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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
WasbfugtOn's Secretary.

An important feature IN washington
family was his Private Secretary, Tobias
Lear. BE was a native of New Hamp-
shire. and in his twenty-fifth year became
acquainted with his famous patron, who
wished a tutor for his adopted children.
Lear soon became more valuable as
Secretary. Heaccompanied Washington
from Mount Vernon to Philadelphia,
where fine National Convention was to be
beld and ON its close returned with him.
He also accompanied him to the inaugu-
ration and was his most intimate associ-
ofe during the eight years of Presiden-
tiol service. Lear was the only one that
witnessed the explosion of the Presi-
dart's wrath on the defeat of ST Clair by
the Indians, and he also witnessed the
;ncessant annoyance which Washington
suffered from the attacks made by the
4,Irora paper edited by Jefferson s
tool philip Freeman. When the old
hero returned finally to Mount Vernon,
lear was retained in service and was
nresent at the death scene, which he de-
scribes in a very affecting manner. BE
received the last words of his patron and
snnerintended the funeral. He was af-
teTward engaged in public service, and
died in Washington, in 1926.
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GEMS OF THOUGHT.

KNOWLEDGE puffeth up; love buildeth
up.
LET every man strive to add good
name to his other capital.
We always find wit and merit in those
who look at us with admiration.
Sow good services; sweet remem-
brances will grow from them.
LOSE not thine own for want of asking
for it; twill get thee no thanks. Fuller.
GREAT things are not accomplished by
idle dreams, but by years of patient
study.
CoNCEIr more rich in matter than in words,
Brags Of his substance, not Of ornament;
They are but bcsgars that eau count tntlr wealth..
-Shdkespears.
l HAVE often thought that the nature
of women was inferior to that OF men IN
general, but superior in particular.-Cire-
rHic.
IHE true way to adyanes;aa, s.as9sliss 2
5ts follow, .alat fiie nesh llssllls
lt.-QUarIcS.
THOMAS CARLYLE sums up the wisdom
acquired by his lifelong experience in
the following important aphorism; do
the duty that lies next to you
MORE heads pine away in secret
anguish from the want of kindness from
those who should be their comfort,
than for any other calamity in life. DR..
Young.
EXPERIENCE ought to be a headlight
which throws its rays on things to come;
instead, it is generally stern light which
throws its rays on what we have already
passed through.
SrAGNATIoN is not peace. Peace is the
harmonizing Of many sorrows and the
subdulng of many paSsions-the begin
ming of the grand harmony which pass
eth all understanding.
EVERY human being has a work to
carry ON within, duties 10 perform abroad,
influences to exert, which are peculiarly
his and which no conscience but his own
can teach. - O0luliRg
EVERY year of our lives We grow more
convinced that it is the wisest and best
to fix our attention on the beautiful and
the good, and dwell as little as possible
on the evil and the false
WE should no more lament that We
have grown old than the husbandman,
when the bloom and fragrance Of spring
have passed away, should lament that
summer or autumn has come.
WHATEVER your sex or position, life Is
a battle in which you are to show your
pluck, and woe be to the coward. De
SPAR and postponement are cowardice
and defeat Men were born to succeed
and not TO fail.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
How an Enthusiastic Dog Was Rebuked
by Parrot.

A gentleman living near this village,
saws the Port Jervis Union, has parrot
who knowns a good deal more than the
law allows. A friend of his, whose name
we withhold for obvious reasons. called
at his house one day. A valuable young
dog. pointer, was with him. The two
gentlemen sat on the porch smoking,
and the parrot, which is very tame, was
seated in an interstice in the trellis about
the porch: Ihe dog was lying OH the
floor at his masters feet and finally his
attention was called to. the bird. which
was looking steadily at him. The dog
sprang up drew on the parrot and
fastened There he stood. still as a
statue, for full three minutes, when the
parrot, with contemptuous firt of his
Won cussed fool" The doc dropped tail
and ears, wheeled round and struck a
beeline over the fields for home Since
that time he has refused to point bird.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
Archibald FORBES ON American Polite
ness and Canadian SIoMness.

