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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-11-28
Death Of James A. COwardin, Senior
Editor OF the Richmond Dispatch.

Mr.. James A. COwardin, the founder
and senior editor Of the Dispatch, and
for more than half q century identified
with Virginia journalism, died last
Tuesday afternoon at 4:25 at the resi-.
dence Of his son, c. OBJ. Cowsrdin, No.
319 east Franklin street, Richmond.
aged II years, ! month, and Is days.
In October. 1879, he was stricken with
paralysis and compelled to leave the
chair which he had filled for twenty
nine years. From the first attack and
from some subsequent ones he rallied.
such was his strong constitution and
courageous spirit, and in the early part
Of the past summer he was able to 60
to the mountains and fulfill his cher
ished desire of breathing once more the
air of his native county OF Bath
While there he suffered stroke Of
great severity. For days he fingered
on the border between life and death
and though he once more rallied he wal
left with strength 90 wasted that Il
was with difficulty the tenderest cart
could bring him back to Richmond
alive. After reaching Richmond h
never arose from his bed. Monday al
ternoon of last week came the last at
tack. Under it he sank till 4:25 O'CLOCK
Tuesday afternoon, when he peacefully
breathed his last.
The funeral took place from st. Pc
ter's Cathedral Wednesday morning q
10 o'clock.
In a biographical sketch by H. c
Cabell, published in the Dispatch o
Wednesday, he says:
"Three years since he was strucl
with paralysis, and of course had to r.
uounce journalism. The blow cam
| upon him while writing an editorial
He thus practically died with the armo
| min the midst Of his labOrs and use
illness. He recognized the interveD
| ing period before his death as q season
| for preparation to enable him to take OF
his armor. He alluded to his subse
| quent attacks as the hind of dealt
| gently tapping, and gently admonish
ing that his end was near; and yet. t.
mis- visiting friends be was the sam
,enial, kind. polite, considerable. AM
.,mple-hesrted C0wardin, aboundinI
n anecdotes and incidents of the past
uaking them forget that they were II
he house of death, until in. leaving b
would say something to shcw that b
was fully aware of his condition, al,
nat death would not take him una
wares or unprppared. Pure. guileless
genial, and affectionate In the famtl
circle aid social life, he established
equation as an editor and position il
-ociety which made it joy to him I
peak of the Dispatch and his man
friends. The last Two years OF bis iii
nave been ss the gradual flashing Of q
expiring light. and he died as PEACEFUL
70 he had lived, anu with the pleasau
Consciousness that bis life had not bee
in vain"
| In speaking of his death the Rich
mond State says:
| "And 30 has passed from earth an
from all Its pomps and vanities one G
he rarest men Richmond has eve
known; guileless and pure man, en-
lowed with all the noblest attributes {
| ,ur race; one who has left the wOrl
better by having lived in it, and who
l with equal unselfishness and devotion
j l0vad hia family his frienda hia conn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-05
6 6 |. !. /: II slrIa Duzetttte
FL: Perkins un american Bulls.

