The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-01-14

Japan is good country for children
Scarlet fever is sand to be unknown
there and diphtheria Is unusual.
Tom Logan, Of Cincinnati. who has
been over in England looking after
the al yde estate, reports the foreign
estate business as an organized 5windie.
AlIthe nlen,bors oftbe Georgia Leg
stature. -pectivo of party, have
signed a petition asking Gen. Garfield
TO appoint Alex. Il. Stephens 10 his
Cabinet.
Capt Dads is pegging away at his
project Of a ship railroad. He has
received a concession from the Mexican
Government for route across the 18TH
mus Of Tchuantepec. =
killing with pick les has become a
regular business. according 10 our news
columns. The bright green kind are
full of poison. The innocent pickles
are duller in color.
Doctor, my daughter seems to be
going bliud, and she's just getting
ready for her wedding, too! Let her
90 right on with the wedding madam,
by all means If anything can open
her eyes marriage will,
How TO TnEAr FRosr BITES. IF
any part of the body gets frozen, the
very worst thing to do is to apply heat
directly. Keep away from the fire.
Use snow if you can get it; if not use
the coolest possible water American
Agriculturist.
In the last few years P. T. Barnum
has INDUCED his taste for the Great
est Only Show On Earth" at the ex
pense of his pocket, and a letter wri-
ter says that is the reason why he has
/ been obliged to borrow $4,000 on
some of his New York property.
The opening of next spring will
probably witness the elimination OF
/ the troubles in Ireland. Now the dis
pute is over the payment of rent, bat
/ then it will be as to whether the land
shall be rented aud TO whom. Either
one party or the other must then yield
-VeDnor. the Canadian weather
prophet, says the month of January
wall be severe one, and will remind
the ancient inhabitants of the oldiash
toned winters I'VE read about" The
populace may, therefore, look out toi
more big SHOWS, tight freezes, &c, as
Venuor has proven himself rather good
authority.
Col. Gordon, of Egyptian fame, who
has lately visited Ireland, says the con-
dition Of its people Is worse than that
Of any other people 10 the world. re
/ saws that their condition Is attributable
TO landlordism he recommends the
/ Government to buy out the landlords
of the distressed districts, and resell to
the tenants on easy payments.
During the recent cold snap al
Wilkesbarre, Pa, a fifteen year old
oirl named Fuller was attracted by the
white frost on lamp post, and began
wiping it off with her gloves. Then
she breathed 90 it, aud tiny bits OF
frost we're formed After a good deal
Of breathing and wiping, she under
took TO lick portion of the frost from
The iron. Bot no sooner did her
tongue touch the post than it stuck
fast-so fast that she could not with
draw it. aud she could neither call for
assistance nor extricate herself. AT
Ianoth two men came to her assistance
and endeavored to free her from her
;mnrisenment by pouring hot water on
the post near where the tongue was
fast Instead of loosening 1t the wa
ter made it still stick faster Two
small chips were then wedged between
The tongue and the post on either side
until the tongue was freed. The girl
has been under medical treatment ever
since, and is said TO be slowly improv-
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