..Tbe Fnolisl1haye the idea that the
A,,,ey;con peo1Ie sare a race of iIl-man-
nered bad-ten1nsrei people. But they
never were more pa sIaken In their lives.
There are no bad manners in this coun-.
tr.v What has been mistaken for bad
manners is the afral ,tness. One SAYS to
= ticket AGENT: ttlan you sell me ticket
70 sueh place?' 4Ie replies: 'Two-fifty,
and hands one on to yon. You instantly
tbink: Well, 5oH are an ill-tempexed
fellow moi. to- saelsiEer my question, but
ON reflection 5ool2 2become satisfied that is
fine most practic$ yay of1loing business.
Yau ask q rnafA Z, move a little He
does not hear y6a snd he says AYE, In
stead Of .Ba9 p pardon, sir. But as
soon as lie n:afEs Your meaning he !.
all politeness sd takes an interest in
your weffarS4
ssThea. tEl-54lt consider the Americans
O syppIthetlk.6 s
Not xsxnlll e isHt lesaz,as.LA j
in England vouId have laughed at me
and said, You'll bein time for the next
one. But what di6they say out West :?
oh. that is toosbad and immediately
helped me to get out.of the difficulty as
much as was in their power. L have
met no brutes in this country. At first |
thought the hotel clerk was one. lie Will
answer your questions IN mechanical
sort Of way. and throw a key at you, as
much as to say: what the devil do you
want. anyway? [ left the fremont
! House. IN Boston. on this account. But
experience has taught me lesson, and !
| now think the hotel clerk Is the travelling
mans best friend. His manners are
abrupt because the public doesn't want
! to hear two words when one Will sulilce
/ But if you want to find out anything, tC
/ get ANYTHING, or to have anything done
/ YOU 90 to the same clerk whom yol
have thought ehurlish, and he does /
/ for you readily and satisfactorily.
.'Have Won noticed any pecula
/ American habits?"
eyes, there is one thing. and that 1
the disgusting habit Americans have O
clearing their throats. Canadians ar
also peculiar. They never shut a door
/ asked boy in n hotel what door wa
for, and he replied, TO go IN by. Bu
/ speaking of Canadians reminds me OF m
! trip through Canada 1t was one con
tinual supper-and speech-maklng
could not get away The Canadians ar
genial, gentlemenly men; men OF sterlln
character, who 1 believe mean vel
But they are insufferably slow: The
admire the Americans, and when
American happens among them they r.
ceive him with open arms-can not d
too much for him. But when they eros
the border they are dignity personltie
and keep the Americans at the elbo
Joint. as if every man they met wanted
rob them. "-Neao York Tribune, Iate
| grfC7r
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
The {. Year without a Summer"

We continue to receive occasional IN
duires concerning the year IN which
tbero was no summer. Some persons
appear to haya rrswrong idea as to the
time. 1t So SstSvear 1916. 1t has
5,.errs g. = without a sum-
irfse 4--..t Al every
month. s-kfarmers still liv
ing ia ConTlg7 : tfo remember it well.
1t was known 40 the ''year without
summer" The farmers used to refer to
il as eighteen hundred and starve to
death" January was mild, as was also
February, with the exception of few
days. The greater part of March was
cold aud boisterous. April opened warm,
but grew colder rs it advanced, ending
with snow and ice and winter cold. In
May ice formed half an inch thick, buds
aud flowers were frozen and corn killed.
Frost, ice and snow were common IN
June. Almost every green thing was
killed, and the fruit was nearly all de
strOyed. Snow fell to the depth OF three
inches in New York and Massachusetts,
and ten inches in Maine. July was ac-
companied with frost and ice. On the
9TH ice was formed of the thickness
of window glass in New York, New En-
gland, and Pennsylvania, and corn was
nearly all destroyed in certain secuons.
In August ice formed half an inch thick
\ cold northwest wind prevailed nearly
all summer
Corn was so frozen that great deal
was cut down and dried for fodder Very
little ripened in New England, even here
in Connecticut. and scarcely any even IN
the Middle States. Farmers were
obliged to pay st or 50 bushel for corn
Of 1916, for seed for the next spring S
planting. The first two weeks OF Sep
tember were mild, the rest OF the month
was cold, with frost. and ice formed a
! quarter Of an inch thick. October was
more than usually cold, with frost and
ice. November was cold aud clustering
with snow enough for good slelgihlng'
December was quite mild and comforta-
/ bic. Hartford Times.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15

