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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-06-13

"Ma, has sister Flory ever travelled
any?" Mo, child, no. sThcu, when
l was gin under the soty Sunday
light, and sister aud Mr.. John come
ia from church aud was a settin' 10
10 the big rockiugcheer, how come her
to say that the incest land she ever
was 10 WAS Lapland?"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
Hanging Doesn't Cure Ii,

81. LOUIS hepuDllCan, ~.
1t is the generally accepted theory that
The certain and severe punishment OF
crimes is the best way Of preventing them,
and that if murderers are remorselessly
hung there will be fewer murders commit
ted. But this theory appears sadly demor.
allied OF late There is growing demand
TOR severe punishment for crime, but crime
fiourishes Notwithstanding. There were
six hangings in the country last Friday,
and every few days we hear of one, gener-
ally that of negro murderer or ravisher
in the south. Yet murders do not abate
They appesr rather to increase. The
criminal classes grow defiant in spite OF
the inexorable penalty that awaits them.
There never was time when horse steal
ing was a more dangerous pastime in Mis-
souri, than now; and yet there never was
more horse stealing going on than now.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
Advantage. of STAYING i'm Bed

Taking an occasional day in bed, simply
Ion account of indisposition, il. however, a
very simple and rudinentary notion of this
glorious institution. Bed is the natural
domicile Of every man:
"In bed we laugh, in bed we cry;
And born in bed, in bed We de-"
Bsvsrd, the French physiologis;, msin-
tained that man is an snimal who exercises
the thinking faculty best in a horizontal
position. Thus, there are high srtistic,
social and Intellectual uses connected with
IN occasional day iu bed, which impera-
lively claim discussion. Brinley, the gre at
engineer, when he was fairly bothered and
puzzled by some tough problem, always
betook himself TO bed until he had solved
it. Most people have a great kindness for
Lord Melbourne, who, under the affec;a.
ton Of frivolity, used to give up Hebrew
and the Fathers and imperturbable good
humor to bear with his wife, Lady Caro-
line, while the pretty Byron terma-
CANT used TO snash the drawing.room
furniture. His intimate friends would find
the Premier calmly taking breakfast in bed,
with letters and dispatches strewed sll over
the Counterpart. The poets have been ter
rible fellows to get out Of bed. i suppose
ii is because the visions of the day and Of
the night sweetly intermingle. The poet
Thomson cultivated laziness as a fine art,
and thought out his poems in bed. Pope
was still worse fellow. When he had a
fit of inspiration on him, he would keep the
servants running about for him all through
the night. he made amends to them by
the plenteousress Of his "vaiis." We take
a later instance Bismarck SAYS, accord
ing to DIR. Busch, 81 was troubled with
varicose veins in 1866 | lay at full
length upon the bed, and had 10 answer
letters of very desperate sort with PEN
Gil" He has given US some of his experi-
ences when lying in bed. "I used to lie
awake full of all sorts of thoughts and
troubles. Then Nsrzin would suddenly
come up before me, perfectly distinct in the
minutest particulars, like a great picture,
with even all its colors fresh-the green
trees, the sunshine on the streams, the blue
sky above. | saw every individual there.
struggled TO shake the thing of, and
when at last | ceased to see it, other things
came in-reports, notes, dispatches, ard SO
on; but fell over about morning" Bis
marck at Versailles used to lie in bed a
great deal, "because he cannot keep him
self reasonably warm in any other way"
| sympathize with Bismarck. Accept,
Prince, the marks Of my most distinguished
C Consideration.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
supper Mt Pekin.

The repsst was charming. What dishes,
bowls, and plates there were, Birds'-nts,
soup, shsrks'-fn soup, chicken-broth, lap,
wings-eggs soup. and countless other dishes,
all cooked to perfection, from the fish, with
sharp sauce, to the apricot-kernel milk, and
the sweet salad of young radish tops
Lou,alou offered me. with his chop-Fticks, a
piece of roast duck. / reciprocsted the
politeness by taking now from the dish,
now from my plate, pieces of fowl or pork,
and placing them on his. "a preserved
Canton orange for Miss Perfuned Jade" a
wa;er-chestuut for another lady, for each
guest, if he wishes to be polite, must pass
half mis- time in heaping up his neighbors'
plates with different kinds of food, and
accepting, with many itching, tching," or
''touo shie," all that is offered him in re-
turn
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29

