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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-02-17
A Plcture ,yor,, ncnnI.llnr.

Hanging between two small windows,
and catching the light from a larger one
opposite, IN one of the Offices Of CLANS
Express Company, at 80 Broad1a ANeS
York-the Office occupied by Mr.. ". h.
Hall, head of the delivery department
Is a plain finished but neatly framed
chrome about . ! by feet in size, which
Is looked upon by hundreds of people
daily, on many OF whom il has Won
derful and salutary effect 1t represents
a fight of half dozen rough stone steps
leading from the swarded bank of a
placid lake TO a little rustic temple set
in the rugged side of the mountain
which rises IN ,stupendOus proportions
in the background all covered with
rank luxuriant growth of foliage in
taaIsh and tree. In the open door of this
little temple stands a half concealed fig
ure, with an arm and hand extended, hold
ing forth small, dimly defined package
while seated on the sward at the foot of
the STEPS an aged pilgrim, sbarefooted,
lame and decrepid, bears a staff in one
hand, and Ia the other holds before ms
dim eyes small bottle, whose label he
eagerly SCANS This label bears the
words AsSt. JaeobsO on tie Great Ger
man Remedy" Simple as this little
chrome appears in its unOstentatlous
position, it has an influence which 1t
would be difficult to estimate. at IS to
that picture and the persuasions of Mr..
Hall" said Mr. Edward J. Douglass,
gentleman connected with Mr.. Halls
department. that ] owe my present
ability to perform my work. Some weeks
ago | was violently attacked with seiate
rheumatism, hnd hour by hour 1 grew
worse, and nothing my family or the doc
tor could do gave me any relief. Ibegan to;
/ think in few days that my case was hope-i
less and that [ was doomed to be an IN
valid and helpless cripple for life. But
at last I thought of that picture which
1 had so often looked at with but little
interest, and tien Mr. Hal came to my
bedside, and telling me how st. Jacobs
Oil had cured him of worse and longer
standing case than mine, urged me to use
the same remedy. l did so that very
night, directing my wife not to
spare it but to apply it thoroughly
according to the directions this
she did with a large piece of flannel
cloth saturated with the Oil, and then
bound the cloth to the affected parts
The next morning l was free from pain,
and although little sore IN the hip,
was able to dress myself, and the next
day resumed my duties In the osce as
sound as a dollar Here / am how IN
| full health and strength, having had no
l touchof rheumatism or other pain snce.
/ Whenever / see one of our drivers or
any other person who shows any Nmp-
/ tomsof 1ameness or stiffness, L point HIM
to the picture IN Mr. Halls office. and
+ then. direct him to go for st. Jacobs OIL
at once."-M Y. Erenn1g Telegram.
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The idea of ..Taking Something. y

We cannot bully Nature we cannot
defy her resentment by fresh provoca-
ton. Drugs may change the form of
disease, 1. e., modify the terms of the
protest but the law cannot be baffied
by complicating the offense; before the
drugged patient can recover he has to
expiate double sin-the medicine and
the original cause of the disease But
shall parents look on and let a sick child
ask in vain for help. By no means.
Something is certainly wrong, and has
to be righted. The disease itself is a
cry for help. But not for drugs. In
stead of :" taking something" something
ought to be done, and oftener something
habitually done ought to be omitted.
If the baby's stomach has been tormented
with ten musings a day, omit six of
them omit tea and coffee from the
young lays menu; stop the dyspeptic's
meat rations, and the youngsters gram
mar lessons after dinner. But open the
bedroom windows, open the door, and
let your children take a romp in the
garden, or on the street, even on q snow
covered street Let them spend their
Sundays with an uncle who has a good
orchard, or send for barrel of apples.
Send for the carpenter and let him turn
the nursery or the woodshed into a
gymnasium. In case you have nothing
but your bedroom and kitchen there
will still be room for grappfe-swing.
If the baby won't stop crying something
ought to be done about it. Yes; and
as soon as possible. Remove the straight
jacket apparatus, swaddling- clothes,
petticoat, and all spread a couple OF
rugs IN comfortable corner, and give
the poor little martyr change to move
his cramped limbs :-let him roll, tumble
and kick to his hearts content, and
complete his happiness by throwing the
paregoric bottle out of the window
Or. f. l.. OstOdld.
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A Dose Of Medicine.

