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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20
HICKMAN. COUNTY, KENTUCKY FRIDAY MAY 90 1881
sandy's Experience with Mint-JuIeps.


Mr.. John Greig, who for the session
commencing in 1871 represented the
Canandaigua district in Congress Gn
place of Francis Granger, who resigned
TO accept the office of Postmaster Cen
eral), was n well-preserved Scotchman,
as well in purse as i'll person, and very
fond OF entertaining IN "A princely man
ner. He had invited a small dinner
party IN order to entertain n Scotch
friend who had but recently arrived III
America. The hour named had fully
come and passed, but the honored guest
had not MIR. Greig became uneasy and
nervous, for the servants had long since
reported the courses ready for serving
He went out ON the porch and looked
down the avenue to see if he could get a
sight of his friend, when, lol there comes
SANDY" much as if he had hundred
pounds or so upon his shoulders-in
fact, he was a sheet or two in the wind,
as 1t were. Greig took in the situation
at once, and, fastening down the avenue,
met the happy guest, and readily got
him beneath his roof. Although "Sandy"
was glorious, his mental powers were vet
steady. He said:
John, I'll tell We hoo il a came aboot
While waiting at the hotel for the oor to
come, l saw some Yonkees at the bar a
drinkin' sOm'at l coodna tell by sight
what Its name may be. 1t was mixture
of sugar and lemon and humps of ice,
and maybe some else; but the barkeeper
shook the mixture between twa tumblers
until 1t fOamed and sparkled like an au-
rora borealis; then ne put in some sprigs
resembling meadow mint, and then the
Yonkees quaffed the liquid through a
sprig of rye straw, and they drank wi a
leer, as if it was unco guild. 1 stepped
to the barkeeper and speered to ken the
name o the liquid, when he said it was
a 'jollup, or 'iewlip, or something like
to 1t IN the soond. L telled him I'd tok
yum; 6tit, oh, mon, IL 1cdS no bod to toki
The fax is, John, afoor l kenned what [
was aboot, had made way wi SeeUen, a
through bit o rye straw. Moo, John,
if l had but kenned the power o the
thing, and hod quot at six, my heed
would no feel as if the pipers and the
fiddlers were playing lively reels in it,
and score o lads and lassies were
dancing III glee a aboot it. Moo, John,
if We be minded ever to try yon Yonkee
'jOllops, tok my advice and be content
wi six at sittin'. Mind We, if We try
Secre1l, We maun be waur nor Tam o
Shanter or myself; six is quite enough,
John. "-Hdrper'S Magazine.
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The DecoratIqn of a Room.

Crude white is ID favor with house
wives for eeilings-t'it looks so clean.
That is lust its fault 1t looks so clean,
even when it is NOT that it makes all
else look dirty,s ,seve1 though it may be
clesn.I To paint tR fiat ceiling of q
modefate-sized room by hand is simply
waste of labor. It's only at great per-
sonal inconvenience'that one can look
long at.it, while, as matter of fact, no
one cares to do SO. You see it occasion
ally, by accident, anl for moment,
and, that that casal glimpse shoul,d
not be shock to thekye, as il is as wen
to tint it In Qccordario with the room y
9 even eoveF II wits ds1,ered paper.
which viii to 81, i'assaM ase
aishR,sre- ~ ,s si''.I =
houses. What hapd-rrinting We can
afford may best be reserves lar the pan
nels or doors, window shutters, and the
like, where it can be seen-these doors
and the other woodwork being p,inted
in two or three shades of colors, fit or
vanished, according as we prefer SIT
ness of tone or durability of surfacN,
Perhaps it will be best III this instance
that the woodwork should fall IN with
the tone of the dado; but this is not 9
point on which any rule can be lalc
down. The decoration of the panels
should be in keeping with the wal
paper patterns 1t may be much more
pronounced than they, but still it mus
not assert itself. One great point o
consideration in the decoration of room
| Is the relation of the various PATTERN
one to another 1t may often be well t.
sacrifice an otherwise admire bic desigl
simply because you can find nothing
else to go with it. A single pattern
once chosen, will often contral the who'll
scheme of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS o
! Art.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20
How He Found He Had a Trotter.

