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WEST HECfMAN
II Fl Il
Lookout Mountain Route


IS the best equipped, safest and most
peasant line it being the
GREAT CENTRAL SHORT LINE
between the Northwest and Southeast. l.
IS the shortest and most direct route to
.ne celeorated Springs and Summer re-
sor's OF virginia and East Tennessee
connections are made with trains for all
Polnts- Pullman sleepers run on all
n'sne trains. Through sleePers from
renPnis to Nashville without change.
pouo'e daily connections on all through
'.ains' business men and pleasure seek
ers, pear In mind that the Nashville, Chat
s'uoogo o. Louis Railroad offers better
accommodations, better time and connec
s,ons than any other route between the
Northwest aud Southeast.
Leave Memphis 1910 n m $50 n m.
:. m ~. 4.l5 a. m, I.45 p. m.
Hickman 500 a. m.
arrive at Nashville 10 on a M. 7.SO n m.
Leave Nashville 10. 10 a m Is p. m.
m,urireesborO. 1l.27 a. m, 40 p. m.
q wa rartrace, 1922 p. M, l0,40 p. m.
q nnuliahoma I.l3 p. M, 1l.2O p. m.
!. Cecherd 10 p. M, 1855 p m.
{. SSowan 100 p. m, 1910 a. m
:. stevenson BIS p. m, l.30 a. m.
& nn,riuseport 1897 p. m 200 a. m.
ohattanoOga 500 p m, $50 a. M.
ror information, time tables and list of
~ SIMMER resorts reached by this line, call
~ " auuress GEo. W. MCKENZIE
Agt Mckenzie
NJ. Il. =. ArNoRE, JR., Pass'g Agt. L. NJ r,
s'npn,s, or W. L. DANLEY,
ueni rass T'kt Agt., Nashville, Tenn !
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CITY TANES.

All taxpayers are hereby re resp Pee pres-
nO. no. ear "a are now due, and they w vet.
ent year md themselves ny prompt SET
onhge me business is business, an"
mean business las. A. WARNER,
= 1870 City Tax Collector
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ESTRAY NOTICE.

TAKEN UP as an estray by F. NJ. Stove
living about twelve miles below Hickman
Ky. and two miles below the foot of No
Island on the Mississippi river, in Full
ton county, on the 8th inst, one small
fiea-bitten gray MARE, heavy in foaI The
right foreleg enlarged, abbut fourier
hands high, about fourteen years OH
which | have appraised at the value Of
thirty dollars.
Witness my hand, this the Sth day Of
March, 1879. JERRY u JONES
mch2l j. Pr. C.
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ESIRAY NOTICE.
ESTRAY Notice

TAKEN Up as an estray BY j. F. Stove
living about twelve miles south of No
man, Fulton county, on Ash-Iog Ride
about one mile from the Mississippi rivea
on the 9th inst, one small dark boy
MARE MULE, about nine or ten years
old, with collar marks on The shoulders
with some gray hairs in the name, ahonf.
twelve or thirteen hands high, with al N
brand like K on the left hip, which I
aPpraise at the value of thirty dollars
Witness my hand, this 9Th day of March
1879. JERRY ,. JONES,
m3hZt j p = n
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Due Notice.

ALL PERSONS indebted to }. M OS,o Ipo
AhS 90 either by note or acVoun'
man \ .:D oos asked to come forward 2ra
are resP Pe Wv he LIST day of November,
ana aqa aes or their claims win certainly a "
lace, lac in the hands of an StR1sr .O co S'
lection. At
October l, 1879,
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Cn,r proposition.

IN thankful for the patronage go a5
-" s'eam Touring mill. am prepa'er
to grind wheat anu Oo' = will give 40
wish to PATRONS me fcr Good wheat
p want to buy wheat and corn LOT " H'''
will pay market price n WRITE.
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commissioners Notice.

Fulton Circuit Court, Kentucky.
Geo. 3. Prather's admir-, pltif,
against Equity.
Geo. B. Prather's heirs and cred }
itors, defendants.
Notice is hereby given to the creditors
of Geo. B. Prather, deceased. that the IN
dersigned, Commissioner OF the Fulton
Circuit Court, under an order in the above
styled cause, will attend at the County
Court Clerk office, in Hickman, Ky, from
the date hereof until the 4th Monday OF
January, 1850, 10 receive and hear proof Of
claims against said decedents and that all
claims not presented TO him and proven as
required by law, within the time specified
above, viii be forever barred.
JNO. \. WILSON,
Master Comm = Fulton Circuit Court.
septl-l8T9..
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Citizen taxpayers F.!

