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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-03-01
A Graphic Picture.

There are thousands Of girls and
widows living in attics and small
unwholesome rooms in the great cit
les, stitch, stitch, stitching their life
out for mere pittance, that will
barely keep soul and body together.
Girls and widows whom poverty
and misfortune has cast adrift on
life's stormy sea. Another army of
such, larger still, go out to work du-
ring the day and return to their
lonely and comfortless quarters ut
night. You meet long lines Of them
if you are on the street in any Of the
large cities between 6 and Z o'clock
in the morning, or between the
same hours Of evening. Daily they
trudge over the same road, working
for almost nothing. Day by day
the face grows more sad, and the
tread less elastic; hope is dying out
of the heart, and dark shadows
creep over the windows of the soul.
No ray of hope lines the dark clouds
that enyelop them. Brave, good
| women are they, battling with more
than manly fortitude with tile world
foribread. They have but few
years at best to live, scant food,
close rooms, bad air and operwork
will soon kill them of, and make
room for more, who stand waiting
for their poor shoes.
L. it any wonder that the poor
disheartened, Iialf-crGzcd unfortu-
mates, thus situated so often fall, and
lead life Of shame? Indeed, the
only vsnder is thst more sle 4nk ~
SO.
| We want to say TO the girls and
widows of the east who want work
come ,rest, there is room for you here
and you are needed here. There
are thousands of girls needed in tile
west, and there arc thousands in the
east who would be benefited by
coming west; good wages would b.
paid you; you would have pure air
wholesome food and comfortable
homes. Come west girls and wild
ows; the change will improve yonl
health and bring the rose to YOU
cheek, tint has been banished &C
long. More than that, the chances
are you will get a good husband
What chance is there for women ii
your circumstances 10 marry in tn,
great cities9 Those of your circl,
whom you have to marry, if any
are inoneyless clerks, or servents, o.
poor or poorer than yourselves
They are too poor to marry and al
ways will be 30 long as they relnni,
| in the cities.
Here in the west we haye lots o
honest, hard-fsted, kind-heartcs
young men, who are building VI
} homes, and erery one wants a wife
The boys out here want 'helpmeets'
as well as help-oats. The girls tina
come on here will prove thereb,
that they have the mettle that goo,
wives are made Of; that they ar
not substantially work Of. art ali,
chemistry; that they IRE not in
debted to the milliner, the dressms
ker and the cosmetic manufacture
!, for what they seem to be, but III
live women, with warm hearts All,
, hands, ready to join with homes
manhood in building up beautiful
!, homes in this howery border land. :
Dakota Nc,rs.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-03-01

II wasn't till they had fought ten
minutes and the other fellow was OF,
top OF him, janming his head into
the mud, that the sheriff exclaimed:
"II'm an officer. have authority 10
arrest you'll" And then the other
fellow shouted. aWell, old hos.
your authority doesn't seem to be
worth 4 cuss!n ~
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-03-01
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LA EaxeffA .InnrHal |

such Reports no One's Heart ssooA.
Mr.. Frank Wilke, North and 9th
streets, stated, that il was not only
highly praised by his customers,
but, the st. Jacobs Oil las not fail
ed to give satisfaction IN single
case. " ..... =.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-03-01
PeeanIt 10 s1iDs1i1utle

Insist upon obtaining Floreston
Cologne. Il Is pre-eminesisly super
ipr in pefmanence and rich deli0cy
6f fragrance.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25
OiIing Harness.