STRANGER" said the stage driver,
''this is how / found out her speed:
was driving along the railroad track just
as big load of hotel furniture started.
The freight car wouldn't hold all, but
they managed to squeeze everything in
except a long bar mirror, which they
hung on the side of the car The mare
saw her reflection in the glass and
thought it was another horse squirting
for the lead. You wouldn't have stopped
her with steam windlass. She just
laid back her ears and snorted along
like twenty-inch shell. The passen-
gers all began to get excited. They
rushed out on the platform and COM
menced making bets. The conductor
jumped upon the seat and began selling
pools. The engineer pulled the throttle
valve wide open and tore along at ninety
five miles an hour. Soon the mare was
abreast the cow-catcher At San Brudo
we had half mile the lead. Near the
six mile house the train was SO much
ahead of time that it fell through an open
draw and everlastingly mashed up-72
killed and 1879 wounded. 1t was pretty
rough on the passengers, but we dis
tanced the train, bet yer life. About a
month after I sold that mare to her
present owner for $50, 900. ."-Neso Or
leans Picdgtt7le.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20
A SnYorr Meal In India

Squatting in the center of various piles
of dehcacies sits, the vendor. And curl
GUS are these sweets. Milky cream and
coarse brown sugar are their chief in
gradients. No attempt is made at decor
alton In fact the native would not ap-
preciate anything which savored of deli
cacy. His cookery is always strong.
Horrid garlic, greasy CHI, or clarified
butter-condimentsa at which the Euro
pean would sicken-are the choicest of
their culinary efforts. The quantity of
sweets a strong man consumes borders
on the marvellous. The reason is of easy
account. A Hindoo, by his religion, is
forbidden to eat meat, and the most
nourishing food they can obtain is sac
charine matter A sweetmeat called
'ielabi" is in high esteem. This is made
in imitation of hollow coil of rope and
filed with treacle. A mouthful to ten
der stomach is provocative of cholora or
biliousness for at least month. But
the English schoolboy has been known
to compete with the Hindoo in such gas
tronomic feats; for one boy has been
known at a sitting to eat twelve solid
pounds. The doctors prophesied of him
Immediate death, but he smiled sickly
and thought glass of milk would set
him all right
In all great native feasts confectionery
takes an important place. First, as the
guests arrange themselves, is handed
round in a silver tray the altar, q scent
procured from the rose. This is rubbed
into the clothes of the guests. Then
follow the pan and betel. This is the
nut of the areca pounded, and with lime
enclosed in large, green, succulent leaves.
1t is an appetizer, and eaten just in the
same manner as European would drink,
just before dinner, sherry and bitters.
The taste is acid but withal pleasant,
and the lime brightly reddens the lips.
This is greatly admired by the native.
Then follow rice, sugar and milk, and
pound upon pound of the coarsest lolly-
pops Not word is spoken during the
/ feast. Each man is bent upon his meal,
and those who wish to highly honor
! their guest tie around their stomach,
before sitting down, a tender thread.
/ When this breaks the gentleman thinks
! he has satisfied his appetite. AS when
in olden times in Europe lady thought
! she paid a compliment to her host when
she said she had been so drunk as to for
| get how she reached home, so a native
of certain caste thinks he is courteous
when he says the repast was so good as
to cause severe indigestion. 1t is not an
uncommon thing after grand feast fol
at least two or three people to die Of
over gorging; and then another feast has
to be given, at which, probably, some
more die. Thus is deaths sickle not
permitted to rust A sweetmeat shop is
frequented place, not only by the
younger members of the community
but by the sage and hoary. But moth
ing can be bought without wrangling
Though a man may buy pound of the
! self-same article for ten years running
he would each time try to reduce the
price, and the seller, knowing this pecu
liarity, invariably asks double the rea
price. The Californian.
ORPHAN children have not so much
need of guardians as stupid men.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20
An Accident All Around.