TuI c.uatjan .ak ) great may bulls il shis
coua;1g. %aa c;ao. l-g F:cEed Up LOVE-
paper * VIN22%s;2 MI OF ca:ioG2 ihiRgs,
iIciosc L !SW s2tclmcHs:
"IAs procession +: j 1Gaa Cr;oa's ~ SIS! was
very l.G1 go neatly tHo II rs il long h 81 wss
the tshurIul pgsSe- q ,l.u Ecg. ~. S9iag .rcGl
Cb.c:cu"
E.c:r=-
- cow -, a.luc': hy ginning on Saturday
haloogI'T 20 lr. lam h.o1 wac nsd be.u.!-
t., slo:te4 cat o-.7 !Gur dsyC old."
q distressing Atc,GcG.l Is THIS thtoniclad:
4 ,a- nc.ldeo. E.ppa;.-d ~ Inc !omiy OF
John Eitas4.., o. ii ain ai-ee: yesterday. One
ct be- c:'!atei: Was ran oy,r By u ms!&ei wagon
1hys~ yss-s c,G y...h 500 cye' AID Usn:a!e.3 On
that coy.r EpCgC a.go-wsVGG.'
Iao rt1! i"of!;aG a.er !ec,u.ing at JancS,
vile / y ,A;s n7!s gfaTa:
George Peek - !.lIsm ~ ra!e etiS@- !EoLa Mill
wtusi5 tgi cyar t&G gsi.ely !ss: lish! whilo Eli
rarS.ns VS. .-c.rtins i. = tcas!y sta:c Of &c :
;osi2alI5"."
'-Iha co1oacr's ;ury Brought u verdict ths!
Fir. ;|etb c2u.a 20 Biz Death ng remaining ooiong
IL c-A.nysd pCa.tioa wa!!e listening to BIT
Scrkll's .clrrd Th.cG r-atuCet sDople77 on
ine lnin6s Vi la iur:."-EE Pcrkin, III A1ncrs
can Punch
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-05
s. AsEINeGos O OHIO RAILROAD
WINTER ARRANGEMENT,


The NAIL TEAM will leave Washiny ;on
81 3 70 q. N. ard Ale,andria 6. 925 =. "a.
osll9, eIetp: Sunday; pass Lcesburg, going
westward, at II 80 S. m. end srrive A. Round
diil e! II 10 p. n. Leave Found Hill at II so
p. IA pass Lsesburg, gong eastward, 1t l 10
p a., and arrive st Alexandra 8. 3 is o, n.
and a: Washington st 3 go p. u.
The CCO TRAIN will leave
washington 1T 20 p. N. end Alexandra at
70 F. NJ, daily, e.cspt sunday, and arrive O:
Leeaourg st 4o p. N. Leave Leesburg at 6 OO
& M tnd arrive tt Alexandria at Is ., M,
and Washington at S so .. n.
~ Passengers from WASHINGTON will tsks
the washington snG Ohio cars at the Baltimore
g Potomac Raii-osd station ats Na. m. and 40
2. n, snd &C through witbou; change Of Gals.
The S.25 q. n. train from AlexanGris and 1890
2. n. train from Round Hill connect ct Round
Fill With GOSH EkT'S Daily Line Of
Coacoes for Snickersville Berryvlie and Win.
chester; a!ao Eednan's Line of Coach 81, which
leave Lsssourg daily fox Aide and Middle.
bI:S.
Both trains westward, make closo connections
q Fienns, With SiGson's Linz of Stages for Fairs
Tax Court House.
Comznussaaon tickets, 81 cts per mite
EanUsi tio&ets. $50.
Z. e. HAVENER,
ocl4-sf General Tioke. Agent.
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RAILROADS.
1851 GREAT 1881
PENNSYLVANIA SOUTE
70 TER NORTH. WEST q SOUTH " EST

