, Ike him and love
him, aud Intend TO make him the next
Governor So let the old hero rest IN
I'll the day comes for him to be 10
augura,ed. The younger men on tue
ticket can do the canvassing.
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New YORK, June The General
Convention OF the Swedenborgian or
New Jerusalem Church closed its fifty
ninth annual convention in New York,
in the house of worship of the New
York society on Thirty fifth street,
near Park avenue. The denomination
is not large one, but it is most pecu-
liar and highly tenacious of the visions,
dreams aud revelations OF Emanuel
SwedenbOrg as the only proper meth
cd of the Interpretation of the Bible.
Boston is the seat Of strength of the
denomination 10 this country, the soci
ETY. there having $40 members. The
society in this city numbers los mem
bers, including several we'll known ed
itoIs aud actors. No church is so
particular about its mioisters, and this
is doubtless one reason why the church
is in lumber so weak, as its entire
membership in this country docs not
exceed 5000 The licentiates may
preach, lead in public worship and
oificiate at funerals, but they can not
be ordained without the consent of the
Association, and cases are known
where preachers have remained licenti
ates for thirty-six years The ordained
ministers may cOnseorate marriages
The Church contends that marriages
are spiritual, aud that they are made
in heaven, and the minister ratifies
deed already performed, fact accom-,
plished, so that its legal effect may be
complete. The highest class of min
listers are ordainiag ministers, who
must be pastors of some society Of the
new Church, aud consecrated by order
of the General Convention. There
are only eight ordained ministers in
the entire church in the United States
aud two of these have ceased to offici,
ate The Church's money goes to
u. maintaining publishing house. which
publishes Swedenborg's works and
writings on the new church doctrines
The members of the church are con.
fdent that they have got hold of the
true faith, AID they predict tho rapid
conversion of the country to it. Their
most popular tenet is that heaven is
well furnished place, where nectar and
ambrosia is served out freely, and
there is food for the spirit just as
here there i. food Eor The body.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

The people of Kentucky are OPP
pressed financially, and it is from
5urthens, resulting from these causes,
they desire relief We've got all the
political rights wanted, and some to
spare We've got civil, religious, and
social liberties, ia plenfeous album
dance, and more than some Of US kuow
bow to appreciate aud enjoy But,
what VIC have not got, is, financial
prosperity. Wont some political Mos
es rise up to deliver these people FROM
the bondage of the ruinous mortgage
aud collecting laws of Kentucky?
Our candidates for the Legislature
rush frantieally before the people, with
the whipping post il one hand and the
hangman's knot in the other, as the
efFectual defense for all wrong5-the
palladium of our civil rights; but new
er a word or an effort to relieve fnan
cial distress Of the people of Kentucky
The iss=e. which Of all other issues.
now most interest our people, in State
matters, is Teticf.
Men may differ as to whether there
is a sufioiency OF currency or not in
the country to assure the ends of pros
perity among our people; but it IS a
fact, known to all that, nearly all sur
plus capital, is being Withdrawn from
the State, and placed in L. S. bonds
and other Investments at less ratio OF
interest. Fit is to the advantage Of
the people for the money that is being
Withdrawn to be kept in the State, then
those who would properly represent
their Interest should look to the cause
Of this withdrawal of money, and il
possible and practicable suggest and
apply the remedy.
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How Essg Is Heaven,

Rev. j. @. Beltzly, Lutheru, is out
with calc ulatiou of the size of heaven,
based on the statement in Revelations
that the angels measured the city with
the reed, 1900 furlongs. The
length, the breadth, aud the heighlh
are equal" Taking eight furlongs to
eqnal mile, be comes to the following
conclusions. "The heavenly city will
be 500 miles 10 each of its dimensions,
which will accommodate all the people
of the worlds with separate apartments
There will be just SO quiutillion, 54l
quadril!ions, loo trilion, 666 billion,
666 million, Sos thousand, and GEO.
, 3 rooms of fare size. aud there will
remain over 240 quadrilIion of man-
sions unoceupied, to be occupiedby the
angels"
If this little world progresses as
rapidly in crime, in the future, as it
has during the past century, several
more quiutilIions of Rev. Belizly's
little rooms will remain vacant on the
day of judgement, to be occupied by
the angels.
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The --latest

