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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
KEEP AN EYE on GERMANY.

The reported resentment Of Ger
many towards Spain tor certain
damage done the property of Ger
mans by insurgents 10 Cuba lie to
be regarded with suspicion. II
Germany should put u finger In
the Cuban pie it would likely pro.
duce more serious complications
than that which comes of our
trouble with Spain. II In payment
of some fabricated claim Spain
should cede q part or the whole
Of Cuba to Germany, there would
he more trouble In dislOdging the
Germans from the island than
there would be in ousting the
Spaniards.
In the year 1925 Spain proposed
to the United States that in con.
sideratiOn Of certain commercial
concessions the United States
should guarantee to her the pos.
session Of Cuba. This the United
States declined, but at the same
time affirmed that it wonld never
allow Cuba to pass from the pos
session OF Spain 40 nnother Euro-
pean power. Tbs position has
been crystalized into . doctrine
since that time and lie stoutly main.
tanned by this country.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
What Women Do in War.

The most general assignment Of
women who periodically offer
their services to the Government
in war is ~ nurses, and II 10 now
puu,svneu tuav many vnousBuuI
are coming to the front wanting
TO enlist. To such 1t may be in
teresting to know the Govern
ernment's regulations and require
ments. A circular distributed BY
the Superintendent of Nurses
reads: mo woman under 30 n iced
apply. All nurses are required to
be very plain looking. Their Dire as.
es must be either brown or black,
with no bows. no curls or jewelry
and no hoop skirts."
Young and handsome women
are specially excluded. In the
role Of spies, however, the re.
qnirements are exactly reversed,
for 1t lie the really handsome. &C.
complished, quick and bright wo.
men only that are wanted 10 such
aervice. But the most useful ser.
vice for women In war lie the rails.
ing OF revenue, &C., by Women's
Associations.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
GIRLS IN WAR PAINT.

When q country 10 on the verge
Of war there are always certsin
happenings calculated to se0u
cold shivers down the backbones
Of peaceable and more or less
timorous folk.
or this nature 10 the telegram:
"To hell with diplomacyp' sent TO
President Mckinley by the girl
students OF the Chase Art School
in New York City. 1t is safe 10
say that thousands of people are
still shuddering from the dy manic
shock Of that telegram.
What could have possessed tho
girl art students to break loose in
this terrifying manner, defyin1
decorum and diplomacy alike? In
all the stirring developments al.
tending the Spanish crisis to date.
there has been nothing more omi.
nous than this feminine explosion.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08

The Tennessee Democratic Gu.
bernatorial convention is TO meet
Aug. Is.
ON May 4th, the town of Ben.
ton will vote on the question OF
whether the town will remain wet
or become dry
CONGRESSMAN McMillin has
more instructed votes for Cover.
nor in Tennessee than all other
candidates combined.
The COURIER welcomes Hugh
Sanders back to the editorial con.
troll and ownership Of the Bard.
well Star, the paper which he
founded and successfully estab.
lisbed. He is a good writer, and
above all, an honest one.
Gov. Bob TAYLOR, Of Tennes.
see. and Gov. Richards, of Wyo.
ming, will lead their own State
troops to the Spanish war. Ten.
nessee has 5000 State guards
ready to march at a moments no.
tice and new companies are being
mustered In all oyer tho State. In
case of hostilities, Tennessee will
be one 0fthe first States called Oh.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
HE'S NOT IN 1T.

While II 10 true that so far a.
We know, Ex-Governor Brown has
not expressed himself 80 to wheth.
er OF not no VIM eutsr tes r~s.
for the nomination for Governor
next year, yet we make the pre-
diction that be will be in the race
and feel almost safe ia saying
that he will succeed In securing
the place. A few days since Mr..
Brown received q petition from
Grayson county with the sigma.
lures Of $50 voters, asking that
he announce himself for the place.
Such petitions have gone to him
from all parts of the state. There
is now. and will continue to be,
demands that he enter the race
MadisOnville Hustler.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
GOOD ROADS A NECESSITY.

