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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-05-03
The Creeds Of the Bells.

How sweet the chime of the Sabbath
bells
Each one Its creed In music tells,
Its tones that float upon the air,
AS soft as song, as pure IA prayer.
And will put in simple rhyme
The language Of the golden chime;
My happy heart with rapture swells
Responsive TO the bells, sweet bells.
ain deeds Of love excel excel ~
Chimed out from ivied towers n bell;
"This Is the church not built on sands,
Emblem of one not built with hands;
Its form and sacred rites revere.
Come worship here come worship here
In rituals and faith excel :"
Chimed out the Episcopalian bell.
80 heed the ancient landmarks well! !"
In solemn tones exclaimed Il belt;
mo progress made by mortal man
Can change the Just eternal plan;
With God their can be nothing new;
Ignore the false, embrace the true.
While all Is well Is well Is we'll"
Pcaled out the good old Dutch church
80 swell yc purifying waters, swellw
In mellow tone rang.out Il bell,
Though faith alone in Christ can save,
Man must be plunged beneath the wave,
To show the world unfaltcring faith
In what the sacred Scriptures saith;
o swell yc rialng waters, swclw
Pcalcd out the clcar-t0ncd Baptist bell.
"N0t faith alone, but works as we'll,
Must test the soul ~ said Il soft bell;
"Comc here and east aside your load,
And work your way along the road.
With faith In God, and faith In man,
And hope in Christ, where hope began
10 well do well do well do well 20
Rang out the Unitarian bell.
Farewell farewell! base world fare
well !"
In touching tones exclaimed bell;
Life Is n boon to mortals given,
To fit the soul for bliss in Heaven;
DO not invoke the aYcnglng rod
Come here and learn the way TO God:
Shy TO the world, Farewell FAREWELL"
Poalcd forth the Presbyterian bell.
"'ro all the truth we tell we tell!
Shouted in ccstacles u bell.
"Come all yc weary wanderers, see.
Our Lord has made salvation frccl
Repent, believe, have faith, and then
BE saved, and praise the Lord-Amen.
5alvation's free, we tell we tell! !"
Shouted the Mcdthodistlc bell.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-05-03
BRANDY AND BRAINS.

From Ohio comes Il capital story which
all who love a good joke will relish,
whatever they may think of teetotalism
or the tricks of scurvy political mounte-
banks to make capital ont of pretended
zeal for Temperance. A teototal lee
turer led of rs follows:
can OF those who in youth acquire a
habit of drinking whisky, ut tho age of
forty will be total abstainers or drunk
ards. No one can Use whisky with mod
Grafton. II there Is a single person In
the audience whose experience disputes
this, let him now make IL known. Twill
account for 1t or acknowledge that | am
mistaken"
A tall, large man arose, and folding
his arms in n digniiled manner across his
breast said, distinctly:
81 offer myself MS one whose own cx-
pcrlcncc contradicts your statement"
Are you n moderate drlnker?" asked
the Judge.
az am"
GLOW long have you been drinking in
moderation 7"
Forty years"
"Aud were never intoxlcatcd?"
"Ncyer."
"Wcll," remarked the judge, scanning
his subject from head to foot, "yours Is u
singular case, yet think II h easily ne
counted for. nm reminded by II of n
llttlo story. a negro man with II loaf Of
bread and flask Of whisky, sat down to
dine by the bank of Il clear stream. In
breaking the bread some of the crumbs
dropped Into the water. These were ca
gcrly seized aud eaten by the fish. The
circumstance suggested to the darkcy The
idea OF dipping the bread IN the whisky
aud feeding II to them, lie tried It. Ii
worked we'll. Some of the iish utc of II,
became drunk, and llontcd hclplcssly on
the water, In this way he easily caught
number. But IN the stream was large
fish, very unlike the rest. II parlook
freely Of the bread and whisky without
my pcrccptihlc effect. II was shy of cv-
cry effort OF the dnrkey 10 take It. lie
resolved to have II ut all hazards, that he
might learn It's name and nature. lie
procured u not, and after much effort
caught II, carried II to u negro, aud ask
cd his ophlon Of the matter. The other
surveyed the wonder moment aud
then sad
"Sambo, ! understand dls cnsr. Dnt
fsh Is mullct-hcad, II mint got any
brains"
"ln other words" sOid the judge, "al-
chohol affects only the brain, and. Of
conrsc those having none may drink with
impunlty."
The storm of laughter that followed,
drove the forty years moderate drnkcr
suddenly from the house.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-05-03

