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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-20

Among City four persons baptized
by the Rev. Heury Williams, Jr, in
Petersburg. Va, few days ago, was
Burwoll Lancaster, a colored man,
who has been deaf mute since infancy
When Lancaster was raised from the
water after immersion, those around
him were ,hundsrstruck to hear him
cry out: "Thank God! Thank Cod
These wero the frst words ever spoken
by him, and probably will be the last,
for he vas subsequently unable to say
any thing. This is attosted by tho
Petersburg Indez Appeal, truthful
and sellrespectin2 journal.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-20

Cage Banks, colored, late of Bran
don. Miss, writes from Kansas to say
that be had rather live 10 the Mississ-
irri peni.entiary than in Kausas.
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y. ". \ \ " y % s.
Tenth Judicial Distril
" = T 7 = - - = y .
Judge Of The Eleventh Distric


Judge Of The Eleventh Distric
The license vas completed by jude
Appersou, who affixed his signature
it at the April term, 1866, Of the c.
ter Circuit Court, 10 the presence +
myself and Samuel Il Elliott, Is,
brother of my laueuted predecesse
[ here give Mr.. Eiliott's written stat
meni;
"In justice 10 Thos T. Hargis, 7 fcelt
my duty o give this certificate for &c
public TO see. There has been much SD
in regard to the time said Hargis shoui
have obtained his license to practice la.
here state that I was at Grayson Cort
tCsrtar county, in April, 1866. l tim
and there saw Judge Apperson sign Ths
E. Hargis' license 70 practice law. VI.
qualify 10 the above statement wheneeE
called on.
Given under ny hand this 2othsi
June, 1874.
SAMUEL r. ELLIorr
"Attest: T. ". SASDToRp,
l.. :. SASDToRD.
At the May term, 1866, Of The Ros
an County Court, on the motion B
Cyrus Alley. then Clerk Of said Cou't
the following order, Of which l hsl
an official copy Was entered;
"RowAx Coux1Y CouRr, NAY TsH
/ l6G6.-On motion Of Cyrus Alley, ThOJ
I T. Hargis appeared in open court ID
| produced his license TO practice law, al.
having taken the oath required by II,
/ the said Hargis was admitted 70 practe
his profession in this court.
"Giveu under my hand this 27th dag!
November, 1878.
J. vs.. JOHNSON, Clerk R. C. c.
Mr. Alley, few days after the {
fepse wss said TO have been committl
expressed a just indignation agais
the outrage sought to be perpetrat
upon me, and voluntarily wrote al
signed the following statement:
Il Cyrus Alley, state that was Clcl
| of Rowan County Court from 1865 to Is
continuously, and also CLERK of the Rol
an Circuit and Quarter Courts during Il
whole of the above period, from 1868
! 1870; and Thomas F. Hargis, who the
wrote his name T. j. 7. Hargis, W.
sworn in as a practicing attorney at la
in the Rowan County Court some time
the spring of 1866, either in the month
April or May of 1906, and he was ais
sworn in the Circuit Court in Angus
1906, and during that year was very il
innate with Mr.. Hargis, and employs
him as my attorney, and have since eu
ployed him in various important suits.
Given under my hand this 25th day
April, 1871.
"CyRus ALLEY"
Mrs. Mamie L. Alley sent, throug
her husband, to me, the followin
statement, with permission to pubisl
''I. n. E. Alley, state that am the vii
Of Cyrus Alley who was formerly Cler
OF Rowan Circuit and County Courts, an
that was we'll acquainted with Thos /
Iargis in the year 1866, and that upo
one occasion l well remember Of having
conversation with said Thomas T. Hargi
about bis practicing law. remembe
that he had not then been practicing Ions
and This conversation wa sometime
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-20

THEY WANT TO CME BACK
planter 10 the southel part of the
county informs Us tha he recently re-.
oelved letter from aiansas emigrant
who wrote that he W very anxious
to return home, but VIZ afraid 10 do
so. The negro emigr1ts arc told oil
sorts of stories TO pre,nt their return
South. This oue va Informed that
some Of those who one back were
killed, aud that ore Wo csme back Z
short time ago hod Is arm broken
with a club Il Wick lrc Herald
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-20

GALLOWAY county has au empty
;ail. Hurrah for Galloway.
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rhe Caite zsisease ,n georgia.

