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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-16
A Silver Lamp Three Hundred Years
Old

While engaged in improving the
ground around the old Catholic church
in Ysleta some parties dug out of the
ground large silver lamp. Investiga-
tion and research proved that it had
been brought over to this country from
Spain about 1913 by Cordovan, the
well-known prospector and settler. The
lamp is of the very finest silver and
very heavy and valuable 1t was sent
to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where it was
cleaned and FURNISHED and returned to
the church, an object of curiosity as
well as a valuable relic and ornament.
This church was constructed in the
year 1880, under the auspices of the
franciscan friars. Paso Times.
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He Rode the RnII.

He was wild Western cowboy, who
was offered a calf that didn't belong to
anybody In Particular, if he would ride
wild bull without saddle and bride.
He jumped from his horse, looked to
his spurs, and leaped upon the bull with
his face to the animals tail, setting his
spurs deep into the fanks of the in
furiated beast. The bull flung his head
to the ground, but the rider held on to
the tail, and kept his seat. With another
roar the oull rushed off and out upon
the prairie. The race Continued for a
mile and half, the whole crowd fellow
ing on their horses. The bull plunged
now and then into the sage brush, with
the idea OF ridding himself of his bur
den, but it was of no use, and the
sharp ro"eis kept pricking him on. At
last, exhausted with fright and fatigue,
he fell to the ground, and the cowboy,
stepping on, came back like the prodigal
son, for his well-earned calf.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-16
Is the Moon Inhabited ?

From what is now known of the moon
it is certain that if that body is inhab-
tied it must be by beings organized very
differently from the human race or any
animals on the earth. The moon is
without water and without atmosphere
and, owing to the fact that it reyolves on
its axis but once month, so that the
lunar days and nights are each nearly
thirty times as long as our days and
nights, the extremes of heat and cold
range every month from 400 degrees
Fahrenheit above zero to 800 below.
In the midst of such conditions no form
of animal or vegetable life known to
this planet could possibly exist; and it
is generally agreed among astronomers
that the moon is utterly barren of life in
any form.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-16

AN OLD lady who was in the habit of
declaring, after the occurrence of any
event, that she predicted it, was one day
cleverly "sold" by her worthy spouse,
who, like many others we wot Of, had
got tired of hearing her eternal 81
told You so. F" Rushing into the house
breathless with excitement, he dropped
into chair, elevated his hands and ex-
claimed: "Oh, my dear, what do you
think /? The old COW has gone and eaten
up our grlndstone The old lady was
ready, and hardly waiting to hear the
last word, she screamed out at the top
OF her lungs told you sol You
always would let it stand out Of
doors
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-16
Marble Heads in a cold Mine.

DIR. Cary Cox has gold mine in Cher
okee County The other day the hands
were sinking shaft, and when SIX feet
below they came upon two pieces OF mar
BILE hewn into the shape and size OF the
human head. The work had evidently
been done with good tools and, while not
entirely finished, showed that it was
skilled artist who handled the chisel.
The heads were found under six feet OF
clay, which, to all appearances, had
never been disturbed and lay directly
upon a bed of slate. Near the mine is a
bed of marble, such as the heads are
hewn from. The question is, who made
the heads and how did they get under
six feet of clay ?--Atta'ata Constitution
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THERE are variety of little circum-
stances in life which, like pins in a
hdy's dress, are necessary for keeping
It together, and giving it neatness and
slegance.- -Beecher. Ah, ha So the
bid man has noticed 'em too. However,
The above was written before the inven-
6on of the blessed safety pins, we have
10 doubt.-Peck's Sun.
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ONE SOFT MAY DAY.
By 1LDEeERrK.

Kissed by rose, one soft May day,
lily in the garden blowing
Kissed by a rose, one soft May day,
lily in the garden growing.
BE my bride, oh lily fair,
Be my bride. my pale white queen.
The lilly smiled with radiant air,
Smiling sweetly and serene.
Kissed by rose, one soft May day,
lily crushed was dying
Kissed by rose one soft May day,
fragile fragment lying.
My bride is a corpse, the rosczpad said,
And the air full of it's Heath;
My fair white queen is lying dead,
And the cause of her death.
A red, red rose, one soft May day,
Was missed from the garden flowers;
The daisy sighed for the bright red ray,
50 beautiful in the morning hours
~ 30 dsrers came Ssherttlze rcd rCHosfrDt
Dead and purple. on the lily's breast,
And sad were the hearts, that soft May da!
The red. red rose had gone to It's rest
MILWAUKEE. Wis.
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AcRoss TIE STREET.