lGSl GREAT 1 SOL
70 THR NORTH. WEST & s0UTAWEST
DOUBLE TRACK,
STEEL RAILS, Splendid sCsNEgT.
GAIliLTiDEST GQUiPh Ell.
IL sGect December lS;h, 1881.
Ersse lesye Warrington, lrt nj citation. ccrrcr
Of Sixth ard s l.rasts, SO follows:
For E!:teturg srd the West tbicsgo Limited
azrrssa Of pClnsen Eotal end Sleeping Oars
Ct 10 O. II. daily; Fast Lite, loco 8. IN.
,lsi'y, with A!o.ping Cars from Harrisburg
Cincinnati cad Chicago Western R1press
7s0 Q. m daily, w:ih Palace Cars to Ii:t:burg
aid louisville.
Baltimore and Pct, msc Railroad
For Csnsndaigua, Rochester, EuGalo, Niagara,
81 s 00e u. daily, except Sunday; I 80 p. N.
daily, except Saturday, with Paisce CaIs 10
CanaGGa'gua.
For Wiilianspcrt Lock haven and Blnirs.
10 GO Q. dsiy. e1cep: Sunday.
For NcS IofS and the Erst, co 8. T., 10 GO g.
IL. 200. 10 co ard 10 Is .. n. On Sunday
Gi0, 10 GO sEd &c Is .. d., Limited express of
Pullman FsrivE Cars, so a. II. daily. except
Sunday.
eor R,oosyn, y. Y. all throus trains connect
c: jersey Giiy with boats ef Brooklyn Annex,
q rc:iy g direct TRANSFER 10 Fulton street,
sv,iiiIg double iesrisGs stlcss New York
City
For Philadelphia, SO 8. m, IOCo,. NJ, eco,
"
20, 10 20 and lOl5 o. N. L mited Express,
$50 Z In. daily except Sunday
For Baltimore. 90, S on, 8 so. 10 90 a. N md
eco. 40 DO. AZ, 80, 10 CO. and 10 Is p. N.
On Sunday. SEQ, IL 10 .. n., CO, s 80. I so,
1000 snd 10 l5p II.
Fer Fopt's Creek Line 6 20 o. e. and 4 40p. N.
csily. except SundsS.
Foo Annapolis 80 s.. n. and 4op. m daily,
ALEX ANDRIA AND FRsCERIoKsBURG
hallway. AND ALEX aNDRIA AND
WASHINGTON RAlLnUAD.
For alexandria $50. %. 800. IL 10 and
II 50 5. H.. 70. &, 20, 6 20 and IL 80 D. nj.
On Sunday ii 81, 8 70, IL 10 and II 80 o. m.
end 20 2. n.
Fee Richmond and tie South, so and II 10 a.
II. csity and co . M. daily. except Sunday;
Trains leava Ale1 sHdria for Washington, 6.E!
800, Si3, and 10 3. is; 10. 3. 5. I. snd
% D. Ct. SID - night, On sunday ct s Us
S 50. and ID =. n o. and S Is Q. 70.
Tickets AND il Tor nation 9: tee Office, northeast
cnrEer of 18th aud Pennsylvania avenue, and It
Inc station. where crdsrs con be left for The
checking CT bsgE6ge TO dsE!iustion from hotels
ard resiieHce3. j. Il. WOOD.
FRANK THOHSUH,
General Manager. 1ecl9
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-05

DURE SfiCSS freshly gscund for Christ.
L mas trade, ior slle By
decl6 J. 9. MIIBURE.
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G:,sEana. s.c:,. Gss..s...:s cs sae nsEEa.

Washington, 7. g., and I! o7tasss.a1n msiIs
.. IL, L L. and s and Is ,. u.
Weston y.isils i SO &Id Is =. Dl.
Soueacsa 0:sls, via G.:ch2i01d vs., 10 % 3.
&c. s23 ! 81 ed - p. Il.
South and Southwestern iHaii2, Wis Lynch
burg, virgins, 7'sy sGc through mails, o. 5.
z. rad 9 % y. Il.
MSnassss Division &c &. q.
Alexandria 10 Sound Ell Va, 8 GO &. ri
oTGENGa
Northern and Western mails. vi, Wsshjag-
son, .. L., 8 70 =. n. Il H. cad . g. ?. II.
Southern Rails, vic l.icEnCld, w., GO S. u
AID 20 :. Il.
Sou.hwes.er2 ras!:s via Ieacsbu7g. Virginia
Ghrough .1s!isj including way mails On Midland
Railroad, S so 3. u.
kieugssas Uiv:aion Sc y. IL for lock boz only.
Bound iii! 20 A!eZandria, Va, 3 50 p. n.
Office EoQrc-GACa oEaIs s.! s 30 a. H., sld
closes IT, 20 3. e.
Sunday hcars--QEioa opsns s.. s IS (. H., and
oloaes ST 9 80 q. n.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-05
Gseaole2a CT ti.i5 Inc 5z:!l Iaa 90 ful;ows,
EUGS &GEEssRt:S.

