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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-09-16
The Council of Ten.

The famous Council of Ten has long
been the subject of the gravest histori-
cal discussion, and, as some writers sug-
gest. it's true history is probably I'M
written. The view generally adopted is
that here given. The Council of Ten
was established about the middle of the
fourteenth century, at a time when Ven
ice was greatly disturbed. After while
there were selected from the Ten three
inquisitors, in whom all the powers of
the State were vested, and who formed q
Court whose proceedings have been so
often called in question by historians.
Their rigid despotism, says one writer,
had the effect of giving stern unity of
purpose to the proceedings of Govern
ment, and doubtless contributed in some
degree to consolidate the various acces-
sions of territory which had been made
into one whole. The Council is said 10
have been, at first, at least, more terri
BILE to the nobility than to the COM
moners, doubtless from the fact that the
conspiracies which were then frequent
were creations of that class, and the
best authorities generally hold the opin-
ion that the Ten preserved the external
dignity and independence of the Repub-
he better than their predecessors. A
notable fact is that the height sof the
prosperity of Venice was reached about
that time, and when their despotlsm
passed away. with it departed the great
ness of the city Of the waters.
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Stuning Her Dog.

Mrs. Carlyle had little pet lap-dog,
named Nero. of which. she was very
fond. Carlyle used to take Nero out
with him for run every night when he
went for his IL o'clock walk, and I often
noticed. when / have walked with him,
how carefully he looked after his little
charge. occasionally whistliDg to him,
mot exactly with his lips, but with a
small pocket whistle,) least he should
run astray or otherwise come to grief.
This little dog at last grew old and asth-
matte, until it was a misery to look at
his sufferings until, in short, like many
another little pet, he had to be kindly
and paiulessly put out of his little
troubles. This was a great grief to Mrs.
CARLYLE, who never could quite recon
Gle herself to the clear necessity. She
was telling her grief to lady friend,
who. [ believe, had not been very long
married. when her friend, trying to say
something to comfort her, suggested,
.sWhv not have him stuffed %
"Stuffed p said Mrs. Carlyle, with a
flash of Indignation, "would you stun
your baby p She was also very tender
hearted with her pets, and especially
with her servants, whom she tried IN
every wav to attach to her, sometimes,
but not always, with perfect success
! London quarterly RecieW.
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FULTON

The phantom gave me its hand, but
after had held ita decent length OF time,
| tried to regain possession of IT.
"Does the old gentleman believe 2
asked the ghost.
"Yes, its all right-he won't buy the
house now You can remain alone in II
in undisturbed possession
"I don't want TO stay alone in it. "
"Well, my sweet phantom, / don
see how you're going to fix 1t. Haven't
You any relatives 10 come and help you
TO be gay p
"No, none"
"Thats bad. / know the dust-pan
and fire-iron business is Jolly, and then
it does sound awfully cheerful TO have
pals rolling downstairs but it's like
playing billiards gets monotonous if
you haven't any one TO play with.
The ghost sighed.
WHATS that for ?" I inquired.
Don't sou like being ghost 9',-.a---a2-
''No, not a bit. "
"Dear mel Would YOU like TO be an
ordinary common mortal person?'
s'Yes."
"Myl And get married ?"
- Yes, / guess sol dom know.
"Well. I'm very fond of You, dear lit
tie ghost"
"I don't believe You. Yon'fe fond OF
Somebody else -
"Well, well You told me that before,
and don't deny it hut, my sweet little
phantom, she don't care two cents for
me now"
How do you know ?"
ooh, knew it very we'll
You're wrong. Why don't you 60
and ask her ?"
I'm not going to insult her"
Do you call that an insult?'
Yes-from one in my position.
Sweet ghost, [ said, coming nearer,
"let's make believe you're my angel,
putting my arms around her, aud draw
ing her to me-
Then YOU don't love her -
con the contrary. it's because 1 love
her So much that l want to make believe
you're Miss Mabel"
The ghost submitted with n good
grace, but forgot her assumed ghostli-
hess. flames " she said. and the voice
carried me back two years, and my dar-
ling was revealed TO me.
"Mabel. Mabel" l said, "what is
this? Does 1t mean you love me ?"
" Yes"
But why did you play such prank
on us all +?
"I knew you still loved me. but wonld
never say SO, and, besides, l wanted a
little fun. "
"Bless You, it was fun, but you might
have been hurt
"'Oh, no." she laughed; a. wasn't
afraid The others were so brave, and
YOU were such a coward all brain and no
courage, YOU know.
4 month later | was a clerk on n good
salary, and six months later Mabel and
were married But the secret of our
wooing in the stone house and under the
apple tree was never told, and from that
sssa4.s "A. had s~ssr ,f ssiss..tsssaS
own particular precious little ghost was
my shield and my protector. or.-HaTper's
B0zdr
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A uusnaND.s LECTURE.