The Louisiana Farmer and Rice
Journal OF March lst contained
the following upon the subject OF
good roads:
SIN most all kinds OF business
where success is achieved there
10 system and good management.
The same methods should be prsc
ticed bv farmers, and this brings
up the consideration Of good
roads. There is no class of our
citizens who use and need good
highways as much az do our farm.
ers. Ia fact they have so much
hauling to do that there Ia scarce.
" any time of the year that they
do not make nee OF the roads
Hence, they above all others
should take an active interest In
the building and repairing Of roads
as a matter Of individual If not OF
public duty.
"If all the farmers OF the coun.
ty wonld unity their efforts and
consolidate their work through q
proper system OF labor there
would never be a bog hole along
the public highways they have 10
travel. BY keeping up their va.
rious lines Of travel they would
save their teams, haul greater
loads and relieve themselves OF
much worry and loss Of time now
su ffered from the neglected roads
all over the country. Good roads
mean close markets aud vaiusb BILE
farms"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
VACCINATION.

At this time every person 10
Kentucky should be yaocinated OF
revaccinated. If properly pro.
tected It will not take, and IL ii
takes there is need OF 1t. The
vaccination should always be done
In three places about an inch
apart, by a competent physician,
with clean hands and instruments,
upon a well.cleaned arm, by scrap
ing of the scarf skin wIthou,
drawing blood, and should be al
lowed to dry thoroughly before
the sleeve Is put down, and should
be protected for a few days with
a clean cloth or absorbitant cot
ton. This will give the best chance
for a successful result, with much
less soreness and suffering.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
What's to Arbitrate (?

What Is there to arbitrate in
the Maine Atari Our Court OF
inquiry has declared that our
battleship aud 26G of our seamen
were destroyed bv a submarine
mine. Submarine mines are not
owned or operated by private In.
dividuals. They are the property
of and are under the exclusive
control of Governments. When
the Maine went down Havana
Harbor was owned by Spain. The
logic is plain. Spain owes repair.
alton and indemnity for the Maine
disaster, and no governments but
those Of Spain and the United
States have q right to interfere in
the settlement of this affair.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
NEW SCHOOL LAWS.

The following are some Of The
changes in the school law made
By the last Legislature:
All school officers are prohibit
ed under increased penalties from
becoming interested 10 any con
tract for building or reporting
school houses in their districts.
All plans for building school
houses must he submitted TO the
County Superintendent and be ap'
proved by him. -
The time for holding the cleo
ton Of trustees 10 changed from
the first Saturday 10 Juno to the
first Saturday 10 October.
The trustees may require the
sheriff to collect school distfict
taxes II they deem IL best to do
80, but they still have the right TO
elect o treasurer.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
MONDAY THE DAY.
War More Imminent than Ever

The Presidents War Message, which
was due for submission to Congress
Wednesday at ~ M, was not sent in
and the reason assigned for the delay
was the statement that Consul-General
.ec had sent telegram TO the President
asking that the message be- delayed I'M.
I'll all tho American citizens in Havana
could he removed, and that he could not
inS,re tie safety of such citizens IL the
message WAS known 10 the SpnniaIrls
He represented the excitement at Ha-
vana as bordering on riot aud dangerous
To- Americans, and that he could secure
the removal OF ali Americans who want.
ed to leave by Sunday. The President
sent for leading Democrats, rs well as
and submitted to them
Gep. Lees telegram, and it is said that
these representatives of Congress agreed
to delay any positive action until Mon.
day.
The exact nature Of the Presidents
message is not known at this writing,
aud will probably not be given TO Con-
gress until General Lee and all Ameri-
cans are safely out of Cuba, but it is
now generally conceded that McKinlcy's
message will be in favor Of forcible in
terventiou If not for an open declara-
tom afsxar- fact The kilograms; in
dictate that the Spanishsviolence now
existing in Havana is little less than
war, as if the Spaniards were determin.
ed themselves to force commencement
of the fighting.
Alongside of these war-like appear.
ances, however, are the predictions of
the peace party that war will be, avoid.
ed, and honorable peace secured. So
mode it be. The tremendous war ten.
sion, however, can not exist many days
as it now exists and it is reasonably
certain that inside the next week our
armies will be in actual conflict, or we
shall know that there are real opportun-
tiles for honorable peace.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
INCREASED REVENUE.

