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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-09

Here Is a pen-and-ink sketch of an
American girl, which is interesting as
showing how a Yankee girl seems to
French eyes: "Stylish to the back
bone. Independent as independent can
be, but very pure. Is devoted to pleas
ure, dress, spending money shows her
moral nature nude, just as it is, so as to
deceive nobody. Flirts all winter with
this or that one, and dismisses him in
the spring, when she instantly catches
another. Goes out alone. Travels
alone. When the fancy strikes her she
travels with gentleman friend or walks
anywhere with him puts boundless
confidence In him coniugal intimacy
seems to exist between them. She let's
him tell what he feels-taIk of love from
morning till night-but she never gives
him permission to kiss so much as her
hand. He may say anything he shall
do nothing. She is restless she gives
heart and soul to amusement before she
marries. After marriage she is a mother
annually; is alone all day; hears all
night nothing except discussions about
patent machinery, unexplosive petre-
leum, chemical manures. She then will
let her daughters enjoy the liberty she
used without grave abuse. As nothing
serious happened to her, why should
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-09
NccdIe-Uork.

There Is something extremely pleas
ant, and even touching-at least, of
very sweet. soft and winning effect in
this peculiarly of needle-work, distin-
gushing women from men. Our own
sex is incapable of any such by-play
aside from the main business of life;
but women-be they of what earthly
rank they may, however gifted with In
tellect or genius, or endowed with awful
beauty-have always some little handi-
work ready to fill the tiny gap of every
vacant moment. A needle is familiar to
the fingers of them ALL A Queen, no
doubt, plies il on occasion; the woman
poet can use 1t adroitly as her pen; the
woman's eye, that has discovered a new
star, turns from its glory to send the
polished little instrument cleaning
along the hem of her kerchief, or to
darn a casual fray IN her dT-geA -.
they have greatly the advantaEe = / us
in this respect. The slender thread OF
silk or cotton keeps united with the
small, familiar, gentle interests of life,
the continually-operating influences of
which do so much for the health of the
character, and carry off what would
otherwise be a dangerous accumulation
of morbid sensibility. A vast deal of
human sympathy runs along this cleo
tric line, stretching from the throne to
the wicker-chair of the humblest seam
stress, and keeping high and low in
species Of communion with their kindest
being. Methinks it is a token of healthy
and gentle characteristics, when women
of high thoughts and accomplishments
love to sew; especially as they are never
more at lone with their own hearts
than while so occupied. -NathaRict
Hg9gfbOyyle
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-09
An Encounter.

The boys NAV be interested in the de-
scription of a combat IN Maine as pub
lished in the Boston Journal, between a
puma and two young men who were
hunting partridges In the vicinity of the
Medomac Pond
They came suddenly upon a panther,
and it would be difficult to tell whether
they or he we're the most frightened.
The puma, after giving terrible growl,
slowly retreated, when one of the sports
men, Prof. A. E. Jones. of Washington,
fred at him, the shot taking effect In his
side
This only served to infame his anger.
Turning quickly, he came with mighty
bounds straight at the sportsmen. They
lad only time to fire one shot when the
animal was upon them.
With a leap he crushed Prof. Jones to
the ground, when his companion, Il. b.
Sticl1ney, with wonderful quickness,
inserted shell into his gun, and placed
the muzzle against the animals head,
discharged if and killed the animal in
stantly
Mr.. Jones owes his life to the nerve
and GOODNESS of his friend. He was for
sunate in escaping with only few slight
scratches on the lower limbs, and a large
cash ON the breast which leaves scar
he viii carry TO his grave.
Several farmers in the neighborhood
have lately found the mangled remains
of a number of their sheep and lambs,
and this animal had probably destroyed
them. The panther measured SIX feet
and four inches from tip to tip, having
claws nearly two inches long.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-09
Losing Caste.