Ny dear said the young husband a. do not fre
For just simple teactIp do not scold
As IL the cup were gold
Dupay can make another like the set
Al lesst 50 I've been told.
:. Believe me. dear. that nothing in this life
Is worth your fretting for Do ss do
Re Of the happy few
Whe do not wear themselves away in strife
Be calin-doas do"
The placid master stood serenely DER
Ills tet HquariuIn, watching its still life
- calm and void Of strife
fIhe husbands hobby often bore,
Even 10 a loving wife).
just then n footnan entered with note
And turning quickly, the aquarium fell
Al mel how shall tell
How the herCe master the poor cnlprit caught
And how he pulled the bell,
Ard called the man and maids. and hanged the door
ifetted ard fumed in rassiouate regret,
And how his feet got wet,
And how the handsome carpet on the floor
Was ruined by his pet'
Nelnwhiie the wife, serene and calm and siiIl.
sat smiling IN her cnstr. NV iear.' She said,
Where Is your patience 1ed2
: ou should control yourself There is no III
worth frettiug for. DO as do, instead"
No answer then. The wreck was all removed.
hen came this frank confession: "Lucy, dear,
have been wrong. l fear.
Ny pcor hr-patience Is indeed reproved.Y
Then she drew kindly near
And whispered sOmething-whsf. can not tell,
But ever since the wife's small troubles lind
sympathetic mind
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Force That is Wasted In Russia.

The revolutionary spirit in Russia is
not merely the product of intellectual
convictions; ii comes rather from the
unrest of those whose quickened lntelll-
gence can find no proper exercise, no
satisfaction for itself, in the form OF life
offered TO it, Outside the machine OF
government in Russia there is no career
open to satisfy the wants which educa-
ton has brought with it. Personal hb-
erty is interfered with to n most danger
Gus extent. The provocation is felt at
thousand points, and is resented with
an evergrowing bitterness. Trade is
cramped by the restrictions under which
it must be conducted. The demand
which the professions make upon the
services of the educated classes is not
nearly large enough to meet the supply.
Men are thus driven into opposition to
system which gives them offense and
others nothing to compensate them for
it Ii is not constitution of which Rus
sia is in need. She is not ready for this
and could scarcely even ask for 1t, with
any sense of the meaning which the term
would bear. Her chief want is employ
ment for her educated classes. Just as,
under the empire, work had to be found
for the Paris mob, as in Russia work
must be found Tor the hand OF dap
pointed students who are Matching con-
spiracies and troubling the world around
them very much because they can find
no other business to occupy them. The
process of mining and counter mining, O
revolution and repression, which is GO
| ing on just now, stands for needless
waste of force on both sides. The ener-
gies which are employed upon it could
have some other direction given them al
much less cost. The first thing the
government has TO do is to throw over
board the fear of being thought afraid
1t can set itself with good hope to devise
a cure for evils which are by no means
insuperable, but which are increased anC
intensified to a really dangerous exten
by the mixed policy of repression anC
neglect which is reported to us as now il
vogue.-LonClon Times.
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To MAKE strong paste that will not
sour: -Four parts by weight of glue are
allowed to soften in ID parts of cold
water for some hours, and then moder-
ately heated till the solution becomes
quite clear; 65 parts of boiling water
are now added with stirring. In another
vessel 30 pounds of starch pasre are
stirred mp with 20 parts OF cold water, SO
that thin, milky fluid without Jumps is
obtained. Into this the boiling glue
solution is poured, with constant stir
ring, and the whole is kept at the boil
ing temperature. After cooling, TO
drops of carbolic acid are added to the
paste. The paste must be preserved IN
closed bottles to prevent the evapora-
tion of the water, and will in this way
keep good for years.
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A NEW file should always be used
with light pressure until the very thin
sharp edges are worn off, after which q
heavier pressure may be used with much
less danger of the teeth crumbling at
the top or breaking of, at the base.
Every filel should keep partially
file to be used first ON chilled surfaces or
gritty skin of castings, or on weld
whe1e borax or similar fuxes have been
EMPLOYED. or on the glazed surface of
saws after gEmming.
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JANIS GoRDoN BESSETT, When at
Neupo I, pat-ouizes local trade meu rs
much as possible. He is now spoken of
as a very iLa suming, pleasure pulled,
ycungish-looking man, whose only occa-
nation is TO kill time. In everything he
does he shows most extraordinary con-
sideration for the pleasure and profit Of
others. There are lots of worse fellows
than Gordon Bennett, Notwithstanding
all the wild extravagancies of his early
1ayS
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BRIcKLAYERs make use Of spirits OF
turpantine. and also of vinegar. for the
purpose of removing mortar stains from
pressed brick fronts. the materials being
carefully applied with a sponge or rag
Anv acid applied in the above manner,
in very dilute form, would answer the
purpose. Vinegar being a very dilute
ascetic acid is probably as good recipe
as can be given.
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WHEN a New Orleans man wanted his
picture in heroic attitude, the artist
painted him in the act of refusing to
drink.-BoSton Transcript
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Ir IS estimated of the oldest Mason
that if he was laid end to end he would
reach around the State. - Danbloy
Noes.
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BOB INeERsoLL wouldn't have been
flung out of the Capitol building if he
had been elected to Congress, as Brad
laugh was outof the House of Commons.
None of our members are obliged to be-
lieve in God. If they happen to 1t is
simply streak of luck.-Free Press.
TIE eoff shrub grows about sixteen
feet in height.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-11-26
Revenge Coming.

