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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-02
CouId be Beat on DIR, Land.

An intoxicated colored man made an
unsuccessful attempt to bury himself
alive in the quicksand bed of the Platte,
Denver, Col He was industriously dig
ging q hole in the river bed with his
hands-and the assistance of a small
board-with the evident intention of
burying himself alive, when a number
Of small boys who we're playing in the
vicinity discovered him. They immedi-
ately set about turning him from his
suicidal purpose by making him target
for stone throwing practice.
Although hit several times by the small
missiles, he did not appear at all an
noyed, but continued to dig as il the ef
fort was one for life instead of death.
Mr.. Charles Fl. Wright, the surveyor,
happening along at the time in hu.
manitarian mood walked over to where
the darkey was preparing his grave.
"What are you doing?" asked Mr..
Wright, trying TO believe that the darkey
was exploring for placer mine in the
river sand.
"Wen, I dunno eff cts eny your bees
ing 10 look iip fres, His sS.srle 9 but dens
I donm mind totem ye dat Use gw1Ie -
bury m'seH up h'yar and die.
The colored man refused to explain
matters further and Mr.. Wright retired
to a respectful distance to await the
result Of the odd freak.
When hole of sufficient length had
been dug to the depth of about foot and
a half, the colored man laid in it, and
to pull the damp sand over
him. 1t appears that water had been
struck in the bottom of the hole, and be-
fore the odd suicide had reached anything
like the climax of his intentions the
moisture and coldness of his position
had quite cured him of his design.
LeapiDg to his feet, he muttered loud
enough to be heard by Mr.. Wright: Oats
too much-too much; f'd wanted ter
drown, I'd jump inter de riber. No sab,
l can beat dat yer on dry LAM" Up to
a late hour the coroner had not been
called. d.-Denver Tribune.
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Sc Darn TfO

They had terrible time at a wedding
up at Petaluma, and which only goes
to show how the smallest drawback will
sometimes take the stiffening out of the
swellest occasion.
1t seems that the ceremony was a very
grand affair, indeed. There were eight
bridesmaids, aud the church was crowd
ed from pit to dome, as the dramatic
critics would say. But, when they got
to the proper place in the ceremony,
and the groom began feeling around for
the ring, he discovered that II wasn't on
hand. After the minister had scowled
at the miserable wretch for while the
latter detected that the magic circlet
had slipped through hole in his pocket
and worked down into his boot. He
communicated the terrible fact in a
whisper to the bride, who turned deadly
pale, and was only kept from faint1ng
by the reflection that they would newt
ably cut the strings of her satin corsage
In case she did.
90 Why don't you produce the ringf"
whispered the brides big brother.
hoarsely, and feeling for his pissol nm.
der the impression that the miserable
man was about to back out.
81 can't. It's In my boot" explained
the groom under his breath, his very
hair, meanwhile, turningred with morti-
ication.
eTry and fish it out somehow-hurry
up, mumbled the minister behind his
book.
"FH try" gasped the victim, who was
nther stout; and he put one foot on the
chancel rail, pulled up his trousers leg
and began making spasmodic jabs for
the ring with his foretinger. The min
ister motioned to the organ1st to squeeze
in a few notes to fill up the time, while
rumor rapidly went through the con-
orecation to the effect that telegram
had lust arrived proving that the groom
had four wives living in the East
already.
"I.I can't reach it." groaned the
half-married man In agony. cit won't
come"
"Sit down and take your boot of,
r,ou fool - Kissed the brides mother,
While the bride herself moaned liteously
and wrung her powdered hands.
There was nothing left, so the ,ufferer
sat down on the floor and began to
vrestle with his boot, which was naural-
H new and tight, while fresh rumo got
under way to the effect that the grCom
was beastly tight and insisted on parng
his corns.
AS the boot came finally off its crushed
wearer endeavored, unsuccessfully, tc
hide trade-dollar hole 10 the heel of his
stocking; noticing which, the parson,
who was humorous sort of a sky-con-
tractor, said, grimly:
"You seem to be getting married JUS
in time, my young friend And the
ceremony proceeded with the party O
the first part standing on one leg, try
inp to hide his well-ventilated foot under
the tail of his coat, and appropriately
muttering, "Darn it T. at short intervals
Derrick Dodd, IN San Francisco
Post.
LET your expenses be such as 10 leave
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Preachers as Eaters,