do not wish to be considered harsh,
nor do l wish to speculate on your delin-
ouency. But am constrained to tell you
candidly who have not paid their taxes
for the years 1877 aud 1888, that unless
the same is paid promptly / shall levy
upon and sell your property. Remember
that the law allows fifty cents for every
levy, and six per cent. additional, all
of which must be paid by the'party owing
the taxes. Shall | make these costs, or
WIN you pay up and save!it yourselves?
THAT is the question. | mean business.
Respectfully,
janIz b. r. WALKER, Sheriff.
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W., what IS the difference between ~
p nsHi ca dollar and Tabler's Bucte sue
ne olntment' One does what il nro'
re I'm, anu me other doesn't. The Mex;-
h., u Un says Il am one hundred cen.s.f
- !. s" t you come to invest il you find
PHI. 0in y e,gnty-hVe Tablers Buckeye
fiies; ana aP6fi sfiaf IL " founa -ru- no
so in every case. 1t makes but one
promise-to cure piles; and does so with
out failure Price 90 cents "A bottle
For sale by Buck & Cowgirl, Druggist
Hickman Ky.
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OIIE NOTICE.

n,s hat their claims are letE III III
nOnSs Of Jas. A. Warner CITY y, n ana set, set,
with whom they will please en- II FRENZ.
l.,
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ANTlsEpTlC MINERAL WATER.

A sure preventive of all r Contagious -
Yellow, swamp, and Malarial fever''
Cholera, SMALLPOX, etc. coNIpE
For sale by C. A. HOLCoMbE
augi5-lm
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STOLEN.

-, The undersigned, near Fulton S.h,
From e"I large ciay-bauk horse rigns
tiOn, one , obeu, fifteen years old ) new Slo
eye ,, G" and buggy bride. will pay g 1 ,Se
s sou he horse and thief or 20 I.pp rTT
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,Tr THE WAR in the price Of 9 r.,
X ceries only shows tina, you erv - lowest
~ 49, best quality at the very NV"
prices, at John WRITINGS,
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& r RIM e

T. ,,orranted to removevry cause from
~ s =, that producshe Chills, and
~ :, foiIs to do this yOgill sustain no
!, for every druggist authorized to
us, .a lo a permanente in every case,
eu". - If how long siding, and will
refund the money II uChiIIs return
after you are through tag! IA; !; Pos,l i,
no cure, no pay. Try 1T De oonvineed,
II cantains no Peison,d IS perfectly
tasteless. A permanenre guaranteed
N sse J. GROVE,
Manufacturer and Pr, Paris. Tenn
For sale by 7. p FONE CO,
- IN, iekman, Ky.
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Soussens Compound Honey of Tar bos
neen SO long and favorably knewp sho, no; =
nueus no encomium For coughs, coils
9Uae 'hroat' hoarscness, etc. il afrorIs
speedy Sf relief, and is most pleasant tV ans
eHeacious remedy, honey and tar be anu
c ~ ~ us ingredients. The skill of tbe
chemist, ana the knowledge of phvsie;an
h 49, unlled In its preparation. the resmI,
s compound which is the favorite
aonaI - ID TINS severe climate, and has no
ness, bronchitis, Group. ETC nse S noarse,
II. Of Tar. Price so :cents F oSs ems
by Buck & Cowgirl, Hickman r. ror sale
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And stiu BETTER.
Therefore

Subscribers can secure, through this office
the COURIER and the Amerieas Aa1icattariss
beth postpaid FLOR one year and also
delivered free) n copy Of sAe above
named Steel Plate Engraving that will be
great adornment to every home-ALl
THREE for only S2.S5.
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Salt. Salt!
: .. us Have Peace.

Best Kanawa salt by the barrel OF r.
4aiA. vt M-CrTCffEN =.
500
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special Notice p!

The greatest bargains ever o1e ~ in
the City of Hickman can be h"u "O" "
all INES Oh s0'' ]. AMBERG'S SONS.
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CITY ITEMS:

CHILDRENs SHOES At ANOA
from IS cents to sl-Zo'
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-07-02
Courage in Everyday Life,