1t affords US pleasure to publish the
following gratifying intelligence, which
We 6nd in the Louisville Pos
and News of Friday;
DIR. Luke P. Blackburn has been
quite unWcll for the last few days, but
not SO i'll as reported. He has been
suffering with neuralgia of the eyes
and sore throat, which ailments have
compelled him to desist from the can
ysss. For three days the doctor
bias been unable to leave the house,
until yesterday evening he went out
tor short drive. This morning be Is
reported improving. All be needs Is
rest, aud in few days lie will proba>
by De a round again.
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lie charged that the Democratic party
in Kentucky favored moGopolies and ex-
elusive privileges, aud iustanced the lot
terry privileges they had granted to their
partisans 10 Louisville Evan speech.
Kentucky Legislatures have been,
under the speeious plea Of educational
purposes, sc, &c, deluded into graft
ing special privileges to a few lottery
concerns, but recent Democratic Leg
islatures have been powerful against
such Institutions.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

Resolutions complimentary aud
eouched in terms Of brotherly love aud
breathing a spirit of Christian feeling
and federation, grace. mercy aod peace
have been exchanged between the Gem
cral Assemblies of the Presbyterian
Church, South, in session at Memphis
and Louisville, aud the Church North
IN session at Saratoga. The Southern
wing of the Church took the Initiative
steps, as the South always DOGS, 10
these happy proceedings.
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HTsTORIC TREASURE TROvE-The
|aborers engaged in excavating for
new block IN Jackson Street yesterday
unearthed what is undoubtedly an
interesting curiosity 1t consisted Of
two pieces of Roman Communion ser
vice Of solid sjlver-a chalice and
salver They are of good work man
ship, the chaIice being fney chased
near the base and the saver around the
rim, both being well preserved and
bright. Upon each are prominently
engraved the letters l. II 5, cross
resting upon the central letter. The
TWO articles were submitted 10 the 10
spection of the clergymen at the
Episcopal residence, and expressed
conviction that the chalice and salger
were Of au ancient pattern-ao @Pin
ion that may. perhaps, be corrotorated
hereafter from the fact that the Ma kerr
name "A. Braster) IS stamped upon
the base Of the cbalice There Is at
present 40 record Of any loss OF such
a communion service from any Of the
Catholic churches 10 ST. Paul. One
theory Is that these relics were part OF
the effects which were taken from Ia
Their Hennepin by the Indians 10 1880
or Whereabouts. when the Indians cap
tured all the personal property, inc'u-
ding the clerical robes and religious
utensils and emblems of the father aud
quarrel over its division. The aniiquar>
ians can now take the matter 10 Land.
- St Paul Pioneer Press.
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Commercial.
HICKMAN COURIER OFFICE. /
FRIDAY, June l3, 1879. !
COUNTRY PRODUCE, ETC.

DRIED FRUIT-Apples 2 to 3 cents
Peaches to % cents.
CORN, ear 40c shelled 40c on bank, 50c
in Hickman.
COTTON, l0a12fc.
WHEAT, market active S0aSl 90 per bush.
MEAL, soc, from wagons.
BEES wax, 22c per ID.
HIDES, green, &c; dry sailed, salOc; dry
flint, I0al3c.
WOOL, 80a574c per ID, tub washed an
washed s to 15cis.
FEATHERS, 35a40c per ID, prime.
TALLO w, sc per 10.
BUTTER, fresh, l0al5c per lb.
POULTRY, Spring chickens $3.50; old
50 00a2.2 % per dozen.
EGGS, &c per dozen.
BARRELS Apple doc; Flour 45c; Molas-
ses s.. 90; Molasses Kegs, 10 gals, 90c
Molasses Kegs, 5 gals zoe; Whiskey
Kegs, 10 gals, $780, Whisky Kegs, a
gals, SOC.
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GROCERIES.