Chicago, 24.-fin1eS' New York:
Genuine commotion was created in the
custom house, to-day, by private sdvices
from Washington, that John 4. Ly-
decker, formerly of the deputy collectors
here, is to succeed Mr.. French as assis-
tant treasurer. When Arthur became
collector, Lydecker linked his political
fortunes with his, and became a warm
adheren of Senator Conkling at Political
conventions. This brought down upon
him the ire of Secretary Sherman, and
under the inspiration of the civil service
reform movement, charges were pre-
| ferred against Lydecker Of character
rejecting upon his disinterestedness, il
not his integrity as public officer. The
result was his removal, as he and his
| friends allege, simply TO make place
for partisan Of the other faction. Ar
thur as collector, exerted his influence to
the utmost to save his deputy's official
head, but not only did not succeed, but
he himself met similar fate only few
months afterwards. Now with Arthur
President and .Lydecker in the treasury
department, the whirligig of time is
bringing around its revenges. II is said
here that the President has never conceded
for q moment that his removal and the
removal Of personal and political
friends like Lydecker, from the custom
house. was anything but unjust, partisan
persecution; and hence, in justice to him
self and to them he considers the stigma
which was thus unjusty placed upon
them should be removed. This is said to
be the real meaning Of Lydecker's ap-
pointment, and this is the m meaning ais O
of the CONSERVATION which the news is
naturally occssioning. The question is,
Whose turn next?" or to put it in an
other shapa, "If every body that was
turned out of the custom house with Mr..
Arthur then would be provided with a
place cow, what is to become of the
ins7"
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Postal Sayings Banks.

Chicago, 25.-ITibUne's Washington:
The draft Of 8 bill for postal savings
bank system, which Postmaster General
James will cause to be presented to Con-
gress will EN- brsce the following features
First, that the postof1ee department
should be authorized to establish postal
savings banks at its discretion.
Second, the system should be self-sus-
tanning; no appropriations being required
Third, the credit Of the United States
be pledged TO the payment to the deposi-
tor or his legal representatives, of every
sum deposited IN accordance with the
provisions ofthe act.
Fourth, the rate of Interest to de-
positors shall be 2 per cent. per annum,
the per cent. difference TO be for the
payment of sll expenses of whatever ma
ture under the system and the surplus, il
any, to be turned into the general fund
of the postoffice department. This bill
will further provide for the safe keeping
of money deposited uatil it can be turned
over TO the control Of the depository at
Washington for investment. for pro-
lection against fraud on the part Of de-
postitor., for the early withdrawal of
deposits at the option Of depositors, and
for the detail of the necessary inspectors
and elerke, ss at present agreed upon;
each person can deposit not more than
$500 in one year, ncr can he have on de
post at any one time more than 81, 500
Abran. s. Hewett, who has been spend
ing the summer in Europe, has paid
special attention to the postal savings
banks system, and will be warm favor
lite of it.
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mississippi River Commission

st. Louis, 24.-The Mississippi River
commission is now in session here pre-.
pairing its third annual report to the Sec
rotary Of war. to be submitted at the
opening of the session of Congress with
the Presidents message The report,
this year, will be more voluminous and
Of more importance than has marked IL
in the past. Heretofore the commission
has reported from time TO time on sur
veys under its supervision, but this year
it will submit levels of precision from
st. Louis to Memphis. These levels
benches at Columbus and Memphis and
are true to the inch. The report also
contains the result Of a triangulation
from Cairo to Memphis which is to be
used as basis for an exact map of the
river. 1t will contain also report upon
series of observations at Fulton, Tenn,
from Nov. 1879 to Nov. 1880; also 8
report upon boriDgs at various points
between Cairo an Vicksburg. The Dor
iugs, many of which reach more than
two hundred feet below'the surface, were
made for the purpose Of determining
whether there was any obstruction
within the limit to which it might be
deemed necessary to deepen the channel
Of the river that could not be
washed away by the natural grinding
Of the current. The com mission will fur
ther submit profile map of the high
water of 1880 from Cairo to New Orleans;
Of the low water of 1880, from Cairo to
Commerce, cut of, below Memphis.
There will also be submitted report OF
the work accomplished under the last ap-
propriation Of 81 600. 900.
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Casualties.