Have the courage to discharge debt
while you have the money in vour
/ pocket
/ Have the courage to do without that
/ you do not need, however much your
eyes may covet it.
Have the courage to speak your mind
when 1t IS necessary you should do so,
and to hold your tongue when it is pru-
dent you should do so.
Have the courage to speak to a friend
IN ''seedy coat, even though YOU are
In company with a rich one, and richly
attired
Have the courage to make will, and
a just one
Have the courage to tell man WHY
you will not lend him your money.
Have the courage to ''cut" the most
agreeable acquaintance you have when
you are convinced that he lacks princi-
pie. "A friend should bear with
friends inirmities," but not with his
vices.
Have the courage to show your re-
spect for honesty, in whatever guise it
appears and your contempt for dis
honest duplicity, by whomsoever ex-
hibited.
Have the courage to wear your old
clothes until you pay for your new ones. |
Have the courage to obey your Maker
at the risk of being ridiculed by man. /
Have the courage to prefer comfort
and prosperity to fashion in all things.
Have the courage to acknowledge I
your ignorance, rather than to seek
'redit for knowledge under false pre-
lenses
Have the courage to provide enter
alnment for your friends within your
neans-not beyond.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-07-02
Wild Bronze Grass.

DR.. Hart and others during the last two
years, have requested an examination of a
grass growing near his house, on the south
side OF the road from Liberty to McComb
City, just at the beginning Of the ascent from
the east bottom OF the Taugipahoa river, at
the west margin OF Pike county About the
last OF April, it was my hap to pass there.
The grass was seeding and proved to be that
named above, lBromus unioIoides). 1t is
sometimes called Rescue grass" perhaps by
mistake for Fescue, as some botanists class it
as Festuca unioloides. Indeed il has the mis-
fortune OF having many botanical names
Sown carly and September proving cool and
damp, it furnishes iuxuriant grazing from
October first till May. If the fall be dry and
warm, the seed remain in the ground and
spring up as soon As the season fayors | saw
to-day, two lots Of this gras. lzown last OF Feb
ruary,1 just seeding. 1t is q beautiful, tender,
toothsome, and valuable winter grass.
ID. L. PHAREs
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-07-02
We Want 8 Seaport City in Missis-
sippi.

I The Sena1obia Express, in q leading and
well written article, after the return of its edi-
tor from the Press Convention at Pa=eagoula,
among other things, saws:
The towns OF Bay ST. Louis. Pass Christian.
Biloxi, Mississippi City, and Pascagoula are
all situated Immediately on the Gulf, and are
already places Of more importance than
We had been led 10 believe, and they all
show signs OF thrift and prosperity. They
range in population from one thousand TO
three thousand souls, and the residences and
churches indicate cultured people. II l. d
foregone conclusion that Central Mississippi
must be split open by a railroad connecting
the up country and the Gull. The northern
terminus Of the road l. already fixed at Rap
lev. and the southern must be either at Pas
cagouia or Mississippi City. The immense
wealth hidden away in our extensive
pine forests in the interior must have
an outlet. and he who has the patience TO
precedence To know where to invest has now
the germ of 4 fortune in his hands. We
want seaport city in Mississippi-we have
the trafflc 70 build II up and maintain H. and
our prophecy Is that our children viii vet see
ARISE ont 81 the foam of the Gulf a queenlv
that shall rival in all things that
% TO make city truly great, the wonderful
resent city which owes Its chief vitality to
he wealth poured into it from Mississippi's (
critic fields. The legislation OF the State has I
already taken head IN this direction. and he /
who shall bring 10 bear upon MS contempora-
les that influence which shall secure the early
Of the railroad above mentioned
VIII WIN Tor himself i'm perishable renown, and
'roye his right To rank among the great men
i his age. We made special inquiries as to
be health OF this favored region. \ skilIful
nj learned physician OF PascagouIa told Us
1At lung complaints were unknown, maiariaI
lsease- rare; in fact, all that we could learn
" OI,Ss rVatlOn and information convinced ms
lat ia this regard il is certainly highly fav-
-. LDl.Iir,-
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A Paving Business.

The profit Of wool growing in Georgia
Is % per cent. on the capital invested.
Mr.. David Ayers, of Camilla, Georgia.
where snow never falls and the ground
never freezes, and where the original
pine forests are carpeted with native
grass, says his sheep, $500 in number.
cost nm annually II cents per head !;
emp, three pounds of unwashed wool,
which sells at 80 cents per pound, giving
a clear profit of so per- cent. on the
money and labor invested in sheep.
Lands suited to sheep-raising can be
purchased in this section from 81 80 to
$40 per acre, according to locality. Mr..
A. does not feed his sheep at any time
during the year, neither has he intro
tueed the improved breeds, raising only
what Is known as the native sheep.
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AGRICULTURAL.