BACON, sides 5cts; shoulders lets; hams
7aslc.
CHEESE, 12a14c per pound.
COFFEE. Rio 12alS per 10.
CRACKERS, 7a9c per ID.
COAL OIL, 20 per gallon.
CANDLES, star, l5al6c per ID.
FLOUR. Hickman Mills, S5.00aG.50.
MoLAssEs, 85e 4oc per Dbl; 45cts per
half barrel.
LARD OIL, S10O per gallon.
LARD. Sea l0cper ID.
GUNPOWDER. $3.50 per keg.
BLASTING POWDER, S5.5a per keg.
SODA. 3Ia4 per 10. by the keg.
SUGAR, brown, Ease; hard 1lal2Ic.
SHOT, per bag, Sis.
STONEWA 10per gallon.
TOBACCO, manufac'd per lb. 50a Zoe.
SALT, car load bush. Dbl. $780, by re-
tail SI.75; 28S 10. bbl., car load, Sl30a
by retail $l.40.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

OFFICIAL advice at Washington is
to the effect that the plague existing in
Southern Russia is almost extinct.
This is the same plague that was so
often and so gloomily predicted as al
most certain 10 go around the world
and Kill every body. It seems TO
have died out very near its point of
starting, without making great inroads
upon the human family.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

THE Legislature will meet 10 Jan
nary, and commence review of the
several great questions now before the
people, the most important Of which is
The penise atiary.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

THE Louisville bar, in public meet
ing, last Monday, demand that Judge
Hargis meet and reiute the charges
against him, before taking his seat as
n Supreme Judge.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

The State canvass practically CT osed
Saturday at Henderson, as Mr. Evans,
Republican nominee for Governor, re-
fused to further discuss issues with
any one but DR. Black burn, and even
suubbed the Greenback nominee for
Governor. He will bang away 20
empty benehes.-CourierJ ourual.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

THE next Congressman or Senator
who moves to investigate Louisiana
politics should be shot on the spot,
irrespective of party. Every side and
view is dsgrsceful.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

The latest crop news from the north
west is of mixed character Every
thing is doing well in Miuuesota.
Nebraska aud Iowa; but in Kansas,
Missouri spd Illinois the prospect is
not so cheerful In Missouri the iu>
dicaiions are that spring and winter
wheat will be below an average yield;
and in Kansas aud Illinois the farmers
have 10 do much of their work over
acajn
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

So fsr as Ue caa leara frem our ex-
changes candidates for the Legislature
from all the counties have declared them
selves in favor of general retrenchment
and reduction Of expenses Exchange.
So Tar Is VIC can remember there was
never an eleo'ion in which the candi
dates were not pledged 10 exactly the
same thing. And yet We are told that
the State expenditures exceed the an
uual receipts from the State revenue
proper.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

WHEN you sell your wheat, take the
money and pay your debts. This will
enable some one else to pay, and so on,
and SO on. Such general Observance
will tend to restore confidence, aud
thus do more TO restore prosperity han
ANYTHING else.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

KENTUCKY laws ezpoll money from
the State. Is this healthy Is it for
The prosperity Of the people? Think
Of it. How many KeuirckiaDs have
money Invested outside the STATED
Would not a system of laws that
would attract aad keep money inside
the State, be moreto the interest Of
our people? II so, Why should not the
Of legislators be directed aud
demanded to such issues2
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

Ancient Rome, in her peril, found a
savior in Cinciunatus ploughing in his
held. But he left his pillow and picked up
his sword. This country IS annually saved
by sticking closely to the plow.-L Ex.
Where is the Cincinnatus that Is to
saVe Hickman, Fulton aud Graves
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UNITED HEARTS.

The meeting took place in No. II,
and was of course strictly private, so
that no accurate account can be given
OF their mutual protestatious of un
dying love and coustancy. This much
may be stated, on general principles
that she Convinced him Gas pretty
woman can convince the most injured
man living that she was las chaste as
ice, as pure as snow, aud that he him
self was brute to doubt her
They occupied No. II that night,
aud left for Louisville together on the
1880 train the next evening.
Moral a pretty woman may hope
to be forgiven anything
IF to her some tgrievous) errors fall,
Look in her face and you Il forgive them
oil.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

THERE is feeling in both parties at
Washington that the country will go
ns Ohio goes OF the next election.
That view Of the situation docs not
anti ne
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sUNDRIEs.

