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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11
The Tnifnrians.

Unitarianism in this country has
passed through mnch the same phases
as in Great Britain. After 1740 Arian
views of the person of Christ were pretty
widely difrused through New England.
and in 1887 took place the first secession
from the Episcopal church, on the
ground that those parts of the liturgy
which imply a belief in the Trinity
could not be any longer EMPLOYED.
Many of them, by PercePtible degrees,
giided into Unitarianism, but it Was NOT
until 1915. at which time DIR. Claiming
threw his influence into the scale. that
the name began to be much used. The
sect had its birth and still has its head
quarters in Boston. 1t has made nocon-
siderable progreos in the United States
for we find that so late as 1870. accord.
ing to the Federal census report. ont OF
~, 459 church organizations of ali kinds.
the Unitarians only possessed 33l. and
we're the owners of $40 church ediaces
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11
The Morshin Of Humnnit1

The worship of humanity" has now
in London chapel. priest, and ritual.
Its chapel is situated in a dingy street.
and is a small room capable of contain
ing hundred persons. It's sole decora-
tions are engravings, busts, notices, and
flowers; its pulpit small desk above
which is an engraving of the Dresden
Madonna-mother and child having been
Comte's highest type of humanity.
Compile the founder of the Positivist. or
Humanity School. redivided the wear
into thirteen months which he named
respectively Moses, Homer Aristotle
Archimedes, Csesa-. g. Paul, Charlie
magne, Dante, Gutenberg, Shakespeare.
Descartes, Frederick the Great, and
Bichat, representing ancient poetry,
philosophy. science and goysmment;
Catholicism; and modern poetry,
philosophy, industry, science govern
ment, etc Busts of those persons adorn
-tne room..tasether With engrayisgs. Of
Caesar, Archimedes, Scipio, Plato, AIistO-
tie. Pythagoras. Virgil, Homer. Con
fucius, Paul, St Rernard, Aquinas.
Mohammed. Charlemagne, Shakespeare,
Dante, Milton, Louis NJ. Columbus,
Hume, Bacon, Molere Mozart, and
many other worthless.
There are now about sixty worshipers
in London belonging to the religion OF
Humanity. but even that number IS an
increase; for some years ago Professor
Jowett, visiting them, SAID he toand
there ''three persons and no God. Inc
FESTIVAL of Holy Women was celebrated
on the day when Mr. Conway, who
writes an interesting letter about 1t, was
present, and the discourse of the Priest,
DR. Congreve, scholarly. white-halred
man, pertained To eminent and holy
women of the pust-St. Monica. Beatrice,
Heloise. Joan of Arc. and others lie
read George Eliot's famous Poslhylst
hymn, 80. Might l Join the Choir In
visible" and lessons from the 'lmlta-
ton OF Christ" by Thomas kempls,
volume which. after her death, was
found by George Eliot's side Prayers
are offered to the ''Great Power whom
we here acknowledge as the Highest
Humanity" There Is also ritual. WITH
prayers, and benediction as follows:
1.-The Faith of Humanity, The Hope OF
Humanity, The Love of Humanity, bnng
you comfort, and teach you sympathy,
give you peace IN yourselves and peace
with others, now and forever, Amen.
DIR. Congreve, the priest, has distln-
guished himself for his sympathies IN
btudil VI All tut pupultI uluNSlnSA'Si ''-A''
his opposition to slavery and all oppres-
sion; of the French Hnder Napoleon Ill;
the wars of England against Afghans,
Zulus, Beers, and other weak and help
less people; and has Just delivered and
published a forcible discourse IN favor Of /
granting Irish independence.
Many, if not most, of the disciples of /
Comteis philosophy, like John Stuart /
Mill, George Henry Lewes, George /
Eliot, John Morley, editor of the Fort
nightly RcujeU, have never approved I
Of the religious or ritualistic phase of 1
Positivism, and whatever progress it has /
made has been a mental and inward IN 1
iuence upon the thought of the timks /
md not the building up of n sect -.
ven a congregation.
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An Tnfortnnate Answer.