When dawn was lighting the rosy heavens,
At four IN summer, In winter seven,
Ere Ph9bus glowcd,
Or yet the city had turned in its bed, 49,
There by the window, with needle and thread.
t ~ ~ - She satand sewed.
And, as the hand 50 busily piled
A baby boy played soft by her side
The whole day long;
And sad and sweet in the evening mild
We're heard the voices OF. mother and child
In gentle song.
Mid toll and trouble, and dire despair,
The child's smile solaced the mothers caro-
4 ~ Fs Thro dreary years : r.
For the little one had his fathers face
That faded away from herdond I'm brace
t-tt = with burning tears.
But there came day when the song was still
And the needle stopped at the window-sll,l
For the babe was low
And there came day when the boy was dead
And cold and pale in his little bed lf
Where the yiolets blow.
No Longer the woman sits and sews,
No longer the iear Of sorrow flows
Or memories thrOng;
: mi the e<nzfc tones OF lsnsslref uukrHTtk
Are blended again in the evening mild
In angel song.
= Darid GrahdB Adee
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In Quicker VS.. State, the Oregon Su-
preme Court lately heard case in which
the facts We're that A by mistake paid to
u roll OF $50 gold pieces, supposing it
to be ron of half dollars. B subse-
quently discovered the mistake, and
knew VINO was the owner, but neverthe-
less then appropriated the money to his
own use, and refused on demand to
make restltutlon. The court held that
he was guilty of larceny.
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speculation as to the Word :. Yankees >
There is a familiar poem, reciting the
tragic fate of grasshopper attacked by
a turkey, which runs thus:

turkey, which runs thus:
A grasshopper sat on a sweet-potato vine,
sweet-potato vine, sweet-potato vine,
A big wild turkey came running up behind,
And yanked the poor grasshopper
on the sweet-potato vine, sweet-potato vine"
This little classic is quoted by Pro-
fessor Skeat in his great chronological
Dictionary to illustrate the derivation of
the word Yankee. This he traces to the
verb "to yank, F" T. e., to jerk, Yankee,
therefore, meaning quick-moving, and
hence spry, smart, active. The same
verb in Dutch and German is "jagen.
-BOston Journal.
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a CLERGYMAN, in lecture on How
to Get Married" said: Every man
wants wife, and every woman wants
husband. But the great difficulty is
that the woman the man wants won't
have him, and the man the woman wants
wants some other woman"
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Written for The Chicago Ledger.I
THAT LITTLE COAT.
BIZ MRS. J. V. h. xooSs.

There was 9 man, 'tis sad to tell,
Lived in our famous city,
Whom none that ever knew him well
Could either love or pity.
He was no bigger than mouse
I do not stretch the story;
He had a tiny. old-time house,
Illumined with his glory.
He had coat, this little man,
He fit exactly ia II,
No longer than half q span,
Nor wider than q minute;
Thread-bare and old and dirty blue,
Yet all who yentured near him
He'd squeeze into that coat--'tis true
I'LL folks were taught to fear him.
1t was the coat HIS father wore,
Yea, fathers fathers father;
And yet he'd worry, tease and bore,
Annoy, yex and bother
All that he met about that coat
And its eternal fitness
For high and low of every note
Who could its virtue witness
Now don't you wish he could have seer
The folly Of this passion,
And let his neighbors choose between
His and some other fashion
UNCLE Ind
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The following Is the Interpretation :
l. The kid, which is one of the pure
animals, denotes the Hebrews. The
father by whom it was purchased Is
Jehovah, who represents himself as
sustaining this relation to the Hebrew
nation. The pieces of money signify
Moses and Aaron, through whose media
tion the Hebrews were brought out of
Egypt.
2. The cat denotes the Assyrians, by
whom the ten tribes were carried into
captivity.
3. The dog is symbolical of the Baby
lonians.
4. The staff signifed the Persians.
5. The fire indicates the Grecian en-
pire under Alexander the Great
6. The water betokens the Roman, or
the fourth of the great monarchies to
whom the Jews were subjected.
z. The OK is symbol of the Saracens,
who subdued Palestine, and brought it
under the chaliphate.
8. The butcher that killed the OK de-
notes the crusaders by whom the Holy
Land was wrested out of the hands of
the Saracens.
9. The angel of death signifies the
Turkish power, by which the land of
Palestine was taken from the Franks,
and to whom it is still subject.
10. The commencement of the tenth
stanza is designed to show that God
will take signal vengeance on the
Turks, Immediately after whose over
throw the Jews are to be restored to
their own land, and live under the gov
ernment- of their long-expected Mes
siah.
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POSTAGE is cheapest in England and
the United States, and costlier in Russia,
Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, Bel
gium, Holland and Switzerland in the
order named.
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"THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT"
Curious Account of the Origin of
the MeII-KnONvn Nursery story.


