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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11
An Electric Fire Tell.TaIe.

There are several devices for enabling
the rise of temperature accompanying
an outbreak of fire at particular place
in a building to ring an alarm-bell by
means of an electric current. There is
the mercurial Thermometer, in which the
mercury column, on expanding by the
Increased temperature, makes contact
between two platinum electrodes fused
into the tube, and completes the circuit;
and there IS an arrangement IN which
the bimetallic spring, fixed at one end,
is free to curve under the unequal ex-
pansion of the two metals. and close
circuit In that way. A still simpler plan
has been recently contrived by NJ. q.
Dupre, in which the contents of the
automatic Keys are kept apart by piece
of suet or tallow, which on melting by
the heat allows them to come together
through the operation of a small weight
attached to the uppermost contact bar.
The tallows is not of course placed i'm
mediately between the contacts, for in
that case the fat would act as an in
sulator, aud prevent the flow of the cur
rent: The apparatus is readiusted after
an alarm by charging it with fresh tai
low
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11
Strange Forms OF Fuagi.

A gentleman who recently had &C
casion to explore the chambers, drifts
and caverns Of the old deserted Ophir
and Mexican mines says fungi of every
imaginable kind have taken possession
of the old levels IN these old mines,
undisturbed for years, is found fungus
world In which are To be seen counter
feits of almost everything seen IN our
daylight world Owing to the warmth
of old levels and to the presence III them
of certain amount OF moisture the tim
bers have been made to grow some
curious crops. Some of the fungi III the
old chambers are several feet IN helght,
and being snow white. resemble sheetcd
ghosts. In places are what at a little
distance appear TO be white owls, and
there are Representations OF goats with
long beard. all as white as though carved
in the purest marble. The rank fungus
growth has almost closed, some OF the
drifts. The fungi are of almost every
imaginable variety of growth. some
kinds hang down from the timber IKE
great bunch5s Of snow-white hair and
others are great PUPPY masses. The last
generally rise from the rock forming the
floor Of the drifts and seem to have
grown from something dropped or spilled
on the ground at the time work was IN
progress in these mines years ago.
These growths have IN several places
raised from the ground rocks weighing
from ten to fifty and even one hundred
pounds. Some of the rocks have thus
far been lifted over three feet from the
ground. In the higher levels, where the
air is comparatively dry, the fungi are
less massive in structure than below, and
are much firmer in texture. Some re-
semble rams horns, as they grow IN "a
spiral or twisted shape, while others,
four OF five feet In length and about the
thickness Of a broom handle, hang from
the cap timbers like so many snakes
suspended by the tails. One kind, after
sending out stem of the thickness OF
a pencil. to the length of a foot or two,
appears to blossom at least produces at
the end a bulbous mass that has some
resemblance to a flower In all the IN
finite variety of these underground fungi
it is somewhat strange that not one was
seen at all ike those growing upoa the
surface in the light of day. Nothing IN
the nature of toadstools or mushrooms
I was found.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11
A lecture on Oyster-Opening.

There Is Erenchman who has lived
ia New York for twenty-six wears who
is loud in his complaints of the bar
barous manner in which oyster-openers
in this country do their work. He says
The way to open an oyster SO as TO
save oil the liquor, which, to connois-
seurs is valuable part, is not to smash
it and murder it, as most of your oyster
openers do, nor to stab it, as they do in
Boston, Baltimore, Washington and
other places And then your oyster
openers always lay ont the oyster on the
fiat or convex shell. so that by the time
your plate of raw on the half she'll
comes to you what little juice that was
not spilled in the Strengthening has all
run away. The live oyster opens and
closes its shell Mt will by means of q
tough little membrane, or hinge,
about quarter or a third of an inch in
length. This hinge is at the small or
narrow end of the oyster. 1t follows
that all that is needed to be done to sep
arate the two shells, whether the oyster
is alive or dead, is to sever this little
hinge. Tt is invisible when the shells
are closed, but those who understand
the business (and any one can learn 1t in
FIVE minutes) know exactly how and
where TO find it. He contends that a
man working in the proper way can
open two oysters while another man is
pursuing his barbarous practice with
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11


