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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
one Eye that Is Always Drunk

An Allegheny physician, who, iu
his way, is great wag, tells 4 story
of North Side gentleman who for
years has suffered from periodical at
tacks of what in medical pariance is
known as superorbitsI neuralgia
Quiniue proved of no effect. and the
sufferer is almost crszed with pain A
kiud hearted old lady living in the
neigh borhood of the patient informed
him that if he would cut the affected
nerve with a pair of scissors or knife
it would give him &c further trouble.
1t so happened that the superorbital
nerve is the one which controls the
action of the eyo-lid, and it further
happens that when man is in liquor
this nerve becomes psralyzed. and it is
this that gives a drunken person such
comical expression sbou. the eyes
The neuralgia patient no sooner heard
what he supposed the welcome news
from the old lady than he repaired to
his closet and with jack>knife parted
in twain the offending nerve. and he
now greets his friends with his right
eye as sober as Quaker in a quarter
ly meeting. aud the left in highly
intoxicated condition. It DOW only
costs half as much as it formerly did
to go on a bender-Pittsburg Leader
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
rhe Raging sanaiO,s.

Dennis kearney aud his people held
a meeting on the saudlots just before
the arrival of Gen. Grant at San Fran.
cisco. Some lively speeches were made
in regard to the crowd gathering to
welcome the returning hero, with
sprinkliUg left hand compliments to
Third term" advocates, whisky thieves
bummers, &c.
Though the remarks were rough and
violent, vein of truth and justice
ruh- through the whole. The follow
ing extracts taken from Kearuey's 8
speech will give an idea of the feeling
at tho sandlots:
at would be we'll TO draw the iue
between mooarchical nation aud a
republican form of government, In
China aud Europe they gloriiy gem
erals and soldiers, not statesmen 10
this country one man IL supposed to be
as good as another and d-d sight
hsstAorify statesmen aud not generals
qThinSers, philosophers and statesmen
is what a republic wants, aud not a
general The vote of the mesuest mau
that walks the streets is just good
as President Grants. Are we going
to make asses of ourselves?
Here is a resolution saying we re-
pudiate his burning in efhgy Who
burned him in effigy? | would like to
know if the Workingmen's party pass
ed resolutions that they would burn
him 10 efigy2 | have mt seen anything
OF the kind | sm as much an ad
mirer OF Gen Grant as any other man
that is. as 40 Individual; but all the
| United States Marshals in America are
here-nearly all Of them Every ab
sconding post office thief 10 the L nited
States here Every whisky thief in
the country Is here Every hummer
in the country is here to get up great
'whoop up, so rs to ring Grant 10 a.
the third term President The Work
iugmen's party Of Sau Francisco have
through its head and | claim 10 be It's
/ head, put themselves on record that
they arc opposed to this grand whoop
up in favor of Grant a. the third term
caudida'e By aud by the papers here
will show, editorialy. that Graut got
great whoop up We have put our
selves on record that we are not in
favor OF his third term candidacy
These cowsrdly brats who are making
so many threats would not have the
courage to spank sckiy baby. aud
yet they get up and say they will shoot
me This i all nonsense They have
| been shooting me for two yesrs, and
they have heen killing the Working
men for two years
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
Printer Us. Drummer.

The system of selling by samples iu
the hands OF travelling agents-com
monty called drummers-is the most
expensive plan which human ingenuity
has yet devised for using the work
which could otherSiso be performed
for small iraction of the cost.
The merchant who expeuds from
81 900 to $4,000 in salaries for high
priced salesmen could. for one-;hird Of
the amount, command advertising
eEough in the form of newspapers.
circulars, price lists, &c TO insure an
equal amount of trade Some leading
merchants. notably of ST. Louis and
Chicago, have had the nerve recently
TO discharge their travelling men. and
by judicious and continuous system
OF advertising have net only retained
their former trade, but have largely
increased it. They are much pleased
at the result, and congratulate them
selves that by their courage and jndg
ment they have rid themselves of a
very heavy burden They have found
out by actual trial that it makes but
little difference in what manner the in
formation is conveyed to the buyer
that the Wholesale dealer offers his
goods at low rates. except that a spe
cial statement over the signature ei
the merchant will command fully az
much attention and respect as the rep
resentations of an interested middle
man.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