1874. ESTABLISHED 1858
SOUTH WEST VIRGINIA
IRON WORKS.
With increased facilities we arc now
prepared to offer the public
all kinds of
Castings and machinery
Having, perhaps, the largest assort-
ment of patterns in this part of the
State; MILLING MACHINERY, CIR
CULAR SAW MILLS, MINING AND
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY,
PUMPS, CRUsHERS &c. We
have the latest patterns and
most improved PLOws, CAST
WROUGHT AND STEEL Of
the latest patterns and i'm
prOvements, and give
special attention 10 this
part Of the business.
We have the agency for the sale OF
STEAM ENGINES from to so horse
power, Burr Stones, Boiling Cloths,
&c.
A second hand Wool ARDING
MACHINE and Poker in good
order, for sale, also pair
Portable Mill Burr
Stones.
J. B. BARRETT & CO.,
March II. ls70--.f Wvtheville.V
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-05-03
Homestead for Sale
NEAR 4ENHAM'S MILL.


/ offer for sale at low price 100
acres Of good land, finely timbered,
and with good double log dwelling
and all necessary out.housea, fencing
fair and nearly half the land in cult
walton. The timber alone will be
worth the cost of the farm, which il
remarkably well watered The. Ioca-
ton IL In sight of Beuham's Mill and
on the public rond, not more than Que
mile from the site Of the Rich Valley
Depot on the n. q. Il II A bargain
can be had 10y application to me or by
referring to | G, Fowler. ] will sell
20 or more acres or the whole tract.
J. 7. HANBY
Mon gomcry Va.
marchl51.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01
cheap Postage.

The Postmaster General is consider
ed the special preventative of New
York in the Cabinet Before he was
appointed be stated publicly that be
desired appointment because, being
familiar with the commercial needs of
New York, he would be able to do
much to secure for that city more
frequent, say half hour, deliveries aud
cheaper postage.
The New York Herald Shen Mr
James was appointed, notified him that
New York expected him 10 10 his duty,
which, it explained, consisted 10 dimiu
ishing the expense of the far Western
and Southern routes, aud comforting
greater privileges than ever on the
American metropolis
10 its issue of Wednesday the Her
aid returns to the subject, saying:
While we recognize the Propriety Of
imposing upon the country the expense
Of routes u New Mexico a1d Arizona,
and in no way complain of he burden
Oh the Treasury which the maintenance
of those postal privileges imposes. we
think the great cities like New York,
Bo.ton. Philadelphia and Chicago.
which pay the Government large
revenue upon the postal service, shou j
have special facilities. There -hou d
be frequent deliveries. particularly Of
papers and books; there should be a
penny postage for towns and aot more
than a two cent postage for the coun
try -
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01
CURIOUS FACTS
In Connection with the Pop
uIatIOn of the Quilted states.
From COvingtOu Commonwealth