The Evangelist Harrilon is man of
delicate frame, and of such almost effem-
mate expression and appearance as to
make it easy for him te preserve the
title of boy Preacher" under which
he first became famous. A lady at
whose house he was some time ago en-
tertained noticed the fact that he ate no
more than enough for q child. She
spoke of this one day at dinner. and
said she thought it was an evidence Of
great spirituality and heavenly minded
ness. Her husband, who is a very mus
cular clergyman, and another equally
muscular clergyman who happened to
be present, both remarked that they saw
no evidence of heavenly mindedness in
a sparse diet. On the contrary, they
claimed to be quite as ellon in holiness
as the young evangelist himself, but
they were thankful that they were able
to glorify the Lord by habitually eating
tremendous dinners.
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Hunting Up a Pedigree.

live In q small country parish of 194
inhabitants, and our parish register dates
from 1880. A young American gentle
man came to my friend the Rector, and
said that it had only come to his knowl-
edge two days previous that it was from
this village that his fathers grandfather
emigrated to America about the year
1850. and there laid the foundation for
the present wealth of his descendants.
The gentleman, with party of fourteen,
had been fifteen months away from New
York, visiting the chief places OF the
Continent, the Holy Land, Egypt, &c,
and ending up with the principal sights
In England and Scotland and they were
to embark from Liverpool on the follow
ing morning. He had travelled specially
TO this little village. Would the Rector
be good enough to refer to the parish
registers. and see if his ancestors were
therein mentioned? The Rector did So
the ancestors were there found In regu-
lar descent, from the very beginning OF
the register-and the gentleman, in less
than two hours time, was set up with q
pedigree dating back two and half CEN
turies, which he said he should have
drawn mp In heraldic fashion, and which
doubtless now adorns some room IN his
American home. 1t was evident that
the ancestors were of the humblest class,
as in another book mention Of Goody"
was frequently made as being the
recipient of a tenpenny charity. But
the surname happens to correspond with
one in the English Bnronetage, and
while the Rector was transcribing the
numerous registers the American gentle
man was busy copying from Debrett the
coat of arms of the Baronet In question:
bloody hand and all. regret to add
that the Rector never received a SIX
pence for his trouble, though he might
have charged heavy sum IN fees put
ho was restoring his church, and he ieft
it 70 the American gentleman to give
some donation for that purpose, either
in money or in the form of o stained
glass window or other memorial to hls
ancestors. Notes and Queries.
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EoRen WARREN. Eaitor.



To bear, 10 nurse, 10 rear,
To watch and then 10 lose;
To see my bright ones disappear
Drawn up like morning dews.
To bear. TO nurse, to rear,
To watch and then TO lose;
This have done when God drew near
Among his own TO choose.
To hear, 10 heed. to wed,
And with thy lord depart
In tears that he, as soon as shed,
Will let no longer smart
To hear, to heed, TO wed,
This while thou didSt smiled,
For now IL was not God who said:
Mother, give me thy child"
ofond, O fool, and blind.
To God gave with tears;
But when man like grace would and,
My soul put by her fears
o fond, % fool and blind.
God guards in happier spheres;
That man will guard where he did bind
Is hope for unknown years.
To hear to heed 90 wed, s n
Fair lot that maidens choose,
Thy mothers tcuderest words are said, -
Thy face no more she views;
Thy mothers lot. my dear,
She doth in naught accuse,
Her lot TO bear. to nurse, 10 rear,
To love-and then to lose.
jean In7eIsr.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-02

The Detroit Post has compiled from
the census reports of 1870 and 1880
comparative table of farms under twenty
acres occupied IN thirty-three States in
the years 1870 and 1880. In parallel
columns the increase or decrease in the
number OF these farms may also be
fofnd.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-02