succ-asful deciphering of the cuneiform
alphabet in Assyria and the hieroglyphics
in Egypt have corroborated, explained,
and, 20 to speak, drawn out in full and
clear historical lines, much which hitherto
stood veIied in a mythical clair obscure. 1t
would be easy from the present volume to
extract long list of striking examples, but
two will sufice to give an idea Of what q
competent revision now is enabled TO do.
Thu, We read in Judges xv., 10: But
God clave hollow place that was in the
Jaw, and there came water tEereout," but
the passage should read: But God clsve
hollow place thai is in Lehi for,
though Iehi means a Jaw. "the jaw" here
IL the name of place. Or in Habakkuk IL,
self with thick clay" But the word here
tran. lated with "thick clay" means
"pledges," or goods taken in pledge by an
extortionate creditor, and the passage refers
to the exceedingly kind regard which the
Mossic law took to the poor who we're com.
pelled to make loan. In this manner
there are numerous passages which the
trapslators of King James Bible we're un-
able to understand, and where they were
compelled to confine themselves TO guess
work, but which now stand ont with q
clear and striking meaning; and it cannot
for one moment be doubted thst, whereso.
ever IN the Bible such improvements can
be IN sde in the translation, they ought to
be made.
II must not be imagined, however, that
the committee has gone 10 work to intro
duoe such improvements in our Bible with
anything like the jly of a novelty-seeker
On the contrary, Timothy Dwight opens his
essay on the true conservatism in respect to
chsng5s in the English text by saying
"Tbe authorized English vsrsion Of the
New Testament and the Greek text on
| which 1t was founded have attained sort
| of independen, existence Of their own
They have been accepted for so many gen
eratiors as TIE true original and the aocu
rate translation Of the sacred hooks, that to
| mulutud,s of persons, both in England and
| Amt rics, there seems to be no doubt that
they, and they only, are the Word Of God,
and throughout the whole book We tind
evidence that every change will be made
almost with feeling OF reluctance and
with the earnest determination that the re.
vision, though aiming at the closest possi
bic approach to the truth, shall make the
least possible disturbance in that which
stsrds. 1t il a very grave matter to touch
wo-ds which through centuries have borne
the Joys and sorrows, the deepest desPairi
and the highest aspirations, OF millions oi
men When such words are mere human
| fahric-for instance, national song-any
change in them il, generally, found lmpos-
sible, even though the words themselves
NAV be yery nearly meaningless. But wher
the words are the Word Of God, every othel
regard must, of course, finally give way for
that to truth and purity.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
Mrs. SENATOR SPRAGTE.
4 Washington Court tngaiiantly De
ciies Her Il Legal NOnentity.

ciies Her Il Legal NOnentity-
Washington start
A case Of peculiar interest was decided in
the Circuit Court in the District of Colum-
bia on Wednesday. The plaintiff, Mr..
Alex. Gardner, by direction of the defend
ant, Mrs. Senator Sprague, daughter OF the
late Chief Justice Chase, made a series Of
photographs of the library OF her father,
aud the commission of President Lincoln to
her father, all OF which met her approval,
according to the testimony Of plaintiff 3
Witnesses. The plea set up for not paying
for the photographs is that che is married
woman and had no separate estate. The
distinguished defendant came into court at
tended by General Sherman, and on taking
the stand made answer TO her counsel that
she wss a married woman and did not own
any real estate. On cross ex animation sepa-
rate estate was explained to her to be the es-
tate either personal or real which she had In
heri ed from her father and owned apart and
indepeud. nj OF her husband Senator Sprague,
and she again stated that she owned no
separate e-tste in this District. Counsel
for plaintiff then produced in evidence the
will of the late Chief Justice as recorded,
which passed only the personally, the will
being faulty on account OF being Improperly
witnessed. The account OF the personally
showed over s90, 900, which was the separate
property OF defendant and her sister, Mrs.
Hoyt. The testimony of defendant, it is
said, should have been given before Con-
gress passed the act exempting Edgewood
from payment OF taxes, ss in the face Of
her own testimony that she did not own
separate estate in this District, that body
would hardly have exempted the property
as Governor .Sprague was a nonentity in
law, and as matter Of course the plaintiff
lost his suit. That lucky lawyer, Mr..
Richard 7. Merrick, appeared for the dis
ting uished lady.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29