Visitors to the Scafborcugs aquatic
ums we're treated to 4 struggle bstweeu
man aud a large devilfsh. Tho
keeper, whilo cleaning out the tank
occeeied by tho oetopods. was seized
by the largest Of the creatures, which
fastened four tenscles round The leg
of the boot, aud with the other four
held firmly Oh TO the rocks forming
the back Of the tank. 4 struggle took
place, during which the man found
be could not disepgaGe himself without
Killing the animal, and finally hit upon
the e1pedient of slipping his leg OUT.
leaving the boot 10 the water.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
The cumming Chinese.
rsan Yrsncisco Chronicle. ]

A new Chinese trick has been dis
covered. a few days since, on the
arrival of vessel from Honolulu,
containing several cases of shoes that
had been shipped to that port by some
Chinese house in San francisco. and
sent back condemned by the consigu-
ees, the Custom house officials were
curious to know the cause, aud this
curiosity prompted them to open the
cases. when an ingenious plau was dis
covered TO smuggic opium into that
port through the heels of the ICON
demned" shoes. The heels. at glance.
appeared natural and properly made,
but by pulling out nail or two aud
removing one thickne of leather, g
hole occupying nearly the whole size
of the heel was found. in which opium
had been placed TO introduce into the
Hawaiian market The condemned
business was part of the programme.
aud the shoes we're returDsd. evidently
to be reloaded aud forwarded again to
that port
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
A EaIse Alarm,

An exciting ckaso occurred a few
days since in the ueighborhood Of New
port. X. |. Some hunters on the look
out for wild ducks struck the trail of a
strange animal, maLifestly Of great size,
leading along the beach aud 10 the di
reetion of deep gully which opens
towards the sea. about half mile be-
low the residence of james Gordon
Bennett. Opinions were divided as to
the nature of the beast Some ANA
reurs who had "done" the Rocky
Mountains were confident it was a bear
Others that they were made by man
with snow shoes on his feet. The
question was at once referred TO Mr
Bennett. who Is regarded as authority
upon all matters great aud small, aud
he at Unce declared that the tracks
were made by some amphibious mon
ster from the sea which Tor some reason
had wandered from the beach. Dogs
and heavy guus were procured Two
harpooners from the brig Mary Jane.
then lying at anchor in the roadstead.
accompanied the party with lances and
harpoons The party, numbering some
lorty men with the addition of a num-
Der of the dwelers on the cliff, was
organized under the leadership OF brave
young Bennett, who was armed with a
Scottish claymore, and started on the
trail AS they proceeded up the glen
the hearts of more than one IN thai
party beat high with excitement. when
at the distance of perhaps quarter o.
a mile from the beach they came upor
the cause of all this preparation 10 th'
form Of beautiful society belle sfrou
Chicago. leisureIy strolling aloug il
her stocking feet with her No. Gus
tom made boots hanging from her arm
because thcy pinched. The hunt va
! up
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

Turkey has just closed contract
with the Providence Aims Company
of Rhode Island, for 600 0G0 rifles at
SIT 80 apiece. and 300, 900, 600 caps
The total value of the contract Is put
at SI9 100000.
Packages warranted 10 contain the
means of sure death to the potato bugs,
without poison, were sold at fair III
Illinois. Each contained two blocks
of wood. on one which was written:
place the bug on this block aud
smash him with the other.
Perhaps he is waiting to form part
nership with that eminent christian
gentleman. the Rev Mr. Hayden, OF
Connecticut. who poisoned poor girl
whom he had betrayed. aud then
pounded her to death with big stone.
The good clergyman is expected to De
at large in time to enter the winter
lecture feid.-I Baltimore Gazette.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

This is what Robert G. Ingetsoll
says Of the women: Il tell you tia.
wcnen are more prudent than men.
| tell you as a rule, women are moro
truthful than men--teD times as faith
full IS men. | never saw a man pure
sue his wifo into the ditch and take
her in his arms. never saw a man
stand at the shore where she had been
morally wrecked waiting for the waves
to bring back even the corpse TO his
arms. but have seen women do 1t.
have seen women with her white arms
lift man from the mi!e Of degradation
aHd held him to her bosom as though
be we're aa sSge..
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