Probably you've had Your little wres-
tie with medicine. We have. Uusually
when we are sick we feel IN duty bound
to take the advice of physician in JUS
tice to our insurance company, andto do
nothing that he advises in Difference to
our own taste. However, we have 10
pay him all the same, and so at last we
resolved we'd get our moneys worth by
doing what he ordered.
He gave us piece of paper on which
was the diagram of the travels of a fly
suffering from a horrible attack of de
lrium tremens-at least that is what it
looked hke-and we took it to the drug
gist.
He looked at the thing from all four
directions, and with an expression of
dense ignorance that convinced US that
he did not know what in blazes the thing
meant.
This was very reassuring. However,
it occurred to us that the man was no
enemy of ours, and would take pains to
see that whatever he gave us was harm
less, so We resolved to see the thing
through. He evidently made up his
mind what to give us, when he started to
go, and the thought occurred to us to
say, MAKE it something that doesn't
taste bad" aA
He looked at us with profound con-
tempt, and said:
:. If you want this prescription put up
as written, you'll have to take the taste
that goes with it.
He was evidently bound tokeep up the
pretense of knowing what that diagram
meant We feared that we had offended
him, and said no more. He began to
mix. The first ingredient he put In the
I bottle was a particularly disagreeable-
looking yellow. The next was eolorless.
but had perfume as of a soap factory.
Then came stuff of a scum on a mud
hole green, and various other things
that looked as though they might make
n man wish he was seassick so he'd feel
comparatively well.
Having got the compound together,
he gave it to rs. Our courage began to
fail, but we had resolved to see the thing
through. We paid him and took the
stuff home. Then, after having drawn
the curtains and shut the door so no.
body could see us, we proceeded to swal-
low dose. The druggist had charged
us 81. 70 for this compound, and we had
thought the price exorbitant. We had
got our moneys worth. Such taste as
( that couldn't be furnished for less
Peck's Sun.
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An Angels Touch.

One evening a little girl Of nine or
ten entered place in which there is a
bakery, grocery, and saloon all in one,
and asked for five cents worth of tea.
'How's your mother ?" asked the boy
who came forward to wait on her.
awful sick, and amt had anything
to eat all day"
The boy was just then called to wait
upon men who entered the s.loon, and
the-grS sat down. In fr~-b Ttes she
was nodding, and In seven sheFvas sound
asleep, and leaninng her head against
barrel, while she held the poor old
nickel in tight grip between her thumb
and finger. One of the men saw her as
he came from the bar, and, after asking
who she was, said
''Say, you drunkards, see here. Here
we've been pouring down whisky when
this poor child and her mother want
bread. Here's a two-dollr bill that
says I've got some feeling left.
"And / can add dollar" observed
one.
"And IN give another.
They made up purse of an even five
dollars, and the spokesman carefully put
the bill between two of the sleeper's
fingers, and drew the nickel away, and
whispered to his comrades:
"Just look at her--the gals dream
ingF'
So she was. A big tear had rolled
out from her closed eyelid but the face
was covered with SMILE The men
tip-toed out, and the clerk walked over
and touched the sleeping child. She
awoke with a laugh, and cried out
What beautiful dreaml Ma wasn't
sick any more, and we had lots to eat
and to wear, and my hand burns yet
where an angel touched it !"
When she discovered that her nickel
had been replaced by bill, a dollar of
which loaded her down with all she
could carry, she Immediately said :,---
Well, now, but ma won't hardly be-
lieve, me that you sent up to heaven and
got an angel to come down and clerk
in your grocery. San francisco Neaos
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An Arkansas PecuIiarity.