preachers mind. He takes passage for q
text, and then probably passes on to some
cognate passages as he proceeds. Begin
ming with the soft, low voice of his people,
he soon warns, and often uses much gesture
and eager rhetoric; but one of his strong
points, IS it is of the old Buddhist sermons.
is his power Of illustration. To take an
example OF two only from the sermons /
heard. Speaking of the impatience of the
Christian under trial: "Summer and win
ter are each hard to bear; but they are
soon over, and we take them as they come.
Let us all take trial az one of Gods sea-
aons, and believe il is only for a season"
OF faith and works: "a hawk and crow"
(,he two common birds here, and the former
the model OF the Japanese kIte), "a hawk
and a crow, you know, can fly away when
they hsve two wings. And if one wing be
manned or shot of, the bird tiutters to the
ground and cannot fiv. We also have two
wings on which to fy to heaven; the one
is faith and the other works. But We can
only fly thither with two; and if We try
with one We fall to the gro und, and fiutter
and crawl there ike MANNED bind" OF
the hopes OF heaven: "When you fly a
kite" Ia universal amusement in Japan,
If you tie the string to one place the kite
will fall; if to another, it will whirl and
tumble unsteadily in the air, but never
mount; II to another, il will ri-e little
way, and then flltter and begin to descend
but if to the right spot, it will soar into the
sky. So, II We tie our hopes to anything
earthly, they come to nothing, though they
sometimes seem, by our affections and aspi-
rations, 10 mount unsteadily for 3 little
space; but when We tie them to heaven
they soar into the sky, ard dszzle Us with
the sunshine Of God"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29

The Presbyterian general assembly in
session at Saratoga has received and refer
red resolution offered by layman con-
demnipg the playhouse. 1t was sought to
tack upon it an amendment condemning
also the operas, but the amendment was
tabled, the assembly seeming to discern
some difference between, cay, Camille"
and 'Travista," the latter being the lyric
version of the former. The Presbytery is
reminded by secular observer that al.
the plays in all the we'll reputed play
houses in New York and Brooklyn during
the past two months have not done a tithe
of harm TO public morals, religion, or
Presbyterianism that has been inflicted up,
on all three by the remarkable spectacle
inst Withdrawn from the boards of the
Brooklyn presbytery."
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
MINISTER'S FREAKS.
He EXHIBITS Good Taste But BAD
Morals.
portland (Me.) Press

Portland (Me,) Press.
In the fall OF last year a man styling
himself the Rev. Mr.. Stedman presented
himself as a candidate for the vacant pulpit
OF the Baptist Church in Dover, Piscataquis
County, in this State. His address was
pleasing, his sermon remarkable for depth Of
thought and beauty of diction. So remark
able were they in fac: that the descons
thought it would be useless to give him
a call, as they supposed the salary which a
man OF his apparent talent would demand
would be utterly beyond the means of the
parish to pay. FINALLY, however they
decided to give him a call and on doing so
were good deal surprised to end that his
demands in the way of salary where very
moderate. Mutually satisfactory arrange
ments were soon effected, and Mr.. Stedmsn
was permanently seit'e1. He told the
deacons that he was married, and that his
wife was . fine musician, and that she
would be willing to play the organ. The
deacons were delighted for thus would be
saved 500 which had been paid for an Or
ganist. Soon after matters were settled Mr..
Stedman left town for the purpose of
bringing his wife back with him. A few
days after he had departed the church was
saddened by tine receipt of dispatch
stating that their pastors wife had been
thrown form q carriage at Bath and fatally
injured. The notice Of her death soon
after appeared in the Bangor Commercial,
and shortly after Mr.. Stedman returned, a
very eorrowful man. He did not mourn
long, however, for few months later he
married young lady of Dover of most
respectable connections. Matters ran
along swimmingly, and the pastor was
more popular than ever, until one day
member Of the church was struck with the
similarity between Mr.. Stedman's ser
mons and those Of the Rev. DR.. Storrs, of
BROOKLYN. An examination of come PRINTED
sermons of DR.. Storrs was then made and
it was discovered that all the sermons by
which Mr.. Stedman had 30 impressed the
Dover people were stolen bodily from the
noted Brt oilyn divine. Last week, while
the Methodist Conference was in session
the Bsp.ists appointed a committee to
wait upon the conference delegate from
Georgetown, where Mr.. Sndman said he
had preached before coming to Dover and
it was found that Mr.. stedman had
preached there but twics,, and that he had
never been ordained at all. The above
allegations are condensed from the Bangor
Commercial, bun We understand that Mr..
Etedman denies all of them that ref ct un-
favorably on his character,
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
When They Received Orders TO Move
Out They Went.