stood by the 50 Bake Transmitter,"
For the telephone bell had ruhg,
And over the wire sound came
As though maiden sung
musical tone quite familiar;
Her voice l had often heard, n
For In answering daily telephone Calls
we had interchanged many Woru.
Have YOU never received letter,
And t,atlsad ere breaking the seal,
a. Won thought concerning the udings
THAT the contents might reveal
Did not longing possess you
To know what was really withln;
And vet TO avail Of that KNOWLEDGE
You seemed In no haste 10 begin
In some such manner tarT1ed
Al the end OF our telephone wire,
Then al last, mastering courage suiheleht,
Began at once to inquire -,
a. Nell halloo well, what IS wanted z
II seemed at least all could do;
When ousck in return came the message,
WHaloo well, hall5o, who are you
.tWhy, am 'forty-eight " | responded,
q" You called only q moment or two
sForty-eight,' She repeated IN answer
." Well, surely don't wish for YOU
was giving my telephone number,
AS found on the company page.
But fear, from her h1sty answer,
She thought was giving nay age.
Alas that the blow came so sudden;
/ received IL bewiidered, alone
As the con seriousness dawned there upon me,
~ wv -Ne,e Tok Operator.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

The cent-a-bunch tax ON matches
Yields the Government a daily income of
nearly $40. 600. Any one who desires
can figure from this, approximately, how
many matches are used per day. On
the insignificant little bunch Of matches
Is levied by far the heaviest tax known
to civilized governments. Your grocer
Will charge 50 cents for quarter-gross
package. OF this sum 3G cents stands
for the tax Of a penny a bunch, while
IA cents represents the first cost and the
manufacturers iobbeT's and retailers
1rofits
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11
Garry the News

Mr.. John Etzensperger, manufacturing
Jeweler, of North Attleboro', Mass.
lately communicated to us the following:
I suffered so much with pains in my arm.
that at times l was completely helpless.
| used that incompatible remedy St.
Jacobs Oil and was completely cured a.
if by agic.-Atttebor Chronicle.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11
IL Seem. Imno..ihIe

That remedy made of such common, simple
plants as Hops. Buchu, Mandrake Dandeon,
he should make SO many and such marvellous
and wonderful cures as Hop Bitters do. bUt
when old and young. rich and poor, Pastor and
Doctor Lawyer and Editor, all testify to hav-
ing been cured by them, you must believe and
Try them yourself, and doubt no longer. See
other column.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

WE do not often speak OF any proprietary
medicine, but from what we have read aud
heard Of Aliens Lung BaIsam, we shall take
the liberty Of saving 10 those who are troubled
with a Cold, Cough, OF any Throat or Lung At
lection, that from the testimony afforded,
have such confidence in this article, that were
we afflicted in that way, We would make a trial
of its virtues Beware Of the fatal consequent
ces Of neglecting this timely warning. Now,
before It is too late. use Aliens Lung Balsam,
which viii cure the disease. Every druggist IN
the land sells II.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.
From the Household

Pres FooT CHEESE Boil the hooks
and feet OF equal quantity loose in a pot
bones: season well with pepper and saif.
put into pan while hot and press !,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

Inc most wonderful and marvellous success,
INA ~ Eases MnsIe persons are sick or pining away
knows what sils them, (pro6tahIe patients for
doctors is obtained BY the nse Of Hop Bitters.
Ihey begin to cure from the first dose, and
keep Il up until perfect health and strength is
r res whoever Is afflicted in this way need
Truths and Proverbs. IN snother column.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

INpIGEsrIoN. dyspepsia, nervous prostration
and al forms OF general debility relieved by
taking MESsNAN's PEPTOSIzLD BEEF Toxic TIL
only preparation of beef containing its entire
nutritious properties. 1t contains bloOd-mak-
Ing forcc-generating and DEMONSTRATING prop
critics: is ilyaluable in all enfeebled conditions,
whether the re-alt OF exhaustion nervous pros
tratiou. overwork or acute disease, particularly
II resulting from pulmonary complaints, Cas-
well. Hazard Il Co, proprietors New York.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

SCARCELY has the warm breath Of summer
died away, when Coughs and Colds, those avant
couriers Of dangerous disease show themselves
Or. Bulls Cough Syrup always cures them, and
most quickly. too
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11
King and Standardization.

George III is said to have related
with great gIsto a tale of a Scotch
school-master who accompanied him to
the door of the school-room with his hat
on, and when outside the door he said TO
the uncovered monarch, who, by the
way, was then only Prince of Wales /:
"You viii not think me wanting IN
courtesy. I hope, but the fact is this
that if the boys thought there was any
one else as important as myself, ] should
never get any obedience again. Bel
oJ0Uid.
IF we should leave out of conversation
scandal. gossip, commonplaces, faulty
what silence. Niue Bdchc
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11
Concerning Bedrooms.