AS the occupations and pleasures of
childhood produce powerful impress
sion on the memory, it is probable al
most every reader who has passed his
/ infantile day in an English nursery rec
ollects the delight with which he re-
peated that puerile, iingling legend,
''The House that Jack Built. Very few,
however, SAYS a writer IN the London
Congregational Magazine, are at all
aware of the original form of its com
position, or the particular subject 1t
was designed to illustrate. Fewer still
would suspect that it is only an accom-
modated and altered translation of an
ancient parabolical hymn sung by the
Jews at the feast of the Passover, and
commemorative of the principal events
in the history of that people. Yet such
is actually the fact. The original, IA
the Chaldee language, is now lying be-
fore me, aud | will here furnish them
with a literal translation of it, and then
add the Interpretation as given by =.
n. Lebrecht, Leipsic, 1871. The hymn
itself is found in Sepher Haggadah, vol
ume %:
l. A kid, kid, my father bought
For tso pieces Of money:
kid, kid.
p Then came the cat and ate the aid
That my father bought
For two pieces Of money:
kid, Kid.
3 Then came the dog, that bit the cat,
That my father bought
For two pieces Of money
kid, kid.
4. Then came the stan, and beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought
For two pieces of money:
kid, KID
). Then came the FIRE, and burned the staG,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought
For two pieces of money:
kid a kid.
6.sThen came the water and quenched the ire
That burned the staff,
That beat the dog.
That bit the cat,
That ate the cid.
That my father bought
For two pieces Of money
Kid, kid.
= Then came the OK. and drank the water,
That quenched the fire,
That burned the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought
For two pieces Of money:
kid. kid.
s Then came the butcher and slew the OK,
That drank the water,
That quenched the fire,
That burned The stan,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought
Tor two pieces Of money:
a kid. Kid
Q. Then came the angel Of death and killed the
butcher,
That slew the OK,
That drank the water,
That quenched the fire,
That burned the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the lid,
That my father bought
For two pieces Of money;
kid, kid.
10. Then came the Holy One. blessed be He,
And killed the angel Of death,
That killed the butcher,
That slew the OK,
That drank the water.
That quenched The fire,
That burned the staff,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the KID,
That my father bought
For two pieces Of money;
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only-oneA silk and that not new !
Dear me, dear me, it is dreadful and
Aunt Grayson, caught up the pretty
bodice of the garment in question, and
gave it spiteful little shake. Kathie,
hemming ruffles by the window,
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-01
AN APPEAL.

The time for argument is over, the hour for
an appeal to the patriotism, good sense, and
business interests of our people alone re-
mains.
The campaign has been a remarkable one;
the independent candidate for congress in this
district, Gov. Davis, has been the object Of
the combined assault Of the democratic
speakers, and newspapers of the state. While
only candidate in one of the eleven con-
gressional districts that compose the state,
every resource of the democratic leaders has
been brought to bear to defeat him. Judge
Ireland laid out the plan of his campaign as a
TRADE against Davis; Hancock was pitted
against him, backed by the entire democratic
party of the state. But Davis towers above
his traducers unscathed and unanswered, his
truth, his integrity, his ability and his patriot
ism unimpeached. Nomatter what his polit-
icaI traducers may say, the people know that
in his hands the interests of the 10th district
would be ably and safely managed, and his
uatiring energy and industry coupled with his
influence in the halls Of congress would be
powerful to protect US against threatened un-
friendly legislation. 1t must not be over
Looked that our district has interests that stand
confronted by the opposition Of the entire
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Pound Notice