A most ridiculous scene occurred at
church in Newcastle. A policeman was
passing the church as a gentleman came
out. The man jokingly accosted the
policeman and said he was wanted in
side, meaning that the minister would
be glad to have him turn from the error
of his ways, aud seek the truth and en-
Joy peace that passeth all understand
ing. The stupid policeman thought
there was some trouble III the church, so
he went in. The sexton, seeing n po-
hceman, was anxious to give him a favor
able seat, so he said, Come right in
here" and he took him to pew and
waved his hand, as much as to say,
Help yourself" There was another
man in the pew, a deacon with sinister
expression as the policeman thought,
and he supposed that was the man they
wanted arrested, so he tapped the dea-
con on the arm and told him to come
along. The deacon turned pale and
edged along as though to get away, when
the policeman took him by the collar
and ierked him out into the aisle. The
deacon struggled, thinking the police
man was crazy, and tried to get away,
but he was dragged along. Many of the
congregation thought the deacon had
been deing something wrong, and some
of them got behind the deacon and
helped the officer fire him out. Arriving
at the lookup, the policeman saw the
man who told him ne was wanted In the
church. and asked him what the charge
was against the deacon, and he didn' t
know. so the sexton was appealed to,
and he didn't know, and finally the pris-
oner was asked what it was all about,
and he didn't know. The policeman
was asked what he arrested the man for,
and he didn't know, and after awhile the
matter was explained, and the police
man. who had to arrest somebody, took
the man into custody who told he was
wanted in the church, and he was fined
S5 and costs. He says he will never try
to convert a policeman again, and the
policeman says he will never go to
church again if they get to knocking
each other down with hymn-books.-
PecE's Sun,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20

Married People Would be Happier.
If home trials We're never told TO the
neighbors
If thy kissed and made up after every
quarrel
If household expenses were proper
toned to receipts.
If they tried to be as agreeable rs in
courtship days.
If each would try to be a support and
comfort to the other.
If each remembered the other was
human being, not an angel.
II women were as kind to their hus-
bands as they were TO their lovers.
If feul and provisions were laid in dur
ing the high tide of summer work.
If both parties remembered they mar
RED for worse as we'll as for better.
IL men we're as thoughtful for their
wives as they were for their little sweet
hearts
If there were fewer silks and velvet
costumes for the street and more plain,
tidy house-dresses.
III there were fewer please darlings, y
in public, and more common manners in
private.
If wives and husbands would take
some pleasures as they go along and not
degenerate into mere toiling machines.
Recreation is necessary to keep the heart
in its place, and to get along without it
is a big mistake.
If would remember that women
can't always be smiling who have to cook
the dinner, answer the door bell half a
dozen times, and get rid of neighbor
who has dropped in, tend to q sick baby,
tie up the cut finger of a two-year-old,
gather up the playthings of a four-year-
old, tie up the head of a six-year-old on
skates, and get an eight-year-old ready
cleaning. etc. A woman with all this to
contend with may claim it as privilege
to look and feel little tired sometimes,
and a word of sympathy would not be
too much to expect from the man, who,
during the honeymoon, wouldn't let her
carry as much as a sunshade
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20
ROSEs.

The roses, nay love them not,
They only bring 10 me
sad thoughts that waken In my heart
A bitter memory.
loved her as . man can love
But once--and even vet,
Though have learned how to forgive,
It's harder to forget.
Since then the summer sun has gone
Full oft DER hill and plain;
For me no sun can ever make
This earth 80 bright again.
I've seen the roses bloom and fade
Full oft since then, but they
Will never look the same 10 me
Until my dying day.
The white rose had purer tint,
The red deeper glow,
They Ureathcd sw, ctcr perfume then
Alb me, how long agoi
j love them not. but they recall
All that would forget
A faithless woman whom loved,
And whom I must love yet.
When summer roses die no more,
When life knows no regret,
When summer sunshine fades no more,
Then, then, l may forget.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20

THINGS that will wear are not to be
had cheap. Whether it be fabric or
principle, if it is to endure, it must cost
something. Glitter, tinsel, brilliant col
oring. may all be had without much ex-
pense but if we would have strength,
firmness and permanence, we must pay
for them.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20

A GIRI. in New Mexico had four differ
ent suitors One day she killed panther
in fair fight, and the next thing she
knew she was beauless. No man wanted
a wife with as much grit as that.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20

VIII o. the risp, viii o. the vtsp,
Show me your lantern true
Over the meadow and over the hill,
Gladly I'll follow YOU
Never III murmur, nor ask FOR rest,
And aver III be your friend.
II you'll only give me the pot Of gold
That hes at your journeys end"
And after the light went the brave little boy,
Trudging along 30 bold;
And thinking OF all the fine things he'd buy
With the wonderful pot Of gold:
"a horse, and house. and q fun-rigged ship,
And ton of peppermint drops,
And all the marbles there are in the world,
And all the Hew KINDS Of tops"
VIII o. the wisp, viii o. the wisp,
Flew down at last In a swamp:
He put out his lantern and vanished away
In the evening chill and damp.
And the poor little boy went shivering hone
Wet and Tired and cold
He had come, alas to his journeys end,
But where was the pot OF gold
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20
A High Old Indre.

