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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-13
An Ingenions Smindle.

A pair of swindlers played of in Paris
the following ingenious trick: A we'll
dressed man entered a tobaccoist's shop
on the Boulevard Bonno Nouvelle, and
after purchasing three cigars gave a five
franc gold piece in payment but after
receiving his change he declared that it
was a tweuty-franc piece which he had
given, and on the woman who had
served him asserting the contrary. he
added that it was a piece OF
the reign of Louis Philippe.
bearing the date of 1876: the
shopkeeper then looked among the gold
III her till, and finding gold coin such
as described supposed she had been
mistaken, and at once gave him the diff
ference. A police agent in plain clothes
happened however to be standing by.
and having his suspicious excited. de-
termined to follow the stranger He
presently saw the individual JOIN another
man III the street, and the two went to-
gether TO the Place de Ia Bourse. where
they separated, and the second entered
a tobaccOnist's, and after making a small
purchase gave IN payment the Identical
twenty-franc piece received at the other
shop. Tho confederate shortly after
went IN, and was repeating the same
stratagem as before, when the police Of
hcer stepped forward and arrested Linn.
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Home Influences Dreloninr

My Lady-"No, no, General. Dc
not talk to me of school and college
There's nothing like home influence fol
boys. My precious darling has never
left my side since he was born-iust
twenty-one years ago this very day,
General-and he has kept the heart of a
child, and never given me an hours
anxiety in all his innocent life p
The General-"Ah, he'll soon be
wanting to marry the lady's maid, or
something of that sort. See if he
Ny Lady GOOD Heavens. CTo
footman, who enters.) adams, where
is Parker?''
The Footman -"She lust stepped
out for minute this mornin'. nv Lady.
to glt some 'air-pins, she said. But
they do say down stairs as Master
George were waiting for her round the
corner with four-wheel cab and a small
porkmanteau. Leastwise. she never
come home, nor Master George hasn't
neither: Lunch is waiting. INV Lady"
London P'tnch.
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Paris OYSTERS.

1t always made me mad TO see
q Frenchman SIT down To a plate of raw
French oysters-fOr when he did so he
did 1t with an air which seemed to de
clare that of all countries none save
France could raise an oyster, and none
save F'renchmeu knew how to eat an
oyster. Yet the poor creatures, in all
their self-couceit, sat thus before a plate
OF thin, coppery bivalves with naught of
cOndiment before them, save salt, pep
per and vinegar And I was obliged
to gaze on all this ignorant pomposity,
as to the oyster with visions before nv
eyes of the palatial oyster saloons in
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington, whore human culinary skill
has reached ITS highest flight in dealing
with the oyster and the roast" pan
roast, " fried" fried in crumbs"
g fried IN batter" plain stew" "box
stew" g Boston stew" and broil. - all
attest 10 the range and scope Of Ameri-
can ingenuity III dealing with the king of
biyalves. And to regard these conceited
Frenchmcn looking as if they had
reached the acme of human perfection
IN dealing with the oyster, when entirely
ignorant of Americas triumph in oyster
cooking, and l unable to beat the
vestige Of an idea into their yainglorious
brains Paris lefter.
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Single Women.