ATLANTA Constitution.
Some weeks ago there wera r,,,or,
of new and destructive disease amono
the cattle in Southwestern Georgis
At first It was, Supposed that il was
merely some slight disorder tbo, would
prove only Temporary 10 its oature
and local in its limits. Gra3palIv
more aud moro, was heard of the dis
ease until now there come renor,s Of
its presence in several sections of tho
State II is quite prevalent in W;lkes
Washington assl neishborinp cornt;ss
In Morgan county the COWS aud oxen
are said TO be suffering and dying from
it. Ia Southern and Southwest Geor.
cia it is spreading aud growing more
malignant. 4 y iarmers in that sec-
ton are jus,l aarned at dancer
which has n1sparmed them much vet.
but which thEeateps a terrible destrno
tiou Of valuable property The disease
IS said to bas new 10 its symptoms and
effects. Country cow doctors and vet
erinary Surgeons Of better skill have
not as yet gisep Il <su iicient study to
1i ant Z < aak Azlas gs.Dr.its remedy
Dr. Janes, tic Sfatc c5shnstssioetf Or
Agriculture, has taken the matter in
hand, and has written to all The local
tiles where it has oPTeared to Gud ont
as much as possible about this new
disease. His correspondents are sending
prompt and intelligentreplies, and we
hope soon to give an accurate state
ment Of the extent, datage and nature
of the malady whiel ia spreading
mong the cattle 10 Gorgia.
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CHEAP GOOD! CHEAP GOODS
Rs. ES CHAN IS.
A FULL LINE OF

Fancy and Staple Dry Goods,
Ladies' Dress Goods. Gloves and Hosiery,
Laccs and Embroidery. Ruchings, Cuffs,
Collars, 60, at prices that win please
all mayo
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-20

quaiuted with T. F. Hargis ss licensed
lawyer since the early spring of 1866.
he began his studies in the year 1860.
whilst boy, under my supervision, and
after the VAR he resumed his studies, for
short time, and was soon licensed as a
lawyer 20 practice. have been associa-
ted with him in the practice of the law
since the spring of 1866; this 2Sth april,
1874.
IL q In.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-20

Z AMBERG ) SONS. have just receiv-
IS ed the largest and best lot Of Black
eros Grain aai C0lored silks ever offered
in Hickman, and at prices thst cannot be
undersoii. Ladies, please call and ex-
ezcmiae. juuel3-4t.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-20
pIsIyrEcrAyrs AvD DEoDonAXrs.

More than half of these agents are
valueless in preventing disease, aud
dangerous as being productive Of false
| security.
Heat and pure air are the best of all
disinfectauts. Where other agents are
necessary, the following list viii be found
useful: Copperas, Quicklinc, Charcoal,
Carbolio Acid Chloride Of Lime, Chloride
! OF Zine, sc.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-20
General Etexs,s.

Grant is en- route to this country.
He will be received" at San Fran.
cisco.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-20

the spring of 1866, and 1 think either in
the month of April or May OF 1865.
"Given under my hand this the 25th
day Of May, 1874.
"Attest: NASNIE E. ALLEY,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-31
A Bird that Cries "Pa, Pa, Pa I"

Let me tell you about some queer
birds that | saw in South Africa. They
are called "Hadeda" by the natives, and
are as large as crows, with long legs and
bills, and wings that are dark green in
one light and golden in another. The
birds look like gentlemen in dress suits
with their hands folded under their coat
tails.
The hadeda lives in marshy places,
but they arc easily tanned to live in
houses, and soon go in and out as if they
were part of the family. And, indeed.
you might almost think they were part
OF it, for, when they cry, they say Pa,
pa, pal" quickly, like an impatient child.
Two Of these birds that saw were
very fond of the father of the family,
and would follow him about all day.
On Sundays they would even walk after
him into church unless he locked them up
at home. Once they actually did walk
into church, marching gravely up the
aisle, and taking their stand near their
master, who was the minister, behind
the little lectern or reading desk. II
was very funny to see these three solemn
figures standing there, and it was lucky
the birds did not think to call out "Pa
pa, pal" just then, for the congregation
laughed quite enough as it was. The
birds wouldn't 60 away, although thu
minister told them to in severe tone
so he had to walk out, and they followed
him into the open air. When he cam'
in again he shut the door close behinC
him and so kept them out M. EnGt!dG
! IN 81. Nicholas.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-31