r 'Isae very comical yarns are related
Eph Clement, commonly called
II, OF Yank's Station, Lake Bigler.
,sS WI Anown by all who ever visited the
laAe, "a hnen he was Justice of the Peace
- 'laI section few years ago. Among
,ils oher characteristics, Yank is cele-
oia'ee Tor his ability to make a noun
'sii ai uat OF a mole hill, and also for his
'liiis92phical disregard for all the world
= capabilities when their acquisition
aesifa the display of any amount of
energeic force.
- lime he was trying a case involv-
considerable sum of Snopey, and,
be Most important Witness was
szmined, Yank fell asleep and
@tag like a bonse nfire.
4, 1ts-e, " cried one ssf tIsss inter-
Hes, "how kin You decide TINS
y you amt hearing none of the
N was aroused by this indignant
out-6ufst, and replied:
''Thats all right; L knew all about the
darned case afore 1t kim into this yer
court I've made up my mind about the
merits long ago."
Andin three minutes by the watch, he
was asleep again. But he was not per
mitted to rest long before one of his help
rushedinto the room, which was on the
second floor of a rickety building, who
cried ont:
"Od mani that goldarned old hog is
| in the barn agin, eating up all the
barley"
sJis. adjourn the court until kind o.
knock the stuffin' out o. that ere hog, an
eff I amt back in ten minutes, I'll give a
verdict for the plaintiff.
The court was accordingly adjourned.
Upop another occasion a man who had
been drinking too much Of a bad quality
of whisky. went into the willows to take
a nan but the poor devil forgot to wake
M aran. When the dead body was
found Yank was solicited to hold an
nWh.t? Is he dead?' asked Yank.
"NYhy, certainly he is dead, p" was the
reioindsr.
EFF hats so, bury him. What's the
use o. holdin quest on n dead feller?'
remarked the erudite wearer of the
| ermine.
About the time his judicial term wa,
| drawing to n close, a man named Smith
wanted TO sue another who owed hin
800. and he accordingly interviewed
Judge Ysnk.
well asked Yank, did you SET
- and hev a talk with him about
| the matter?"
| "Of course / did.
'TWouldn't he give you no satisfac
| tiou?"
Certainly not.
'Bv Jingol' exclaimed the Judge. sc
you'd couldn't do nothin' with him, how
IN blazes kin you expect me to do it q
And such is the style in which Yanl
would deal ost blind justice. -Cdrso'
Appe0.
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1T is announced that leach button on
the dress has a separate design" Italso
usually has an eye to it own advantage.
Phitddetphia Bulletin.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-20

VERY extensive trade is now done in
the manufacture and sale of French arti-
fetal pearls.
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ORPHAN children have not so much
need of guardians as stupid men.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-05
Mr.. Fred KoehIer's Butcher Shops.

Mr.. Fred Koehler's two butcher shops,
tAe one up town and the other down town,
on Eighth street. are both constantly stock
ed with the choicest fresh meats and sau-
sages of every description. He has sue
ceeded by fair dealing and excellent goods
in establishing for himself and enylable
reputation and good trade. His places of
business will be open until ten o'clock a. N.
and from three until nine o'clock p, IN.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-05
At Pat Fitzgerald'S.

The oldest and purest imported brandies,
porter and other wines may be enjoyed at
the elegant sample and billiard rooms of
Mr. Pat. Fitzgerald, at the corner OF Four
teenth and Commercial; and horses fat and
fleet, with every variety of vehicles
from buss down to a
sulky, all in first-class condition, as well
as saddles and riding regalia, may be had
at the most reasonable figures on moments
uotce at his "Horse Manson. His placeof
business is IN connection with the telephone
bnd all orders received thereby will receive
prompt attention.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-05

Mr.. Joseph Steagala has taken possession
of the building formerly occupied by Mr.,
DAM Hartman, on the corner Of Si%th
street and Commercial avenue, and las
established therein a billiard saloon and'
restaurant. He has repaired the building
internally, making changes in the arrange
ment to accommodate his views and fun-
ished il with every comfort that could be
wished for in a irst.class establishment.
he has SPARED no pains to make bis place
one OF the most attractive resorts in the city,
and invites all to come and see him.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-05

Fresh oyster, fine and fat, for sale, by the
can or by the hundred Bulk oysters re-
ceiyed daily from Mobile, and Baltimore
oysters received in cans, direct from the
packers, by every express. Fish Of all
kinds constantly on hand ana always fresh.
The Red snapper the king among fish
and the delight OF eplcuTes, fresh from the
gull. Send your orders to the headquarters
for oysters and fish, corner Ono Leyce and
Eighth street ROBERT HEWITT Ag't.
OVER 10000 Howe scales sold. Bor-
der Selnck & Co. anents. 81. louis. Mo.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-05
Oysters.
DOWN THEY 90.