asea1lc2a CT tki5 Inc 7:il Iaa ss tol;ows.
EIEs SssEElsn.:S.
:,
s 70 %iHh AeFaEaatT SIC 6i1ars Line
ic- SossoO' stssn,sf
Lssg < C& TEE EaEJa
~ Ely GOEUhE. WSDMESDAy sgd
FRIDAY, I'll co o'c:oa; nm. -o:mrn;n.- lo..,
Norfolk On sl.urra:c t!sys A. CO n -,
This sth1rch iSon stean,er has iuss Lson nsirt.
Ell throughout a:.."rooEls newly furnished aGc
csIpasec, ard IS tEA n2nds9rss: So VOL &C tie
sIsest ooa: On me otolaac river end Chesapeake
oa5, sao is .s3 ohip s.Gar.N i3sT:aE closo con-
$1,000 H,en 80 ~: ahu hSs'oA stosH:
~. e.2* o,s. ''u stea I sHo
a!!G LUs& -, LiaS h2Is gong ana re:1r7l3s.
~ "a f,rs sn vi; ~ 10 IaI g. oct LII
81 r:. "a o is.o VI" 90. 20 10 lo.io"s
coi g, ~ - ~ ~ - ohIos saa Hor-
pa. ~ 80 ~ H.ss eL s .sse .
800: ga 90 = 0'I' -o'h'"' u ooi sec'Eo
y1-tEs MSTg yespS
sr~zapr.rs SOC xr., . W.,
$50 ~ s,t - 49, - 7sfs - - 'S-1SeS
HfGEf s.GIi3A1. ~ q NJ: AId returning,
Leave cew Gork. froEi pier u, -2st river, LV-
ESE hGA-u LA 81 i o'c!cc!: :. Il.
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&E SsasSEEst
WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT CO

(LtIiHEB)
Boats between SSHiHG IGE End ALEX.
AtIU ~, Will lGs Ircm!ty IS follows, VIZ:
cave Seventh street u h.rf at %, SO $50
10 20 sah II 3; = r.. Uhd l22l. 2G = 30. 8 60
%, s %, 81 sad 7 p T..
Leave Alexandria e; 6 &C, + 60, s 20 80 10 20
trt Il - ,. Il. AZ: L 20, 80, 80, -, 80.
20 ...:d 81 D. IL.
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THH GTEsXEE
EXCELSIOR