a clever old maid once said that 1t was
far better to be laughed at because you
were not married than not to be able to
laugh because you were. There Is
sound logic in that 1t Is well for
woman to marry if she meets a good,
true man who loves her and whom she
loves but if she be not suited, better,
far better, that she remain single. The
majority of old maids are helpful, Iowa
bile and sweet-tempered, and ill their
allotted niche as acceptably as do their
married sisters. Are they not more to
be honored than they would have been
had they married merely for home or
position? Our young ladies have enron
eOus ideas upon this subject. They feel
almost disgraced if they have to arrive
at mature age, and are not yet able to
write Mrs. before their names. Their
whole ambition Is to get husband, by
hook or by crook, but get him somehow
they must. Consequently they take the
first man who offers himself, whether he
really suits them or not. Now, girls,
do not marry in haste. Get the best
education possible, help about domestic
affairs, and enter upon some trade or
profession for which you have a taste
and master it. Skilled labor is always
well paid. Don't spend your time re-
pining because you cannot see tue com
ing man. If you never see MIN, you
can live useful, happy lives. You think
If you had husband you would have a
strong arm on which to lean, a sharer of
sorrow and trouble Alas many a
slender woman has had not only to
stand alone, but also serve as prop for
children and husband, and very few
wives find in their husbands all the
sympathy and companionship they de-
sire. If you are good for anything you
viii not be hurt by remaining single.
neither viii you be elevated by becom-
ing Johns wife" Do your duty in
life and You viii count Tor one in the
world. whether married or single.
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USEFUL HINTS.

NEVER lean the back upon anything
that is cold.
NEVER begin journey until breakfast
has been eaten
SPIRITS Of ammonia diluted with
water, if applied with a sponge orfannel
to discolored spots ON the carpet or gar
ments, will often restore the color.
SKM-MILK and water, with little bit
/ of glue in it, made scalding hot, viii
restore old rusty black Grape. If slapped
/ and pressed dry, like muslin, 1t viii look
/ as good as new.
I A PASTE made of whiting and benzoin
will clean marble, and one made of
whiting and chloride of soda, spread and
left to dry Gn the sun if possible) ON the
marble will remove spots.
CELERY boiled III milk and eaten with
the milk served as a beverage is said to
be cure for rheumatism, govt and a
specific in cases of small pox. Nervous
people find comfort III celery.
NEVER stand still in cold weather,
especially after having taken n slight
degree of exercise and always avoid
standing upon the ice or snow, or where
the person is exposed to a cold wind.
A FLANNEL cloth dipped into warm
soap suds and then into whiting and
applied to paint Will instantly remove
all grease and dirt. Wash with clean
water and dry. The most delicate tint
will not be injured, and viii look like
new.
To REMOVE grease from white goods,
wash with soap or alkaline lyes. Col
ored cottOns, wash with lukewarm soap
yes. ColOred woolens, the same, or
ammonia. Silks, absorb with French
chalk or fuller's earth, and dissolve away
with benzine or ether.
For salt-rising bread, stir up quite
thick IN the usual wav, using cold water.
and place upon the sitting-room coal
stove over night it VIII be light enough
TO sponge the bread by morning, and is
quite a help when the days are so short
for raising the emptyings my family
prefer this rising. When one has not n
warm-enough place to set their milk put
hot water in to raise the temperature
To make light wheat loaf, take the
thick buttermilk from the bottom of your
buttermilk dish; stir just as you can,
allowing one heaping teaspoOnful of So
da TO a pint basin of buttermilk. Pot
pie IS nice made in the same way. only
put about one third sour cream. 4 pud-
ding made in the same way with dried
cherries and steamed IN the cake dish
with hole IN the center is nice. The
advantage of the hole in the center is
that the steam passes through the center
of the pudding into the steamer. Eat
this pudding with sugar and cream
nice tart apples viii answer very Wei
for frult
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Postage Stamns.

The number of different kinds of post
age stamps which have been hitherto is
sued all over the world Is estimated. in
round numbers, at 5000 Among them
are to be found the effigies of five En-
perors, eighteen Kings, three Queens,
one Grand Duke, six Princes and a
large number of Presidents, etc. some
OF the stamps bear coats of arms and
other emblems, as crowns. the psnaI
keys, and tiara, anchors, eagles. lions
horses, stars, serpents, railway trains
horsemen, messengers, etc. The collec.
ton preserved in the museum of the
Berlin postoffice included, on july
1879, ,49S specimens of different nost'
age stamps. OF these 2.462 were fro,,,
Europe, Al from Asia, 25I from Afr;ca
l, l43 from America and POI from An.
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EXPLOSIVE Rn,Innna