An instance of heredity in crime Is
furnished by Elias Phillips, of Free
town, Mass, who recently appeared as
a witness in burglary trial. having
turned States evidence HI is great
grandson of Malboue Briggs, noto-
rious criminal, who was 10 State
prison with seven Of his soma at QUO
time Briggs ancestry is traced back
to noted pirate IN tie time o! Earl
Bellamoun,, aud his branch OF the
family have for over century fur
nished roted criuiina!s IN every gencr.
alton.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

Hannah Moro says that there is one
single fact that one may oppose to all
the ~It and argument of infdelity,
that no man ever tepented of Christi
aDity on his death. bed
No flower eau blow ia paradise that
rs not transplanted from Gethsemane.
no one eau taste Of the fruit of the tree
OF life that has not tasted of the fruit
OF the tree Calvary.-Leigh Richmond
Polished steel will not shine 10 the
dark; no more can human reason, how
ever refined aud cultivated. shine eff
caciously but it reflects the light OF
divine truth from heayen.-Johu Fos-
ter.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
Amer,ca,s Flneen lnvention-

An English journal frankly gives
credit to American genius for at least
fifteen inventions and discoveries
which, it says, have been adopted all
over the world These triumphs Of
American genius are enumerated /;
First, the cotton gin; second, tho plan
ing machine; third, the grass mover
aud grain reaper; fourth, the rotary
printing press, fifth, navigation by
steam: sixth, hot air or caloric engine;
seventh, the sewing machine; eighth,
the India rubber industry; ninth, the
machine for the manufacture of horse
shoes; tenth, the sand blast for cars-
ing; eleventh, the guage lathe; twelfth,
the grain elevator; thirteenth, artificial
ice manufacture On the large scale;
fourteenth. the electro magnet and fts
practical application; fifteen, the COM
posing machine for printers.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
4 STERLING OLD POEM.

Who shall judge Iuan from his manner.
Who shall know him by his dress2
PauPets rsay DC fit for princes,
Princes 81 for nothing else.
Crunpled SKIRT and dirty jacket
Nay Seclothe the golden ore
Of the deepest thoughts and feelings
Satin vest Can do 60 more.
There sts Streams Of crysta, nectar
Ever Gowing cut of stone;
There are prrt5ls beds and golden,
Hidden, crushed and oserthrown;
0sd. who counts by souls. not dresses,
Loves and prospers you snd me,
While he values thrones the highest
But ss pebbles la the sea.
Man. appraised above HE feiloEs,
OF forgets his fellows then;
Masiere-r1lers--lord remember
That your noanest kinds are ment
Men OF labor, men Of feeling,
Men Of thoughts, rnd men Of frame,
Clsin;ag equal rights TO sunshine
In anE's enroSiing name.
There are foam-en broidered oceaHs,
There are little wood clad rilis
There are feeble Inch high saplings,
There are cedars en- the hills.
God, who counts by souls, not stations,
Loves and prospers You and me;
Por to Kim all vague distinctions
Are as pebbles iG The sec.
Toiiing hands alone are builders
OF the nations wealth and fame
Titled laIiness is peasioned
Fed snd fattensd en- the saIse.
By the sweat Of others' for eheads,
Living only to rejoice.
While the poor mans outraged fgeeieR
- Naisiy lifts its feeble voice.
- - $40 7eks 80. "a ,s,.sc ;
TruF6 aud Justice are eternsl
Born with loveliness and iight:
Secret wrongs shall never prosper
Ehilst there is sunny right;
God, whose world vide voice is singing
Boundless love to you and nc,
Links oppression with it's titles,
Bu. as pebbles in the sea-
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
1000 Doctor.