Saws the Richmond (Kv.) Rcgistcr: ::
Lucien Youngs noble action a few years
ago. in saving several lives from n
wrecked vessel, viii be remembered :;
also. the action of the Kentucky Legis-
lature in publicly recognizing his ser
vices. Last winter he was in Frankfort,
and while there visited the penitentiary,
where he met Sam Holmes, confined for
the murder Of Col. Napier. Young and
Holmes were boys together at school,
and fast friends. Young was greatly
moved by Holmes unfortunate condi-
ton. and determined to make an effort
for his release. To this end he called on
the Governor, and made an earnest ap-
peal for a pardon. Gov. Blackburn re-
Tented, and the pardon was made ont
and signed. With the document in his
pocket, Young fastened back to the
prison to tell the good news to his
friend. Before telling him, however,
that he had come to make him a free
man, Young quietly commenced con-
versation, and, after talking whileupon
other subjects. finally said
Sam, If you were turned loose and
fully pardoned, what would be the first
thing YOU would do p
The convict very quickly responded ::
" would go to Lancaster, and kill
who was a witness against me.
Young uttered not a word, but turned
mournfully away, went outside the pris-
on walls, took the pardon from his
pocket, and tore it into fragments.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

Monstrosities of diction are not con-
fined to chemical science, but are to be
found In physics as well as metaphysics.
We recently gave some samples of the
extraordinary and absurd length to
which the names of certain organic
salts had grown, and we may now
add the following choice specimen OF
imaginary (from n recently published
paper by Sir William Thompson) to Illus
trate the grand style of modern natural
philosophy. "The stream lines, says
the distinguished Glasgow physicist,
are as represented in the diagram, in
which the region of transitional velocity
greater than wave propagational velocity
is separated from the region of transla
tional velocity less than wave propaga-
tional velocity by cats eye border pat
tern of elliptic whirls. The curious
mixture of homely sin1iIe and abstract
terminology in this passage is highly
ludicrous. Its obscurity is, however,
surpassed by Mr. Herbert Spencers
famous Formula of Evolution, - which
runs: Evolution is a change from an
indefinite, incoherent, homogeneity to
definite, coherent heterogeneity, through
continuous differentiations and integra-
tions, which written in plain English
by Mr.. Kirkman, the mathematician,
means: Evolution is change from q
nohowish, untalkaboutable all-likeness
to somehowish, and in-general-talka-
boutable not-all- likeness, by continuous
something -elsefications and stick togeth-
erations." As clever travesty on the
above cacophonous, mysti6cations OF
Mr. Herbert Spencer, which, hike the
language of diplomacy. conceals the
meaning 1t ought to express, we have
Mr. Kirkman's Formula of Universal
Change" which is: Change Is a perl
choretical synechy of pamparalagmatic
and porroteroporeumatic differentia-
tions and integrations. After such ped
antry as this, the clown in Shakespeare
TtCeiffh Night, who "d did ;mpeticos thy
gratility, is absolutely nowhere. LON
don Globe.
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The Minister'S Cow.

IL Is good thing for preacher to
"stlek to his text" But if he is tied to
1t, II may run away with him, especially
If II goes on all fours. An exchange tells
this s'roli story of clergymans expert
ment, and how it ended:
some years ago there lived in Central
New 1ork very worthy but eccentric
divine known as Father Goss. He had
q hired man named Isaac, who always
obeyea orders without question.
futher Gloss bought n COW one day
when proved refractory when milked,
refusing to surrender the lacteal fluid,
nltholsgh Isaac used oil the persuasive
arts q which he Was master. He finally
reported her delinquencies to his mas
ter.
well, Isaac, said he, Ego to the
BAN and get those pieces of new rope.
Iaae obeyed the COW was driven to
tlIs 1ssfe. tied with piece of rope,
wIfers. fhe Rev. cnme ont armed with a
knife.
snow" he explained to Isaac, "I
viii get on the cows back, and you tie
my feet beneath her, then you so on
with your milking, and, with my weight
upon he's, she must give down her milk. 3"
Isaac obeyed. The feet were tied, the
lldll got hllA ALiihiuE tRulllfutbi.
But bossy objected, aud plunged
wildly about The stable was low and
the Rev. s head was fearfully thumped
90 Isaac Isaac " bawled he, q cut
the rope.
Isaac seized the knife and cut, not the
rope which tied the masters feet. but
the one that tied the COW. The stable
door was open, also the yard gate
Away dalted the frantic COW, the ter
riied man on her back. helplessly roar
ing. "Stop her, atop her
While lnadly careering down the road
he met parisiOner who excitedly called,
Why, Mr.. Goss, where are You go
ing?"
Only God and this COW knows, So
groaned he; q don't
The animal was finally caught, and
the man released, much frightened but
lJuburt
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Ale.