There is a politeness, a kind of
cordiality in Arkansas that you VIII hot
find in many other States. Now.
colonel is a title Of, .politeness. In
Little. Rock when "eoloneT is intro,
duced to you, Why you at once know
that the gentleman is perfectly willing
to go with you and take drinks When
general" is introduced you may know
that he is willing to take several drinks.
Captain is less fortunate you may
owe him anicile cigar. A characteristics,
of Western people Is their forgetfulness
of proper names. In this. city hundreds
of people who associate together daily
only know each other by titles. Yester-
day a gentleman approached a group of
-" standers-aroundp and, extending his
hand, began to receive congratulations.
Why, Colonel, he said to one man,
shaking his hand heartily, "I am over
ioyed at seeing you How is your
health p
" First rate, Colonel. 1 am delighted
to see you. Why, sir, was saying
yesterday that I'd rather see you than
any man In the State. Excuse me a
moment. Say" he added, turning to
an acquaintance and drawing him aside,
who is that man He seems to be
well acquainted with me, but blamed if
l know him from Adams off OK"
You ought to know him. He's your
law partner, and only left the city yester-
day to attend court in q neighboring
town.
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9 Ohl Them Golden SINNER

In Judge Jameson's court when. a
comely French maiden took the stand to
testify against man who had stolen her
watch it was noticed that the twelve sol
emn ju-ymen sat with downcast eyes
throughout the whole time she was CIV
ing her testimony Those twenty-four
windows Of the soul were all turned to-
ward the little platform on which the
witness-chair stood where two small
shapely feet, encased in the tiniest of
French slippers, saucily kicked out from
beneath the folds of a very heavy silk
skirt and knocked all idea of the testi-
mony out of the men who sat IN iudg-
ment The Judge looked severe and
then pleased as he, too, eyed the pretty
feet The States attorney addressed his
questions to the little slippers and the
counsel foI the defense tried to cross
examine them, but gave 1t up and sighed,
80 You may go" The witness stepped
down and the spell was broken, but re-
GREETING the loss the counsel recalled
her. and again the little feet kicked out,
bringing smiles to all faces. Three times
were the pretty feet recalled and three
times was the prisoner at the bar forgot
ten.-C hicaQO inter- Ocean.
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Some New GengranhY.

sol what is the surface of the earth
composed ?"
"Of corner lots, mighty poor roads,
railroad tracks, baseball grounds,
cricketfelds, and skating Kinks"
What portion of the globe Is water -
" About three fourths. Sometimes
they add n little gin and nutmeg to it. -
q What is a town %
4 town Is a considerable collection
of houses and inhabitants, with four or
five men who run the party and lend
money at fifteen per cent. interest.
80 What is a city?'
d" 4 city Is an Incorporated town, with
Mavar ,S.so sbelieyes that the whole
world shakes when he happens to fall
flat ON a cross-walk.
What is commerce ?"
% Borrowing So for day or two and
lodging the lender for year or two"
- Name the different races.
Horse race. boat race, bicycle race
and racing around to find a man to in
dorse your note.
Into how many classes is mankind
divided?"
six; being eplighted, civilized, half
civilized, savage, too utter, not-worth-a-
cent and Indian agents.
W ndb ndblOlAS arr td1tctl eu4lBnJ-
ened ~
"Those which have had the most
wars, the worst laws and produced the
worst criminals"
Glow many motions has the earth r.
''That's according to how you mix
your drinks and which way you go
home.
" What Is the earth's axis %
"The lines passing between New York
aud Chicago
"What causes day and night?"
90 Day Is caused by night getting tired
put. Night is caused by everybody
taking the street car and going home to
supper
what is a map ?"
GA map is drawing to show the jury
where Smith stood when Jones gave him
lift under the eye"
"What is a mariners compass %
"a jug holding four gallons.-Detroit
Free Press.
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S,yapped Speeches.

Some years ago, when the late Cover
nor Morton made famous campaign IN
Indiana, he was accompanied by General
George a. Sheridan, of Louisiana. The
Senator's health was at that time very
poor, and whenever he did not feel quite
equal to making his speech Sheridan
used to deliver an address. Upon one
occasion both orators had to deliver
speeches, and Morton, who had re-
markable memory, played a Joke on
Sheridan by delivering the latter's
speech. The ground being thus cut
Tom under the Generals feet, he was for
a moment nonplussed. But as soon as
the applause had died away he arose and
began on Mortons's speech. IN tins
speech Morton discussed the subject Of
hard and soft money, and had dramatic
way of producing silver dollar and
greenbaek. Sheridan had so often heard
and seen the Senator deliver the speech
that he was able to initiate it exactly
Thrusting his hand into one pocket, he
produced dollar note, and holding it up
to theaudience, exclaimed: What is
this Is this money? No, my fellow
citizens, this is not money. Let me
read 1t to you: The United States
promise to pay the. bearer one dollar.
That is not money. That is merely
promise to pay money" When Morton
was making this speech, and arrived at
this point, he would return theznote to
his pocket and produce a silver dollar.
Sheridan was about to do the same
thing, but found, to his dismay, that he
had no silver dollar about him. The
audience began to litter at this contre-
temps, when Sheridan, turning to Nor
ton, who was listening to his own prize
speech, said Senator, lend me that
silver dollar which you use when you
deliver this speech = It is needless to
say that the laugh was at once turned.
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OId.Time sIeighing Parties.