There has long been suspicion that
the pretty little toy balloons of various
colors, which children love to convey
about the streets at the end of a STRING
and Haunt III ones face in street cars and
railway trains, are not as innocent and
harmless as they look, and a recent mis-
hapin London strengthens this suspicion
A gentleman wss waiting for a tram car
to approach, when one of these balloons
floating IN the air behind its proprietor
touched the end OF his lighted cigar. A
Iond explosion instantly followed, and
simultaneously the beard, mustache and
eyebrows disappeared from the gentle
mans face, together with a considerable
amount of exposed cuticle. If Provi-
dence had not afforded the eyes better
protection than sinful mortals deserve
the unfortunate smoker would have LOST
his sight also.
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Punctuation.

Punctation is an art, and one that has
been learned in comparatively modem
tunes: The Greeks did not know the
meaning OF it. and left no space between
taer words. The Romans put up kind
u ulvlsl3n without any apparent
century only the colon and the con mn
We're introduced, and the latter al tbat
time only as a perpendicular fignra
we are indebted to Aldus Manntins an
eminent printer, for the comma as No
have 1t now, and in 1890 he Introduces
the semi-colon into printing. and NH
hshed a set of rules for the o euidanda a &c
writers. 1t Is not known by whom notes
OF interrogation or exclamation w.
hrst used, but inverted commas 90 were
brought INTO common use by French
printer to supersede the use of italics
but the English adopted them TO snac;fs
quotation.
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THE MAN WHO WON.
Opinions of Thing. English by an Amer,.

I
rich American who is reported 10
nave won large sums by betting on horse
aces III England gives his opinion as fol-
lows The English are a very slow
people. You can't get barber to shave
you there on Sunday or holiday. nor
atter o'clock in the evening, and none
~ the stores are open till o'clock in
y morning. You might suppose, from
.nelr long connection with the turf. that
ttney would be very alert on a good horse;
PUT saw Baron Rothschild's mare Nellie
WIN race, and not one cent had been
ina8ered on her. / saw the horse some
slne before the race, and was struck witch
per perfect form, and [ put So, 600 on
ner' ana won 1t with ease. She Just had
walk-away from the rest. After it was
over they all saw what they had missed.
1oXhaH Is the greatest horse in the world
Today. The English must have known
that there was something in Foxhall vet
/ lhey Won next to nothing on his per
tormances, and let the Americans take
away their money
England Is O finished country. 1t is
IKE park In every part, with the ex-
eeption of Ireland, whose boys and dis
order are rather repelling. You see no
ash btrrels standing around the towns of
england, no old newspapers and rubbish.
Coming home, the unfinished character
OF America Is very noticable-the SLOW
emily condition of the streets, the naked
railroads running without fences across
the landscape. England is completed.
We seem to be only about one-third fin
lshed. You compare an English railroad
station to one IN America, for instance.
Here they are mere wooden shells, with
one man, perhaps, doing all the work
seilng tickets, checking baggage, every
thing. There you see little army of
railroad guards, and the larger stations
are massive hotels and crystal guard
houses. l think that Germany and Eng
land are the superior countries IN
Europe, and they stand pretty close to
each other in achievements and ability.
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HOUSEHOLD HELPS.
prom the AmerIcan cultir,,or- /,

RICE MUFFINs. mullins baked
In gem pans are very nice, and are very
easy to make. A pint of sweet milk and
hree eggs, thickened with a tablespoon
nj of flour, and cup of rice, steamed
until it is tender, are needed to make
them.
CHOCOLATE CARASrELs. cup of
sweet milk, one cup of molasses. half n
cup of grated chocolate, piece of but
ter the size of a walnut stir constantly
and let it boil until it is thick, then turn
1t out on buttered plates; when it be-
gins to stiffen mark it in squares, so that
1t will break readily when cold.
SPANISH FRTTTERs. Gut some slices
of bread into any shape you like: pour
a very little brandy ON each piece. Mix
two eggs with two spoonfuls of flour and
little milk; cover the pieces of bread
with this batter; let them rest for half
an hour, then fry in lard or butter. and
serve hot, with little preserve on each
ritter.
BARLEY SoUP.-Two or three pounds
of beef from the skin, two pounds of
cracked bones, an onion, four stalks of
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The Pnf-Inck Clnh.