Harness is more rapidly injured in
SIMMER than in winter. It's someone's
soaked with rain, and again subjects TO
heat and drying. and the perspiratia OF
horses does it no good. III kept yell
oiled, all these influences Will cause.-the
injury. There are many differentap-
plications used, and different modeare
adopted for employing them. A ON
mon wav is first 10 wash theroughlynth
soap and warm water, and then to 4ply
neats-foot oil, as the best oil fot the,
purpose. But a different course is SOP
ted by others. One team manage IN
forms us that the first thing 10 % IS
always to apply one or two coas OF
castor oil with enough lamp-blad to
give proper color. By thus safura-
ting leather with oil first, the soap
and water applied afterward donot enc
ti.ate it, and when leather is pernstted
to absorb water it hardenS it. and ex-
.cludes the oil. BY oiling first, the hrt IS
softened SO that it is easily washed OIL,
and this Obviates much of the scr5ping
otherwise required, and the whole per
alton may be performed at once. After
being oiled, wash it with a sponge and
soap suds. and when dry, rub ovr 1t a
mixture of equal parts of oil aad talow.
colored with lamp-hlack. and mall
portion of Prussian blue. This issub-
stantially the process recommended and
we shall be glad TO hear from thosewho
have tried different methods. as to- heir
comparative value. and of the beneh of
applying the oil first, and the fit1s Jf
castor oil as compared with other s,pli-
cations.
While on the subject of using hsness
in farm work in summer, it is wal to
recommend for any field work theEmp-
lest harness that viii answer the plIpose.
both for the comfort of the hors4 and
TO prevent the needless wear and tar of
leather. Binders are not needed. belly
bands nor cruppers. Simple harness for
the farm, kept always in good orda. not
liable to breakage, viii be a tlls,g of
economy in more ways than one. and
sometimes prevent costly delays N tbe
most busy days in the year.-o ontyu
Gentleman.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25
Prnning Pen Vines.

The following by writer in the
AniericaH GaatcH is " rth remember
ing until next summer: "While hOeing
last summer my Little Gem peas. grow
ing on rich, mucky land, between straw
berry rows four feet apart. / noticed
that some of the plants bad more than
one bearing stalk The question oc-
Cured to me why all could not have
several stalks. and of course more pods.
provided the land was rich enouglI and
there was room enough between them
for air and sunshine Then came the
thought of what had heard and read
about shortening in plants TO make them
more stocky and fruitful. and of the
practicablity of n similar treatment for
peas. II was already late in the season,
the first blossoms just showing them
selves in most eases, yet the experiment
was worth trying, and as | had an acre
of these peas il could not amount to
much if / did injurc few plants. So ]
counted off just coo plants on one row.
stuck stake firmly in the ground and
npinched remorselessly an inch or more.
blossoms and all. from the top of every
one of these plants. Then counted GOO
plants on the row next 10 this and drove
q stake. without disturbing the plants.
interest, and sure enough new branches
came out ahundautlv near the ground
and from the axis of the leaves. They
finally budted. blossomed and fruitcd
more alundantlv than their neighbors.
although about week later. None OF
the peas are picked, the entire crop being
saved for seed They were thrashed,
winnowed and carefully measured sep
aratelv on the 22d of August with the
following result: The Goo headed-oG
plants yielded five plump quarts. while
the GOO unpruned ones, in the adjoining
row, yielded four seant quarts. The
practical value of this shortening-in of
pea vines, as appears from this single
experiment, consists therefore not only
in an increased produetiyeness of twenty
five per cent, bat also in the prolonging
of the period of picking from a single
planting BY pruning a part of the
vines the harvest of these becomes
delayed week, and thus all the advant-
ages may be secured that would other
wise require two paintings
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25
Highway Robbery in Maine.

The visitors at-this aristocratic sum-
mer resort got II taste of the border
rufiianism to-day. which is not at all To
their liking. A blackboard party of three
gentlemen and half dozen ladies was
this afternoon halted by band of des-
peradoes on n steep and narrow road on
Green Mountain, ten miles from here.
The leader of the bandits stood in the
middle of the road with a pistol in each
sband. and commanded the driver TO stop.
The order was instantly obeyed, and the
shi0hwavnian, covering the party with
his shooters, advanced to the carriage.
while two confederates made flank
movement in the bushes. The leader. in
= nleasant voice, remarked: ..Gentlemen,
I'll trouble you foryour money. accom-
nanyino the request with n significant
movement of his cooked weapons.
Nassrs. John and Isaac Howe, of Bos-
son. the unfortunate victims, promptly
handed over their purses, which con-
tanned between 81 100 and $1,000 III
cash The robber ppcketed them coolly,
and, looking the ladies' over carefully.
added: Now L take those Watches
and two elegant gold time-pieces were
quickly delivered With pleasant Good
dav.'' the desperidoes disappeared in
the bushes, and the party, on recovering
from its assonishment, proceeded. The
town of Bar Harbor was quickly alarmed,
and a large band of citizens IS tonight
searching the island for the rascals- The
Nessrs. Howe are wealthy cottagers, and
have offered a reward of 81 900 for tn,
capture of the robbers, dead or alive
Boy Hartor Special to Chicago Times.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25
FARM AND PRESIDE.