A MYSTERY explained Lawrence,
my DEAR" said his wife, wreathed In
smiles, :" wish you had been to church
this morning. Mr.. Jones was very
interesting, and when he prayed for the
absent ones" "Well, that accounts
for it, then. / haven't caught such
string of fish for year as did this
morning. Detroit Free Press.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-02

MISS JEAN ARMOUR BURNS, great
granddaughter of the Scotch poet, is
Is or IL years old, and bears striking
resemblance to her great ancestor. She
and her mother earn scanty living by
dustinr the pews of Dumfries church.
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MARTIN /. TOWNSEND shuffies forward
and says he has "never found words
strong enough to express his contempt
for q man who will sit on board fence
and watch nine jackasses play baseball. +"
Neither have we. A baseball game
with less than eighteen "jackasses 4" and
a supreme uble-back-action "jackass {"
for an umpire, would be just no game
of base ball at all.-Nes0 Haven Regis
ter.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-02

SINCE the time Of ancient Greece no
country has produced SO many eminent
literary men, who were also so1olers, -
has Spain. Calderon, LoPe DE vega, ana
Ceryantes al fought for their country.
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iULL many an ache of soreness, deep
anokeen, 'he wakings of a nights ca
ronsl bear, full many a man, who with
Tn boys" hath been. feels In the morn
his Sfe's hands in his hair.
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CoNERNNa the strongest New En-
gland 4etOries an estimate is made that
they. Pc an average of Z per cent. on
the invtment.
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NEVER break a business engagement
of any kind, if it be possible to meet 1t.
Let nothing cause You to become care,
less of business etiquette, integrity, and
promptitude.
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your reputation.
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LET your expenses be such as 70 leave
abalance in your pocket. Ready money
il friend in need.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-07-05
Secretary Virginia Bible Society.
"A Church Building in salonica.
Will our Sabbath School Children Un-
dertake to Raise $5 900 for this
Purpose?

The Executive Committee of Foreign Mis-
sions, at their meeting on the goth of June,
determined that it was very important to the
progress of the gospel in Greece that church
edifce should be erected in Salonica, and they
determined at the same time to call upon the
Sabbath School children to raise the necessary
funds, feeling assured that they would take
great pleasure in engaging in the undertaking.
We have published in The Missionary in the
last few months, several letters from Mr.. Phipps,
our missionary atSalonica, showing the great
need there was of a church building in that
place Salonica is the ancient Thessalonica,
where Paul, more than eighteen hundred years
ago, preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and
where he gathered church, to whom were ad-
dressed those beautiful epistles, the Thessalo.
mans, which the people of God, in all subsequent
ages, have read with 80 much interest. The
present inhabitants of the city have lost all true
knowledge Of that pure gospel which Paul and
bis missionary associates preached to them so
many years ago; and it is the honor of our
beloved Southern Presbyterian Church that she
is now actively engaged in restoring to the
descendants of that people the blessings Of pure
religion. If the redeemed spirits in heaven
may be considered as cognizant of what is going
on in our world with what feelings of interest
must Paul look down from heaven upon this
undertaking.
tits deemed essential to the success of our
work that this church edhce-which shall
afford accommodations for a school at the same
time-shall be erected as soon as possible. Mr.
Phipps, by the dint Of hard study, has already
mastered the modern Greek sufficiently to be
able to preach in it and before the proposed
building is completed, he will probably be able
TO preach in it huently as Paul did in the
ancient Greek nearly two thousand years ago.
In view Of the urgent and pressing needs Of
money to carry on the missionary work in
China South America, Mexico, and other parts
OF the world, the Committee have determined
to see what could be done by the children Of the
church in raising the money necessary to build
the church in Thessalonica Ii may be said
| that $1,000 is a large sum for children to raise
and 50 it is. But when many busy little hands
join together, they can accomplish wonders.
There is no boy or girl perhaps within our
whole bounds who would not like TO put a
brick in this proposed building Let us go to
work and see what can be done. Much will
depend upon the superintendents and teachers
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The American Bible Society and the
Virginia Bible Society