At a meeting of the Pot-Luck Club
( each male member, according to promise.
/ contributed n specimen of the handiwork
Iii the culinary art, and the result was
/ quite novel.
Here, said the artist, sketching the
/ twentieth letter Of the alphabet. g Is A
/ drawing of ct" His contribution was
I highly esteamed.
And here, said the printer, produc-
ing a handful of type, is some 'pi' of
my own making" He said this In a crusty
tone
And I've brought hot goose" said
the tailor, dropping his iron on the
table. He was greeted with Kisses.
''And l, said the poet, with a MIilesian
accent prOtferlng manuscript ''have
here some tender-lOins. His Offering
was voted very beefting.
And hope, said a sad and timid-
looking member, presenting his wife.
you viii relish this rib And then
he added IN stage of whisper: q
can spare her, therefore she Is a spare
rib. "
The carpenter now stepped forward
and said be had prepared ga little
plane board, placing the board on the
table as he spoke
The shoemaker said he thought some
Of the members needed a little brain food
therefore he had brought SOLE" also
a tongue The former was pretty
-" scaly"
And here, said n smart young man.
with a goneness in his voice, INTRODUCING
his best girl, - IS a little drunk" He was
pronounced ''too fresh, - and his girl gave
HIM the cold shoulder all the rest of the
evening.
Then a newspaper humorist cast his
eyes over the assem- blage, called II a
rare meet, " poured somed gritty snb-
stance out of a coneshaped piece of
paper, and made Joe Miller turn over in
his grave by remarkng: 1.-THE best I
can do IN the culinary line is the sand
which Is here"
The club Immediately adjourned ont
Of respect for his gray-Iaired pun. saw
ing that they didn't want any "tafy"
IN their dessert. The Judge.
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RENCUED FROn DEtTH.

WIIIIa71 U0l1lIIn, VII-e- Mass says. IN
the fall OF lS76 taken with beedings the lung
followed BY severe cough. lost my appetite and
fesh, and was confined 20 my bed. In ls77 I was adj
mitted TO the hospital. The doctors said had IL,
my lung big half dollar At time q report
went around that I was dead. gave up hope, but a
friend told Of DR.. william HANS BALsAN FOB TIE
LUNCs. got bottle, when, TO my surprise, COM
menced 70 feel better and to-day feel better than
three years past write this hoping every afflicted
diseased lungs will take DR. WILLIAM HAIL's BAL
SAN, and be convinced that CoSsUNFrToS CURED.
positively say it has done good than ali tn
other medicines have taken since nv sickness"
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Why He Felt Mao,

hlrstworklIngman (bursting into tears,
Lemme lone, L tell you want to die
ana De buried; I'm only mean, miser-
aole mound, and no good any way"
Second workingman-"But what
makes yon keep on blathering like that,
and weeping so? Do be aman."
FIRST nottingham" I'm a mean,
miserable hound 1 tried TO lick nv
wife, and I'm no good anyway. because
she licked nue. -
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-01-13

SINCE 1865 Tennessee has acquired
nearly 1000 additional population,
and has made crops every year of an
average annual net profit of $27, 500, 900.
Since 1860 Memphis, in spite of the war
and three epidemics, has grown from
%. 900 to $4,000, while Nashville has
creptup from II, 000population to rs, 900.
The growth of Chattanooga, Knoxville,
and other towns, has been at proper
donate rates.
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frames nS Fond