A DUEL was fought in Texas ty Alex
ander Shott and John S. Mott Mott
was shot, and Shot was not In this
case it is better to be Shot than Mott
There was a rumor that Mott was not
shot, and Shot avows that he shot Mott
which proves either that the shot shot
Mott, or Mott was not shot, or that Mott
was shot Notwithstanding Circnmstan
tial evidence is notalways good II NAV
be made to appear on trial that tbe shot
Shott shot shot Mott; or, as accidents
with firearms are frequent, it nav be
possible that the shot Shott shot shot
himself, when the whole affair resolves
itself into its original clemens and
Shott would be shot, and Mott wonld be
not. We think, however, that The shot
Shott shot shot not Shot, but Mott
anyway, it is hard to tell who was shot
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
THE NEW DOLL.


loqre beautiful. beautiful dolly,
.spe dressed like a sweet little queen;
mo ,,s care Tor you, dear, may seem folly,
5, 'shen I've but rag-doll 50 mean.
S2e~ that its arms are the queerest
4. mead very funny and fat
~ Eyes anything bur the dearest;
et old friends are best for all that
'stt ~ hair fails In Finglets 81 faXen,
= houf eyes are delightfully."- blue;
Ut cheeks they are rosy and waxcn,
S.''4 re charm ing, I'm give you your due,
q sfla'i give up Betsy Baker,
y % Aasn't a shoe nor a hat,
use you' We a splendid dressmaker1
no Old lnends are best, foI all THAI
1s,a came Christmas morn, in my stocking;
q easAt TO be proud, | suppose;
Aila hot to he pleased would be shocking;
= {ifh Betty dear. turn ont your toes.
sNA. you are my everyday dolly
aud this one in silk dress and hat
q pat on the shelf. call il folly,
!, ! e Old lrlends are uesti for all that
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
leo and the Stomach.

The use of ice rs a luxury, In the form
of ice cream or of iced water, Is becom-
ing more prevalent In this country.
Used in these ways they are generally
taken, especially by the young, reck-
leSsly, without n thought of any serious,
possibly fatal, results that may follow.
An average stomach has an immense
deal to do to digest three full meals
day; especially when, as Is frequently
the case, it Is disturbed and irritated by
food that is indigestible because OF its
quality or its quantity. Let 1t be remem-
bcred that there IS nothing in the body
blood, muscle, membrane, bone, ten
don, nerve, brain, or secretions which
has not come of the contents of the
stomach. Neither is there a thought,
feeling. an emotion, uvolition, or an act,
SIiich has not derived the material force
back of it from the stomach.
Such an organ must, therefore, be
highly organized. 1t has countless
arteries. veins, nerves and glands. 1t Is
lined with q delicate mucous membrane,
as much so rs the air-tubes.
1t is studded all over with glands
which elaborate and pour into it that
wonderful hnid gastric juice. It's coats
| consist of different thin layers Of muscles
arranged crosswisc, and these are con
stautly at work giving it that peculiar
rolling motion by which the food Is
thoroughly mixed with the saliva. Every
organ and muscle when in action must
have a special supply Of blood. This is
especially true of the stomach.
| Food, therefore, fails 10 disgest If the
| blood is withdrawn from the stomach,
as. for instance, tosthe brain 10y study,
or close thought, or 10y anxiety, imme-
diately after eating
Now, it is the nature of cold to con
tract all blood vessels and drive back the
blood, and to paralyze. more or less, al
nerves. OF course, the flow of gastric
juice is checked, and digestion Is arrested
and the proper motion Of the stomach
interfered with. by an ice-cold fluid IN
troduced into it.
Further, when the reaction sets in, the
! blood-vessels become over-distended
producing often a dangerous congestion
and an increased thirst. with a demanC
for more ice-water, thus inducing
''vicious circle.
From what we have said, any reade
can see that iced water, or ice cream
should not be taken into the stomach a
the same time with food. Serious con
sequences often follow a disregard @
this physical law. - Youths Companion
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
People Who Forget They Have Money.