Carrying tie q. :. 2: sii(
WI: leave her wdari, foo: OF Prince street. n
tn EaiiA2S, THURSDAYS sid SATUE-
DAYS. 81 go O'clock .. n, stopping st
Pico.: Fuins ard Poia. Lo9zcu: going end re-
turning: kG.arnin@ es-ee Norfolk On WED.
HE&paYS, FRIDAYS and SUNDAYS at &
c'e!C2G y. II.
EALL And WHITES ARRANGEMENT,
Beginning October l.
siEas alnss fare to ForIreaa Mop-ce srd Nor
!nk, 81 60; Second clsss, cacn way, Sl50; First
class iaIo to firey Point and Point Lockout,
81 &c; Sec OLD ciaaf, eGch way, IS cts.
Connects Ct Nci ioit: with s.eane:s fox Eich
m3Ed, Ge7 York eau Boston.
GEORGE AAIIINGLY, Supt.
p. 3. AO0R. agent mh26
EALa&D & sGAsoA&D OoAs TlNa co
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As!l 6outbward. connecss {. Charlottesville,
wish Ches. g Ohio Is. E., East and West At
bynek5urg, connects with Norfolk 6 West
srn L: H., through Southwest Virginia, to
snd Taxas-and st Derville with Richmond &
DanVii!e & T., to South snd Southwest.
Express trains connect with 4. s. ID. K. K ct
UaEvi'le for MI points in Scu!h, South Kas.,
Southwest and East
EIpross trains northTard make close connec.
II IN at Charlottesville f,r Ech mond.
Fast Msll conncc!s ut Dsnvi,le to ell Joints on
IS, g u. Is. K, and atsuts Montgomery, Mo.
h'!e Rev Orleans. Houston, GAlve.ton and all
Southern Texas.
EIXED TRAINS for Main Line lesye Al.
szsadris dsiy., EXCEPT Sunday, s IS a. M. and
10 p n..s sud returning STRIVE at Alexandra.
o. p. n. snd II 20 ~. m.
Gor MANASSAS LIZ! z Leave Washington
10 a. q. and alexandria I Is .. M. daily.
connecting with tia Valley Road Esst and
rest, Erd st River &. L1rsy. Lssve S.rssburg
% ?. o., arriving y. G!axsndr;s IL s IS n. m.
a!GEO TRAIN FOE MANASSAS DIV.
iSiCE leaves Alexandra dsiiy, except Sun.
cay, at W a. m. arriving at S.rssburg st 6 25
2. n, and returning leaves Strseburs at SIS
o. n, er!iV,ng ID Alexandria st 8 c5 Q. m.
For Miodleourg, daily Except Sundsy) con
Eectisn at 2ia!oa pla!ion.
Fer U2Herville, reaaisr connection st DELI.
plane.
For Washington, Ra2pshannecs. dsi|v oor.
neelloa, except sunday, q: Culpeper.
For WARkENTUN, issgs Wsshinpto, e.
10 sud II 20 g. e. daily.
AI trains nsse good connections, at Wash.
hgten. TO sld fcc.n North End West.
~ Atlansa sleeper leaves Washington ut
~ Z. n. r1anjaY through without change,
PULLMAN Sleeping Csrs bstWeon Waahinnton
and Charleston, b. o., without change, on IL %
2. m. irsin.
Pu!imsn 6es26r between Greensboro and
Augusta, ". On lOs IN. connection.
harRs Adjustable Chair Cars ere run on Nigh.
s sl between Washington and Danville.
Through tickets as loves. rates 10 Eli imnort.
[: GoiLts in toe Ulised States.
Msil Trains IL Doh directions make close con.
nection e. Flaukin Junction TO and from all
points on franklin Division.
Pullman S!espers will rup between Wsahing.
ton and Atlanta on Fast Mail
AkxDEH SLAUG2TER, G. T. 4.
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o0v0.n.aH E.s-Ess k..:.rnEyHGss

Fre a'ca:Gcr Et:EOTESIl2H ioa7as It'll St
Tbs1t Washington st 7 G II. 81 1 AiezanGra
~ 80 a. n AVERY acNrhT, THUKS.
D 4. | ND SATURDAY FIR I'll river landings.
On Sc2daYa es FAR as Il ON iii Fe.r. On Thurs,
Cay ho1;i.i and tl7IioIasa OF Saturday Cur
,l0toIn and Le"HardioGni connects ct Shep-
h:eG'S with s. &c .. x. &;
O. ". RlDIRT. Gan Esnagsr.
Csst dHo Z. WosD. ct. 3 Psss ; at [roI5
SEoH EG&FGLE>. poa2:S&UUTE. FOE.
Ti;Ei5s ECNxa.oE ARD GHE SOUTH,
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CssssEssaag0a sEfSssEss. HTa.
:; :. JOHNSON & ~.