Take new flower pot, wash. it
clean. wrap it in a wet cloth. and+set
over butter; it viii keep it as hard as
if on ice. Milk, if put into an earthen
can. or even tin one, viii keep sweet a
long time, if well wrapped in wet
cloth.-DetrOU Post.
A correspondent of the american Ag-
riculturiSt claims that winding n string
tightly around the BODY or a limb in
june or July will causebarren fruit trees
to yield the following season. Let our
readers try it on single limbs and alter
nate trees this summer. The string
should be cut the following winter or
early spring.
Red ants may be banished from
pantry or store-roOm by strewing the
shelves with small quantity of cloves.
either whole or ground. Some use the
former Is not being so likely to get into
food placed upon the shelves The cloves
should be renewed occasionally, as after
a time they lose their strength and eff
cacy. Indianapolis Journal.
Before putting roast of veal in the
oven cover the upper side of it with thin
slices of bacon. Unless you have tried
this YOU will be surprised 70 find what a
delicate flavor and rich brown color will
be impaired to the otherwise almost
tasteless meat. The gravy will be
greatly improved. and the dressing also,
if the knuckle is Stuffed.-N y. Post.
Discus sing the German method of
planting potatoes, with ample distance
and with eyes under. so that the stems
shall grow widely apart, foreign cor
respondent asserts that it not only saves
ia seed, but produces more and better
crops. Often in England, he says. a
would be enough, but it is difficult to
make some new gardeners believe it.
Il recipe for making sugar-beet pud-
ding: Crate or cut in half-inch pieces
two cupfus of boiled beetS. add to them
six EGGS beaten smooth. one pint of milk.
one tcaspoonful of salt. a little pepper
and one tablespoonful of butter Bake
these ingredients in an earthen dish for
half an honr in a moderate oven. Serve
the pudding hot, as vegetable. -DeHUer
1sfJtne
A novel and wonderfully pretty
bruSh-broom pocket is made in the shape
of n large butterfly. The foundation of
nasteboard is covered with brown velvet
and IS ornamented aud made to look
fairly natural by the addition of chenille
and giit-cord pat on in lines and spots.
1t is lined with brown or yellow silk, and
TO the back is fastened acuNed piece of
pasleboard. also covered with silk. In
this the whisk-broom is 10 be kept The
size of the butterfly must depend on
the size of the broom, as this must be
concealed from slightly Y. Post.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25
Cure for Warts.


/ read request for cure for warts
in some paper, and think it was in this.
They are very troublesome. rs / know,
and often laugh TO myself when think
of the time a piece of meat was stolen
from the pork barrel, rubbed over the
warts, then hidden. years ago, rs had
been told to 90, and they would go off
Perhaps faith was lacking; at all events,
instead or going OF they grew larger
continually. Grandmother said to me
after this, ..Why don't you cure those
warts? s After asking how, she said.
"Why. Just as / did mine once. with
milkweed, if they are seed warts. When
You get your dishes washed at night
they viii be soaked up Just right; then
90 out and break of stalks of milkweed,
and apply the milk TO each wart, being
careful not to wash or soak it off till morn
ing. Do this a few times. and they will
certainly disappear, though you may
think not, Now you try it. did try
herremedy faithfully, and since then l
have accommodated it, knowing it a sure
cure for seed warts, fer mine disappeared
after three or four applications only,
and | never had any more. The only
discomfort was an intolerable itching at
the roots of the warts for a few moments
after Using themilk. - Cor. Household
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25
SUMNER NOON.