under for three or four inches and over
seam together on the wrong side. l
neatly done the join viii be scarcely ap-
parent.
Carpets which have been laid away
during the summer should be closely ex-
amined for moths and well swept before
putting down. Ingram carpets may be
neatly mended by slipping a patch
under, taking care that the figures
match, and pasting carpet and patch to-
gether with stiff flour paste.
Clothes which are to be laid away for
the winter should be washed and rough
dried, but not starched, since the starch
has tendency not only to yellow white
cloth, but to rot it as well. To preserve
the color they should be slightly blued.
Mice are apt to cut white clothes and
calicoes when laid away in closet to
which they have access especially if
any starch is left in them. Grenadines,
buutings and summer woolens which
will not be needed in cold weather,
should be packed in trunks with cam
phor to preserve them from moths,
which, in a warm house, are frequently
as active in winter as in summer. The
English custom of laying sprigs of
lavender, or dried rose leaves among
linen is an exceedingly fine one.-PhilG-
dcLDhjG Times
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-31
The Story Of the g ResoIute. y

Never before, says New York paper,
was there a vessel that had more
wondrous record than the old Arctic
exploring ship Resolute, from the tim
bers of which a piece of furniture is to
be made for Mrs. Henry Grinnell, of
this city. Early in 1854 a court-martiai
sat at Sheerness, England to inquire
into the abandonment, on Sir Edward
Belcher's Arctic expedition, of the In
vestigator, the Resolute and the AS
sistance. These vessels, with two others,
had been sent forth to search for the
lamented Franklin and his devoted COM
panions, and their three captains, Bel
cher, Kellett and Mcclure, had been
obliged toreturn, not only with no news
of the missing explorer, but without
bringing back their ships. The Resolute,
a stalwart and powerful sailing craft,
had passed through many difficulties,
when she was finally fastened in the
foes of Melville sound, and believing
that she could never get away again, Sir
Edward gave orders reluctantly to
abandon the ship. The crew made
everything snug below and aloft; then,
one May day, in 1854, bade adieu to their
floating home, and returned safely with
their fellows to England. One morning
of summer, off the Labrador coast, an
| American whaler named Hartstein spied
abark-rigged ship, strangely silent. lying
aground. He bordered her, and found
everything in perfect order; every brace
trimmed, every rope coiled, with cOlors
flying at the mizen peak, but not soul
on board. Presently he discovered that
this was the Resolute. She had drifted
| for over 1000 miles without starting
rope, from Melville island through Bar
rows straits, through Lancaster sound,
round by Cape Liverpool, past Pond s
bay, down Davis straits, to the shoals
of Labrador. The ice had melted. the
floes had opened, currents had taken
charge of her, and the lonely ship, with
none but the forces of the sea for her
pilot, and only invisible hands on her
wheel, had foated safely and soundly
past all the reefs and rocks which stud
so long. n course, until such time as this
seafaring man" made her out. He
brought this abandoned British vessel
into Boston harbor us sound as on the
day when she started from England.
Our government behaved nObly about
the Resolute. We paid Hartstein his
salvage out of the treasury. Then the
Washington authorities set riggers and
ship painters to work upon her, tidied
her up inside and outside, and then sent
her across the Atlantic under an emf
uent officer, with the English flag at the
main and the stars and stripes aft, with
the compliments OF "Uncle Sam to her
Britannia majesty. The people of Eng
land were greatly pleased by this act of
generosity on our part, and Queen Vic
toria went herself on board to receive
from our officers her ship. for which she
thanked them most sincerely. 1t is a
pity that this old wanderer should have
to be broken up; but it is eminently
proper that some sort of memento
Should come out of her timbers to the
widow OF the American gentleman
who, at great expense, searched so often
for Sir John Franklin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-31
The Inh0spitable Family.