From Covington Commonwealth.
Our people read of the heavy immi-
grafton to this country with different
emotions. The most Of "a hail it a
good thiog, as adding 20 the wealth,
strength and prosperity of the country.
There are others o0d people, with
narrow yiews-who fear the foreign
invasion will change the moral and
religious status of affairs aud, especial
ly. upset the proper (Puritanical) OBJ
servance of Sunday.
Now, it is a curious fact, as is con-
cusively shown by Census Bulletin
No. "a, that great as has been the
number of arrivals from foreign couu-
tries in the last decade. taking the
States together tie naGoe increase has
gained upon foreign Immigration.
10 twelve States aud Territories for
eign immigration has gained upon the
native increase. Curiously enough. 10
this list there are four of the New Fog
land States - Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and Rhode Island
not because the influx of foreigners
has been unusually large, but because
the laws of God aud man are violated
by the sative born to prevent the nat
ural increase.
10 the remaining tbirty-one States
aud Territories the natural increase
has so largely gained upon foreign i'm
migration that. taking all the States
and Territories together, there is az
excess of natural increase
The fact ought to allay the fears of
our overly good people This country
will adopt foreign manners aud Gus.
toms only to the extent that they are
proper aud reasonable, and an improve
ment upon our own old habits and
customs.
In Kentucky the entire population
is CAS- 708. OF this number 59.47I
are OF foreign birth The number of
foreign born to 100 600 native is 3.742
On the basis of 100. 900 native the de-
crease of foreign immigration was ,299
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01
The winter wheat Crop.

The recent great stor ms prevailing
in the wheat. growing region OF the
country have caused considerable anz-
ietv about the winter wheat crop.
The Bureau of Agriculture Is in receipt
IF numerous inquiries for information
on the subject, but have none TO give,
for the reason that the reports received
at the Bureau up to the present time
were made out previous to the recent
storms The Bureau will not issue a
report till April is. That report will
.bov the acreage and condition up to
and including The lst of April. The
reports received up to date are general
10 favorable, and. if the recent storms
have not seriously injured the crop,
The yield will 90 doubt fully equal that
OF last year.
Ofeourse there can be 90 comparison
hatveeu the condition OF the crop Oh
The first of April last year aud IFS
condition to be reported on the first
oroximo. but it il thought that the
resent condition of the crop is fully
"a favorable as that OF 1879 on April l
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01

The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
K. Warren, whose SER Gus illness the
News announced few days since, died
last evening shortly before Z o'clock.
heyser, the little deceased. was aged
about 8 years, and very bright child.
His death is a sad affection to the fond
parents, and they have the deepest
sympathy of all friends and acquaiut,
snees. This Is the second death in
this family within the past few months,
aud as both have occurred while the
father was necessarily detained from
the city the affection is the sevsrer to
him. The remains OF little Keyser
will be taken to Fulton for intermens
in the family burying grounds near
tn place, beside others of the family
VINO have preceded him to the ''other
side of the Jordan. "-Paducah News.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01
The winner Hvnea, Gran.
TNashington Post. 28d.l

ashi1gton Post, 23d-1
The severe storms recently prevail.
ius in the wheat growing region of the
coantry causes considerable anxiety
concerning the chances of the wheat
crop, and lie Bureau of Agrieu lure
is in receipt of numerous inquiries on
the subject There is no Inform alton
to give, h0tsever, for the reasos that
the reports received at the bureau s2
to this time were made out previoas II
the late tempestuous weather The
bureau will issue 90 report until the
18th of April. That report will show
the acreage and coDditioa Of the crop
up to and including me lst of April
The reports thus far received are
generally encouraging, and unless the
recent SHOWS and rains and freezes
have seriously Injured the crop the
yield will, 20 doubt, be fully equal TO
that of last year OF course, there can
be no comparison between the eOndi
ton of the crop on the lst Of April
1880. and its condition to be reported
on the 1st prex, but it is thought that
the outlook will compare favorably
with that of 1879
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01
The HsOrIds Fair

It vas expected that when Gen.
Grant was made PRECEDENT of the New
York Worlds Fair Associa ton its en-
terprise would boom right along:
but the boom has been so entirely iu>
visible Grant has resigned, aud his
resignation has been accepted with
alscrity by the Association. so many
viewed the enterprise as tail to Grants
third term kite for 1884. who would
have nothing to do with it in conse
quence, it was doomed to an ignomin
ious failure unless a change was effect-
ed at the head of the organization
Now it will probably go ahead all right
and prove a great success.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01
ACorner In women