Great Britain never goes back on
its ale, although these States do. In a
single year the English firm of Bass
paid to railways, canal companies, and
other carriers, the sum of e180, 1O2 for
carriage merely. In malt tax and license
duty the same house pays e236, 900 a
year The yearly revenue of the king
dom derived from duty on alcoholic
drinks amounts to e28, 900, 900 sterling.
To this sum the house of Bass contrib
utes at the rate of ESQ day. 1t has
543, 1863 casks in stock The bottle trade
is separate; 1O0,OOO,0 900 labels for bot
ties are issued in year.
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The Freslset.

An eloquent young reportorial Ma
caulay out West writes in the following
strain about flood: "The spirits Of
departed day had joined communion
with the myriad ghosts of centuries, and
four full hours fed into eternity before
the citizens of many parts of the town
found out that there was a freshet here
at all"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

PROVINCIAL acrobat hesitates before
trapeze ON which he is about to do a
daring feat. His manager angers.
Miserable man, you have no courage"
miserable yourself" answers the trap
ezlst; you promised me six dollars. and
y, yon now wish to give me only five. ;"
What then?" "Well, a fellow will
risk his life for six dollars, but not for
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A Terrible Disaster.
american news via Paris

American news via Paris +:
Most horrible p
"An accident atrocious comes to have
place on the line of the Great North
western, at the States United.
1.-TWO trains are encountered them
selves shocked, and so for to say re-en-
tered the one In the other In leyeling
himself completely.
"There does not rest of survivor
many more than mechanican.
"Arrived at the station, we do not
know how, all the world throws itself
ON him we interrogate him, feyerishly.
"Him, very calm:
"Oh. there has not had large thing
the two trains have made telescope y
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

One cannot always be amiable. Not
every man, and possibly not every won,-
an, is a saint 1t is a good rule for the
husband and wife to take turns in getting
cross. When the thing comes upon
both at once the house is apt to become
not a conservatory. but hot house
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11
A Warming Against Dancing.

warning against dancing comes from
the Piedmont Road in North Carolina,
where man attempted to dance jig
and almost Immediately fell dead. 1t
should be said that the poor fellow at
tempted his jig ON the top of moving
freight car, and covered bridge killed
him st
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

THERE is no greater fool than he who
thinks himself wise; no one wiser than
he who suspects he is fool.-Margue-
rite de Vatots.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

AN act by which we make one friend
and one enemy Is losing game, because
revenge isamuchs stronger principle than
gratitude.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

The Detroit Free Press wishes to
know why colored ladies do not wear
white court-plaster on their chins.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

A CHIcAeo paper says big ears denote
a generous disposition. Chicago folks
are excessively generous. They even
give themselves away.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

If all seconds were as averse to dueis
as their principals, very little blood
would be shed in that way.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

OF all the passions, jealousy is that
which exacts the hardest service and
pays the bitterest wages. It's service
is, to watch the success of our enemy;
its wages. to be sure of it.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11

Our OF every 100 inhabitants in the
United States sixteen live In cities.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-11
INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS.

A VERMONT railroad company has paid
passenger who lost an ear in an acci..
,v,f e1 50O
Smyrna times., 1881-11-02

ten years ago his application for patent
for this process from the United States
was rejected by the ground that it was a
discovery and not an invention. Patents
have, however, been obtained for it in
Europe, and it is by means of this method
that the tunnel of Mount Ccnis has been
worked. The process was used in the
work on the Hoosac Mountain tunnel.
In 1872 Dir. Gatling invented and pat
ented steam plow, or earth pulverizing
machine, to be propelled by steam and
animal power combined. The failure of
his health and the low price of grain at
the time prevented his bringing his inven-
ton into practical use. DR.. Gatling had
devoted his time and attention to improv-
ing the gun which bears his name. and
the success which has attended his labors
seduced him from the more conpcn;al
field of peaceful invention.
Inventive talent has also been brought
to bear upon soap Several materials
have been avowedly and openly mixed
with soaps and improvements. The use
OF rosin has been utilized. Slick. either
as sand or III the form of ''water-glass'' or
soluble glass nitrate of soda), is one of
the most common, and soaps made in this
way are extremely efficient and useful.
Modified soaps for various special purpo-
seses are now made by mixing lime-water.
dissolved alum, etc, with soap already
made.
1t gratifying fact to note that inven-
tors are taking advantage of the great
capabilities of iron for beautifying forms
as shown i'll its use for architectural pur-
poses. Its strength makes it suitable for
structures and tracery of light and grace
ful effect, altogether what is beyond posi-
Die III wood or stone. In it now can be
rendered both the simpler and richer
beauties of the Greek orders. the charac-
terlstic arches and stratifcations of Rome
the points and pnnacles of Gothic DESIGN,
and the tracerics and arabesaucs. domes
and plnlacles d the Moors. Some of the
combinations recently produced bv nnion
OF light castings and wire or road work in
trellises and verandas are wonderfully
rich and light in effect.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-02

