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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-27
The Advantages Of Utterism.

The notion that grew up about six
years ago that every one ought to be @s-
thetic, aud that every one who followed
certain recipes could be so, and gain
healthy enjoyment of art by merely llv-
ing In II certain atmosphere, was one
that would scarcely have needed refuta-
ton had 1t not been the genuine express
sion, though In an exaggerated form, OF
the reaction from the Philistlnlsm OF the
earlier part of the century. At the bot
tom of the sham sentiment and fashion
able fOolishness, which, as 1t were,
armor- plated the aesthetic movement,
there was real desire for little more
beauty In the surroundings of life, and
perhaps even a wish for less material
view of life itself. Possibly the weakest
STRIPPING who pored over lily IN a glass
of water was as estimable spectacle as
4" the First Gentleman in Europe being
hoisted into his inexpressibles by hall q
dozen Wallets, and the ladies who waved
peacock fans slowly in the dim Iignt OF
sage-green drawing rooms would nave
compared favorably in all but complex
ion, with their prototypes OF the ne
gency. AT all events, both the male and
female aesthetic had some faint notion OF
an ideal-not wholly selfish, not wholly y
base-and, though the ideal was as neb-
ulous as the atmosphere OF their 6ou-
doirs, it was sufficient to prevent their
being wholly contemplate. Onhke
Kingsley's maiden, they did no noble
things" but dreamed "them all long;
and, though their dreams were irritating
to others at least, when they issued IN
action-they in the end worked a con-
siderable change. 1t would be difficult
now for any one, even buying furniture
or domestic utensils Of any sort, to avoid
becoming possessed of q considerable
number of objects which were really
GOOD in form or color, and the importa-
ton of really beautiful fabrics and en-
broideries from the East has increased
enormously. 1t is almost as common to
ace n bit of Rhodian embroidery in a
drawinp-room now as it was to see a
niece of Berlin woodwork dozen years
AGO. and the houses are few and between,
in london. at least, who have not a bit
of Japanese art, whether it be on paper,
Iacouer. bronze, or silk, lighting up
some odd corner. And good, too, has
been done to painting, indirectly, by
making artists feel that the sympathy of
considerable mass of the public is
with them. and SO encouraging them to
take heart of grace to work steadily IN
their own way.-Spectator.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-27
sn,u women Practice IEcdicine1 ?

The most serious obstacles to be en-
conn tered are not always the most real
ones In this, as in everything that
women do, the question of capacity IS
often outranked by the question of taste.
Whether woman, with all her organic
imperfections on her head, can be theO-
retically supposed capable of the study
apiA.gactice of medicine whether,
Vi. quite a different question, there
a. - exist any number of women
whose capacity in this direction has been
fairly iested and demonstrated
are interesting subjects of inquiry. But
the most completely affirmative answer
to such inquiry might still leave unset
tied a question of much more import
ance Tor that large class of people whose
conditions and actions are under the
permanent domination of their tastes.
These ask not, " Is she capable p but,
" is this fearfully capable person nice ?"
VIII she upset our ideal of woman
hood, and maidenhood, and the social
relations of her sex? Can q
woman physician be Iovable? can
she marry? can she have children
VIII she take care of them? If she can
not, What Is she ? "QU'eSt &C Qu'uue
femme, said "a French journalist in this
connection, "9,i NEST ,ai eSpo,tse nj
mere God" declared a Boston
physician well versed in the counsels of
Providence, "never intended women to
practice medicine" Hence the infer
ence that piety, if nothing else, de-
manded the exclusion of women from
the Massachusetts, Medical Society. 1t
IS from the popularity of the conditions
involved that the handful of women now
engaged IN the practice of medicine may
be considered in any way to effect or en-
danger existing arrangements or social
ideals. Thousands of women, from
manifold canses quite extraneous to
medicine, remain celibates all their
lives yet no one reproaches them for
refusing the duties of wife and
mother. Thousands of women
earn their living by non-domestic
labor; one profession, that of public
teachlng, practically thrown open to
women only during the last half century,
is already thronged by them. Yet no
one feels that the foundations OF So
ciety are therefore liable to be over
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-27
Foolish Extravaganza in Funerals.