There is a vast difference between the
sleighing. parties of to-day and the
-sleighing parties of old times. Then
they had but one sleigh. 1t was square
box, very heavy, and the back of the
sleigh was higher than the head when
seated, over which coverlet was thrown.
The sleigh was so heavy that two horses
were required to draw 1t. The sleighs
were all painted yellow and were called
the ''family sleigh. =" They would not
accommodate more than two persons.
Then they frequently had good sleigh
ing for couple of months, and sleigh
ing parties were the order of the day.
The farm wagon-body was placed on the
runners of the wood-sled, lot of straw
was put on the bottom, and the young
men and women seated themselves on
the straw. The fiddler always accom-
panied the party. They would drive to
some tavern, (there were no hotels them
when the first thing in order was to get
glass of flip" Flip was simply
cream beer, which was served up in large
mugs. Every landlord had an iron rod
about two feet long, with ball on the
end about the size of a walnut, which
was heated redhot and run in every glass
Of beer, which heated it and made it
foam. This was called Clip" After
drinking flip the music struck up and
there was dance, and those who did not
desire to dance played games OF different
kinds.
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DIR. DEcLAT, the founder of antiseptic
surgery, the first to propose what is called
the Lister way Of treating wounds,
claims that the blood can be disinfected
by proper preparations of carbolic acid.
He uses carbolate of ammonia in cases
Of pyemia of pus blood poisoning, and
believes that he cured two butchers of
malignant pustTlle derived from affected
cattle. At all events two other butchers
similarly affected, and not similarly
treated. died. Some such treatment as
this ought to have been employed to
combat blood poisoning in President
Garfeld's case.
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A Hint on Household Management.

Have you ever noticed what n dis
like servants have to anything cheap
They hate saving their masters money.
l tried this experiment with great sue
cess the other day. Finding we con-
sumed a vast deal Of soap, 1 sat down in
my thinking chair, and took the soap
question into consideration, and L found
reason to suspect we were using a very
expensive article, where a much cheaper
one would serve the purpose better. |
ordered half dozen pounds of both
sorts, but took the precaution to change
the papers, on which the prices were
marked, before giving them into the
hands of Betty. Well, Betty, which
soap do you find washes the best?'
''Oh, please, sir, the dearest, inethe
blue paper; it makes the lather as well
again as the other"
We'll, Betty, you shall have it,
them" and thus the unsuspecting Betty
saved me some pounds year, and
washed the clothes better. Rev. Sidney
Smith ga
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MENsMAN's peptonized beef tonic, the only
preparation of beef containing its entire n,tt5'i-
tiosIs properties. 1t contains blood-making,
force generating and life sustaining properties !;
Invaluable for Indigestion dyspepsia, nervous
prostratioD, and all forms Of general debility !;
also, in all enfeebled conditions whether the
result of exhaustion, nervous prostratiOn, over
work or acute Disease, particularly If resulting
from pulmonary complaints Caswell, Hazard
& Co., proprietors, New York Sold by druggists
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Time Testers and Burden Bearers.