HE crow destroys more asshopperS
than any other bird. He must. there
fore, be one ofthose blessings in disguise
we hear So much Of
A LITTLE dry sand covered over pota-
toes when they are first put in the Gel
lar will destroy any unpleasant odor they
may have. \ sprinkling Of dry air
Stacked lime will mitigate tendency to
rot.
a COLORADO farmer saws that plant
ing one or two flax seeds in each hill
OF potatoes will keep away the much
dreaded potato-bug Hope some of our
farmers will try the experiment and
give us the result for publication.
A sPRINKLTNG of lime. plaster or sui
phur over the leaves of the strawberry
at the first appearance of the blight is
suggested as Il remedy for this disease.
which has made such sad work with the
foliage of this delicious berry.
HENS do much better when allowed .
free range out of doors than when com
hned. In France it has been found that
with fowls allowed considerable freedom
20 per cent. only of their eggs fail To
hatch; with less freedom 40 per cent
failed, and in close confinement 60 Der
cent. were not Matched.
COLLECT some SCOT from chimney or
stove where wood is used as fuel. put
INTO an old pitcher and pour hot water
upon It. When cool use it TO water
your plants every few days The effect
upon plants Is wonderful in producing
rapid growth of thrifty shoots. with
large thick leaves and great number
of richly. tinted roses.
Corn eobs dipped into molasses and
suspended from limbs in the pJumb
trees has saved many crop ofplumhs
for Moreland farmer. He Mas done /,
this for many years with success. The Il
cureullo will lay his brood into the sweet !
ened corn cob, instead Of the plumbs.
From six to twelve prepared corn cobs /
are sufficient for an ordinary -sized tree. /
THERE is well known farmer living v
near Toronto who, the Toronto Globe r
'ays, is in position to make the follow t
ng proud boast Last year four cows e
IN his farm had eight calves eight n
heep had seventeen lambs one mare a
lad two colts; one goose had two broods b
# goslings, one of nine and the other Il
4 eleven; and lastly, his wife had
wins, boy and girl.
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THE KANSAS EXODUS.
HOW It BEGAN.

+. j. Guernsey To Boston Herald
How did this fever start? The answer
seems ready to hand a year or two ago there
came 70 NIcksDurs Il mulattO, some 70 wears
81 age, named Thomas w. Ravmore He
opened an intelligence office, and made it his
principal business to induce Alabama negroes
20 come to Mississippi. Some eight months
ago, It Is said that a railroad company. whose
line runs from =. Louis into Kansas. not the
Missouri Pacific furnished Ravmore with
maps and gaudIiy colored circulars, giving
eloquent descriptions of Kansas These cir
cu!ars were headed with these words "Show
this TO no White Man" The negroes who
are rec NasOns III their way, kept the circu-
lar. dark The colored preachers got excited,
and began to preach Going to kanzy." From
TINS slight flame came the couiiagration One
Ot the circulars merits description. 1t gives
q gaudy picture Of the 'Colored Mans Home
IN kansas The colored pater familias is
seated In the rocking-chair on the vcranda OF
MS exquisite stone cottage, reading the Tri-
pune. The sun, huge and golden Is indo- /
lentIy pIllowlng Itself on rosy cloud in the /
Western horizon. Through the lace curtains
81 the parlor windows may be seen the col /
ored mater-familias languidly reclining ON a /
5ola, listening 10 the music elected from the .
piano by Il dusky maiden whose slender
fingers sweep the keyboard. To one side OF
he cottage IS grove which may be seen some
inc deer. Turkeys fly by at easy range The
.orn Is growing high and iuxuriant 1t is
he dream of an idealist, but to Southern
'ambo it was ode truf fer sho" The exodus
dea is not dead, All through the South, and
specially in the Mississippi Valley, the col !
red people are quietly discussing a future ]
md mlghtler exodus. The return OF home !
lex and Disguised emigrants has an effect in ,
heir imnediate neighborhood; but let boat
G sent down the river to take away negroes, !
nd the excitement would be renewed ten-fold
here is little reason in this exodus move
tent. The practical side is not looked at by
y average negro. He is ready for "skur-
on at any time and to any place
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THE NEGRO EXODUS.
Have White Employers any Rights Which
Black Employees are Bound
to Respect.
Frnm the New York World ]