Winters old reliable oyster depot have
reduced the price of oysters to 20, 30 and
A. cts for choice selects Mobile oysters
bulk received daily and for sale by the
idozen, hundred, quart or gallon. Remem
Der III, stand,
WINTERS OYSTER DEPOT,
On Eighth street,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-05
To whom il may Concern.

Dry goods merchants, grocery men, and
all others are hereby notified not to sell
goods on my account to anyone, without a
written order signed by myself, as | will
not pay any bills for goods purchased
without my written order.
SMITH TORRANCE.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-05
Buck LENS Arnica SalYe

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, users, salt rheum, fever sores,
etter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and
oil kinds Of skin eruptions. This save is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction in
every case or money refunded Price, %
cents per box. For sale by GEO E. O'HARA
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-05
Helped Herself.

VIM. j. Winfield Syracuse, n Y, re-
ports the following; My little girl was
afflicted with Group in It's worst form. She
by chance got hold OF bottle Of DR..
Thomas Eclectric Oil and helped herself,
"as we thought too freely" but am happy
to state its use entirely restored her from
that most prevalent and dangerous Of all
the childrens' ills. Paul G.. Schulz, Agent.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-05
THE DAILY MORNING JANUARY 1881

willing hand and who always succeed in
undertakings of this kind II is 10 be
regretted that in our city, where food,
clothing, medicines, money and kind PEG.
pie are plenty, there should be a single
helpless sufferer from want. even were he
undeserying.
The trioI Of Red Dillo, tbo white des-
p.rado who wa, orrajened under thc state
law on the ch,roe Of belno q known tbiof
terminated Yesterday afternoon in the
Eighth street supreme court and resulted
in Dillon being tned one hundred dollars,
Inns was as 1t should be- Inc squire as
sessed the heaviest fine possible ana there
by for once, gained the applause OF all
lovers OF peace and order Dillon IS per
haps the most dangerous character N Tue
cry II Is known that ne recently knocNeo
down and robbed steamooatman VINO
Afterwards refused to appear against nm
and not great while ago he followed
drunken man who was bound Tor Mound
CITY, ana between that burg ana TINS ci'y'
Knocked him down robbed HIM and, be-
lleYlng nm dead placed INN upon the
railroad track lie has been guilty OF
every 'haSlh'o'e 'hiSueIheahor ana Is ever
prepared Tor any violation OF law as are
l. cod
'hose q "ho'n ne Is inc acAho"leuscu
leader II Is 10 De regretted mat the me
oil one huhareo GoIIHfs VIII only retain MN
IN me county JAN Tor twenty days
The weather prediction, for December
in Vcnnor's Almanac proved so nearly
correct that we copy those for January from
the same authority. If the reader cut #
out and note It as the month goes on. he
will see how far such predictions are en-
titled to attention. Heavy SHOWS At the latter
end Of December give good sleighing from
Montreal TO Washington District of Colum-
bla; cold snap during the first quarter Of
this month will preserve the sleighing
during that period. Blockades from snow
about the seventh and eighth. Exceeding
ly few rainy days during the month, The
second quarter Of the month will open with
heavy snowfalls, and terminate in a cold
snap. The middle Of the month will bring
snowfalls, which will be followed by mid
er weather toward the end Of the third
quarter, and thaw. With the interruption
Of a brief cold spell the thaw will extend
from about the 18th into February The
month Oh january Will nc severe one, anu
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-05
Electro-V apOr BATHS.

Sure cure for rheumatism, neuralgia, dys-
pepsia and all arrangements Of the system.
Both rooms, 1923 Commercial avenue, over
T4ber's jewelry store, Terms Single baths,
800; six baths, $500 Try them.
w. H. MARIAN,
Homeopathic Physician.