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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
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OF all the rakes whose principal pleas
ure is to turn night into day, none are
more inveterate noctambulists than two
characters well-known to that portion of
Paris society which repairs during the
small hours to Peters, the Helder, &C,
for supper and gay converse. The hard
ened of extreme woOliness, and a non
descript, who IS generally clothed round
like a blanket with mud, as Sancho Pan
"a was with sleep. This pair of con-
slant comrades lead an existence of the
most regular irregularity. Every night
at about twelve they may be seen, al
ways quite masterless, lounging about
the boulevards and earnestly seeking for
some person with the air of a noctambu-
list. till, having made choice with much
deliberation, they follow their victim like
his shadow until he has reached some res
taurant with intent to sup. If the canine
confidence is misplaced, and the passer-
by goes soberly home, these registering
blades, the dogs, make they way along
up the broad marble staircases of Peters
where. being well known to the frequent
ers of that esta blishment, they are cor
daily received, and piled with all the
delicacies of the festive board. At the
hour of two they disappear from Peters,
turning up a moment afterward at the
Helder, on the other side of the boule-
ward, and they top off the evenings ex-
citement at distant all-night establish
ment near the central market, Barratte's
by name. When the light of early
morning peeps in upon the scene of their
revels, they disappear with the last of
the night birds and are beheld no more
till a. m. has again come round. Those
who have made the personal acquaint-
ance of this remarkable pair state that
their grave enjoyment for their nightly
dissipation is most edifying to witness,
and that their general demeanor reminds
one strongly of that character in a novel
by Murger, we believe, whose pure and
patriarchal face was never seen but at
some pot-house i'll the deepest hours of
the night, beaming complacently at the
drunken revelers around him.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
Incomes of ENGLISH statesmen.

Mr.. Gladstone is a man of considerable
wealth. He OWNS more than &, 200 acres,
from which hls rental Is go 600. Indeed,
1t Is curious TO note that under a Liberal
as under a Conservative government
England Is ruled by rich men. The
Duke Of Argyll owns l75, ia acres, with
rental of ESQ, SO, and he is considered
poor Duke. Lord HaTtington's father
derives n rental of $50, 800 from l90, 665
acres of land The united income of the
Liberal Cabinet is officially E59, 600; but
that is a mere trihe In land, Mr.. Glad
stone owns between $50. 900 and 800 900
acres among them. The late Cabinet
owned 500, 600 acres of the soil. Lord
Sandon was, moreover, heir to 1900,
and Lord John Manners to 10000.
There was thus upward of 500, 600 acres
divided among thirteen gentlemen at the
head of the administration, giving them
a round SAC, 600 each. The rent roll Of
these estates is rather over G46O, 900 q
year An equal distribution would have
given each of them e35, 600 a year
(nearly 800 a day, leaving G5, 600 for
Iolllhcatlon at the end OF the session.
The Duke of Richmond had most acres
-2S6, III annual value, SO, ,683); lie Of
Northumberland of the biggest rental
el76, OIL (acres 1S6, ,397.) w. II. Smith,
self-made man as ne Is has already pur-
chased nearly 1000 acres Of soil, which
yield him about el0, 600 per annum.
Sir George Grey, is in receipt of a
Cabinet position of g, 600 a year, TO be
entitled to which he has to make n
formal declaration that he can not
properly keep up his social position
without IT, Now Sir George owns 2,9l3
acres In Northumberland, which bring
him in "a, ,OS9 per annum. What a
strange social system is this, where one
can not live as gentlemen under G6, coo
n wear
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
French Polish.

To one pint of spirits of wine add half
an ounce of gum shellac, half an ounce
of gum lac and half an osnce of gum
sandrach. Place the whole over a gen.
tie heat. frequently agitating it till the
gums are dissolved. Then make a roller
of list, put a little of the mixture on it,
and cover that with a soft linen rag,
which must be slightly touched with
cold drawn linseed oil. Rub them into
the wood in circular direction, cover
ing only small space at time, till the
pores of the wood are filed up. After
this rub in the same manner spirits OF
wine with small portion of the polish
added to it, and then the effect will be
complete. If the furniture had been
previously polished, it must first be
cleaned off with glass paper.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
The Poor Young Mans Paradise.

Chicago must be the poor young mans
paradise, Judging from letter penned by
society lady in the Inter- Ocean. After
stating that she is passably handsome,
young, and rich, the society girl enters
upon defense of her set by saying that
she knows dozen of her companions
who are heartily tired of fashionable life
and folly, and would sooner die old maids
than be joined for life to some rich but
silly and idle male member of the upper
ten. The brave girl concludes her spicy
letter by alleging that it is all nonsense
for young and intelligent men to pro-
pose to girls in higher or wealthier
Social sets. Even society girls have
ideas, aspirations, and home affections
beyond and above sealskin sacques or
$40 bonnets." Pity there are not more
young ladies like this one.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
GROWS Either Wet or Dry.