The dust unified lies as first il lay.
When dews of early morning dried away:
The spiders web stirs not with geutlest gale,
Nor thistle-down may from its mooring sail.
Only by spastic shutting Of their wings
We know the butterflies are living things;
The grasshOppers, with grating armor prone,
Vault low and aimiessiy from stone to stone
If blooms OF mead or orchard lure the bee,
lie Journeys tn Their. bifzzing drowsily:
At last the humming-bird is pleased to rest
All but the shifting briiliance on his breast
The fcrn-leaves curl, the wild rose sweetness
spends,
Rich as at eve the honeysuckIe lends:
While scattered pines and clustered spruces
deep
Within grave boughs their exhalations keep.
Absorbed in sole fruit on of the cool,
The heron steadfast ey cs the reeded pool:
While overhead the hawk. till lost from sight,
Pmsues the falling circles of its hight.s
The rabbit brown peeps painting from the
hedge.
The fawr-hued ielti-nouse from the haycock's
cdye:
The creeping cattle feed far mp the hill,
The birds have hid, and field and wood are
still.
John Tdnce Cheney, IN Century lIagazlfie.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25
A Concert in India.

We were once misguided enough tc
inquire of some native officials in India
what instruments of music their town
possessed, and were waited upon next
day, IN consequence, by all the music
ians of the place. First came n group
of nine women who sang some wild and
plaintiye strains in unison In a minor
key; one of them kept time by
occasionally swapping her fingers, while
another performed a rude aecompani
ment on a small barrel-shaped drum,
the ends of which were covered with
goatskin. The head-dress of some OF
these singers was peculiar, and consisted
of folds of calico over the head aid
round the throat, rather like the drap-
cry of some orders of nuns, and similar
to that given by painters TO st. Anna.
and other holy women of the Bible. The
grouping of these people, ss they sat
close together on the ground, was ex-
tremely picturesque and listening to
the sad sweetness of their strains, one
could easily imagine such to have been
the appearance and the melody of the
daughters of Jerusalem. as they la
mented by the waters of Babylon.
The singing ended, a man was seen to
rise in the background, lifting an enor-
nous brazen trumpet nearly as long as
himself, on which he blew two most ter
rife blasts, excruciating In English ears.
These sounds were prolonged, and
seemed to sink down through a long
wailing discord lnexpressibly painful to
listen to, but not unfrequently to be
heard in that district of the Puniab.
The effort of blowing the trumpet is
considerable, and we were glad to make
this an excuse for hearing no nsore of it.
and submitted with the best grace we
could to a performance of tom-t tom,
while two more men exercised then
lungs upon horrid little trumpets of Q
smaller size. When these were dis
missed we had kind of duet all on one
note from two men, one of whom beat ,
small drum open at one end, like a VERY
deep tambourine, while another PLAYED
upon something like a four-stringeC
banjo. The lower part of this instIu
ment was made of gourd, and two 0
the strings were passed through blu
glass beads. while the other two were
raised by cowries of different sizes !; Ath,
banjo was further adorned by the green
and-gold label from some English cot
ton-reel or piece of calico, stuck on the
stem by way of ornament.
Perhaps this concert was an unusua
amount of native music for English PEG
pie to hear at once, but no one can b
long in India without meeting witt
some of il. 7cRlple Bar.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25
His Old Trick.

On st. Louis Avenue yesterday a larro
bay horse in a swill wagon fell down In
the street A crowd of people soon col
lected, the animal was stripped Of his
harness, water thrown over him .nd
head diligently rubbed with large hmm
of ice obtained from neighborinr =,
loon by a sympathizing on-iooker. 1smo
passed and the driver, after placing la
of loose hay around the prostrate an
NAL, obtained another horse and toai-
his load home. The ministrations ~ AZ
bystanders ceased somewhat after ~,
departure of the driver. Much to fba;,.
surprise, q moment after. the anineal
suddenly recovered and began eaf;nr
the hay. In few minutes he was mo-,
his feet, enjoying his meal with relisb
1t was afterward learned that the mill
man TO whom the horse belonged 6ad
but recently purchased the animal from
one who had parted with him solely he-
cause he had the trick of lying down
whenever he became hungry
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25
The right of a woman past the agt

The right of woman past the age
of twenty-one to marry whom she
pleases has just been indicated in Mis-
souri. The father of Laura hobbs,
aged twenty seven, attempted to hold
her to continued service in the paternal
home by locking her up In room when
she had made verbal contract to be
come the wife of George w. Bishop. A
writ of habeas corpus unlocked the
door, and the marriage took place in
spite of the fathers objections. m J..
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