1t seems after all the noise and blus:er
that the troops will have no trouble in
staying the human tide that few weeks
ago thre ened to overflow the Indian ter
ritory. 1t appears indeed that settlement
of considerable extent had been laid out be-
fore the soldiers reached the place selected
10y the colonists for the capital city.
Foundations had been prepared for fifiy or
sixty houses, and some of the settlers were
preparing for crops. When they received
orders to move out, however, they went
without any attempt at resistance. 1t is
understood that the military force in that
section is amply sufficient to enforce the
laws and keep out intruders. If the terri
tory is to be opened to the civilization OF
the whites, it must be done by law and in q
manner that will protect the rights OF the
Indians.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29

Dr.. LiIienthal recently stepped into 8
school room during a recitation in geogrs
ply, and was invited by the teacher to ask
the class few questions. He cou.Ieously
complied.
"Whst is the capital of Michigan
Lansing" was the prompt answer.
What is the largest city in Michigan ??
"Detroit."
Where is the great University of Michi-
gan locsted?'
AT Ann Arbor."
"What is the capital Of Penney lvanis p
Harrisburg"
"What is the largest city Of Pennsylva-
nia?"
"Philadelphia"
1What building is there in Philsde lphis
that is dear to the heart of every patriotic
American citizen"
That was poser. The class ~astroubled
but made no answer. The Doctor repeated
the question.
IL know" said little fellow On a back
seat, rs he stretched up his arm to its full
length.
Tell us what it is, then, my boy" said
the Doctor.
"The Mint" was the confident answer.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
uydrOphOhia Cured by Inhalation Of
Oxygen

A well attested cure of q genuine case Of
hydrophobia is just now occupying some
attention among medical gentlemen in
Paris. 1t seems that little girl twelve
years old was bitten on the hand by rsbid
dog. The wound was cauterized and healed
in a few days. About a fortnight afterward
symptoms of hydrophobis were observed.
Two Russian physicians, Drs. Schmidt and
Ledeben were called in and they made the
little patient inhale three cubic feet of oxy-
gen. This treatment, in the course of an
bour and a half, gave entire relief, all
symptoms OF hydrophobia disappearing and
the child being perfectly quiet. On the
next day, but one, however, the malady re
turned with all its distressing charac:eris-
istics. 4 fresh inhalstion of oxygen was
tried and at the end Of forty-fve minutes
the attack subsided never to return. The
child was cured
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29

lining. Every packer takes care to get
through the importer, regular supplies OF
Chinese grass twine, in order to carry out
the deception. When Chinsse labor is re-
puted to be go sharp, it strikes one SIS sim
Rular that no Chinaman learns from the tea
packer. Possibly John Chinsman might
learn too much, and, going back TO Hong
Kong, might give his country q wrinkle.
The packers business is thriving one. No
one ever sees tes-psckers in the line Of
baukrupts. The fraternity of mixers would
not let them fall. Besides, they run no
risk, not even that of detection. Employes
once engaged are never dismissed and
then, as they declare, they sre rot adult
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
Wasting a GoIden Opportunity

- An old woman halted financier on the
street. and invited his contribution toward
relieving her necessities on the ground that
she was a widow with sixteen disaoIute or
phans. ''How many? 2" said the finsncier.
sixteen, your honor" replied the woman.
"Then what are you begging for ?" said he,
Indignantly; why don't you and your six
teen children go and take 500 each and
stand in the line at the postoffe and take
out certificate. D5zens OF people have to
hire clerks, or telegraph boys, or other re-
peaters, and here you are with sixteen
Children whole fortune-begging on the
streets. LIS an imposition on the public,
and neglecting of the good gifts Heaven
has given to you-that's what it is"
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
SIMMER AND WINTER
TBy W. F. Snyth-l

by W. II -liis Nh-I
In the mellow month ofJune
When the tawny thrushes sing,
And the yellow cows ips spring
From the meadows by the brooks,
When in dusky forest nooksr
Elm huntsmen wind the hon
nd the ciover.scented nom
Riprns into cloudles- noon
Then ] love TO be alone
In tie grass on some cool hill,
while the meadow larks all shriIl
Life IL music" Care and pain
Fare but Ill in summers reign.
Wren the hills are wrapped in sheets,
When the snow whirls on the ieas,
And the ICy fingered trees
sparkle ia the moon > cold light.
When the CLOUDS in the long night
Wave a IL Tor the cead year,
Aud Ih- Keen wind hUrls its spear
r.. hr II ~. ~ Que IL meets
TnSn my heart Is never sad,
For / think OF DretZyrp ing,
ard the joys Tn I ~ will bring
0f the robins on the lawns
Piping IN the dewy dawns.
-lScTibHeT for June.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
Supremacy of Mind Over Natter.
louisville Courier-Journal