NJ 4. JOHNSON Il &C..
Gn3.ESALJi ;}!>CGEES
!; IN S1'AI co ii; j&lCN ME&JUa.NTS,
( Ill Naelcrs -
hi.ri I}?;i..3 ON LIlU0FS,
Esvs On hand C:tR%niG 2X. Xxx, XXXX
s2t FUAE 0LD 2YE, OLE CABINgT
AID hONu&EAtss *HlSXIEc; slso pAk.
.E'5 and 2 Q& = SUN's PURE &gS
HEl5 Is. 10 *l!ch tnsy iuVi!o the attention
Il sha !,ade
Orders from Tic country .or rlercaardae shsil
receive prompt s:.antiGn.
Conaignments Of Slcur. Grain sad Country
Produce eol:ci.sdr 'of which ibey guarantee tie
f:gaeet rharko: prices enti proccpt returns.
Hcrt5a:s; corner oi Carie-oa End Eoysl Ste,
SiA1:ncr!a Va. sepl4
(lHAozA5 TAAa!'
GEE l.AI. CoAlLIggION MERCHANT
nKALE2 81 FLoEH, FISH, eaLT, IND
IZER.
also agent Ter
"AT1Hg RICHMOND CAST and CaIILED
PL0WH.
fGnl0-tt q ALEXANDRIA. Va
=, j. Fl&GEi:. G. WM. FISEEE,
I;;LGHEE s. BEOS-,
isGc2eas0rs 20 Fisher, EcEs 4 Coz
GGnCHR9, LIQUOR AND COMGISaION
AEEUHAGTS,
TO IS Cameron clruet, ilexaniria, Va.
Special attention giVUD 10 TIE sala Of country
p:tdCc:, ;;0uiity, &c. isrl0-.f
HGAS Z. TAI LOI. Jr.,
COMMISSION EiE&CHANT,
Agent for
J. Z. FICGLEN e SONS ERIDGEWArER
FLOUR,
WHOLESALE AEU RETAIL FEED
oEALS& and 0UJTEG OF HAY.
HroIcp! attention given 20 sll o,dc-e both from
city sEd country.
g biNa STREET,
jsfi2 &io1aDdris. Ia.
r. AA&iCt; ! SMITH,
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IEGIEIa MIDuA&U RAILWAY
JOHN =. BARBOUR. President.
On snd at.ar SUNDAY, Dec. l8, 1881, Pss-
ser ::Sr TRINA will run es follows;
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TIl3s ECN2oE ARD TIE SOUTH,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09
siheria Orerrnn with Mice.

After all, the Gar is not to have it all
his own way In Asia. While dull world
has been imagining that the English
Government was taking no steps to pre-
vent that consummation, the whole edl-
fee of the Russian edifice Is, 1t appears,
on the point of collapse. With an
amount of astuteness that does him>every
credit, Lord Ripon has kept silent on
the matter, but the Calcutta Englishman
at last lets the cat--or rather the mice
out of the bag. These are England's
allies In the grand work of staying the
course of Russian aggression. Afghan
help might be treacherous, not to men
ton its costliness; Persian aid does not
count for much the Chinese would
probably not appear in the field until a
few years after the struggle had termi-
mated. As for the Turconans, what
bribe have we to offer those predacious
people compared to that blissful looting
of India which Russia could dangle be-
fore their eyes? An ally had plainly to
be looked for in some new quarter, and,
almost without the looking, this kind
friend has already appeared. Our Cal
cutta contemporary reports that myrIads
of Indian mice have made their way to
Southeastern Siberia, plundering gran
aries, and destroying crops wherever
they GO On they march-relentless,
remorseless through Fergana, through
Semiretchausk, and right up to the
shores of Lake Balkasch. The affrighted
people know not what TO do to stem the
devastating deluge, and even the daunt-
less Russian warriors turn pale when the
cry goes forth, "The mice are coming y
Rome was saved by geese; perhaps his
tory viii hereafter relate how the Eng
lish Empire, after being very nearly lost
by human geese, was saved by mice
London Globe.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09
India Proofs.