n Hon time imne mpral the horse has been
mans best friend. But a few years back we can
al remember thec omparatiyely little attention
paid to this most indispensable of animals. We
say efaperatively little attention. for the horse
was as HeIl groomed, and certainlyas we'll fed, as
now and at those great gatherings-ag
shows-you would see The pride of the county
and STATE ssiabless and farms assembled. But
there 5fas a conspicuous want Of noble draught
horses, INDIA for speeders-weli, 90 was the
Rreatsultlma5e limit that owucEs in those days
{ desired 10 strive for. But now a 30 animal Is
esteemed q fair roadster, and fine animals only
deserve the name when they can shade the frst
1nafterof the tIirdminute. 7 hereihsve been i'm
Inense strides forward in the acknowledgements OF
horsefesh in the civilized countries of the world,
as shown by the Iimerecords Of the racers and
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VoLTAIBE was once affected with some
thing which he called decay of the
stomach but which would probably be
better termed debility of the stomach,
or paralysis of the digestive function.
For nearly year he took no other
nourishment than yolks of eggs, beaten
up with -four and water, and thus was
cured. This diet is thus prepared:
Beat UP an egg in bowl, add six table
spoonfuls of cold water, mixing well
together. Then add two tablespoonfuls
of farina of potatoes, mix again
thoroughly, and add as much boiling
water as is necessary to convert the
whole into Jelly. 1t can be taken alone
or with the addition of little milk
DR.. Foote's Health Monthly.
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HANGING baskets require frequent
watering, to accomplish which. with due
regard for the carpet beneath, they must
commonly be taken down from their
perches,. and then suspended elsewhere
to dry This trouble may be avoided by
a simple and inexpensive device. Fill
bottle with water, into which insert the
the other end of each piece to hang down
outside the bottle The bottle should be
suspended just above the basket. and
the water allowed to drip, which will
follow in sufficient quantities to keep the
earth moist.
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JENNIE, my sweetheart, am going to
give you diamond ring to show my
love for you, and cause your proud
iather to reient, said he and he pressed
her hand with fond ardor She gazed
lovingly, tenderly into his eyes and
word of delight went from her own lus-
trous orbs and she said ooh, do
you are such darling, and am sure
father will consent" and she leaned
over his shoulders. But, sweety, do
you know what have got to do in order
to accomplish such job.P i must give
up cards, and smoking. and chewing,
and gum, and cocktails. and it will be
mighty hard. " And she snuggled up
little closer and whispered: " Oh
tbsrn siS youmyou are 50 good. And
small hours had been creeping on some
time. And SO they sat there every night
until she got the ring, and then she
in'eu niAn-
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CAV You. see the Ink Bottle on III,

CAN You. see the Ink Bottle on the
Table2 tbs fnll of Nice Black Ink. If
you Want to, you can Pour the Ink out
on the Carpet. 1t makes the Carpet
look Black too, does it Not? Sit down
on the Carpet end Put both your Little
Paddles in the Ink. What Nice Pic
ture you can Make on the Wall PAPER
now. Make a Picture of Big Man and
a Little Girl. Do you want to Put some
Ink on the Lace Curtain? Very well.
Put it oaG Carefully, for you Should never
waste the Ink or anything Else. This
will be Quite a Surprise to Mamma when
she Comesi .-DenUer Tribune Primer.
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On rbIr,xnnrs. TRIAL.

The voltaio Belt Co., Marshall, Mich, will
send their Electro-Voltaic Belts and other
Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days to
any person afflicted with Nervous Debility,
Lost Vitality, and kindred troubles, guarantee
ing complete restoration of vigor and manhood.
Address as above without delay.
p $40 risk is incurred, thirty days
trial is allowed.
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DO Likewise

DIR. r. Y. PIERCE. Buffalo, n. "" EIve
years ago l was a dreadful sufferer from utter
me troubles Having exhausted the skill Of
three physicians was completely discouraged
and so weak / could with difficulty cross the
room alone. l began taking your FayoTite
Prescription and using the local treatment
Recommended in your Common Sense Medical
Adviser In three months was perfectly cured
I wrote a letter to my family paper, briefly
mentioning how my health had been restored
and offering to send the fuIl particulars TO
any one writing me for them. and fhcloSan9 a
Stamped etUelope for r-efty. have received
over four hundred letters. In reply, have
described my case and the treatment used, ana
great many have received second letters OF
thanks stating that they had commenced the
treatment and were much better already
Mrs T. Z. MORGAN, New Castle. Me
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He WAS told to remain after school,
when. the teacher, trying to impress upon
the youthful mind the sinfulness of not
speaking the truth, asked him if they
did not tell him in Sunday-school where
bad boys went who told falsehoods.
Choking with sobs, he said g Yes,
ma am I; its place where there is fire,
but I don't just remember the name of
the town"
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"OH, MAMMA p exclaimed a bright
little boy. =" there goes an editor. !"
-" Hush, my child, said the kind hearted
lady, +" hush, the poor unfortunate man
may hear you"