WINSTON, Forsyth Co. n. Gents
l desired to express TO you my thanks for
your wonderful Hop Bitters. was trou-
bled with dyspepsia for five years previous
to commencing the use of your Hop Bit,
ters, some six months ago. My cure has
been wonderful. am pastor of the First
Methodist church of this place, and my
whole congregation can testify to the
great virtues of your Bitters. Very res
pectfully, REV. H FEREBEE.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-02

My tOrmented back" is the exclama-
ton of more than one poor hard-working
man and woman. Do you know why it
aches? 1t is because your kidneys are
over-tasked and need strengthening, and
your system needs to be cleansed of bad
humOrs Kidney-Wort is the medicine
you need. at acts like charm, " says a
well-knOwn physician, Il never knew it
to fail" Liquid or dry sold by all drug
gists.-BOst0n Post.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-02
DON'T TAKE 1T TO HEART.

There's many trouble
Would break like bubble.
And into the water of Lethe depart.
Did we not rehears it,
And tenderly nurse it,
And give it permanent place in the heart
There's many sorrow
Would vanish tomorrow,
We're we but willing to furnish the wings;
So sadly intruding.
And quietly brooding,
1t matches out all sorts of horrible things
How welcome the seeming
OF looks that are beaming
Whether ones wealthy or whether ones poor;
Eyes bright as a berry,
Cheeks red as a cherry
The groan and the grief and the hearache can cure
Resolve to be merry,
All worry to ferry
Across the tanned waters that bid us forget
And no longer fearful,
But happy and cheerful,
We feel life has much that's worth living for yet
Smyrna times., 1881-11-02
WHOLE NO. 1874.

oN THE SAFE SIDE.-A Micbigander
VINO was riding along the highway near
Oiiariestown, Virginia, a few davs aoo
came across negro who was grubbing
OUT stump near the meadow fence ar5
altef a lew questions about farm nroduot,
the Wolverine asked:
" What do you get for taking thu,
stump out?'' '''"'
JIS' ~ cents, was the reply.
How long have you been worl,inc o.
it?' "0iAlhS at
wal, nigh bout week, l reckon,
And how much longer will it take9"
Wall, | spects l could finish i 70
morrer, but reckon I wont do = ac's.
Friday" " - "'ore
WHY"
-" Wall heah am de plot. fl finish i
lo-morrer and get my money, I'll be hound
10 drop down to Halltown an bet ON =
ioSs[ace an lose it all. IF / wait tiu Fri
u'y can hab de means OBJ gwine inter do
circus at Charlestown. knows nv veal
ness boss, an so I,ze gwine TO sat bo,h
an dig leetle, an sleep leetle am, cbon
Oh de las root when heah de circl,s hons
oIo"h on top de red skule-house hin
Smyrna times., 1881-11-02

The FRENCH ADVANCE ON KAIRwAN, -
The French troops are at length en- route
for kairwan, the holy city of the Moham
medans of Tunis. Five different corps.
aggregating thirty thousand troops, are
marching to occupy the point from which
the Arabs have been recently operating
upon the French troops along the Tunisian
coast So large a force, it is thought,
must be designed for something more than
the seizure of a city possessing slight
means Of defense, and it is predicted by
correspondents writing from Tunis that
the capture of Kairwan is to be but pre-
liminary to an attempt to penetrate to
points more remote, and thus insure in
one campaign the entire subiugation of
the country. Gafsa, in the Deierud, is
mentioned as one of these ulterior points
aimed at.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-02
Just Like the Men.