Louisville Courier-Journsl
In contrivsrce, in machinstion, in cool
deliberate rascslity, the politicians Of the
Democratic party are no match for the pol
ilicians Of the Republican party.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
David Davis and hi. Big Boom


An exchange heartlessly remarks that
"Tilden's boom is not 20 large since David
Davis name was sounded" Every body
knows Davis sports the largest boom now
in use in the Democratic service. His iib
is prodIgious, and his stern sheets alone
equal all the sail Tilden can carry.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
The Thinnest Thing on Record

The Kansas City Times is evidently tir-
ing Of Carpenter and the Oklahoma busi-
ness, as, comparing Moses ard Carpenter,
it says: "The Lord took Moses-,he devil
take Carpenter" The Indian Territory
campaign Of the Times is the thinnest thing
on -ecord
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
DapGer OF Failing Apart.

There are indications that the Demo
cratic party will not hold together on the
new silver bill. A split would be disas-
trous, for in that event the sole purpose Of
the bill will be defeated. II is intended
merely to furnish material tw . big boon
in the coming csnpaiep.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
PICKLES

Rose & BiacSEc,,'5...-.. %
ca 4 PeTrIn's SAUCES, and E.rr's
IOmat-- .ssup.
ysv Sugar = red Ham. nscos
Shoulder aEr 'TeakfzSt Bacon.
Choits I red Eeef.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29

The Japanese are great sermon hearerr,
even when heathen, and the sermons Of
some Of their own priests are Justly cele-
beated. The sermon = irregular in form
rank and nns11ic, but npe unstudid,
- - 49, atAas bses h IL
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
Barnett Extracts Wa
rautrd Eure.

he money an any other br
allOn, - cen ,One gallon Jazz
bought o. rs not being ~ goo,
money will be refunded Good
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29

.oUse in the State. Prepared
$. 81 IS. White Lime, Plaster
d as represented, can be re-
is delivered " Fort Leoveu-
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
LARGEST TACHEAPEST
CASH RETAIL GROCERY HOUSE IN KANSAS.

1t he wonder of all how Gordon Brother sell groceries such LOW PRICES
Mixed Pickles White and Friday
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
sTAECE


Better Goods and more for
Mustard, for lot. ~ cents, half
Paris and Cement. Any goods
turned at our expense and the
worth free OF charge
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
FLOUR, NEAL, AND
RI AK.
BuckvheAi -Four and hcltsd cor
New Capuod Eruftss
YEAST POWDERS.

HarrOp's- 2d;u
SeSEies --.....s..--...4o 10, % -
. ibs Ds.ght's Taking Soda. Is
BASEETS.
Farmer '=ec. Iarket, lsurtT,
C'iidTSa'S srt7t ri clothes
a.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
.JEI.Y.TER.

IzTzssi assortment svss ks0e d
cry. ci Tie very choices.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-05-29
COFFEE.

81 lbs very best Rio Co6ss. 10
81" best o. G. Java,...... 10
AZ " Mocha { offee II
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-21
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY JANUARY a. 1879

OF business men to enter into larger opera
tions, land that the capitalists. instead Of
locking up their money, are seeking avenues
for lis Investment. Real estate Ia looking up
and beginning TO assume an appreeative
value. AS straw showing which way the
wind T. blowing, the Bulletin announces the
area In New York city between Eighty eighth
and Ninety streets and Third Avenue
and the East river ls to be improved by the
erection Of 400 houses. It also finds that new
foreign markets are sending for our domestic
goods; that our exports largely exceed our
imports, with the prospect OF still greater I'm
provement In the future; that our railroad
business is constantly being en-
Iarged: that immigration Is increasing
and that the extent Of land under
cultivation this year will be larger than ever
before. The Boston Journal, In n very ex-
barstive article illustrating the Increase OF
production growing out of the increase Of
consumption rs the result of low prices, also
presents some very interesting statistics, AS
the prices Of products and Of labor havs now
reached very low notch the increase Of pro
ducttpn has commenced tn almost every 1T
reptlon. In 1877 the amount OF money spent
IN new buildings In New York was estimated
ut $ig.000,000. Last year the low prices Of
labor and material Increased this sum to sts,-
100000, and this year IL is estimated that II
will reach S250ODoOO and q corresponding in
crease hold good In other large cities.