Women claim that if by force of cir
cumstances they are obliged TO earn
their own living, they are snubbed by
fashiouabla- acquaintaSsGe=s Tffcy-s40se
caste. Well, what of that2 Leave your
false gentility behind you, and prove to
the world that You are not less a LADY
now that you earn your own bread AID
butter than you were when starving IN
idleness. This terror of losing case is
a stronger motive with women in villages
and inland towns than in cities, where
the ideas of both men and women are
broadened and made healthy by .rictlon
with different classes. In all the 7lllages
of the older States, probably, you viii
find families of single daughters grown
old, dependent on worn-out father or
brothers, who wish and ought tomarry,
but are kept from it by this domestic
weight They are cut TO the quick by
their humiliation the bread of depend
ence which they eat IS bitter, and, gen
orally, scanty; everybody knows their
poverty. and they know that everybody
knows 1t they are not ashamed to take
gifts from more lucky kinsfolk. But
they VIII not work for pay; let them
starve, if needs be, provided they can
wrap their gentility about them as a
shroud and be buried in it. But is this
true pride? Cast the heavy burden be-
hind you forever, and go to work hon
orably to relieve your own wants and
supply your own needs. BY good sense
and breeding you can conquer this ter
nble society,"" and by-and-by COM
mand its homage.
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Not Used fo Him.

A policeman heard whistle shrilly
blown and female voice calling for help,
and after a short run he reach the scene
of commotion. A man was getting up
and falling down again on the door-steps,
and female had her head out of an up
per window and seemed to be half scared
to death.
What's the matter ?" asked the Off
Ger.
GA man has been kicking on the door, y
she answered
This man here ?"
Yes. thought he'd tear the whole
house down"
The officer reached out for the man
and made two discoveries at once. 1t was
the woman's husband, and he was fight
ing drunk.
q Why, this man wouldn't hurt you
he's vour husband" +" he called out.
Ifs that so? Charles, is that YOU %
"Bet yer ife's smee," mumbled
Charles.
"Then you really must excuse me,
Mr.. Officer. You see, we have only
been married six weeks and I do not
readily recognize him yet. I'll be down
in a minute, darling. F"
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Taking Charge of a FemaIe.

Just before the train for Buffalo pulled
out of the Central Depot man entered
the depot in company with an old de-
crepit woman who was being sent to st.
Thomas, Ont. Leaving her for a mo-
ment he boarded the train, passed slowly
along until he came to the right man,
and then asked
Are you going through ?"
eyes,
Are you alone ?'
eyes.
Would you have any objection to
taking charge of lady friend of miner"
fOh, none in the least"
"Won't it be any bother?"
Oh no, mol L shall esteem it as
privilege"
Thank you. shall be thousand
times obliged. She is very innocent and
childish, and I am lucky to fall in with
such gentleman as you. will bring
her in
He returned for the old woman and
helped her aboard, and those who were
there say that the man who was going
through and would esteem it privilege
dropped off the rear platform with his
satchel as the train started.-Detroft
Free Press.
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EsTABIISHEIlS59 HICKMAN, FULTON COUNTY, KENT

Phil attempted to speak, it's nifty
honest, mebbe, and does great credit to
your profession. As fur you, John, I
wouldn't have belved you would hev
treated your old auntie in such wav.
You ken take them old things and Send
um back TO G.; hate the sight of
um And Aunt Susan fairly broke
down, and, bowing her head on Mary's
shoulder, burst into a shower of tears
which caused Uncle Phil and John to
feel not only hike sneaks and scoundrels.
but like midnight assassins and burg
lars asweil.
Thee was not much to say, but what
couldbe said John said he explained
that 10 harm was intended, and that IL
was hut a foolish, boyish trick. And
Unch Phil scratched his head aAd tried
to lopk boyish, and failed utterly, be-
CAUSE he alreaGy looked SO sheepish and
Iseany --..--
TfICf Just what a warm
hearted, clear-keaded woman should
nave done. She kissed Aunt Susan
anectionately, and said:
Uncle Phil and John meant to play
on good joke on you, but YOU have
turned the tables finely, and am doublv
giad-hrst, because do love to get the
best of Joke, and secondly, because [
doat on these dear, quaint old things.
Why, aunty, you have given me treas
Ilres % ! just wait till you see how sweet
make tins little place look"
And so she did, so quantity sweet, and
altogether charming did the little house
grow under her skillful fingers that it be-
came the rage, and the demand for old
ImnDS was at I'll &.
aslt was In our big city. where some
thing always RACES.
John became convert at very early
day, and even Uncle Phil said
| snum! didn't know the old truck
could look so kinder scratic"
To which Aunt Susan would reply
Il allurs knowed twas 'ristocratic.
Philip"
They are all very happy, and Aunt
Susan has long since forgotten and for
given Johns little joke.
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Mrs. Jones' Rapture Over n Fail
ROnnet.