There are various ways in which de-
captions are practised. For instance,
"unlettered India proof, as 1t Is
technically called, is, from being taken
off the engraving at an earlier stage,
very much superior to what Is called
sslettered India print, which is obtained
after many impressions have been taken
off the engraving, and when the plate
has. consequently, become worn, and
the picture lost its clearness and sharp
ness of line. To turn an Linda print,
therefore. into an India proof, the
India print is cut down all round close
to the engraving. A clean sheet OF
India paper, of the same tone as the
India print, but of larger size, SO as to
show a clean, blank margin, Is men
mounted on piece of still larger PLAIN
paper, and the cut down India print IN
turn is mounted In such position as 10
show the usual margin all round before
drying, the manipulated print is SUD-
jected to immense pressure, wnlcn SC
forces the mounted print into the lndia
paper as to entirely hide the difference
in the thickness of the material. A true
impression taken off plate leaves ths
mark of the plate all round the picture
and to add this to the "doctored lndli
proof, a plain steel or copper plate O
the proper size is laid on the face OF thu
, print, which is again subjected to pres
sure. and the deception is then so com
plete as almost to battle detection.
volume belonging to collector was sup
posed to contain India paper impression
of engrayings to the value of $500, bu
on examination they were found to b.
doctored" plates, not worth E5O Il
all. Chambers Journal.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-09
Personal Beauty.

The first principle of beauty, as prac-
tieed IN this progressive town, Is, . How
to be beautiful. /"
The wife of an army officer accompa-
MED her husband many years ago to his
post In a distant frontier town. Among
the acquaintance she formed there was
lady who, if remarkable at all, was
noted for being exceedingly homely,
awkward, and commonplace. She had
waist like barrel, shoulders pitched
forward, a rough, thick skin, coarse
black hair, large, bold eyes, great feet
and besides all these physical defects
she was dreadfully demonstrative In
manner. She was the senior by several
years of the officers wife. After time
the fortunes of war retired the son of
Mars, who settled his family In Wash
ington. In the meantime the lever of
politics had lifted the husband of the
homely lady into Congress, and the two
friends met in society last winter. Mrs.
Mars could not believe her eyes, so great
was the transformation In the appear
ance of her old acquaintance. Mrs.
Congress looked ten years younger than
the junior lady. The many nipples of
soft auburn hair; a complexion smooth
and white +; fashion of dropping the
darkly fringed eyelids, with a faint
shading on the under lid, gave to the
eyes marked expression of shyness
and languor. Her manner was full of
repose, and strikingly graceful; her feet
the perfection of symmetry, In French
boots the hands had the refinement of
pink nails and taper fingers, and even
her voice had changed and dropped into
those sweetly modulated tones which
pass current for thorough breeding in
good society. Poor, mystified Mrs.
Mars looked and wondered, bordering
on all this, asking herself and others,
" How in the world did she accomplish
such a metamorphosy? How? How
| does the winning horse lap and pass
others and reach the last quarter pole !?
Through training. Money and time are
the great factors to success, and the way
| to succeed is to succeed. Mrs. Congress
has both. Money purchased her beauti-
full hair, paid for Turkish baths and
cosmetics, secured the service of a maid
who could give proper shading to her
eye-lids and teach her the art OF droop-
ing lids. It brought her graceless
| figure into shapely proportions. 1t paid
chiropodists to treat her feet and mani
cures to polish her finger nails. while
time and thimbles tapered the fingers.
1t employed dressmakers and milliners,
salaried master, who instructed her
how to enter the room, bow, pose, seat
herself and manage her train, all with
the poetry of motion. The moral neces-
sity to be beautiful puts incipient wrin-
kles under the embargo of emulsions,
sent her to bed with her face buried in
poultices of Irish oatmeal and milk,
bandaged feet and pinioned hands in
ointment lined gloves. and put the
brakes on too expansive waist. Men
pursue ambition, wealth, and that bub-
bic, reputation; women march up to the
lannon's mouth of physical torture and
welcome martyrdom solely to be beauti-
full Washington Free Press.