The event of war will necessi.
tate increased revenue for the
treasury, in fact. without war
more money would have been
necessary, the Dingley law having
failed so far TO produce revenue
sufficient for the current expenses
OF the government. The scheme
to tax coffee. tea and beer 10 q
good one and should prevail. We
believe that Mr.. German first pro.
posed q tax on coffee and tea
some years ago. but the Republi.
cans we're afraid 10 support the
measure. 1t is an entirely sensi.
BILE plan and one upon which the
raising of revenue should be
based.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
Chesp Rates TO Arkansas and Texas.

On April 9Th and 18th, 1898, the Cot.
ton Belt Route will sell round trip tick.
cts nom st. Louis, Cairo and Memnhis
20 all points in Arkansas, Louisiana and
Texas, at one fare, plus s2.OO for the
round trip. StOp-overs will be allowed
on going trip within Is days, and tick.
cts VIII be good to return within 81 days
from date Of sale.
The Cotton Belt passes directly thro'
the best portions, OF Arkansas, Lopis.
lana and Texas, and this will he n
splendid opportunity for home-seek kerr,
TO secure a good location.
For tull particulars ~ to rates, etc
and for free copies of handsomely illns.
trated pamphlets about ARKANSAS, Louis.
lana and Texas, write to
M. ADAM.
Tray. Pass. Ag't, Cairo, nls..
or Il. w. LABEAUME, @. L. ct. A. 81.
Louis. No. W.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
PHARMACISTS MUST REGISTER.

The State Board of Pharmacy
of which DR.. j. W. Fowler, OF
Louisville, is President, is calling
attention to the new Pharmacy
law enacted by the recent legisls'
ture under which registration OF
pharmacists is extended to cities
of less than 1000 inhabitants, in.
stead Of being confined to the
larger cities. Under this law
there may be registration without
examination of anyone In the bus.
mess Of a dispensing pharmacist
on his own account and also OF
those who have had as much as
five years experience in the prep
aration or physicians' prescrip.
tons. Blanks may be secured oil
the state secretary, j. w. Gayle
at Frankfort.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
ISLAND IOPENSIONER.

Abe Cummius-tbat name will
do-tells 9 pitiful tale. He Gays;
ave was workin' on the canal
around iland 10. We was cutten
down trees. One end Of the rope
war 'tsched to the capstan tina
other end TO tina tree. The rope
slackened under the water. l war
In the water the water was up to
my waist. l war q straddel the
rope but unbeknOwnst-all Of Q
student the rope timed. and !
war thrown HI TO brekfuet and
now. by quinn, l want a peusin.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
LET THEM TRY 1T.

If Spain wants to try the expert
ment of raising an Instruction Ia
the Southern states let her land
an army on Southern soil and see
what the result will be. They
may have heard from some people
about Washington and in the
East that the war is not over be.
tween the North and South, but
they will learn differently IL they
try it.-Louisville Dispatch.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
KENTUCKY NAVAL OFFICERS.

Oftbe officers that Kentucky
his furnished to the present
United States navy the two from
ne extreme western end of the
sates are both natives Of Trigg
ounty. One ia Lieut.. A. j. Dab.
Iey. o brother Of DR.. Dabney, the
rell.known dentist Of Paducah
nd the other, Commander Silas
Ferry, is now on duty at Newport
Jews.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
The Shawneetown Horror.