1t is fact that has been noticed and
commented upon time out of mind that
many husbands neglect those attentions
and marks of affection of which they were
so lavish during courtship. OF course
there must be a reason for a custom which
though reprehensible in the abstract. has
the sanction Of all but universal practice
and it becomes the duty Of the PHILOSOPHER
to inquire into and expound it Perbans
1t Is best illustrated by an anccdotc told by
a friend whose wife by the way, manifes
ted her displeasure in very decided terms
while he was relating it.
1t seems on Madison avenue their dwell
welded pair who were made one last
Fall. No knight Of old was more devoted
to his flire ladye" than was the husband
during the honeymoon and the moon that
followed it. But ere the third moon had
Vaned, the young wife noted or thought
she noted-no doubt it was f9pcy-some
change. As time passed on it became still
more apparent. Her husband was loving
OF course, but somehow there was n lack
OF the old ardOr, there was a falling off in
the old demOnstrativeness. This troubled
her, and, women like, she was Quick to
conclude that his love for her had cooled
One evening after thinking the matter
over all day, she broke out with:
You don't love me any more"
What oIyac xr1,, -. ~,
IN business like way, scarcely lifting his
eyes from the book he was reading.
Because" q" she sobbed, "you never net
me any more, and you arc not half as at
tentive as you used to be-" And then she
broke down into a regular cry.
The husband saw that something must
be done. Laying aside his book and re-
gretfully relinquishing his cigar-a man
does hate to be disturbed when once set
tied for the evening-he went to his weep
ing wife, and led her to the window.
My DEAR" said he, ':do you see that
horse car coming up the avenue?n
" do" she sobbed.
And do you see that man running to
catch il? %
Eyes, dear, what of it?"
And do you see that he is straining
every nerve, that he is shouting to the
conductor at the top of his voice, and
doing his best to make the car stop?"
:" do" said the wife, whose curiosity
wrs aroused, "but what on earth has that
to do With
"One moment, my dear. Look again.
Observe that he has caught the car, and
Is probably seated in the car taking rest.
He has got through shouting and running
because he has caught the car. Now, my
dear, at this point he kissed away her
tears-'it is just so with me. / have
caught the car"
And with that the self-satisfied monster
led his wife back to her seat on the sofa,
and silently resumed his easy chair and
cigar.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-02

FEVER AND AGUE.-Are you troubled
with Ague, Chills and Fever. Billions Favar
heInittent or Intermitting Fever. Night
oweats or any disease that comes from
Malaria or distorted Liver and Hot Suns >
II 50, procure bottle of Green's Ague
Conqueror, which is an acetic extract of
strong tonic roots, combined with Sulpbate
OF Magnesia, etc, and positively contains
no Quinine, Arsenic or other poisons. It
purlfies the blood, cleanses the liver. spleen
and other secretive organs so effectually
that the chills will not return. ne hare
nerer found any case Of Ferer and Ague it
"'H not cure. Price, 80 cents and 500
per bottle. One large bottle has cured as
many as five in one family. Sold by all
druggists and dealers every where.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-02

The date for the world to come to the
end is now fixed for November 10. Farm
ers who are holding back provisions for
further rise might as we'll sell while there
is time.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-02
Wonders in Invention.

IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES OF THE LAST DE
CADE-WHAT GENIUS HAS ACCOMPLISH
ED IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE AND
ART-NEW IDEAS BROUGHT OUT
AND OLD ONES IMPROVED
UPON AND UTILI-
ZED.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-02

Ayers Ague Cure is the only medicine in
existence which may be considered an absolute
antidote for fever and ague, and kindred dis
eases. 1t not only affords immediate relief,
but it eradicates the malarial poison which
produces the disease, without leaving any
enervating or injurious effect, as is the case
with many of the ague medicines advertised.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-02

The disease among horses known as
pink-eye, is caused by the pungent odor
of ammonia arising from uncleaned or
carelessly cleaned stables. In an aggra-
waited form it causes partial blindness as
long as long as the disease continues.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-02

Before the days of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, a person troubled with cough
always consulted his physician. Now he
only invests % cents and is cured after a
few doses.
Smyrna times., 1881-11-02

Women everywhere uss Parkers Ginger
Tonic because they have learned by experience
that it overcomes dependency, Indigestion,
weakness in the kidneys, and other troubles of
the sex