The other day genuine tramp with a
s.omach yearning for picked-up meal
undertook to enter a yard on Winder
street. A large, fierce dog stood at the
gate to give him hostile welcome, and
after vainly trying to propitiate the ami
NAL the tramp called to a lad of ten who
was making kite on the veranda;
"Hey, sonny!"
"Yes, I'm hay" was the reply.
Say, bub, call off yer dog"
"No use--ro use," replied the lad.
Even if you got in here mas waiting at
the kitchen with kettle of hot water,
Sarah's working the telephone to git the
police, and I'm here to holler 'murderI' =
and wake up the whole street. ."-Free
Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-31
House Cleaning.

Beds should be cleaned, mattresses
summed and bed clothing aired. Win
ter clothing and blankets, which have
been packed away for the summer,
should be taken out, examined and well
aired. Where carpets have been on the
floor all summer, thorough sweeping is
all that is required to clean them. For
this carpet brush is better than a
broom and a patent carpet sweeper
than either. The carpet sweeper, how
ever, will not go into the corners Of the
room and these must be cleaned W tn
brush and dustpan. This TROUBLESOME
corner brushing is obviated by the
modern fashion of leaving a strip of
stained floor around the edge of the
carpet. Where the floors are covered
with mating it is generally agreed to
be wisest to ,eave the mating down
and put the carpet overit. The mating
keeps better on the floor than if taken
up and stored away, and at the same
time helps to preserve the carpet. Two
thicknesses of paper should be laid be-
tween them. Newspapers Will answer
for this purpose, but common brown
wrapping paper, such as grocers use, is
still better, on account OF its absorbent
QualltleS. w nen III Is uSeu Iue Ildt
ting will usually be found much cleaner
the next spring after the carpet is taken
UP than when it was laid down. Fol
cleaning mating, damp corn meal oil
wheat bran sprinked over it and ther
swept off is excellent. Soap shoult
never be used on mating, it yellows i
badly. When the mating is so dirty %
to require washing, salt water will b.
found much better for the purpose.
Every one knows how iron castors OF
furniture stain straw mating. There
nothing which will remove these stain
without injury, but they may be pre-
vented by placing tiny round mats 9
straw coarse crochet cotton under cac
roller. When depressions occur in til
mating an extra thickness ofpaper mus
be put, in order to prevent the carpe
from wearing off in that spot. The ne'
patent tacks for mating, made in tn
l form of small staples. are much leItt
than the old style. When breadth
mating is to be pierced turn both piece
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-31
VOL. VII.
The Children.

lie CnliuTeus
DO you love me, little childrenl
Oh, sweet blossomsl that are curled
(Lie's tender morning-glories)
Round the easement OF the world!
DO your hearts climb up toward me
AS my own heart bends to you,
In the beauty OF your dawning
And the brightness OF your dewl
When the fragrance OF your faces,
And the rhythm OF your feet,
And the incense OF your voices
Transform the sullen street,
Do you see my soul move softly
Forever where you move,
With an eye OF benediction
And a guarding hand Of love!
Oh, my darlings! am with you
In your trouble, in your play,
In your sobbing aud your singing,
In your dark and in your day;
In the chambers where you nestle,
In the novels where you lie,
In the sunlight where you blossom,
And the blackness where you die.
Not blessing broods above you
But it lifts me from the ground;
Not thistle-barb doth sting you
Y -. A.
And chord within me trembles
To your slightest touch or tone,
And famish when you hunger,
And shiver when you moan.
Can you tell me, little children,
Why it is l love you sol
Why I'm weary with the burdens .sm
Ofmy sad and weary woe2
Do the myrtle and the aloes
Spring blithely from one treef
Yet love you, oh, my darlings!
Have you any flowers tor me?
have trodden all the spaces
OF my solemn years alone,
And have never felt the cooling
OF babes breath near my own;
But with more than father passion,
And more than mother pain,
have loved you, little children!
Do you love me back again2
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-31
The Gsst$ County 9trald.
W. H. BISHOP, Publisher.
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY
Island Pond, VT.