Taken up and i'm city pound, on East street
near the stone crlIShcr, on the 18th and 3itl
DAYS of October, 1852:
Hack horse branded and A p l. con-
nectcd.
each car and swallow fork.
|. jack. no brand.
brown paint horse branded vi and B with
under it.
Which will, if not redeemed before sale, be
sold mt public auction to the highest bidder 11i
cash at said pound, ut the hour of IL o'clock
n. m, on the :,rd day of November, 1882.
N Bids less than the amount fixed by or
diunncc will not be received for any animal put
mn at auction, PHIL. SHARDElN.
16ul4t Marshal.
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TURN OUT.

All you good people who love San Antonio
and vote against John Hancock.
Every man who sells dollars worth OF
goods is interested in Hancock's defeat.
Every laborer who handles saw, ham
mer, trowel, a pick or shovel, is interested
in the defeat of this man Hancock, who would
pauperize the labor of this country to the
level of down. trodden Ireland, by his free
trade doctrines, and stop the growth and pro-
gress of this city.
Every capitalist who owns house to rent
is interested in Hancocks defeat.
Every land owner is interested in seeing
that this man Hancock stays at home, and is
not allowed to vote his free-trade doctrines in
congress.
Every farmer is interested in Hancock's de-
feat. Free-trade would force all the labor of
the country to farming for living, we would
all be producers, and farming would be bank
ruptcy. You would become slaves to foreign
manufacturers and capitalists.
Every mother who cherishes the future pros
perity of our fair state as a heritage for her
sons and daughters is interested in the defeat
of John Hancock. Make the old man do his
duty on election day.
Every girl who has lover is interested in
the defeat of this man Hancock country
with ruined industries contains no hope for
you. Make your lover stand up like man
at the ballot box and give John Hancock and
his free trade black eye.
The growing prosperity Of our city would
receive severe check if Hancock is elected.
To make his defeat dead sure let no good
citizen neglect his duty at the polls.
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WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 1882.
Type for Sale.

Type iUT SHIos
One large, double font of nOnpariel, lold
Style, about no pounds or more, win anln !,
dance of CAPS small caps, figures leaders, and
sorts. Will be sold at II bargain. Type in good
condition. Also several hundred pounds OF
BREWER and long primer. which is nearly new.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-01

SAM HoUsToN had 10, 600 democratic ma
jority to overcome in 1859. Jones has much
larger majority to undo, but he will accom-
plish it.
THE tariff was taken off quinine and it
jumped up in price and remains SO. Take a
little quinine, Mr.. Free Trader, and see how
you like it.
"THK IeRersonian doctrine teaches that
measures and not men should be voted for. -
-[Coke's speech.
A good idea, but be sure the men measure
up to the measures or the things failure. No
use to vote for a pigmy and expect him to
shoulder giant measure. Vote for the ablest,
best men and they will look out for the mea-
sures.
BRURGRRHoFF, the enterprising merchant
of Austin, has new brand Of soap which he
calls the "Old Alcalde," with really excel
lent picture Of the old fraud upon the boxes.
b. sent box of this soap to the "Old Al
calde" and he became SO enamored with his
counterpart that he uses the soap regularly,
and has clean look about him that he has
not presented for the last half a century.
THE Austin Statesman parades the election
order issued by Gov. Davis in 1871, and fairly
fumes over it. This order is a model one in
every particular, looking to peaceful fair
election. 1t applied to both parties alike, and
was both necessary and effective in securing a
fair election. The people all voted at one box
in the county seat; the election lasted four
DAYS. and the excitement and bitterness Of the
times required the most stringent regulations.
No one ever complained that fair election
was not secured under it. But it makes no
difference. Had the ten commandments been
promulgated by the republicans they would be
denounced as 'finfamous
IT'S A favorite ruse of democratic candi-
dates and speakers who advocate the election
of the regular convention nominees, to appeal
to their partizans to sustain the nominees be-
cause they represent the principles of the par
ty-principles. not men, you know. 1t takes
men to make the principles worth anything,
and when a candidate appears before the peo-
ple, like John Ireland or John Hancock, for
instance, who have been wings, prohibition
lists, free traders and protectonists, and, in
f.ct everything by turn and nothing long,
the principles will have very poor show. The
fact is, the candidate must have all the requi-
sites of consistency, of truth, OF honor, Of abil
ty, Of integrity, expressed in the principles, or
the people should repudiate him as bogus.
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RAILWAY.
CONNECTIONS.