Since 1871 the American Bible Society has
made grants of Bibles TO the amount of about
$500 to aid in carrying forward its benevolent
work and supplying the destitution in the
State. For the work during the present year
that society has made grant Of Sc, 900 worth of
Bibles on the condition that the Virginia Bible
Society will remit to its treasury in New York
the sum of $4,000. Ofthis sum 81 5Oohas been
contributed, principally by the churches and
friends in the cities. We need $500 more. Will
the friends and pastors of the churches which
have not made their collections for the cause as
yet, help us raise the needed amount? Until
we can remit the entire sum we cannot avail
ourselves of the whole grant Notwithstanding
about 100000 volumes of the Scriptures have
been distributed since October, 1871, the de
mand seems to be as great now as at any former
period. We have at this time seventeen mis-
sionaries under appointment 1t is necessary
that we have this money soon, so that we can
secure the Bibles and place them in the hands
of our missionaries to supply the destitution.
We have no debts to pay. 1t is not our pur-
pose to incur any debt If we cannot raise the
money necessary to avail >urOOlvOo of this very
liberal grant of the American Bible Society,
then the work must be discontinued We feel
confident, however, that when the friends learn
of the necessities of the case, the balance yet
lacking will be made up, and the work will go
forward. M. w. STAPLES,
Secretary Virginia Bible Society
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Not for Gold.

Just as our paper was going to press we re-
ceived communication from Rev. Mr. Tenny
of Crockett, Texas, in reply to South of Dan."
We have not room for this reply, and for other
reasons think it unwise to continue the discus
sion, but justice to Mr.. Tenny personally re-
quires that we publish the following brief ex-
tract from his letter.-EDs. Cen. PRES.
CROCKETT, TEXAS, June 29, 80.
MeSSrs. Edstors,-I your paper of June
2lst is communication on Fraternal Re-
lations, signed "South Of Dan, in which
the writer refers to remarks that made
in the Assembly, and asks: "Shall we
for the sake of getting material aid, for
handling some of this gold, surrender all
our principles?' Allow me through your
columns to quiet the fears of my good
brother by assuring him that neither 1,
nor any other member of our Assembly,
ever dreamed of surrendering our prinoi-
pies for Northern gold, or for any other
sort of gold. The course l advocated did
not propose any sacrifice of principle, but
distinctly affirmed that we could recede
from no principle.
g + TENNv
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Foreign Missionary Institute
MoM1NNv1LLE, Tenn. June 28. 80

MoM1NNvILLE, TENN, June %, 82.
MessrS. EditorS,-Allow me a little
space to speak to your readers about the
Chautaugua Foreign Missionary Insti-
tute, as | have been requested to do, be.
ing member of its Executive Committee.
This Institute is an organization which
holds annual meetings at Chautaugua
N. Y, this years meetings to include July
29th-August 3D.. Its Executive Com
mlttee is composed Of representatives Of
nine different denominations of Chris
hans, and its exercises are conducted bv
men OF all the churches. MANY free in
terchanges Of opinion, statements of all
manner of facts in foreign missionary
work and life, and stated lectures bv able
men OF the home and foreign fields Of the
churches are had, and an immense aroonnt
OF information derived. Reports of exist
ing missions, letters from missionaries
addresses by returned missionaries mans
Of different countries with special view to
missions, ETC., etc., give great variety, in
terest, and power to the occasion. Every
Board Of Missions should have a repre-
sentative there in some member of it. or
in the person Of some returned mission
ary, if practicable.
Very truly, M. B. DEWITT.
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TERMS:

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Payments may be made to local agents wher-
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be addressed to CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN Box
81, Richmond, Va.
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of our Sabbath Schools, and we feel assured
that they will not be found wanting in view of
this interesting and important undertaking.
Missionary for July
Montgomery County sentinel., 1882-03-17
Railroad Eociability.