ITS large local subscription list makes this
newspaper most valuable advertising medium.
Advertising space can be secured at reasonable
rates. oTrespondence. solicited. Orders from
respectable and responsible sources receive
prompt attention The publisher endeavors to
make the investment of his advertising patrons
return them q large profit.
Agents allowed reasonable commissions On
subscriptions and orders for advertising. Per-
sons Of integrity and capacity, only, need apply
for agencies.
Items Of local news and contributions OF
general interest always acceptable. Cores
pondents must inclose full name and address,
not necessarily for publication, but as a guar
antee Of good faith. The editor does not
necessarily identify himself with the views ex-
pressed by his correspondents.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-31

Tho midnight marauder should Tot be ban
ished from our dwelling any more quickly
than should a cough or cold OF any kind be
driven from the system. DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup quietly yet positively places oil colds
under its control, Price 25 cents.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-31

Another remarkable suicide has taken
place in Russia. A. Nihilist OF wide
prominence at Odessa and former
student at the university, was recently
arrested and thrown into a jail, where
he suffered so much from the filthy state
of his cell that he burnt himself to
death rather than endure the torture
any longer. Though he had been in the
cell many months, it had not once been
cleaned and so vile were the odors given
ollt by the accumulated refuse that he
complained of suffocation, giddiness and
fainting fits. He begged the keeper to
clean tile place or urge on his trial, but
to no purpose. Still he implored for re-
Lief, and at last the governor of the jail,
" carried with his appeals, ordered severe
corporal punishment to be inflicted upon
him and that his hands be tied behind
his back with II stout rope. In that
condition, and smartlng from the blows
he had received, he was left alone
stretched out on the sloping boards.
That constituted his only bed. He was
able after q struggle to get into sitting
position, and there cOntrived with ms
| teeth to bite hole through the glass
which contained the oil in burning
lamp on bracket above his head. Inc
oil soon caAght fire. and the prisoner
allowed it to run down over his body,
setting his clothes on fire. Without a
cry or a groaa he lay down in the flames
TO die. Soon the odor of his burning
flesh brought officers to his cell: now
filled with black smoke and flames.
Not a word did the prisoner utter, but
fixed his eyes coldly on the keepers
while they put out the fire. He assured
the officers he should have been content
to die on the scallold for the sake OF his
opinions, but that the inhuman tortires
of his cell he was unable longer to en-
dure. His body at the surface had been
entirely carbonized, but he lived three
and a half hours after the flames were
extinpuished.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-31
ISLAND POND, VERMONT, FRIDAY OCTOBER 81, 1879.

1t was two buckets of soap! His word
was given, and he kept it, as a man OF
honor and a Judge" should do. So he
came within one of being a soft soap
peddler.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-31

A Philadelphia firm appends the fol-
lowing notice to its advertisements
IN. b Customers from the country,
purchasing IS worth OF goods from us
will be furnished with dinner on stat
ing they saw this advertisement" This
is serious blow to the chrome business,
as the country customer will not hesl-
tate to choose ice-cream and pie in pref
erence to chromos. - Foster.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-10-31

Let everything be taken at its face
value and men with cheeks of brass
would not 60 for much,-Picdy"4e.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-10-11

The Seu0iael, just after the Republican
aud Democratic Baltimore primaries wcr,
held in July last, proceeded to give Ill
views az how they we're held. Aiter tell
ing its readers how much fraud the Dem.
oerats pfaetieed, about which it is not
good authority, it proceeds
''Let us turn for moment and see how
the ring IN our party, led BY those great and
good men, the immaculate "fnlton. Caulk,
Digs, Thomas aud Company backed BY Il
heavy reserve of Custom House employees.
elevated the standard Of Republican prnei.
Piles by the recent primaries held in that city.
Charges of fraud, Illegal voting, slalIing OF
ballot boxes, and every other crime incident
to the Baltimore method Of doing things are
made, with as much direetness, and, we be-
lieye, with as much truth and are just as APP
pheable to our primaries as they are TO those
Of the Democratic party.
The Republican party, then, as proved
by one of its organs, is guilty Of fraud, H.
legal voting, ballot-box stufing aud every
other crime known to the Baltimore meth
cd Of carrying Republican primaries
This is Republican testimony, and we
thank the Sentinel for it, The party that
is SO guilty is the same party which tnow
upholds as SO immaculate aud economical.
The primaries at which SO much fraud
and Illegal voting took place, elected del
egates to the convention which nominated
Gary, Darby, Mallalieu aud Mccullough