Chicago is noted for the almost bound
less extravagance of its funeral expenses.
Poor people overwhelm themselves In
debt in order to pay honor to the
memory of the dead, whom too often
they neglected or looked coldly on when
living. Now, this very fact shows that
the practice is not 80 much ont of love
and affection for the dead as proceeding
from a selfishness which sees credit re-
fiected on the living in paraphernalia
supposed to be wholly intended TO re-
verence the dead. Many "fne funeral "
is mere exhibition of ostentatioua self
ishness, which should be "honored
rather in the breach than the observance.
1t has been stated that laboring men are
not seldom buried at an expense of from
$50 to 800. In instances of persons
better off in this worlds goods, cape,
gloves and flowers, carriages, magnifi-
Gently appointed hearses, and richly
caparisoned horses, are indulged in.
The extremely poor, even, dazzled by
these "dumb shows" and blinded to
their poverty by their grief and tears,
wildly rush into the most ridiculous dis
plays of extravaganza. In some cases it
is willful, in others thoughtless extrava-
ganee. In still others, the mere result
of foolish and silly rivalry between
families and neighhors. Chicago Daily
NetOs.
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Rats and Cockroaehes on Board of Ship.

The natural history of q voyage would
be incomplete, however, without some
reference to those old nautical mess
mates, rats and cockroaches Rats fire.
quently ascend the rigging, and when
discovered aloft the word is given, and
the unhappy rodent has to run the
gauntlet of marlingspikes held by,will-
ing hands below. / have noticed several
cases of apparent suicide by the rat on
these occasons it seemed to spring
overheard from the rigging when it had
descended almost to the shrouds, where
enemies were stationed and cut off it's
escape. / have also seen it apparently
spring overheard when pursued by my
dog, the action appearing of a voluntary
nature. My dog was a small italian
greyhound, presumably of pure breed,
and the last animal that could be consid-
cred "good for rats" However, such
was the case, and few of these trapped
rodents in an empty beef cask provided
always a moment Of excitement for this
little and unhkely-looking dog. The
explanation i take to be this 1t is
a custom to cross Observation-Disclosures
with the italian greyhound to increase
the length of the nose, and this has gone
on for some time, especially In breeding
the so-called "toy" terriers. My little
greyhound bitch probably had terrier
blood, and inherited instinct" Bats
seem to increase in temerity with the
length of the voyage, and their presence
in time becomes less Objectionable. Be
fore the voyage was diminished L quite
lost the repugnance / at first felt when
they sometimes ran across my bed at
night AS regards the ubiquitous cock.
reaches (Biatta Sp.) 1 learned to forget
their depredations in admiration of then
tenacity of life. Bennett records these
insects as drinking the ink, and, as far
as my experience goes, nothing comes
amiss to them. Certainly, when they
: were found eating my arsenical soap,
and apparently with immunity, / gave
up all attempts at extirpating them
from my cabin. At intervals the cock.
reaches would fly about during the night
and this / considered more disagreeablt
than the visits of rats. They, however
only took wing at rare intervals; and
have met with no explanation of that
habit. DIR. Seeman, in his "a Mission
to Viti," states that at FIJI cockroache
SO swarm in some vessels that they hav,
to be sunk under the water to free then
from the pest. Field.
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There are innamerable stories told OF
tbe irrepressibe conflict between Hterd-
tilers and editors, particularly IN France.
on the subject of measuring copy.
Dumas. La Martin, and n dozen other
writer's are credited with inyentlng the
moposvllable paragraph, and Buloz and
many another editor with devlslng the
plan of paving by letter to head them OIL.
The editor of a New York weekly may
be credited with a not less lngenlus idea
when he secured the services OF a female
writer much in vogue at liberal sum
per column of nonpareil type, and set
up her articles in long primer, an
nouncing that they cost him so much
per column.
When Ponson du Terrail, however,
was running one of his " Resurrechons
of Rocambole" through the Petit Jour
nal, Polydore Mllaud, the editor, sent
for him one fine day, and SAID to him
firmly, though kindly:
See here, my dear fellow, 1 pay you
very literally, but it is rather an lmposl-
ton on good nature to run IN such stuff
as this when you are paid by the line,
and if YOU keep 1t up I'll have to pay
vou by the letter" and he pointed to the
last issue of the paper, where the Jetdi-
Hton began as follows:
"Who?'
'IP'
You ?"
"Aye!"
4" Begone -
" Never -
He shuddered.
"Oh, very well, I'll soon remedy
that said the author pleasantly ~
He did, and when Mlllaud received
the next installment of the story he was
stupefied TO find that 1t read as follows
- Y-you a-ar-are en-en- -end-end-eav-
| eav-or-ing to -d-d-de-c-c- -c-e-eive-eive
m-m-m-m-me, v-v-v-vil-l-lain = said the
! old corsair, III a laundering tone.
'' In-n-n-nev-nev-never d-d-d-dec-c-c-
c-eiv-eiv-ed a-a-a-anyb-b-b b. bod-God- bod
| dy 7 exclaimed Baccara, initiating the
defective pronunciation of his inter
luctOr.
80 Wh-wh-wh-where is-s-s-s-s R-r-ro-
c-c-c-am-b b. b-bole? A th-th-th -thou-s-
s-s-s-and f-f-f-fr-francs if y-y-y-you TIT
te-tell m-m-m-me 2
90 Y-y-y-you sh-sh-sh-shan n-n-n-ne-
ne-nev-never kn-kn-kL-know 7"
The scoundrel - gasped the editor,
1" every mortal character in the novel
has taken to stammering and using big
words +"
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Summers Practice.