BAGGING, 1oal2lo per yard.
ROPE, machine l5a20c
TIES. 5a6c
LEATHER. kip skins S4.50as-5o; sole. per
h., so a 35c; upper side, St.5oa5.oo.
PRINTS, 4a6e per yard.
DOMESTIC, 3%a7c per yard
JtASS, .oa toe rer ard
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

4 CONVENTION of delegates from
the Southern States of Northern set
tiers who have located in the South
since the war, will assemble in Char
lOtte, North Carolina, 90 July next.
Ten delegates from each State is the
basis OF The convention.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

The Republican 5 who are ready to
worship snobbery, are organizing a
grand excursion from New York to
San Francisco, to meet Grant when he
returns to America. y great number
of people have already signifed their
intention Of going along Hero wor>
ship is becoming painfully foolish in
this country.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

The Memphis papers deny uoequ'V-
ocally the statement that there has
been sioele case Of yellow fever IN
the city since the 10Th Of last Deem
Der.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

THE late yellow fever scare in Mem
phis proved to DO only a sensation.
From the bes, authority within human
reach We conclude tha. there is not
case Of yellow fever in the United
States.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

WILL there never be an end TO these
hard times? The whole country is out
of Joint. Ask your candidates?
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

THE lawyers of the Lincoln County
bar, met at Stanford, and entered pro-
test against the propriety Of Judge
Hargis taking his seat as one of Ken
tucky's Supreme Judges, unless he
frat clears his name of existing charg,
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UngenerOus TaIk.

We are sorry to see some ungener-
Gus Democratic papers re,echoing the
Radical Mountain Echoes insinuat~
ing that DR.. Blackburn is shamming
sickness TO avoid meeting Gel. Evans.
We know of our own personal knows
edge that DR.. Black burn would en-
danger his life by making a speech.
He is very much debilitated by sick
ness, aud can scarcely see at all out of
oUe eye, which is still very much in-
famed Even his enemies must aes
knowledge that Dr. B Is Incapable of
such deception, and that he is afraid
of neither Walter Evans nor of the
head devil of Repubicansm. Such
insinuations are untrue, uugenerous
and unmanly -Courier-J ournal.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

DR.. BLACKBURN' health is improy-
ing, and he will be able to engage in
the canvass in few days.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

The robbers of the Manhattan Bank,
in New York, have been detected.
The sexton was one Of them, and
allowed the burglars to ds their werk
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HARDWARE, ETC.

HARDWARE, ETC
CASTINGS, 3a4c per ID.
IRON, bar size, 21c per ID.
PLOW STEEL, Sc per Id.
PLOY STEEL WINGS ole per ID.
IRON AXLES Sc per ID.
NAILS, 81 Is rates.
HORSE SHOE NAILS, 2Oa30c per ID.
STEEL, cast. NJ. 5 A, 20a25c
STEEL PLoWs, Sal23c per ID,
HUBS, $1.25a2.2 rs per sett.
PLOWS, Hertweck, Baltzer s. Knoerr,
Steel Plows, No. |, $500; No. ,, $500;
No. 3, $3.50; No. 4, $500.
BaltEer's patent one horse Plow 5000, ex-
ira pillow monlds $500 each. Cotton
scrapers same.
Powell s. Bro, from various factories, one
horse plows, S5.0Oa8.00; two horse
plows $6.00a16,0o.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

MoNEYED men say that the cost Of
collecting loaned money 10 Kentucky
cats up all the interest agreed to be
paid, and sometimes more, and hence
that it does not pay to loan money. If
this is so, wouldn't it be we'll for those
who make and unmakc our collecting
laws to look into the matter.
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REIN TED.
seqmeI TO Louisville Scandal
VIM az TonalInsOu meets BATS Dis
corsied wife and takes EEeE Home

\ Louisville telegram gave an &C
count of a startling scandal in the up
per circles of the society of that place,
on account of which VIM II, Tomln
son discarded his beautiful wife (form
erly Miss Jesse Buckner) and sent her
back to her mother at Greenville-or,
as it should have been-Eggs Point,
Miss Both parties belong to distin
guished families. The cause of Tom"
Iinson's action was the criminal ntima
cy between the lovely jesse aud Tom
linson's cousin, < Stanley Bowman.
AFTER THE SEPARATION
the heart Of Tomlinsou grew lonely
for the society of his wife, who. though
fallen from her high estate, was
Fair as the frat that fell of womankind,'
and he resolved to take her back into
his loving though Iacerated bosom
Accordingly he wrote 10 her that he
was willing to forgive and forget, and
asked her to