Chief Justice Mansfield, probably with
a view to prolong his own days, was
slways anxious, when old witnesses were
10 court, to know their customary habits
Of life. 1t so happened that two very
.ld men by the name of Elm were ons
day the objects of his inquiry.
s'You are a very old man." said his
Lordship, to the elder brother. 81 SUP
pose you have lived very temperate
life p
Never drank anything but water, nv
Lord, (" said Elm.
"Nor you either. I supposeP" said
the Judge, addressing himself to the
younger.
"When could get nothing else. nv
Lord, " was the reply. "I always took
my glass with my friends"
Well, then" replied his Lordship
call that we can say is, an elm viii
flourish wet or dry"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
Divorces in Maine.

The striking statistics of divorces III
Maine. to some of which we recently adj
verted have engaged attention and dis
cussion before the Legislature of that
State with reference to providing a rem
edy. The Portland ArQttS correspond
ent writes that Rev Mr.. Dickerman and
Ex-Governor Dingley, of Lewiston, have
addressed the Legislature on the subject.
The former is reported thus: "In 1873
there was one divorce in Maine to every
l 1857 inhabitants, in Massachusetts one
to every 2, S96, In New Hampshire one
to every .439, in Vermont one to every
l, ,705. IN Rhode Island one to every ], All,
and in Connecticut one to every ! ,552.
Maine. he confessed, makes the worst
showing of either of the New England
States. The rapid increase of divorces,
said the latter, first attracted bis atten-
ton as journalist, and he added that in
1874 the number of divorces was 454; in
1880 it ran up to $40, an increase of
slxty-six In SIX years.
Two propositions are thus established
which admit of no dispute. The first is
that Maine exceeds all other New Eng
land States in the number of divorces,
and the second is, that the evil has been
constantly on the increase. The clergy
OF Maine, who are especially interested
IN an effort at reform, are as q rule,
strong advocates of the prohibitory pol
icy there inaugurated, and, as they say,
very generally enforced. Governor Ding
ley, both in his journal and otherwise,
Is one OF the leading champions of the
Maine law and advocates the most string
ent measures for suppressing the liquor
trailc. Since it is maintained that in
temperance is the prolific cause of crime
III an forms and the parent of all social
evils ana disorders, and by none so fire.
quentIy and persistently as Maine re-
formers; since also those of other States
are accustomed to hold up their exam
pies as The pattern for all others since
turtner truth and social reform are of
trst iin nportance in all communities, these
genueIlen and their associates are called
upon 10 harmonic their theory with
tacts coming from their own mouths,
ana explain the significant record of
theIr otate on the subject of divorce in
consistency with their plea for still
greater strlngencY in liquor law legisla-
tlon. Is quite noticeable that the
same Legislature which is invoked to
pr0Vlue remedy for this increasing So
clai eNn Is also asked-or is to be-to
ad9 very largely to the penalties against
selling any and all kinds of intoxicating
drinks. It is, therefore, but just to all
concerned. and certainly in the interest
OF reai reform, that the friends of real
promotion in Maine should come to the
front; and, if for no better reason than
TO enilgnten the public abroad, account
for the alarming increase of the social
evli rd'1 pdsSu with the success of pro-
hlblIory laws. 1t is not theory or parti-
sanshlP' but genuine reform, that society
needs.-Boston Post.
ALTHOUGH painting is difficult srt to
learn, most artists paint easel-V
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
4 Sweet Thing in Girls.

There is an idea common among young
girls which ought to be combatted by
every intelligent woman; it is that in be-
coming n housekeeper, and especially If
called upon to do the greater part of the
work, she might just as well be unedu-
Gated; that her requirements at school,
If not uniting her for it, are of no value.
If this were true it would indeed be lam
entable; but it is not true; because we
can point to notable instances of edu-
Gated women who are untidy and disor-
derly is no proof of the proposition. So
far as my own observation goes-and L
have kept my eyes open for several years
I have found that those women who
have had the benefit of a thorough edu-
cation are the best housekeepers. A
woman who has been taught accuracy by
a course III chemistry, who has had her
eyes enlightened by the study and prac-
tice of painting, who has learned the
necessity of precision by long hours at
the piano, viii make her house the richer
and the better ordered for this training.
If she brings to her work the right spirit
she is certain to find a use for all that she
has ever learned, besides having the aid
which her habits of order and persever-
ance will constantly give her. The COM
ing housekeeper ought to be a very hap
py woman; she viii have so much to
think about when her hands are full of
work which does not demand much di-
rection She will not be disturbed about
so many things as her mother was; moths
and beetles will mean more to her than
to the old-time housekeeper, to whom
everything that crawled or flew was a
"bug," an object of detestation to be
stepped on or put into the stove as
quickly as possible. Our modern wise
woman knows better; she quietly brings
out her bottle of benzine or ether, a
pasteboard box, captures the insect, puts
him to sleep, and soon has collection
which, when mounted and put IN a
simple frame, is a handsome ornament
for her home If it was ever true that
little learning is dangerous thing for
a woman, that day has passed.-Zhe
! HOusekeeper
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
The Presidency as Calcium Light.