According to the views entertained by
DR.. Hartsen, of Cannes, in France. the
organic acids in grapes deserve more
consideration, dietetically, than they
have generally received, and their nutri-
tive value has been as commonly under
rated. 1t Is known that they are changed
to carbonIc acid in the blood, and posi-
bly, careful researches will show that
they are convertible into fats. 1t is
thought that they should be ranked with
the carbohydrates as food they have
also been found valuable diet in fever,
and the well-known grape cures in
the Tyrol prove their benefit IN other
disaoSas
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The Age Of NrIrncIe.

is past and DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery will not raise the dead, will not cur,
you If your lungs are almost wasted by con
sumption 1t is, however, unsurpassed both a,
"a Pectorni and Alternative, and VIII cure obsti-
nate and severe diseases of the throat and
lungs, coughs, and bronchial affections. BY
virtue OF its wonderful Alternative properties il
cleanses and enriches the blood, cures pimples,
botches. and eruptions, and causes even great
eating ulcers to heal.
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"PARTINa is such sweet sorrow" re-
marked bald old bachelor to pretty
girl, as he told her goodnight. II
should smile" she replied, CHANGING
upon his hairlessness and wondering how
he ever did it.
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FoR dyspepsia, Indigestion, depression Of
spirits and general debility in their various
forms, also as a preventive against fever and
ague and other intermittent fevers the FERRo
PHosPHORATED ELIXIR OF CALIsAYA BARK. made
by CasweL, Hazard Il Co, New York, and sold
by all druggists, Is the best tonic and for pa
tients recovering from fever or other sickness
I baa M
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A Testament Revi.er,. on,n,

The eminent author, Prof. a. C. Kendr;.,.
D: D. Ii D., who i professor of Hebrew
ter, and was one of the revisers of the Ms
Testiment, in general conversation with ar,,.,,'
Der of gentlemen, a short time since So .
II have received from the use of WAR;
safe Kidney and Liver Cure very marked bene-
others" 4" "
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A VOTING wife lost her hush

A YOUNG wife lost her husband who
was about 20 years of age. "But how
that age? asked one of her friends.
"Why," said the young widow, "you
see | only had the choice between two
oldmen, and of course L took the oldest. -
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On Thirty Dnrs. TrtnI.

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send their Electro-Yolt1ic Belts and other
Electric Appliances on trial for thirty DAYS to
any Ierson afflicted with Nervous Debility,
Lost Vitality and kindred troubles. guarantee
ing complete restoration Of vigor and manhood.
Address as above without DELAY
+: $40 risk Is incurred, as thirty days
trial is allowed.
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TIE Nebraska City CNeb. Press saws
st. Jacobs Oil strikes heavy blows Tor
good all around, and its virtues for rban.
matte pains are lauded upon every hand
Try it, all We who suffer.
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THERE is something soft and tender in the
fan Of a single snowflake. but 1t always re
minds rs 10 look after our bottle Of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup,-our old standby in the DAYS Of
Coughs and Colds we have always found
it reliable.
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A New JERSEY man can take looa
OF pine saw-dust and transform il int a
gallon of good whisky, and if sciaDoa
can go any further than that LET o hor
slide Hei
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DIR. PIERoE's "Favorite Prescription, for
all those weaknesses peculiar to women, Is an
unequalled remedy. Distressing backache and
"bearing-down sensations yield to its
strengthening properties. By druggists.
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DR. Pierce's "Pellets the original g Little
liver pills" (sugar-coated)-cu sick and
bilious headache, sour stomach, and bilious
attacks. BY druggists.
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THE late Mr.. Carlyle, Scotchman
though he was, detested oatmeal por-
ridge.
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FRITZ has named his dog Non SCOUT
ur, because II does not follow.
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GUARD against fever and all 1nalarial dis
eases by using Kidney-Wort
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ONLY the genuine axle grease has the name
Of Frazer on every package, and wears longer
than any other
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Do NOT keep your good manners for
company, but be equally polite at home