Dublin, 24.-The iron ship Cuteam,
while being towed to the Clyde from
Dundee, was wrecked, snd seventeen
persons were drowned.
New York. PA premature explo
sion occurred at Greenwich, Conn yes
terday, whereby FIVE men engaged in
blasting, were Instantly killed.
Panama, Nov. l6.-The steamer A.
bton foundered in gale of Point Bur
bacoas, and thirty-two Of the forty per-
to1s drowned. The vessel and cargo
were valued at 100000 The vessel was
intended for river service altogether, but
being regarded as q good craft, her own
ers. (the Steam Navigation company
sent her to ses in fair weather, between
Csrthagens and the mouth of the Sim
river. On this, her last trip, she had
hardly reachs the open sea when gale
sprung up. The heavy sei extinguished
her fires, and being placed thus at the
mercy OF the waves, she quietly went
down.
Harrisburg. Pa, 24--Tha iron bars
sustaining the doors of the cupols of the
new Bessemer department of the Penn
sylvsnis steel works, broke to-day.
Three men were caught by the rush Of
molten metal, and terribly burned
/ Cincinnati, o., 24.-Tbe steamer d..
/ T. Lone, descending. collided at O. clock
this morning with the propeller III. T.
Gaylord, at Oshand, KY. The Gaylord
was sunk.
HavsDa, 24.-The captain and eight
men of the French ship Franco, foun-
dered at sea, were picked up, after drift
ing about many days la an open boat.
Four OF the crew are still missing.
Savannah, Ca, pa collision this
afternoon, near this city, between a
freight and lumber train. caused the
death If six persons, train hands.
Wabash, Ind, "a Two trains on the
Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan road
collided to-day, wrecking an engine and
iDjuring cars to the extent of $40, 099. No
one wss injured.
Marion, O., "a Samuel Geraz, sixty
years old, fell from 8 chair into Ere
place, today, and burned TO death.
Kansas City, 25.-The explosion of
sulphur in an elevator, which fell with it's
load in Merrill Bros. drug store, caused
a loss of SAC, 200, and terribly injured w /.
@. Pickard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-11-26

OutrsEss and Other Matters.

Dublin, 24.-The land commissioner
have issued notice calling attention Il
the powers they posses to hear applica
tions from lakorers seeking compsfsn
farmers to provide better dwellings,.
A farmer named Sullivan returning
Skibbereen Fair was fatally beaten, and
his corpse concealed. Five persons we're
arrested.
Lord Cowper, lord lieutenant OK Ire.
land, to-day, in Belfast, said he had ne
hopes that government would be able a
present to relax coercive measures il
Ireland at q banquet in the evening
Lord Cowper knighted the mayor o.
Belfa.t. &c reiterated that he bad nc
intention to retire. BE continued. an
afraid things do not look very bright
classification and i'll feeling are deeply
seated. but ID is also duty to do q, much
as possible to remove that dissatisfaction
and the prejudices ofthe Irish people.
am confident that some day the problem
will be solved and Ireland contented.
Limerick farmers are dissatisfied with
the decision OF the land commission
and condemn the land court in unmeAg.
ured terms.
Dublin, 25.-The coroner's jury re-
turned verdict of wilful murder against
Sub-Inspectors O'Brien and Bonchier
who commanded the police on the coca.
of the killing of Mansfield at Ballyrsg-
get, County Kilkenny, on the 9th o.
October. Warrants for their spprehen'
sion have been issued.
London, 25.-In consequence OF in.
creased pressure iE the land court O.
Ireland, government intends to appoin
additional sub-commissioners.
A large party Of men, armed and dis
guised, raided house in Dublin County
for arms. Thirteen were arrested
several of whom have been committed
for trial.
It is understood that is it the intention
Of government to release all imprisoned
members Of the House of Commons be
fore the commencement of Parliament
provided no unreasonable conspiracy ex
lists. and tenants are not iatimidated from
applying to the land court. The princi
pal Irish judges strongly deprecate tn
suspension oftrial by jury.
Five arrests under the coeFsion &C
today.
A Protestant church in the rura
district of County Cork has bee
WrackeC
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Welded Beechcrs.

New York, 24.-William c.. son OF
Henry Ward Beecher, was married last
evening at Plymouth church, Brooklyn,
to Miss Jessie Big Glow. The elite of the
town was present. Herbert F. Beecher,
youngest son of Fl. W. -Beecher, who has
been living on the Pacific Coast for the
TO Miss Hattie Foster. of Nevada. The
dste Of his wedding without knowledge
that it conceded so closely with that of
his brothers. marriage. ISL
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