The private lives of public men are
made up of the most commonplace af-
fairs, but it is only when one rises to the
exalted station of President that they are
laid bare In all their minutia, and the
public gazes in astonishment Had
Grant remained In comparative obscu-
Tity, who would have known or cared
whether his weakness was bulldogs,
Monongahela whisky or heavy horses d?
And Hayes suppose Hayes had never
reached the Presidency? 2? He and his
crab-apple cider would have gone down
to their humble and obscue grave, and
he never would have had the opportunity
to save $4,000 of his salary. Who
ever suspected that General Hancock
wore corsets until he was nominated for
the Presidency, or that Garfield had a
habit of rubbing his left shin with the
toe of his right foot? All that is needed
is to nominate a man for that exalted Of
fee, and any peculiarity he has will be-
come known at once If John Sherman
had been nominated, sly as he has al
ways kept it, the reporters would have
bounded him until they caught him prac-
ticing on the horizontal bar, which has
long been known he does in secret. Had
Senator Blaine been selected, the great
mystery of his life would have been
solved, and the American people would
have known to a dead certainty whether
he had worms or not The Presidency
is a great calcium light, and once it is
turned onto a man it makes him trans
parent, in a measure, so that if he has a
horizontal bar or a worm concealed about
his person it is made to stand out IN bold
relief. A man who runs for President
should always be elected. If he doesn't
the horizontal bar becomes a thorn in
the flesh, the worm dieth not, and the
smoke of his torment ascendeth forever
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
Education in India.

India is often regarded as country
,,lI,nged in the darkness of heathenism
md IGNORANCE. So it is, but not to the
ertenf es, generally supposed. There are
66 600 Schools and colleges in India, with
an attendance OF l, 100000. The natives
Troxe ~, themselves very proficient in
ialnNgg1Iares-indeed, lNg Lord Northbrook
once ono said that very few European for
eigners could speak English as we'll as it
was spoken by the natives of India.
Scientific education in India chiefly con-
sistq of instruction in medical science
and civil engineering, and in both
branches great success has been at
tained The medical colleges have sent
ont great number of thoroughly COM
,,efent native surgeons and physicians.
There is little technical teaching given
in India. The natives are said to have
reteDtive memories and expansive I'M
aoinations, but not sufficient steadiness
and maturity of thought. Theysubord-
Girls schools for all classes are being
established.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
How Congress Passes a Bin.

In reply to a correspondent who asks
for information on the subject, the New
York Journal Of Commerce says: "One
branch of Congress passes bill and
sends it to the other If the latter
adopts it precisely as it passed 1t then
goes to the President for his approval
But if the bill Is amended or changed on
its passage In the other branch, it is sent
back with such changes to the house in
which it originated. If these amend
ments are there adopted it then goes to
the President, but if adopted only in part
it comes back again to the second
branch, where the vote is to recede from
the amendments or to insist upon them.
If the body insists, then a Committee OF
Conference is appointed, and notice being
given to the House, a like committee is
appointed, and these two committees
meet. If they agree on a report, then
the bill as reported is voted on again in
each House. If they disagree, each re-
ports, and sometimes a new committee is
appointed, and sometimes the bill fails.
But if it passes both Houses, then the
President signs it, if he approves; if he
disapproves, he returns it within ten
days to the House in which it originated,
with his objections. If that House
passes it again by two-third vote it
goes to the other branch of Congress,
and if it passes there by two-third
vote it becomes a law. There is no ar
bitter between any of the parties.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04

PEOPLE who take law into their own
hands generally deal out humanity-not
law-and often materially aid the ends
of justice. Robert Smith, a North Caro-
lima farmerSwho had been annoyed Inv
thieves, shot and killed man who cana
upon his place. The intruder proved.to
be an honest stranger, with no intent In
steal. Smith was convicted of murde,
in the first degree, and sentenced to he
hanged. His neighbors sypathized with
him, and failing to get executive clemen-
ey, forcibly released him from Jail. and
sent him secretly out OF the State.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
Not Married.

The street-car was crowded. and the
driver was just about to start, when Gill
hooly remarked to a friend, "Jones is
not married yet, is he p "Of course
not" g L thought he was not married
yet, for / saw him carrying home a
broom yesterday" A red-faced woman
snapped her eyes at Gilhooly, and
pushed a cadaverous, timid-looking man
ahead Of her as she got out Of the car.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
Awful Mistakes.