Near the close of Summers career
"Apphia Howard" said to him IN his
Washington home
What are you doing here without
Congress
''Did you never see," he asked,
"when train of cars is standing In q
station, man go around striking each
wheel and every part of the machinery
that has been under any strain ? He is
testing it. l am doing this" he con-
tinued, "with my speeches. l am go
ing over them sentence by sentence,
and testing each, to see if there is one
that gives an uncertain sound.
In the presence of Herbert Spencer,
little boy said: "What an awful lot
of crowsl" The philosopher corrected
the youth by saying: 81 have yet to
learn, little master, that there is any
thing to inspire awe in such bird as
the crow" For once the author of first
principles had met his match. The boy
replied: "But | didn't say there was.
1 didn't say, What a lot of awful
crowsl' but, What an awful lot of
crowsl'" Sound for the boy.
TENNESSEE man told neighbor that
he had hidden $500 in a corn-crib, and
that very neighbor was the chap found
in a bear trap at the corn-crib next
morning.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-27
Raising the Wind.

Once Tom Sheridan asked his father
Tor q supply OF cash. Money 1 have
none, was the reply.
But money I must have" said the
other.
eff that be the case" said the affec-
Honate parent, "you will find a case of
loaded pistols up stairs and horse ready
seddled in the stable-the night is dark.
and you are within half mile of
Hounslow Health"
81 understand what you mean" said
Tom, ''but tried that last night. 1 un-
luckily stopped Peake, your treasurer,
who told me that you had been before
hand with him, and had rob him of
every sixpence in the world. AL the
Year Round
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-27
Oueen YictOria,s Fortune.

1t is usually supposed that the Queen
has laid by great deal of money and,
acting on this supposition, it is asked
why She can not provide for her family?
As a matter of fact she has not.
When Prince Albert died many of the
State departments were in debt; these
debts have been paid off. Some of them
such as that of the Master of the
Horse. for which 100000 per annum is
aIlowed-always have to borrow from
the other departments or from the Privy
Purse. The Queen really does not put
bv as much as e20, 900 per annum on an
average of years. She has always gwen,
7 believe. e100, 900 to each of her
daughters who has married, and this
has drained her savings. Truth.
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HICKMAN FULTON JANUARY 27 1882

thrown. What is it in the profes-
sion of medicine which excites at
present such a different feeling and
such bitter prejudice? There are sew
eral things. La the first place, the
profession of medicine has been sub
jected to popular misconceptions, and
the odium due to these is necessarily
shared by the women who aspire to be
physicians. Again, by social fiction,
it is assumed that the usual employ
ments now sought by women are to
be filed by them only while waiting
for marriage, or as a resource IN widow
hood or desertion. Even such profess
sional work as teaching is expected to
be laid aside after few years, and there
much, at least IN the primary grades
oJ,- -uah ~
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-27
A WOnan's WhinIs.