As Jones went out from breakfast
Mrs. Jones followed him to the door and
pinned button-hoIe bouquet ON the
lapel Of his coat. He missed that car.
but stood patiently until the flowers
were adjusted.
And you won't forget the peaches
for pickling ?" said his wife. tenderly,
as she brushed the dandruf off his
coat-coIlar.
Moo" answered Jones, mechanical
Iy. tie saw Brown going off in his
buggy alone, and was sorry to miss tina
chance.
And pound of mutton chops for
supper, and some tomatoes %
"Yee-s; anything else, darling?"
Mrs. j. 5 two hands met at the back
of his neck in caressing motion that
Jones had rather enjoyed twenty years
previous. Now it gave him a sense of
dislocahon in his spinal column.
Wal, Jonesey, dear, you know you
didn't ike my last fall bonnet. and as
you have such good taste 1 thought may
be youwould call at Madame H-'s on
your way down and order me one your
very own self, deary."
Just hen the car passed. Jones said
he would see about it, received a kiss,
ran book and narrowly escaped being
thrownunder the car wheels. and Mrs.
Jones. looked after him with smile that
was thae-quarters bonnet and the bal
ance coajugal; but when Mr.. Jones re-
turned IN the evening and she met him
at the gate the smile was purely conju-
gal and angelic.
Did you order the bonnet, dear p
she asked, rNdiantly.
For a moment Jones was stricken
dumb. but when was mortal man ever
known to fail at invention He sup
ported her with one arm while he broke
the news gently.
Darling he said, "I called four
times to see Madame H, and
each ti.e she had just stepped out. 1
hung Anl until I was afraid people
woul kepd just as l was coming
-sfs - she said she
would = measure you for that
bonnet~ She thought if you had
one of C lew terra-cotta combinations
of mahogany and hard wood with brio
a-brac attachments and polonaise front
it mightbe trimmed with Brazilian bugs
and Chilese lanterns, with stands of Ro-
man punch and lawn-tennis ruchings
fastened on by royal Bengal tigers.
Why, what's the matter, love ?"
For Mrs. Jones had tainted from ex-
cess Of happiness-the description OF that
bonnet was too too much.
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Ky. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 9. 1881. VOl

Fang oe'dary and Jenny be less strong
andN ss adroit than their mother? She
originates, French fashions. Parisian
women detest her. Provincial women
desplse her. Men of ali countries adore
herr viii not marry her unless she
has AZ. immense fortune. Her hair is
vernliilon, paler than golden hair; her
black eyes are bold and frank she has
patent shape which It's forbidden to
counterfeit F; spreads herself IN car
riage-asif she were in hammock-the
natural and thoughtless posture of her
passion for luxurious ease. When she
walks she moves briskly and throws
every glance right and left gives many
of her fthoughts to herself and few of
them 70 anybody else. She is wild
plant put in ho5-house feels cramped
IL Europe, and pushes her branches
thrglea the papes without the least
sisg<s IT thts frssil plants that xeQetate on
~ sTles Of her. We're she better un-s
derst0od, were she criticised less, she
would be esteemed at her true value
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Gen. Garfield Left Handed.

In 1879, after the Ohio Republican
State Convention met in Cincinnati, we
wrote to General Garfield, telling him
that his style of speaking, particularly
the using of his left hand, reminded us
so foreibly of our editorial predecessor,
Selucius Gar6elde, that we were curious
to know their relationship, if any He
replied as follows, from Washington
City:
J. G. CRADDoCK. Paris, Ky.-Dedr Sir: In
answer to yours of the Both of May, L have to
say that Selucius Gartielde and 1 are descended
from the same stock, though L have been un-
able to trace our exact relationship, which is
distant l did not know that he left
handed but am the left-haudedest man you
ever saw. Very truly yours,
Selucius Garfielde (his name closed
with an e) emigrated from New Eng
land to Kentucky, and became noted
here as law or constitution maker, oc-
casonal preacher of the same church as
lanes A, editor, and Democratic State
Electoral debater. In 1857 he went as
REGISTER of Lands to Washington Terri
Etory. but since the war has twice served
nc Republican Delegate to Congress
from Washington Territory, he now
lbeing. we believe, located in Washington
ICyit .-Kentuckian.
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Frank HntfOn.