One woul%hardly believe that there
are many who forget they have money
or that there Is money or interest due
them, and yet it is fact. There lies in
the Treasury department to-day 81, ,400,-
900 Of unclaimed interest on government
bonds. The sum is getting larger every
day. This seems strange, but 1t is true.
This vast sum of money, or much of 1t,
can be drawn by simply applying for it
by whoever is entitled to 1t and has the
registered bond on which the interest Is
due and not paid. There are thousands
of persons who have bought bonds, and
not knowing how to get the interest on
them, prefer to lose the same rather
than to expose the fact that they have
the bonds. Others have interest due
them, and actually forget the fact, and
it lies in the Treasury vaults waiting for
them to apply for it. Should one of the
clerks of the bond division inform per-
son to whom interest is due of the fact,
and the same Is discovered, he would be
instantly discharged Our government
is like that of other countries, dishonest
in matters of this kind, and is always
willing to keep that which belongs to
others, if it is not called for. Should
one of its clerks be honest enough to
give out hint, he is discharged on the
ground that it is not probable he would
be engaged in volunteering information
unless he received certain percentage
for his services; and this he has no right
to do The government takes the
ground that the person to whom the in
terest is due should not be required to
pay for the information; at the same
time the same government Will not itself
vOlr1ntaar the inform I fHie0HD
Inter ocean.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15

A HISTORY almost as sad and romantic
as that of Romeo and Juliet is attached
to Green Mount, the we'll known Gene
terry at Baltimore, Nd. The property
was once owned by John Oliver, a
wealthy English merchant. His only
child, beautiful girl of twenty, was
loved by young man whose only unfit
ness to become her husband lay in the
fact that personal ferd existed between
him and the girls stern father. They
met clandestinely and planned an elope-
ment. The father found it ont. and gave
orders tohis servant to patrol the grounds
by night and shoot all trespassers. Dis
guised in mans clothing, the girl at
tempted 10 escape, and was shot dead at
the gate. Grief stricken, her father
erected a mausoleum upon the spot, and
decided the entire property to the city for
cemetery.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15

THE project of railway between the
north and south of Australasia is now
fairly under way, and will reduce the
time between England and Sydney by
thirty days. The principal section of
the northern part is already completed.
1t is 312 miles long, and runs between
Brisbane and Rome. Between the latter
point and the Bay of Carpentaria there
are vet S37 miles to construct. The line
will connect with that between Roe
hampton and Emeraldtown. There are
still gaps to fill between Brisbane and
Sidney, and Sidney and Adelaide. The
road will link together the principal
cities and most peopled regions of the
great island, with the exception of those
in the west. A syndicate has been en-
powered by the Legislature OF Queens
land to construct all the road within its
domains, and will receive A, 600 acres OF
public land for each kilometer or three
eighths of mile built.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15

A REMEDY for dryness of throat will
be found In a small piece of nnuriate of
ammonia, about ten or fifteen Grains
every two hours. Use the best onality.
and allow it to dissolve slowlv in tIe
month
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15

"ASp in France, you know. Parker.
tbev sneak French. Instead OF saying
yes for instance, they say Wee"
'Lor, missl How paltryr
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15

JACOB, is there much difference be-
tween sea and saw?'' Eyes, the
difference between sea and saw Is IN
tense"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15

OuR youth and our manhood We owe
10 our country, but our declining wears
are due to ourselves. Piiny.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15

If you happen to print a kiss, you
need not publish it.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15

MEN are not Judged by their inten-
tious. but by the result of their actions.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15

Total. .----.-.-.....s %
OF this number seventy-three were
living in IS41, when the father was 70
wears old. These facts are perfectly
verified. The family of Vassilef is well
known, and it has been the object of
Government favors.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
A Man with Eighty-seven Children.

FEEDER Vassilef, peasant of the Gov
ernment of Moscow, was twice married.
His first wife bore him, at twenty-seven
accouchements. children as follows:
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15
HUMORS or TIE pAY.

