The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-07-21
The probability is now thal COngresg

The probability is now that Congress
will not adjourn before August lst
"Tobacconist" say it is very injurious |
to smoke cigar more than half its |
Iength.-It Is very injurious-to the cigar |
trade.
Geo. W. Balm, the great temperance
lecturer, is conducting ths revival at
Lexington.
Obion and Lake have fred their Con-
gressional guns BY instrueting for the |
Hon. R. A. Pierce.
The Times says the machiae-shops of |
the C. o. and s. W. railroad are to be |
removed from EIixabe:htown to Paducah. |
II lie said that the finest war vessel on |
the sea to-day is the Italian doable-tur-
reted iron clad Dandolo.
Col. Fl. N. McCarty, late of the Elisa
BEETHOVEN News, will commence the publi- |
cation OF paper at Paducah az an early
day.
fhe lessee Of the penitentisry has
thrown up his job, being $50, behind
with the State.
Palestine, Fulton county, wants good
teacher for her public school. ii ale
teacher preferred.
Gen. Skobeloff, the Caster of the Rus
ian Army, died suddenly Of heart d.
ease few days ago. His death causes
l,reat sorrow in Russia.
Last week twenty Irish members Of
larliament were suspended during the
ession for deliberately planning OBJ
tuetions to the business Of the Hense.
hey retired In body.
There were in 1880, $50, 900 persons EN-
I/loyed in manufacturing in the twenty
furineipal cities OF the United States.
! There was paid 70 them SS16,0OO,OCO In
wages.
Parties who have carefully iRvestigAt-
ed the condition Of corn in Iowa think
the State win export more This year than
heretofore. An unprecedented corn crop
10 ex pectsd In States west Of Mississippi
aud south Of Kansas.
Phrenologist Fowler was recently ar
rested in New FoundlAnd for selling OBJ
scene books, and all the books he bad
with him were seized and destroyed The
professor had probably given chart TO
some New FoundIandsr who hadn't the
hesd OF o stat esman.
The Hickman and Columbus papers are
doing = great deal of blowing about their
baseball clubs. We will kindly impart
the Information to those sheets that the
Mayheld base ball club can knock the
"socks" of Of any ether club ia the Pur-
chase, 6hitewask 'em about ten innings
out OF every nine or do anything else
unreasona able Edy6eld Monitor.
Il makes it pleasant for bsshful
young man to admire e lady's ornate shoe
and silky stocking, aud be told she is
Little Barefoot Yet this is the latest
fashion, and a certain distinguished wri-
ter and publisher who once had his SEN
sibilitiss ed by fair guest aPpsar'
ing minus shoes and stockings IN his
drawing room, would now find the GUS
tom as likely to become popular.
Wide brimmed hats that left the
milliner's q few weeks ago with such
stii, incorporating rims, have proved
so unbecoming to some wearers that dents,
curves and all manner Of distracted out
lines are again in vogue. This proper
looking fat has suddenly taken on rak-
ish air net st all in keeping with taste
in dress.
Two Hickman ladies we're visiting
in Tennessee this week, and report that they
killed 81 snakes, spreading adders, in the
yard of the place they were visiting. Those
ladies are of undoubted veracity-we know
they tell the truth; but, if two gentlemen
were to return telling such story we
couldent be responsible for what other gem
teman would say about them
1t IL customary 10 believe 10 the In
nate depravity of boys, and to thisk mis-
chief begins and ends in the future lords
! of creation, but il will upset all ones
preoonceived notions in regard TO naughty
bows to meet with naughty city girls In
the rural districts. 1t WAS pair Of mai
dens driving along the Union City road
4 in a buggy, spied neighbours cow graz
| ing. The iunocent sight inspired one OF
them with an idea, and stopping the
horse, she suggested they should milk the
COW and send her home dry No sooner
said than done. The two wicked creatures
| literally drained Mistress Sucky, and
then Jumped into the buggy and drove
away as fast rs possible. Now boys steal
peaches. water melons and birds nests
| without conjunction, but 1t has never
been written of the baddest bog that he
ever MIXED = COW just for deViitryr
though perhaps he may after bearing this
true tale.
| SQUARE DEALs-I wish to in form my
friends and the public generally that ! am
anil on deck Since the death OF J. ii. Plaut
I have made arrangements to continue
business in Hickman, and will no doubt
bring On a new and complete stock, 81
prices lower than ever. My record OF the
mast il a sufficient guarantee OF the future
III publish this statement, M answer .e
numerous inquiries a. 20 my remaining III
this city. | have worked up an immense
trade, by treating all alike. | have made
square Deal household word throughout
this section. AMI it would be foolish for nlt
to let others reap the beane6s. dom
claim that shall do ell the trade this sea
son, but | will raise such iuss that some
it will naturally flow my way l remain
a. ever the friend of the working man, ahe
the public's obedient servant
SQUARE DEAL SELKIRK<
Candidates Cor Magistrate.