An English gentleman of my acquaint-
ance was invited to q (gentlcman's) DIN
party in New York, az 3 o'clock, that
! early hour having been adopted TO suit
| his convenience. He went, of course,
as he would have done IN London, IN
frock coat and black cravat. but was en-
barrassed 10y finding all others present
in evening dress Such dress would not
he allowable in England at any company
not expected to extend through the
evening. 1t IS not allowable here at
afternoon receptions, though l observed
that it was SO used IN some parts OF
America. Complaints are made that
certain eminent Englishmen have APP
! peared at companies in America without
evening dress, and III some cases. no
doubt the complaints are just; but it Is
possible that in other cases the English
men were porplexed about the American
| hours Even Is o'clock might be a very
| dubious hour for dinner to an English
man. who Is III tine habit of dining at s.
| This may seem trifling matter but the
| respect due from the gentlemen OF one
nation to those of another Is no trifiing
matter. And, by the way, now that the
social sanctity of the evening dress is
admitted, is it quite the right thing for
| Americans TO wear white cravats IN the
morning, and along the streets? One
newly arrived from Europe might Won
der at the number of clergymen in Amer
lea. Grant that the little white tie is
cheap, light and cool, might it not be
colored, if only not to mislead the for
eigner? Even in America the secularity
Of the white cravat appears not to be
universally appreciated [ heard in
| Philadelphia that a gentleman with a
white tie having appeared at the gate of
! Girard College, was refused admission,
in pursuance of the fundamental law of
that institution forbidding the entrance
of clergymen. The irate applicant, how
ever, having exclaimed q Go to hell
with your old college, the gates were at
once thrown open and he was politely
invited to enter.-M ID. COn1Oag's Lon
don Letter.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04

If you will lie, be careful how you do
it. The latest whopper is about a quad
rant now in possession of man in Rock
land, Me-, which quadrant was once the
property of Kidd the pirate. 1t bears
the inscription in antique letters, ''I*
Hutchins* St Catharines* For* Capt.
Kidd* 1865" Which leads us to remark
that Kidd was hung at Execution Dock
in London sixty-four years before the
date on the quadrant t--Ne10 York
Mail.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04

1T is said French ladies are adopting
the fashion of wearing diamonds on all
occasions, and the wives of American
editors can now sport their diamond
necklaces and solitaries at Saratoga hotel
breakfast tables without exciting remark.
The editors club will be reserved for
poets as usual,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04

THE Chicago Lnter-O ocean says: est.
Louis claims to be the biggest mule mar
ket in the world, and it IS pity all the
iackasses could not have been enumer-
ated when the census was taken" ST.
Louis will, of course, imme diately make
use of its hind legs.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04

"WHAr," asked the teacher, "was
the great obstacle Washington encount-
cred in crossing the Delaware ?" And
the smart. bad boy thought for min
nte and then made answer, "The toll
,,,op -
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04

DIFFICULTIES are always mountains till
we meet them, and mole-hills when we've
passed them.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04

ALTHOUGH painting is difficult srt to
learn' most artists paint easel-y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-12

sRyages have all been brought in and the
object asked is accomplished. Now, before
there has been time to form well.grounded
opinion as to the best course to pursue with
these surrendered hostiless il Is proposed to
send them to an agency. II Is not known
yet whether they win remain Of their own
accord, or whether they will have to be
coerced byth presence Of military force,
II Is proposed to move them tosa place
where there is but one company ot Infantry
and no quarters for more. The General
submits that the risk Is too great. The lo-
cation OF these Indians for year or so
should be military question more than
an economical one, With all respect 70 the
Interior Department, he thinks that 1t Is
the province Of military men to decide
military questions, In ordering the re-
moval OF these hostiles, the Indian Bureau
must be moved by the economical consid-
erations Of the circumstances, in which
case the lesser reason Is allowedto oyerrule
the greater, .-..,.4 .s,Es,
General Terry regrets TINT Captain
WikOtf has been Obliged to speak OF the
incapacity Of Agent Love, He himself
knows nothing about this phase Of the
case, but he does know that the Agent at
Standing Rocks one Of the most capable
men in the employ OF the Government, and
he knows that the Indians could not be in
better hands at present He closes with
the hope that the result Of five years labor
will not he jeopardlzed by the course pro-
posed. He Is not surprised that the officers
are disheartened ut such proposition, and
he shares their feeling.
The protest has been referred to the Sec
retary Of the Interior. It is understood
that the Secretary will probably not insist
in making the removal OF the Cheyenne
agency, but will probably decide instead Of
sending the hOstilcs in a body to any one
place todivide them up into small parties
and distribute them at the various agencies,
so that Il they are not disposed to behave
themselves they will at least be deprived
OF the benefit OF concerted action.