New I ork Herald.
Contrary to expectation and preced
ent new census shows that IN this
country the ruder sex outnumbers the
gertler to the extent OF nearly mill
iou. 1t is to be. sincerely hoped that
nobody will say, "Wbat are you going
to do about III" for this is maDitestly
one of the cases 10 which there is really
nothing that can be done, except to
feel uncomfortable, for the condition is
not merely accidental and temporary;
it promises to be permanent. for the
discouragiug incorporation is not sim
ply between adults of the two sexes.
but includes the entire population all
the way from extreme age down to the
cradle, and this in spite of all that
Mormons and other agencies for the
importation of domestic servants have
done to make the balance even. It,
therefore, stands TO reason that not
only is the genus old maid doomed to
speedy extinction. but also that nearly
a million Of the young meu OF America
will have to 90 wifeless unless each
can raise the price of ticket 10 Eu-
rope and two tickets back.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01
a ship Canal across C,o..
New York wOrld.l


Now that the Philadel phia can;,.,;.,.
who are about 10 re claim the immo,se
tracts of land in the State of PIor;aa
known as the Everglades baya oom
pleted their contract with that S,.,s IL
is no longer secret that one of n.
main features of the gigantic scheme is
the building of ship canal across the
State of Florida. This Is apart from
and 10 addition TO their sehena of
recIaimiug II 100000 acres &c the
richest land in the world south Of the
FROST belt 1t is well known rat a
number of New York capitalists have
been eedeavoring for some years 10 oct
a charter from the State of Florida to
build a ship canal, but the Pbildel-
phia company has won the battle As
TO the feasibility not only of building
a ship canal but Of draining the Ever.
glades, the opinion of engineers and
army officers of the last generation.
among them Land COMMISSIONER
Smith, Secretary Il !. Walker. United
States Senator Westcott aud General
Gadseu, are cited.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01
The Fruit Croo.

NEW York, March 2S.-The Times
accounts given by fruit growers 10
Mary land and Delaware. OF the present
Appearance of the peach orchard OF
these States, DO not give n encourag
ing prospect, and seen 10 con6rm the
accuracy of he theory published 10
the Times in the winter that the ex
cessively cold weather then prevailing.
not only greatly endangered the peach
crop for the coming year, but the or
ehards themselves Fruit growers 10
the three States during the past week
or two have become alarmed, because
Of tue failure Of the fruit aud leaf aads
to show signs of healthful life One
farmer, IN celebrated peach centre.
writes his landlord that he has made
a careful investigation OF the peach or
ehsrds OF the farm and he cannot fiod
a live peach bud amoog all of the 10.
coo trees, ard he thinks the old or
chards are ali killed There is no sign
of life 10 the leaf buds.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01
African Increase.

The African is uuquestionably the
most fertile and fruitful of animals
According to the Republican papers
we have been killing him of at rate
which would have dePopnlated any
Caucasian cor ntry. and yet we fnd him
not only enduring but growing on
rsgiBle of bulldozing and bullets, with
TIE addition OF a considerable emigra
ton on his own account. In Missis
sippi, where - ought to have COM
pletely disappeared, if the tales of
Republican eorresp ondents had been
true. the increase is 46 per cent; in
Louisiana, V here he is not only killed
but. there is reason to believe, eaten
the rate of increase is 80 per cent; in
South Carolina, where be is proved
upon by the tissue ballot as we'll as by
the rife clubs aud bun led for sport by
private parties on their CVn account,
his increase is IS per cent, 10 Texas,
where homicide is believed by the
Northern people to be so much N at
ter of course amongst ghiie people
that no account is kept of the black
men slain, the increase is 50 per cent
Iu Virginia, where Malone has got
the Bourbous down aud smoothed the
path of the African. the rate is but %
per cent, aud 10 Tennessee. where a
Republican State administration exists.
and where they claim large Repub-
lican vote and hope for an increase, the
rate is %. Even in Kentucky, where
they use negroes for rife targets 10 all
the matches, the increase is % per
cent American.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01
The LnRic ofEf

1t is said by we'll known Illinois
educator that The average western
farmer tolls hard early and late, often
depriVing himself Of needed rest aud
sleep-for what? To raise corn. For
what? To feed hogs For What? To get
money with which to buy land. For
what? To raise more corn. For what?
To buy more land And what does he
want with more iand2 Why he wishes
to raise more corn-to feed more hogs
to buy more land Ito raise more
corn-to feed more hogs-and in this
circle he moves until the Almighty
stops his hoggi-h proceedings
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01
LAND SpecuIaIIOna.