A physician was called to prescribe
for a young lady who lives in one OF the
most charming villas in Learnedville.
Nothing the matter with her, she
declared, nothing but terrible head
aches. Every morning she walked with
a headache and it lasted nearly half the
day. 1t had been going on for months
ever since they moved into their new
house. The doctor tried all the old
remedies and they all failed Riding
and archery were faithfully tested, study
and practice were cheerfully given up.
Nothing did any good.
. VIII you let me see yOur bedroom
asked the doctor one day, and he was
shown mp into the prettiest little nest
imaginable
Nothing wrong about the ventilation.
The windows were high and broad, and
were left open every night, the patient
said. The bed stood IN one corner
against the wall.
Glow do you sleep?' said the doc
tor.
''On my night side, at the back Of the
bed, with my face to the wall. Lou likes
the front best -
1.-THE dickens she does " saws the
doctor, - So do l. VIII Won do me the
lANOl ~ Nttst1 INIT iJli& AtAAt tic AAAAt+tt4t
of the room and sleep so for 4 week !?
Then let me know about the headache. -
Doctors are so absurd? The middle
of the room, indeed And there We're
the windows on one side, and the two
doors on the two other sides, and the
mantel with its Macramc lambrequin on
the fourth side There was no place foi
the bed but just where it stood, in the
corner.
Never mind Sacrifice your lam
brequin, urged the doctor just for a
week you know"
The lambrequin was sacrificed, the
bed moved where it had free air on both
sides, and the headaches disappeared.
1t may be only an exceptionally del
icate system that would be induced to
actual headache by breathing all night
the reflected air from a wall Yet pos
sibly some of the morning dultness we
know of NAV be traceable to a like cause.
At any rate, plenty of breathing space
around bed can only be an advantage
to everybody.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

The preiudices of men emanate from
the mind and may be overcome: the
nre;udices of women emauate from the
heart and are impregnable. -D'A9yeas.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

EVERY man has three characters; that
which he exhibits, that which he has,
and that which he thinks he has.-A.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

HAVE a little girl, said Mr.. Henry
Dole, of this city, in a conversation, who
was troubled with a severe lameness IN
her legs. pronounced by some Erysipelns,
Icy others Rheumatism. [ had tried
several remedies without effect, when l
was induced to apply st jacobs Oil and
| am happyto say that the use of but one
bottle cured her, and she is now able to
go to school again.-Detroit Post and
7Irihtf9e
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

T0OtIes Always Kept 81 COnin
IN bis house. Had he lived now he would have
kent Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-04
,, they plunge in? A ! ssk n i.
Lii nnostinn. l near z vslr4

,, they plunge in? A ! ssk ~
!. bis questioD, l hear yaies
ma 0.m0-lGg: Ferr!
~ dare 10 90 into 20 7s
70 see WhO 10 spe&k = Near bs
100 young ladies. They are lIqs
r--Ou.
VINO is sheH" asked one of them.
Il don't know~Miee S0mebooy
= +. from Baltimore. [ ge.H-ed a. as
oducsd 10 hef O0iy Us. aIsat,
all sham "
Why, what do you mean.
?" asked n1mbsf 39e
tslIe smiied sign iosotiy ana
led t. the batheI's Dust. ''Jar-
she murmu 81 With s elgas
.r
on, thaFs uoth,ng, Belle" p1o
i, ted the other. BIoat OF the iIl
seer corsets in water thle year. t'
NJ style"
'0oa't care il it is. " ut in Belle.
.'Tol mark nag words she wont 90
80 the water. row you see. Why,
$40 would al fa.i 10 pieces J! sbe q.5
no looks very MICS and plunp sac
pretty low, cut the water wouo
make Aer fright That's DER beau
n her. Do you suppose she Is
cong 20 snow what al elegant form
ste hasn't got by going into the
water? / tell you she is I'll sham
Foe water would pull her dress ali
du~n and would show every bit OF
padding about it," And Belle tossed
her head disdsinfuliy while / wonder,
can such things be? Belle is right.
TIE beautiful hair is not wet with sail
water. The young girl steps into
the foam which rolls upon the beach,
and III an affected little scream, Jumps
back in an instant. "Oh, it's so
coldp' she cries, although her ankle
has hardly been wet. Her escort
comes to her rescue, and, after a suf
fcient amount OF Juggling, the girl
allows herself to be dragged in up to
her knee. But no further will she go.
In a moment she is out. And then
l see through it ell. The beautiful
silk stockings cling close to her limbs,
and ere prettier than ever 1t is
very pretty ankle she has, and every
body knows it, and as the girl and her
escort psrAde up and down the beach
they are the center of attraction
Cape May Letter to the Chicago
Times.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-04