OF Frank HattUn, First Assistant Post
master General, Private Dalze1 writes
as follows, in the New York Mail
81 was surprised to find that Frank
Hatton is only thirty-five years old but
his aunt Mary told me so, and she
knows. Frank learned the trade of a
practical printer, in his fathers Office,
| at Cadz, Ohio, when q boy. 1t was
from there, in 1861, when but fifteen
years OF age, that Frank ran away from
home and enlisted as a drummer boy in
the 18th Ohio. Captain Bostwick tele-
graphed to Franks father to know
whether he should send him home or
swear him in, and the patriotic old fell
low replied ironically, "Swear him in, :"
and it was accordingly done, and he
served till the close of the war, max
ing the historic march with Sherman
to the sea. When he came back from
the war. dissatisfied with the hills and old
familiar haunts, Frank went West, and
finding the Mount Pleasant Journal for
sale, induced his father to sell out the
Cadiz Republican and purchase 1t, and
the whole family removed to Iowa.
At first Frank, his brother Burt, Rev.
McAdams, who had married Franks
sister Carrie, and Rev. Brody, who had
uldIlleQ THIN > Cloltl EAitbs III AAbN
charge OF the Journal, but soon finding
it Improbable for him, Frank sold out
to his BROTHER and brothers-in- n-law, and
going to Burlington purchased an inter
est in the Haa1keye, where he made his
fortune and this quasi Cabinet position
together.
a Frank married Miss Snyder, a
sober and discreet young lady, of fine
appearance and charming manners, and
the fruit of that marriage is little boy,
now five or six years old, who will ac-
company them to Washington and con-
tribute much to polite society there this
winter.
g Frank never lived here, at the home
of his fathers youthful days. He was
born at Cambridge in 1847. He was
special portege of John A. Bingham, and
from him probably caught his political
ardor and ambition.
Frank Hatton is. small man physi-
caly, about five feet eight, and weighs
may be 150 pounds or less. He is a
blonde Of a darker type than common,
wears mustache and shaves the rest of
his round, merry face closely. He has
blue eyes, an intellectual forehead, and
a pleasant face. He is a ready converse
tonallst of the convivial hail fellow well
met Western type, and knows all the
differences between cavendish and fine
cut tobaccos, and could artistically
sample case of fine cigars, or upon
occasion unbend generously over a
bibulous basket as good as anybody
His character back to childhood is with
out blot or blemish, and even free
from those lighter escapades from which
many more promising youth than his
has not been wholly exempt. He has
due business tact and is ready stump
speaker"
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ENFoLDESGs.
By MAAx MAPrs DopoE.


The snowflake that softly, al night is whitening
tree-top and pathway:
The avalanche suddenly rushing with darkness and
death 10 the hamlet
The ray stealing Hshrough the lattice waken the
day-loving baby;
The pitiless horror Of hight In the sun-stten reach
Of the desert.
The seed with its-pregnant surprise OF welcome
young leadet and blossom;
The despair OF the wilderness tange, and treacher-
GUS thicket of forest
The happy west wind il startIes some noon-laden
flower from It's dreaming;
The hurricane crashing its way through the homes
and the life Of the valley.
The play Of the jetlets Of fame when the children
laugh out on the hearth-stone;
AheAown or the prairie consumed IN terrible, hiss
The glide ef wave on the sands with It's myriad
sparkle in breaking;
The roar and the fury OF ocean a
y - Z -
The ieaping of heart unto heart with bliss that can
never be spoken:
The passion that maddens and shows how God may
be thrust from His creatures.
For this do tremble and start when the rose on the
vine taps my shoulder
For this when the storm beats me down my soul
groueth bo'der and bolder.
The Century Ndgdzisie.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-09

MosT of the titled houses of England
are of comparatively modern date. The
real old families of the country are
the 'squires and small landed gentry and
yeomen. Their descent and possessions
have in scores and scores of cases been
unbroken for 500 or even 500 years,
whereas the unlimited power of Prime
Minister or Sovereign to create new
peer, has constantly introduced into the
Upper House men but few removes
from trade or the professions. OF the
entire 41S families whose heads have
seats as peers of England, only seventy
seven existed as mobiles In 1907, when
the union of England and Scotland took
place, 341 having been raised to The
peerage, exclusive of the last q
since that date. The Irish pee
still lower caste, miserc'
ragamufins, mostly dating IG1
rution of the union.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-09

UNCLE NOSE met Jim Webster on
Austin Avenue: "I heered bofe yer pa
rents was dead. What did yer git from
'emP" asked Uncle Nose. "Lcmme
see.-' said Jim, pensively: {" From my
fodder Use got desc heah crooked legs,
and from my mudder 1 inherits weak
ness in de chist. - 7eras Siftin0s.
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GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
Sic Thought a Think.