The Empress Josephine had GOO, 600
fran@ for her personal expenses, but
this sum was not sufficient, and her
debts increased to an appalling degree.
Notwithstanding the position of her
husband. she could never submit to
eithg order or etiquette in her private
life. She rose at o'clock. Her toilet
consumed much time, and she lavished
UNMARRIED efforts on the preservation
and establishment of her person. She
charged her linen three times a day,
and aever wore any stockings that were
not lew. Huge baskets were brought
to Ter containing different dresses,
shavls and hats. From these she
seleded her costume for the day. She
possessed between 300 and 400 shawls,
and always wore one IN the morning,
whih she draped about her shoulders
with unequaled grace. She purchased
all hat were brought to her, no matter
at what price. The evening toilet was
as careful as that of the morning then
she appeared with flowers, pearls or
precious stones in her hair. The smallest
assen bly was always an occasion for her
to order a new costume, in spite of the
hoarls of dresses in the various palaces.
Bonaparte was irritated by these ex-
penditures he would fly intoa passion,
and his wife would weep and promise to
be more prudent, after which she would
go on in the same way. 1t is almost in
credible that this passion for dress
should never have exhausted itself.
After the divorce she arrayed herself
with the same care, even when she saw
no one. She died covered with ribbons
and DaIe rOse-cOlOred satin.
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Followers of Beauty.

1t ia curious and striking fact, OF
whichntelligent men take notice with
a mixlre of envy and jealousy, that
womepf high culture and endowments
so really accept the attentions of fash
ionablbOobies. [ once asked a charm
ing ms, who was herself no exception
to the general rule, the meaning of
this, ven she replied that ladies were
fond receiving attentions, and so
long a. they got them they were not so
particmr as to the source they came
from. Beside" said she, "however
excellet men of sense are rs husbands,
they nike very Indifferent beaux they
are so readfully IN earnest IN what they
say or O, and OverpOwer You so with
their sase, that it Is a positive relief to
turn one of these more amusing
trihers. Well, " said [, little net
tied bythis explanation, "lf sense IS
so httl, appreciated, teach me to talk
Agreeable to YOU" Oh" said sne,
you a. doing that very well already.
But selously, added she, "the great
est objection 10 sensible men, next To
their bang SO few IN number, Is that
they pnfer TO be the slaves of their own
whlms ather than of ours. A man of
sense eithrOnes one among us as the
queen q his affections, and restricts his
attentions TO her alone, while every one
of those dawdlers, as you call them, is
the loya subject of mt least a dozen,
who, bOwever, never permit him TO ap-
prOach their throne but to bow before
- .esAa - bear t4-e,'. l.as.Iisi--
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A mUsE-sICK P1EcEo.,o.,.ox,
ny H. c. DoDr.