| Hundreds dead in q raging tor
rent, homes for a thousand swep,
away in ruin aud a mighty host ID
mourning, tells the tale Of The
worst horror In the history oil
western and southern waterways
Sunday the red sun dawned on
Shawneetown, H., q pretty little
city, filed with the peaceful calm
Of y Sabbath morning. Mon day
the gray clouds lowered down
upon the most terrible picture OF
desolation that mortal eye has
rested upon since the white man
settled along the banks Of the
Ohio river. Shawneetown had
been absolutely destroyed.
In one awful moment q mad
torrent blotted ont Shawueetow a.
with its teeming life, its hsppy
households and it's thriving busi.
ness. A second Johnstown flood
had come aud gone, leaving be-
hind woe unut'erable. 4
AT exactly APO O'Clock Sundaf
afternoon, the leyee which guard
cd the town from the swollet
waters OF the Ohio, gave wax
without q moments warning. Fok
weeks the bulwark had besyl
giving signs of weakness, YET nj
was believed that the earfhesI
breastwork would bold ba~ the
angry volume Of water. Tut the
bank gave way.
Through the gap swep q wall
OF water. fully twenty Get high.
with Q roar rs Of q thouand mad
bulls the raging yellow ocean
down acrOss q short mile
into the unsuspectingtown. |
In less time than i lakes the
instrument to tick
Of these words shawn eetown was
lost. The Sunday calm changed
IN q single moment to q scene too
awful for human comprehension
Or description. Borne away on
'esistless sea, hundreds OF houses
illed with helpless humanity
we're torn from their foundations I
Ind swept away as chips thrown
lpOn Q cataracts crest. Dyingl
'creams went up from hundreds {
# throats as the food drowned
cores without time for PRAYER or
struggle. Before the citizens of
be perishiug community could
ealize their doom the yellow
'ater was pouring into second
tory windows over haisthe town.
Whole families were hurled into
ternity. Husbands went down
o death with cries Of wives and
hildren ringing in their ears.
children we're swept from their
,others arms and strong men
like infants, for moth.
* human could live in that mael.
from. Rich citizens and poor
egroes passed into the dark
hadOws together. Such was the
fternoon in Shawneetown.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
MOST Loyal OF ALL.

!, The Vienna eAitor Who writes
OF the possibilities Of Spain rails.
ing revOlts In the American South.
ern States, appears to know even
less of America and her people
than the average London editor,
who knows nothing at all.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08

THERE is usually a prevalence OF
rheumatism, during the changeable and
wet weather. If afflicted, procure a
bottle of Chamberlain Pam Balm,
which is only externally used. 1t af-
fords quick relief and certain cure. For
sale by T. 7. Swavne.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08

We wish travellers could realize the
Importance Of having with them a boz.
tie Of Chamberlain's Collie Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. Change Of water
and diet frequently produces diarrhoea,
which can be quickly cured with this
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
SENATOR Elmore has declared
himself out of the race for warden
of the Frankfort Penitentiary.

SENATOR Gilmore has declared
himself out of the race for warden
of the Frankfort Penitentiary.
SIXTY FIVE per cent of the in.
bsbitants of Cuba are white peo.
pie and only thirty.fve per cent
colored.
APRIL has long been regarded
as the "War Month" The Revo.
luton began April 10. 1875; the
Black Hawk April 81, 1881; the
Mexican April "a, lS46, and the
Civil April ~, 1861.
1T Ia announced that thirty.ope
women have signified their viii.
lingness to marry Gen. Cassius NJ.
Clay. Late reports have II, how.
ever, that Gen. Clay's policy is
looking In the other direction.
The talk Of the CONCERTED pow.
ers" taking a hand in settling our
trouble with Spain is probably a
baseless rumor, bat IL il be true
and the concert has no more ef.
feet on American jing0es than II
bad on those of Greece war will
not be averted thereby.
ALICE MITCHELL. the young
woman who few years ago Great
ed q sensation In Memphis, Tenn,
ny cutting the throat of Freds
Ward, an intimate friend. died Ia 81
week al the State asylum, Bolivar,
Tenn, where she has been confin.
oil since the trial by jury, which
pronounced her insane and order.
cd her incarceration. The cause
of death is not known.
BRANN, the Iconoclast editor,
was shot and killed on the streets
OF Waco. Texas. last week, by q
Mr.. Davis, whose daughters we're
attending school at Baylor Uni.
versity. Brann was Que Of the
mo ct gifted and brilliant writer's
ever connected with the A meric q
press. but though his efforts were
directed to den0uncing bypOcricy
and wrong doing. bis violent meth.
DDS were quite ss wrong as that
which he denounced.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
Party vs.. War Spirit.