Willie, son of John Paddieford,
aged twelve, aud another boy, were
drowned near the waterworks, in Taun-
ton, Mass, few days since. while bath.
ing. Mr. Paddleford, who was .workiDe
near by, heard the cries for help, and
went to assist the boys, but they chung
to him so tenaciously that he was pulled
under the water, and, being unable to
swim, he let them go to save himself,
and both drowned before his eyes ~
ChicqqO Times.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25
-rhev have an Astronomical Balloon

They have an Astronomical Balloon
Society In London The members go
up in balloons to study the stars. The
first trip was a success. The balloon
went for about two miles ripping along
the tops of houses, knocking down
chimneys, and scattering the Astronom-
ical Society all over the west end OF
London. Many brilliant galaxies of new
stars were discovered Ierds .SiftiRgs.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

THE YoLTAIc BsLr Co, Marshall, Mich, win
eend Dr.. Qye's Celebrated Electro Voltaic
Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for
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Address as above. n. BIO risk is incurred
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Total E,t,.e

of all other medicines by DIR. r. " Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is approach
ing Unrivalled in bilious disorders. i'm
pure blood and consumption, which is
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DENVER, Col, June G, 1891.
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troubled with kidney complaint for four
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your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. +. B.
SEMPLE, Clerk American House.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

If it is true, as New York publish
ers assert. that Wisconsin, sends them
more poetry than any other five States
combined, lands in Michigan ought t.
Jump ten per cent. this very month";
Detroit Fee Press
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

An Indiana man gave his horse a
pint of whisky to send him along in the
race. The effect was so hilarious that
the animal tried to step over the grand
.tand. and in the effort broke two legs.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

YOU'VE men or middle-aged ones, suffer
ing from nervous debility and kindred
Weaknesses should send three, stamps for
Part VII of Worlds Dispensary Dime Series
of books. Address WORLDS DIsPENsARY
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, n. Y. A
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

IL response to the postal card inquiry
"When is a hey not beyg" We would state
that it might be when he's sorrel have 70 sur
render, but, in all probability, it's when ns
sees that his country cannot hold her roam
Atlanta Constitution.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25
Get The Original.

DR.. Pierce's Pellets the original Lit
tie Liver Pills sugar )--cure sick
and bilious headache, sour stomach, and
bilious attacks. BY druggists.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

PuRr cod liver oil. from selected flyers,
on the Sea shore by Caswell, Hazard Il Co.,
n. Y. Absolutely pure'andsweet. Patients
who have once taken it prefer il TO all 9th
eEs. Physicians declare ii superior 10 all
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

MILTON, besides writing good deal o
original poetry, used TO make puns- WheI
asked il he intended to have his daughters in
structed in the Languages, he said: NO; on.
tongue is enough for woman n-Lossssvtts
Courier Journal a+A
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

LYDIA E. PINKHAM's Vegetable Com
pound doubtless ranks first as curat tive
agent in all diseases of the provocative sys-
tenn, degeneration of the kidneys, irritation
of the bladder, urinary calculi, &c. &c
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

ssWHAT a nice-looking young mani y simp-
cred lady to her friend, as youth in the
omnibus deposited her nickel in the safety
box Yes was the reply, Il see he is pass
ing fare.''-N. T. Commercial advertiser.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

A VERMONT woman sixty-six years of age
tried to drown herself because Young man
of twenty-five refused to marry her. Must
he hard-hearted class of young men in that
State.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

AT restaurant on Virginia raiiroad
traveller threw a piece of pie out OF the win
dow and had to pay $500 for breaking three
ribs of boy. He didn't know 1t was loaded,
but they wouldn't take that for an excuse
Detroit Free Press
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

ARAB BEY has been coniscating all the
horses he can lay his hands on This Is the
first intimation we haes had that Arab was
trying to establish a stable government. =
Teras SUtinas. -
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-08-25

A TRADE journal gives directions for pre-
serving harness." Preserved harness may be
considered very palatable by those who like
that sort of thing, but we don't want bit in
our mouth. -Noyristotcn Herald.