- - ms com WIN
stoads toolss
Az re esltssaslcl ,.a1f be lad at sfreeze
school
Iva battle of the elements, they gen.
orally get.the drop on us.
THE chap that puts the meat into the
brine is the real corner in beef.
Ii the shell of an egg was as hard as
the shell of an oyster, there would be
less poor actors on the American stage.
on, she nice TO eat,
Remarked the alllgat0ri
She tasted very sweet,
4. III ...-.In.l I-alrr
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-04-15

We continue to receive occasional in
auires concerning the ''year IN which
there was no summer. Some persons
appear to hayl r1~wrong idea as TO the
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-15

The Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald says respecting
the deadlock: ,.e- II, y. s',''t ~
SIT is q mistake to regard the struggle
in the Senate as a mere vulgar piece of
Office grabbing. 1t means q great deal
more than this, and that 1t should mean
more is curious proof of the condition
of unstable equilibrium into which the
politics of the Southern States have fall
en-. Southern Senators acknowledge
that they maintain the deadlock because
the election of Mr.. Riddleberger would
probably give Virginia this fall to a
coalition of the Malone Independents,
and the Northern Republican Senators
in their turn say that they mean Ma
hone to carry Virginia this fall, and
that to enable him to achieve that, 1t is
necessary to show the Virginia Inde-
pendents that the Republicans will
stand by them to the last. That is to
say, the most prominent men of both
sides agree, when iuterrogated, that
Riddleberger's election or defeat is q
mstter ON which hangs the political
future of Virginia. If this seems pre-
posterous to you, 1t Is nevertheless the
belief of both parties, noriisit even
the whole truth. Southern Senators
say, In private conversation, that II
Malone should succeed in Virginia
there would be break in the Demo.
cratic line in every Southern state, and
that they regard the defeat of Riddle
berger for that reason as q matter OF
absolute necessity, and, as they add, OF
patriotic Duty i,s.io.l. r..tT.tIc, I'd
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ALarge Piano Mandatory.

h While it was well known that the
Mendelssohn piano was reallya reliable
and excellent instrument, IL was hardly
suspected by the other manufacturers
that the demand fol- It had increased to
such an extent as to warrant the maxi
ers In erecting the largest piano manu-
factory in the world as q centennial
memorial of the success of the instru-
ment; but such was the case, and to-
day the Mendelssohn Piano Manufac-
tory, eight stories in height, coverreing
1900; square feet of ground, from its
location on the corner of Tenth Avenue
and 9th Street, overlooks the Hudson
River, and the greater part of Manhat-
tan Island.-lChicago Times. ....
The large factory of the Mendelssohn
Piano Company, corner ofFifty-seventh
Street and Tenth Avenue, is well worth
visit. One can here witness the vari.
Gus and interesting steps in the progress
of Transforming the rough lumber and
metal into highly finished Instruments
In the sale Of these Pianos, the Com.
psny have undertaken to treat the PEG.
pie with factory prices, employing nc
agents. Instruments are sent on trial
and o very intelligent idea of what they
are, and what musical people think
about them, can be obtained by sending
for an illustrative and descriptive cata
logue. With no expensive agents ano
commissions, the Company decline te
give any discounts, thinking the low
ness of their prices, and the merits O.
their goods will receive liberal recog
milton from pianol buyers.--[Morri
Phelps in Home Journal, July 4, 1877.
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EA crisis has been precipitated up
on the Senate. Without the astute
wire pulling of old and experienced
politicians, indeed without their cleo
ton to make deep national move on
the chess board of parties, the country
and both political organizations are
brought face to face before the prbloem
of the life or death of the Democratic
party. 1t Is all in q nutshell, as 1t so
often happens, when grave questions
80 suddenly come to the surface and
demand attention when least expected.
The election of minor officers In the
Senate is factiously opposed by the
united Democracy, whyr For the rea.
son that one Of the candidates whom II
Il proposed to elect is a Mahoneite, and
his election would be Malone tri'
umph in the Senate. A Malone tri
umph there would be the national en-
dorsement. of the split In the Democratic
party in Virginia, and would lead to 9
union with the Malone party Of the
Republican vote, and thus give owe,
Virginia to = new party, whose forma-
ton would spread throughout the
southern states, and efiectually split the
old Democratic party Up two. This if
the secret Of the dead lock in the Sen.
ate.