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ealty sb4ns thsm. md It is only
.aoy bsiong &C ps 81 gul- that
,e.sv a,t sCl 5GDiIege Ehe u,si1 ~
a'saiCza siri VINO goes Ilo tte wa9=F
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-04

aEGEf@T "a . = FQ2 GGe &
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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-01-19
A WORD ABOUT WORDS.

All me those ter rible tongues Of ourI,
Are we half aware of their mighty powers
DO we ever trouble our heads at all
Where the test may strike or the lint may fall,
The latest chirp OF that "little bird"
That spicy story, you must have heard
We jerk away in our gossip rash,
And somebody's glass, Of course, goes smash.
What fames have been blasted and broken,
What pestilent sinks have been stirred
By a word in lightness spoken,
By only an idle word
sneer-a shrug-a whisper low,
They are poisoned shafts from an ambushed bow,
Shot by the coward, the fool, the knave;
They pierce the mail of the great or brave
Vain is buckler Of wisdom or pride
To turn the ptiless point side.
The lips may curl with q careless smile
But the heart drips ood-drips blood the while,
All me what hearts have been broken,
What rivers Of blood been stirred
By word in malice spoken,
By only bitter word.
A kindly word and a tender tone
To only God is their virtue known
They can lift from the dust the abiect head,
They can turn a foe TO a friend instead;
The heart close-barred with passion and pride
Will fling Mt their knock its portals wide,
And the hate that blghts and the scorn that
sears
Will melt in the fountain Of childlike tears.
What iee-bound griefs have been broken,
What rivers of love been stirred
By word in kindness spoken,
BY only gentle word
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-01-19

we pray Thee, have pity upon these
women here who are not grateful
for Thy gifts, who want to make
Thy children like the beasts of the
field and compel them to drink
water like an OK, while they dress
extravagantly aud lead their hus-
bands by other extravagancies not
tending to our well-being to bank
ruptcy, depriving them of all pleas
ures of this world, yea, driving
them even to suicide.
80 Lord have mercy upon these
ladies look upon them; they
wear not even the color of the face
which Thou hast given them, but
they are SHINING against Thee, and
not content with nature, paint their
faces. O Lord Thou canst also
perceive that their figure is not as
Thou hast made it; but they wear
humps upon their backs like
camels; Thou seest, 0 Lord that
their headdress consists Of false
hair, and when they open their
mouths, Thou seest their false
teeth o Lord these women want
men who will patiently accept all
this without using the power Thou
hast given to man that all women
shall he subject to man. They
will not bear the bu Tdcns of mar
ried life, and obey Thy commands
to multiply and replei aish the earth,
but they are too lazy TO raise their
and o Lord Thou
knowest the crimes they commit.
D Lord ! have mercy upon them
and take them back into Thy bo-
som, take folly out OF their hearts,
give them. common sense, that they
may see their own foolishness, and
grant that they may become good
and worthy citizens of orr beloved
City of Atkinson. O Lord we
thank Thee for all the blessings
bestowed upon us, and ask Thee to
deliver Us from all evils especially
women and Thine
shall he the praise for ever and
ever. Amen.'-Kansas Paper.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-01-19

bank was closed, | wished to draw
my revolver and show this lucky
old rascal that |, too, was no SLOUGH
to show him that winning my
money and carrying it away were
two entirely different things.
| did not have long to wait. In a
short time the stranger laid down
$4,000. My dealer looked at me.
| nodded. The cards were run,
and the stranger won. My dealer
arose and said:
"This bank is broke"
The stranger picked up his
money with a smile, and was on the
point of leaving, when | drew my
revolver and explained to him that
he could not 60. He threw up the
front part of his old slouched hat,
and | was astonished at the change.
What | had supposed was a cotton
grower stood before me despera-
DO. He Lad the ear marks. He
drew his revolver and defed me
and my crowd. | knew We had
him at great disadvantage, how
ever, and in a sarcastic tone / said:
who are you I"
I'm old Sam Hildebrand !"
| went to Caro- and shipped "be-
fore the mast" on st. Louis pack
ct. have been in hard luck ever
since. get mad every time /
think Of it.
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