"Speaking about the sociabiIity Of
railroad travellers. said tho man with
the crutches and watch pocket over his
eve, II never got so we'll acquainted
with the passengers on a train as I did
other day on the Milwaukee and St.
Paul railroad. We were going at the
rate of about thirty miles an hour, and
another train from the other direction
telescoped us. We were all thrown into
each etbers society. and BROUGHT into
Immediate social contact 80 to sneak.
II went over and sat down in the Ian
Of corpulent lady from Manitoba. and
girl from Chicago jumped over nine
seats and sat down on tho plug hat Of a
preacher from La Crosse with so much
tmid, girlish enthusiasm that il showed
his hat clean down over his shoulders.
Everybody seemed 70 law aside the
usual cool reserve of strangers, and we
made ourselves entirely at home.
"A shy young man with an emaciated
oil-cloth valise left his own seat and
Montgomery County sentinel., 1882-03-17

hat a Woman Can Do.

There was at Mondovi, Italy, before
the middle of the last century, young
girl named Rosa Govona. She had lost
her parents, and had no fortune, but
nourished in her heart the domestic vir.
tues, and love for her fellow creatures,
which moved her to seek out tho unfor-
tunate for the purpose of aiding them.
She gained an honest livelihood by nee
dle-w work, in which she was very skill
full; desiring neither luxury nor domes-
tic ties, she sought no other companions
than the miserable, no other reward than
heaven. One day, meeting with poor
girl, an orphan. who had no means of
living honestly, the good Rosa took her
by the hand, brought her to her house,
and said to her "You shall live with
mo you shall sleep in my bed, drink
from my cup, aud eat the labor Of your
own hands" Shortly afterward she ad-
ded others to her company, and soon had
grouped around her little band Of un-
fortunates, for whom she managed to
procure, by honest labor, tho necessaries
of life during nine consecutive years
Then, considering the utility Of the
cause, and feeling desire to extend the
good work in sphere that would be
larger, she went, in 1855, to Turin,
where she succeeded, by the aid Of char
table friends, in opening an establish
ment of similar kind to the one she had
left at Mondovi. 1856 the king Carlo
Emmanuel ILL.,, hearing Of her disin-
terested labors, gave her more ample
accou mediation and free quarters in the
convent of San Giovanni, where, under
the royal patronage, improvements in-
troduced certain trades were taught,
and the institution took its name from
its founder, "Delle RosiDe," while over
the door of the entrance were inscribed
the words Of comfort that Rosa had ad-
dressed to her first protege "You shall
cat of the labor Of your own hands"
Not satisfied with so much success,
Rosa wished equally to benefit other
cities she went through the various
provinces, collected the young girls who
desired an honest and quiet life by labor,
and founded asylums similar to those Of
Turin and Mondovi at Fossans, Chicri,
Savigliano, Novara. Saluzzo, and San
Damiano dAsti, which she provided
with all that was necessary for their
well being and successful operation -
She lived twenty-one years after leav-
ing her native place, and all these years
were devoted to the constant cares and
anxioties incident to the careful manage
mont of these philanthropic institutions,
and the providing for the future Of 50
many poor but honest girls.
February 2S, 1876, was the hun
dredtb anniversary Of the death of this
noble woman, and her native town,
Mondovi, made preparations to honor in
a becoming manner the memory Of this
heroine Of labor.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1882-03-17

A REMIsDER. BATTLES are never the
end Of war" said Garfield fer the dead
must be bvried, and the cost Of the con-
aict must be paid" This is as true of
private quarrels as Of national contests
It would be we'll if it we're more con-
stantiy in mind in social intercourse. 1t
is one thing TO get the better Of another
in heated argument, or 10 circumyent
another in some sharp practice, but it
is quite another thing to be on the old
terms with the defeated party, when the
laugh at his discomforture, or the snecr
ut bis failure, has fairly passed away
Many man has come to feel that he
wishes be had had defeat where he was
for the time jubilant over his victory.
In provoking battle, or in consenting TO
il, the final results Of the battle, ought
to be we'll looked at in advance. Win
ming battle is sometimes the costlcst
business man could have hand in.