At GALVESTON with Mallory Line Steamers fo
Key West and New York with Morgan Lin.
for New Orleans, Indianola, Corpus Christi
Brownsville, and Vera Cruz.
AT ARCOLA with l. & G. N. r. X. for Columbis
and towns in Brazona County:
Route) for Columbus, Weimar, Harwood, Lu
ling, San Antonio, Laredo, Uvalde and West
ern Texas and Mexico; also for Houston Stal
and Crescent Route for Beaumont, Orange
Lake Charles, the Teche Country, New Or
leans and all points in the Southeast: North
R'y for Wharton, Victoria and stations on
AT BRENNAN with H & T. c. R'y. for Hemp.
stead Ledbet,er, Giddings, McDade and Aus
At MiLANo with |. & G. N. R'y for Hearne,
town, Austin San Marcos, New Braunfels,
San Antonio and Laredo.
AT TEMPLE with Mo. Pacific R'y.
AT McGREGOR with Texas 4 St. Louis Railway
for Waco, Corsicana, Athens, Mt. Pleasant,
AT MORGAN with Texas Central R'y. for Waco,
Ross. Hico, lredell, Cisco, and all points on
AT CLEBURNE, Junction Of Dallas Division 0
. G.,C:& S: Fry,
AT FORT WORTH with Mo- Pacific, and Texas
for FL Paso, Santa Fe, San Francisco and the
Pacific Coast, and for Kansas City, st. Louis,
Chicago, New York, and all points North,
East and West.
AT DALLAS with H. & T. c. R'y; T. & P. R'y.
and Dallas Extention ofMo P. R'y.
rDrSee that your tickets read over this line.
6rFor full information address
Oscar u. Murray, Genl. Pass. Agt.
a-as-Iy GALVESTON. TEXAS
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MARMIoN in his 'Maritime Ports,' page
IA says Of the city Of Cork in 1858: "Cork
formerly manufactured wooden clothing,
baize, camlets, and serge, also linen, shee'in. {
and canvas; the suburbs of Blackpool was es-
pccially engaged in these pursuits as we'll as
wool combing, spinning and dyeing, all of
which continued to prosper until the Union
protecting duties expired, when they gradually
declined. Some vestige of the wooden trade
still fingers here" Let Irishmen ponder the
lesson.
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INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE

For Congress 10th Congressional District,
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itical demagoguery.
Bexar county holds the center in this con-
test Let her people be unanimous in behalf
of her material welfare.
WHO SHOULD VOTE FOR DAVIS.
Everv republican as a matter of course.
Every independent as matter of principle.
Every democrat as matter of pride.
Every greenbscker as matter OF gratitude.
Every wool grower as matter of life and
death.
Every wool buyer as matter OF business.
Every merchant as matter of strictly bust
ness.
Every good citizen as matter Of good
sense.
Every artizan as matter of good wages.
Every manufacturer as a matter Of dollars
and cents.
Every laborer as a matter of employment.
Every Irshman as a matter of opposition to
the Golden Club candidate, John Hancock.
Every German as matter of sound convic-
ton and patriotism.
Every Mexican because he defended them
and stood by them on the border.
Every negro because he was their friend,
defender and leader through all the dark days
of reconstruction.
Every lover of truth and American man.
hood.
Every American who loves brave, honest,
truthful man.
Every voter of every nationality who has an
interest in the prosperity and advancement OF
our city and section should vote for Edmund
]. Davis.
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SENATOR COKE knows that Ireland's cleo
ton settles his prospects. Coke will never 60
back to the senate if Ireland is elected; hence
he has never urged the people to vote for
Ireland
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EDITORIAL SMALL SHOT.

Edmund j. Davis.
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congressional delegation to-day except our
own delegate, Judge Epson. The election Of
Hancock would place US at the mercy of pol
itical demagoguery.
Bexar county holds the center in this con-
test. Let her people be unanimous in behalf
of her material welfare.