1t would be pity, in fact q ca
lamity, #, when our country is in
volved in war, our people should
be torn and divided By party lines,
and by divisions for party ad.
vantage.
And yet the party divisions in
the United States are so fierce
that even when the war spirit is
invoked and apparently dominates
everything else, the hand of the
party man is plainly to be seen.
When the fifty million dollar
war appropriation was before
Congress the heart of everv Amer
lean citizen, no matter what bis
politics, no matter whether be al.
together favored war or not,
swelled with pride that the appro.
priation passed without q dissent.
lug vote.
Be II said to the credit of the
Democratic members Of Congress
that their patriotism was equal to
the occasion, for each one of them
vas bound to know that q sue.
cessful war would surely be to the
advantage of the party in power,
the party conducting that war.
After the Democratic members,
however, had met the Republicans
10 this common spirit of patriot.
ism, the war Republican members,
growing impatient with the seem.
ing delay of President Mckinley,
met 10 party caucus and appoint.
ed q party committee to reach an
understanding with the President.
Patriotism Ia such q supreme
emergency should have prompted
the appointment Of q committee
regardless Of party politics, but
party advantage being stronger
than patriotism prompted the sp.
pOintment of q party committee.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08
The Fiscal Court.

The Fulton County Fiscal Court
was in session Monday, the full
Board being present, viz; County
Judge II. NJ. Kearby, and EsQuires
j. w. Mayes, w. p. Reed, j. f.
Manese and Jas. whitson. The
total assets Of the county was
S2,67l.0O; the liabilities i2.5OS, 90,
aud orders allowed since October
$1,000, leaving a surplus of 500 90.
The delinquent poll tax list al.
lowed was 704.
The county levy was fixed at Is
cents advalorem and Sl.OO poll.
On county roads, Judge Rear.
by, j. +. Manese and w. p. Reed,
were appointed a committee to in.
vestigate and report to the Fiscal
Court in October the best system
for working the county roads.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1898-04-08

A GOOD investment is to purchase a
bottle of Chamberlain Cough Remedy.
1t is good when you first take a cold IL
is good when your cold Is seated and
your lungs are sore. II is good for any
kind Of a cough and is pleasant and
easy to take. For sale by 7. 7. Swayne.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-23
MoRGANToS ASYLUM CROWDED

DR.. p. t. Murphy and Mr. JAS. Z.
Sawyer. of the Morganton asylum, have
been here this week attending the meet
ing of asylum superintendents They
left yesterday afternoon for home. They
were much pleased with their short stay
in Raleigh and with the result of their
meeting. Not only was an attorney au-
thorized to codify and prepare some
needed amendments to the laws in re-
gard TO the asylums of the State. burt
there was general discussion and eX-
change of views touching the care of the
issase and the management of hospitals
for them. Mr.. Sawyer says the Nor
canton institution is now crowded, hav-
ing over 700 patients in it. The Legisla'
ture vii lbe asked to increase the appro-
priation from 100000 n year to $110,
900 in order to allow the erection Of
two new buildings, one for males and
one for females.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-23
DURHAM WATER WORKS.
The Case Bohs Up Again Before Judg,
purnell

Judge Purnell yesterday heard argu
mcnt in a ease touching the Durham
Water Works and Ice Company. Judge
Robert w. Winston represented tn,
water company and Mr.. III. \. Foushee
appeared for the ice company.
II will he remembered that in Sep
temhcr Judge purnell appointed re.
cciver for the water works and directed
him TO cut off all persons who were not
promptly paying their water bills.
or this number was the ice company
and from the cutting off of its water
the case in equity argued yesterday
arose. The ice company acknowledges
owing $500 for water. but sets mp as an
offset claim of damages against the
water company for failure to supply
water during the month of June.
This damage suit is pending in the
State courts and the ice company asks
that the water company be allowed
To supply it with water until the suit
is determined and settled. 1t is stated
also that other parties. in much the
same condition, are awaiting the de-
ciSion of this case. At the conclusion
Judge purnel announced that he would
take the matter under adviscment and
render his decision later.