From the New York World
Is it not strange that in all the dis
cussions Of the negro exodus BY tbs
public press and in public meetings, not
a word has been said Of the rights and
wrongs Of those In the South why en-
plov negro labor? That this sudden
movement has resulted in the financial
ruin of many Of the latter class the fol
lowing case, among many which l could
cite, will clearly SHOW.
! During the month Of March. Mr..
Alfred Bates. OF Missouri. came to this
county, leased cotton plantation and
paid a rent therefor =, 900. The land
being fertile he readily found freedmen
who contracted with him TO work the
pace on shares. But before wheel
could be turned" he had to invest 81, 500
in mules, implements, forage and pro-
visions. His tenants worked cheerfullv
and well up TO the lst Of May. About
that time they heard of Kansas and OF
all the Injuries and blessings which
were there awaiting every darkey, with
out money and without price. On the
night Of May 10, every tenant Mr..
Bates had, but four, moved out to the
river bank and departed on a passing
boat for Kansas. He reached the landing
Just in time to prevent their taking with
them five of his mules
Ii Mr.. Bates i fortunate he may save
81 900 Of his 81, 800 Investment. AS
he suffered, so have hundreds OF others
in a greater or less degree. Now these (
freedmen neither had nor pretended 10
have any cause for breaking their con- /
tracts with Mr. Bates except their con
5lctlon that Kansas was dc promised .
land
have talked with a great number of
these emigrants and not one Of them
that he was going because
he was denied his rights before the law
n at the ballot-box. Negro politicians
ak about the negro being intimidated
md bulldozed, bat the field-hand never
mentions such a thing, because there is
lothing whatever In the conduct of the
White people Of this part of Mississippi
o make him him think OF it.
The Negroes right to emigrate no one
ere disputes. There never has been
he slightest opposition to those going
tho were not under contract to stay
0ntracts such as white men the world
yer abide by or are denounced and
finished for breaking.
1t is with men here, without regard
. race, as it is everywhere else. Those
no are sober, Industrious and frugal
IN keep their noses off the grindstone.
hose who are otherwise cannot. The c
edit system and his love Of whiskey
'e the prime causes Of the negro's pow
'ty and discomfort. | have known a
egro give % cents for a pint Of whis-
~, which % cents would have paid for
peck Of meal for which he gave 10
nts on credit. In conclusion / will
y that this unfortunate infatuation
pears to have run its course We
re y see a negro leaving for Kansas
w. Many are returning, and many
)re are writing back to their friends
: money to return with. r.
A. j. GILKEY.
DUNcANsBY, lssaquena county, Miss
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Where Agricultural Colleges Fail.

Wallace's Monthly.l
1t may be granted that in strictly
technical view these colleges were estab-
lished with the prime object in view, of
teaching boys the science of farming ::
but to accomplish this, it is pre-requis-
lite III the very nature Of things, that
men should be posted in the aforesaid
science, before they can teach bows.
10th as we always are, to acknowledge
ourselves ignorant, vet having made
honest efforts to acquire the rudiments
of the science Of breeding, feeding and
selecting cattle, and hunted in vain for
such information through cattle litera-
ture, we are totally at loss to account
tor how college professors are able to
teach this science" to young men, who
are devoting the best years Of their lives
TO acquiring knowledge upon this sub
Iect We know what these young men
would learn on a well-regulated stock
farm that was devoted to buying, or
raising and fattening cattle for market, .
n IN dairy farm, where the farmer
vas dependent upon his dairy for his /
support. They would there learn how /
o do it in that way The principles I
Underlying the ''science" would certain
Y not be explained to them In fact.
PRACTICAL men seldom think there are
NY principles" underlying the BUSH
less of handling cattle. Where then
an the student of beef and butter ac-
uire a thoroughly theoretic knowledge
f these subjects? Can it be done at
ny one Of the fifty odd agricultural
oil IeUpS in the coIIntpv2
If our colleges have any light upon
hese important subjects, they have Ger
ainIy kept it hid undera bushel. Aside
ON teaching boys, we do not believe
viii be disputed that one prime object
| creating these colleges and expert
rental farms, the Legislators had in
lew, that they should be centres of
gricultural science, to which the COM
on farmer, journalist, or other inter-
ted persons, could look for the most
lvanced knowledge upon all subjects
to farm life.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-07-02
For THE CLARION. I
Cotton Seed for Fruit Trees.

Mr.. o. P. Wright enquiries, Whether cot
ton seed will do as feed for apple and peach
trees" Yes and for pear and ounce trees
also. Fruit trees, as well as garden and field
crops, need feeding. Cotton seed encourages
vigorous growth of wood and leaf with
improved size and quality Of fruit. If
not previously killed, the seed should be
ploughed in during winter. Old decaying or
chards may be renovated by the use Of cotton
seed aided by cutting out dead wood, scrap
ing Off MOSES and Hchens, (Which abound
on weak, sickly trees, and furnish protection
10 Insects, and washing thoroughly with
strong soap and water, The whole trunk and
all other infested parts. Borers should be
diligently destroyed and provided against.
H. J.. PHARES