We have read the inaugural of Gov
ernor Luke p Blackburn. and like it..
The Doctor seems to be as wise in pre-
scribing for the ailments of the body
poli'io as he is successful iu the treat
ment of the great Southern plague.
~ Is destined to be very popular
Executive From the Lebanon
Times aud kentuckian
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

Mr. s. A. Bushnell. of Illinois,
clair.s that he has discovered pro-
cess by which an excellen. quantity OF
hardwood lumber caU be mado from
wheat straw. Taking as many sheets
Of straw as are necessary 10 make. the
the thickness OF lumber desired, he
passes them through a chemical solu-
ton which satarates aud softens the
fiber. He then passes it through sev;;
erai rollers, which harden, dry aud
polish it. whence it comes out excel
lent lumber lie ssys that tho chemi.
| ca properties, hardening 10 the fber,
entirely prevent water soaking, and
make the wood alnost iucouibustible.
A reporter wriies that the samples e1-
| hibited could scarcely be told from
hardSood lumber, and 10 saving il the
difference could not be detected. 1mi-
tations of pine, black walaut. mahog
ary and marble. of superior quality
are made. which admit OF a very
high polish.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
Cav. HANcocK's QUALIFICATIONS.

CSa. HAScocK QVALIfIcArIoSs
There is said TO be growing sen,i>
mert at tho South in f.vor Of General
Hancock as the Democratic nominee
for President In 1880. General Ham
cock was ii favor Of considering tho
war at 90 end vixen the Confederate
army surreadered. and earnestly OPP
posed the reconstruction policy Of tlis
Republicans. He is one Of the many
men from whom the party can choose
a strong and successful candidate.
T Boston Post.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
AN OLD ENeLIsH EnGINEEH.

On Saturday the Governor pardoned
drew Gardner, sent up from Hickman
Tor two years for murder. His old
Tennessee master wrote TO the Gov
ernor and agreed to take care of the
negro the balance of his days. The
Governor also. on Saturday. reniited
a fne of $500 and six months im
prisonment against William Butler, oI
Bowie county, for unlawful shooting
-Yeoman
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

A Western Iran was a guest at .
White Mountain hotel where the wait
ers are Massachusetts, schcolma ANS.
At the dinuer table he said to one Of
them. "Miss. wont you please pars the
bsttsr?'' Butter" said the schooima-
am, very promptly, is aouu, COM
mon noun; because it is the name Of q
thing and very poor thing. so,nc-
times; singular. number, it strong
enough 10 go it alone feminine gsu-
der, mostly, Us will be seen By the
long hairs often found IN it; and judG-
ing from the oder of this, il must be
in the objective case, governed by &
delicate smell understood" The wes.
tern man started aud said he believed
he would try and get along without
auy butter, if that was what Siled it.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
~ Miles an Hour.
[st. Louis Globe Dem J

81. LOUIE UIoOt- De mocFAt
The railroads do very we'll in Amer
lea for new country. but, sir. they
can't come up TO England yet in the
matter of speed The Flying Dutch
man" on the Great Western every day
makes City Eve miles 10 eighty seven
minutes, aud for shorter distances
makes seventy seven miles sn hour
The Irish mail makes every day forty
miles an hour for 400 miles, and from
London to Glasgow is made in ten
hours. at forty aud one>haIf miles an
hour. Let American engineers do
that before they begin to talk. you
know. They're young yet in making
em climb.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
Emma Patterson killed herself in St.

Emma Patterson killed herself IN st.
Louis last week A bright, beauVul
snd modest girl, in moment OF tempt
alton she committed trifipg thett.
Unable to bear the thought OF the dis,
honor which she had brought upon
herself and her family. she took poison
and died. The petty crime into which
she had fallen was prompted oy love
Of dress.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

< professor os iegerdemsin. who
was recently exhibiting iu provincial
theatre, got country boy on the
stage, and told the audience that he
would pass coin into The boys coat
pocket from box. ou donf think
| can do it. do you7" No. i'll
don't" answered the lad With dsciJed
emphasis. , well. do you stand up
here and We shall see '.But. SIR.
persisted the boy. "ther sin't no use
er yer tryin,' cause I know yof oan's
do it." "You know | esnt2 Don't
be too sure. Wait and see. just you
stand right here-therei Now hold
up your head and look steadily al me.
to see that do not cheat you" ooh,
we'll" muttered the persistent urchin.
with comical grimace. I'm stand
anywhere ye wart; Only, 4 u gis any
money into ms pocket, I reckon yell
hey to fnd the pocket. for had EN-
sewn up by master, COS OF the apples"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

Paducah NeUs: IF the next Leg
islature fail as the last did TO arrange
The peniientiary matter, Gov. Black
burn would not be blamed for pardon
ing every convict out of that Institu- +
ton aud starting the thing airesh--
making a new deal entirely.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

Somebody stole $500 froH Mrs. Ly-
nau, of Dalton, Mass. She suspected
her youthful son, aud whipped him un-
til no declared tha. he was the thief:
but investigation proved him iunccent.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
Thurnl a n.