BY H. c. DoDE.
When this band begins
Oh so,,S '0p your ears aud run sFav.
DhI long enough hfe fiddle Low.
zoo Nloin to mention
NSN, while de-clArfn ct viii. dove
Nupnone-lsh strict attention >,
All this duloimer dUi1.
@A,ou castanet, threw uasnicbor4.
ana caught oboe-yours trulv',
ne. spinet times when by trv sids
.Tbe .ei,iLsht' sit3usht' VOL love, thou eyed me
&c cSIlope 20 make my bride - -'
Is this dsa girl beside me.'S
IT II whistle little thought but oh,
vi its happiness was thrilfnS
"Iat could hautboy do then b,. slow
morn angel he was willing
Wei, Tyre, resolved tr -uItar chahs
- 10 as-.s,-ssae-1D u;
"I've thought tiinbrii-l.ar nlusea .se s.ilsyH
Z" But de-clArion-ly
Thought had banjo-king whom he said,
'LoVel violone am lonely"
In ooncertina room began
Two hearts like one a-beating.
In sweet accordion his Ann
Watched moments swiftly neeting.
Flew nine nutna clock; he stayed
With his hArmouica-lAr
telling TO the cymbal maid
His JOY was worth dollar.
Now had that young buocins-head
Per-hsrpsichord have ended
His Xylophone in time and fed
Ere pa came in offended.
That tam-bour-ine my house again
And cittern close piano
And have got tabouret when
still can shoot mani mol"
Pa hute to get organ TO shoot
And drum had made him ravsge
"1'ye got tabor that young gal-lute
With bullets" He savage.
"Oh, see, nielod n-ian-gry said
" This gun-that bass-viol fellow
From him VIII piccolo-de Of lead
cub bugle-long,' I'll yell, oh."
necessary: by Ann, - "Got to
~ IT,.
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.oerateiy, ',,e. ',,Hnuine taste, ana from n
etrong and gene, Of economic necessity
the mere preSsei sseeriously PREPARED for IN
., Ta9st lIIl us hlsisI be entered upsn nj the age
s5 which at present many wdneu marry;
does not yield its best returns until tuh
maturity has been reached. must be
adopted, therefore, if at all, for a life
time. Hence is required eiter an accl-
dental cehbacy or deliberae renuncla-
ton of marriage for the stke Of medl-
cine, such as is not dreamed of IN regard
to any other work, or els9 such an ad-
justment of domestic slalms as shall
render them and the gractlce OF medi-
cine by married women mutually COM
patible.- North An6ricon ReUieaO.
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'ue, , e,1ot- 80 : ,t,.- - All 51-ness. nt in all
them. Their intuitions or 1nsinbt %
most subtle, and if they cannot see cat
in the meal there is no cat there. ad-
wise man to keep none of his affairs
from ms wife. Many a home has been
saved aud many a fortune retrieved by a
mans onhdence in his wife. Woman is
| far NOR a seer and a prophet than a
man, iishe be given fair chance. AS
! generarule the wives confdethe minut-
est of heir plans and thoughts to their
husbais. Why not reciprocate, if but
for th,pleasure of meeting confidence
| with clfdence? The men who succeed
best life are those who make conf
/ dantsi their wives.
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United States. Great Britain.

The same pnnciple runs through the
whole expenditure of both countries.
Under the monarchy the tendency is to
divide up large sums among favored
few, while the principle in republican
government seems to be to pay only
moderate salaries and to divide the
duties over large number.
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'But tell me. dear she snif--
And coaxingly the soft eyes shone,
And shyly dropped the modest head
Beside his own
:. But tell me, have YOU loved bofoFe.S
Or one, more ?n
The eager, sparkling face
Was full Of tender, trusting grace;
She did not fear his answer then,
Her king OF meni
:. But tell me, dear, the best and worst
Or am frst2"
He turned his eyes away,
Yet closer still her hand he pressed,
Nor answered yea or nay;
A blush confessed
All, in one burning word,
Unsaid, unheard.
Quick came burst Of tears
A tempest storm from April sky
And then, "Forgive my doubts and fears''
He heard her sigh;
Why should care what loves are past
So mine al last ?S
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sosSIP FOR THE LADIES.
OmeI Donmnge ,

QueI DOmmagel
It gst Cousin Jack, and so-what was the
We the steps, for the evening was warm
Wa very softly. and-as to his arm,
It VI tast Cousin Jack, and so-what was the
II. ant Of the hay-helds crept up from the
arm,
We = quite in the dark, save the hre-hies'
Harm
at w ittst Cousin Jack. and so-what was the
a som the hedge whirring mp, broke the
m;
started in foolish alarm,
Ist Cousin Jack, and so-what was the
srBs, IN The Century.
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CATTLE are now shipped from Pitts
burgh to Philadelphia in fast trains, in
order to comply with the law which for
bids the keeping of live stock in cars
over twenty-four hours without unload
ing to feed.
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CoUNr PorocKfs mansion in Paris is
built entirely of stone brought from the
Jura and the materials used in its con-
struction cost 100000 francs. A like
sum will be spent on the interior deco
rafiona
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LIFE is so complicated a game that
the devices of skill are liable to be de-
feated at every turn by air-blown
chances, incalculable as the descent of
thistle down.
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How much dispute one single dead
man could settle if he would just come
back and attend to ik--SeyDlotr Times.
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SEIFIsHNEss is at the bottom of all
sin.