The evening star its yesper lamp
Above the west had lit,
The dusky curtains of the night
We're following over IL.
- He seized her waist and graspea her hand
And told his tale Of love;
He called her every tender name,
. Afy darling" duck and dove
A trcmor shook her fairy form,
Her eyes began to blink;
Hor pulse rorc to a hundred, and
She cried: - / think-I think"
sic sighed: q You think you love me - for
His soul WAS on the n *
- Oh, mol " she yelled, - think bug
i crawling down my back!
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A MUSICAL young friend of ours, wish
ing TO bespeak his mistress attention to
the suppliant posture he had taken up
at her feet, sang with thrilling effect this,
his earliest exercise Dora, me for
solace do see. London Times.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-12-09

YOUNG husband to young wife-'sYou
ought not to tease the baby by letting
him suck on an empty bottle. Young
wife" He can get as much enjoyment
out of that as he can out of his thumb,
can't he ?"
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OLD Mrs. Harris was never regarded
as paragon of neatness, and, if ssclean-
illness Is next to godliness," it is to be
feared that the old lady never attained
to the latter state. Not only was she
anything but neat herself, but showed
contempt for it in others. Speaking of
neat people one day, she remarked that
her son Josiah was one of the most par
ticular men in the world. "Why," said
she, "he threw away whole cup of
coffee the other morning because it had
a black beetle in it"
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A MATTER of cores-apple. A matter
of coarse-horse-racing. A matter of
course-a badly-steered boat in race
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-12-03
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positive and radical cure for general
Debility AMI all complaints.
after h..,in. thoroughly tested its
wonderful curative powers IN thou
sands at cases, feels ii his duty 10
make i, known In hi- suffering tel
lows. The recipe will be Sena free
oil charge, tu all WHO desire ii, with
full directions for prrparIn. ani sue
c~.ssiuitv u.ing. Ever. pa,ien, is al
40 entitled /" a c"py free OF TIE
CoArLkTE PHYSICIAN" work .,
nearly 9N pages. combining over
1000 formulas. The lMts, and Bes,
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with stamp. or stamp self addressed
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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-12-03

JOY IN THE HOUSEHOLD OF THE
PLANTER.-Not only joy, but salts
faction, to all those that have pur-
chased the celebrated Shonirger
Chime Organ. I will state to my
many patrons and friends through
out North Carolina and the South.
that the ahove-named organ has Just
taken the frs: grand premium a, the
North Carolina State Fair JUS,
Chased. in competition with Mason &
Hamlin, Peloubet, and others. The
ShooinSer Organ il sold at a reason
able price, with Stool and Instructor
free. One and all write tor circu-
lars and he as,onished. l Will sell
any make Of Organ either for
Church ~ Pdrlor that is sold in the
Southern States. The largest stock
Of Musical Instruments ever in
North Carolina. Address, simply,
j. l.. stones Music House, Raleigh.
n. G..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-12-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
OF VALUABLE LAND.

SALE or VALUABLE LAND.
On Monday. 2nd January. 1882. the
undersigned as Commissioner of Orange
Superior Court will offer FOR sale at the
Court House door in Hillsboro, at IL,
NJ. to the highest bidder that valuable
tract Of land belonging to the estate Of
the late Archibald w. Parker, situated
in Orange county. ~ tho Waters Of For
ester's Creek. adjoining the lands Of
Cicero Berry. Richard Williams. Joua-
than Nichols heirs and others, and con-
tanning two hundred and fifty acres,
o or less. Said land is sold by vir-
the Of a decree of Grange Superior
Court ia IA suit to sell real estate to
make assets to pay debts. wherein John
Berry, Adm'r ct A. w. Parker is plain
tiff, and w. +. Parker and others, heirs
of \. w. Parker, are defenda:. is ; and
will be sold upon the following terms /:
One-third Of. the purchase money to be
paid in cash, one-t:,ird in six months,
and the remaining third in twelve
months. Bond aud security required,
and title reserved until purchase money
is fully paid. JOHN BERRY,
Admir- and Commissioner.