Gov Stevenson. who has been So
journing on the sea>shore. says SenaA
tor Thurman is more frequently spo-
ken of in the East as probable Presi-
dental candidate in 1880 than is Mr.
Tilden From the New Era
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
We south and We Worth.

Since his acquittal Mr.. Henry Gully
hss not shot any young girls. We do
not believe, however, that Mr.. Gully
has reformed We suppose his powder
is wet.-T Chicago Tribune.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

The South. though not an elysium
nor even fain, reproduction OF para
disc, has many points of social excel
lence The sense of 'honah. although
often overstrsined. has made inter
course between man and man 10 the
South something delightful There is
mutual Difference. a quiet courtesy
OF manner and an absence of brusque-
uess. even in business formaiI'les.
which impresses the observer from the
North. Life South has moro outward
finish aud more inward repose than
with US.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

A citizen of Hood county, Texas
has inclosed his farm with hedges Of
act1s. n
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

A great Communistic aud Nihilistio
conference in London is proposed.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

Dout forget tho Fulton Fair Oct.
2Sth.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03

couservaii-m dues not arroFs
take kindly to those delinea'
morbid mental phenomens for
800 often successful attempts at D.
ali-tic usstiness which crowdths b,
sellers connters ard feed tie in
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I'll SOkTS:
ID all Africa DOT strawberry gro

In all Africa GOT strawberry grows.
Mississippi has half million of
dogs.
An auei;Snesr ia q man Of uOrc.tid
tastes.
Peach trees are blooming 10 New
Iberis, La.
The gin saw Is reapiug large har-
vest IN the South.
The majority of stt students 10 Flor
eDce are Americans.
The pIatters are complaining Of TOO
much rain 10 Mississippi.
The wise add active conquer difficult
ties by daringto attempt then.-Rowe
The Jewish Times computes the
numbsr of jews over the world 20 be
$500, 900. g.
Sunday H sbe golden clasp that
binds toes Asyhe volume of the week i.
~l-.t.eeys-is d
because Sac man from whom
fortune 49, the least-Rosseau
The vail "a thought can not be
told, but il clearl, worth thousand
lives like Vsy neu's-P. j. Baily
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-18
ThG American Tea Store.

IL Is fortunate for the Tea.drinklng world
that the prices of their favorite beverage have
DO II so materially reduced within the last few
years. The range OF prices which prevailed
ten or fifteen years ago made the better class
OF Teas unattanable by the general mass of
rea-drinkcrs, whereas noarlyall grades are now
brought within tho reach of those in moderate
circumstances.
inc principal establishment In this city which
makes speciality of Tea, is that of Mr.. JOHN
WV LING, and known as the American Tea
store, located on tho corner of Seventh and 1
streets NJ w. II was established by Mr. BOWL
ing In 1867 and has always enjoyed the reputa.
ton OF vending the very best Teas, at the most
reasonable prices that could be obtained in tho
city OF Washington. Mr.. Bowling obtains bis
Teas direct from first hands, and secs that the
utmost care and attention are exercised I'm their
selection, he dealing In nothing but tho purest
article and that which he knows to be genuine
his long experience has taught him to be a
Judge OF Teas, and tho character Of his custom
would make II adverse 10 his interest TO sell
other than the best, even II his good name for
integrity and fair dealing were not at stake OF
course he sells all the various grades of Chinese
and Japan Teas the prices Of which. though
regulatedby the quality, are placed at a remark.
able low scale.
HIS establishment, on the corner OF Seventh
and Streets, is q largo building. with n front
OF twenty-six by depth of seventy-dvc feet.
Cltizens and strangers, passing in that neigh
porhood Will be attracted 20 It by the fact of
i.s having steam engine in full operation In
It's window. The superior merits of Mr.. Dowl-
ing's goods, reasonable prices, and his courteous
manner OF treating his customers, have secured
ior him an extensive trade throughout Washing
Ton ana the adjacent country. We can confden-
tally recommend his establishment to all who
wish anything in his line