The ut decision of the Court OF
Appeals OF this State 10 regard to
pateated land has driven the country
Wild with a mania for speculation We
learn that IN Pulaski county alone
there are over 300 900 acres held by
titles that are of DO earthly value. aud
the same is true of all the lsods be-
tween Somorset and the Tennessee
line. In il is included much valuable
mineral ADD timber land These lands
revert by decision to the county, aud
can be readily purchased for ten cents
per acre. The whole country in con-
sequence is flooded with land specuia
tors. The trains are crowded, and
every mao between Somerset and Chat
tanooga who can set compass Is
pressed into servece, Several heavy
land owuersghave brought an injune-
ton suia to restrain parties OF their
land. The whole country is wild with
excitement, and conflict between the
old owners and the spectators Is lmml
uent.-Courier Journal.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01
The Hue and Cry os Envy.

The successful man'is aiways a Target
for the arrows of envy. There's always
somebody al band to tell how poor, how
obscure, now mo account" he used to
be, aud TO express wonder aud astoDish
ment that he should ever have amount
ed to anything. The fact that he has
proved a success, seems TO make some
of his acquaintances feel that they have
been robbed in a mauper, and that By
80 much as be has risen above them 10
position and influence by 50 much they
are dwarfed They admit the face thai,
be justly earned his position, but At
tribute II all % some streak of "luck. :"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01
The yyafer-,EeIon ReeIon.

Quite furore has been raised over
the re remarkable profits realized out of
watermelons in Mississippi county last
summer, and large part Of the farms
in the Sandy belt along the Belmont
division of the Iron Mountain railroad
south of Morley. will be planted with
melons this year. 1t Is possible that
the St Louis market may be overstock
ed for time by the gre lily increased
supply; yet this fact may cause ship.
ments to be made to the smaller cities
farther north, aud thus gradually build
up larger watermelon trade, with St
Louis as central market and point OF
distribution. Speciality farming, when
at AL successful. is the most profitable
of all kinds of farming as has been de
moustrated in the dairy region of New
York aud Ohio, the hop regions OF
Missouri the peach districts of New
Jersey and Michigan. the tobacco dis
trict of Kentucky, Virginia aud Con
necticut, and the onion sections of the
latter State. As the soil OF Mississippi
county is admirably adapted to grow
Jog watcrmelons and the climate is
specially favorable. there is a prnbabil-
ity of the watermelon business becom-
ing the most profitable of any Tor its
citizens Dexter Enterprise.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-01

THE Vicksburg Herald, in strain
of pardonable rapture, puffs the Father
Of Waters:
This great river is invaluable for
the transportation of produce, or for
the transportation OF immense quaint
ties of anything. The great West
raises world Of grain, and the Missis
sippi river will float a world of grain
on its broad bosom at one time. There
have been many complaints at the
freight charges on the trunk railways
and the canals, aud there would have
been many more but for this river,
which will be an eternal opposition
line. 1t never can be moDopOliZed,
its capabilities cannot be estimated,
and it runs from far 10 the interior to
the ocean. II should be we'll improved
so as TO be navigable for heavy carriers
to St Paul all the year round II cost
the people nothing. il will last forever,
there Is no interest 10 pay on 1t. and
money spent ou it will benefit all class
es and all sections Of the Union
Everything that ebespens freight on
1t, cheapeos 1t on all the roads cross
ing the continent 10 any direction. 1t
eompeies with, and to a certain extent
controls, the freight charges on all the
railways. la view of the increasing
power and greed of vast transportation
corporations there is no more iDpor
iant duty before the Government than
the thorough Improvement Of this
great inland sea-