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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
SHE PREFERRED DEATH FIRST
would Brnve the Horror. of the Deep
Before she Mouid Make Fright
OF Herself with "a Life Prescrver.

She was a very plump woman. There
are people who say they would like 10 be
Just a. plump. but the woman herself j. al.
ways thinking Of WAYS aud means by which
her appearance of diameter aud cifcunicr.
ence may be reduced. and anything that viii
apparently increase she regards with dls'
like that - little short of ahhorrenge bat
II there j. one thing that she dlsAkes more
than her comfortable plumprcss, q - the
water. so, when one day, on a steamer ~
a tog, there was a collision, she was even
more unhappy than most people are under
such circumstance, though II was related
aiierwatd that -hC behaved with great cool.
ness. There was fortunately no more SER
Gus result from thc collision THAI several
hours delay, but no one was quite sure IN
that time what the next minute would bring
forth. The husband of the woman with the
comfortable pumpness. Ike the coed hus-
band that he waz, Immediately alter the ac-
cidrut found lie prrscrvets. and iu a mst.
ter of fact way started 60 assist bic wife to
put one on. bu; she reculcd with such hor.
TOT that for a moment he was not sure but
the shock had deprived her oi her senses.
Put on one of those things she almost
shrekcd. "Ncyrrl Just look at that fat
woman over there with one Of them on
She looks a pcrfeci SIGHT
And she didn't put the life preserves on
and 70 vas her good fortune that she had
10 reason TO regret in. \ Times
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
MCHALLENGE is ACCEPTED
4.-A~Arr.s..n,,y of /. Fight between
Jim Jsfrries and 1om shark.y
Early In september.

SAN FRAScrsco, June L. - Tom
Sharkey, the pugilist, has received the
following telegram from his manager,
Tom o'Rourke, dated New York.
June II:
Tom Sharkey, Paso Robes, Cal
Have accepted Jeffries challenge TO
hght yous early in September You
had better come here at once. There
is hothing cut there. Answer,
(Signed) ITO. o'RoUgKE.
To the above the sailor replied:
''PAso RoBLEs June IL. - Tom
o'RourlSe, New York, Am at springs
doing we'll working right along. viii
leave for New York in three weeks.
Weather is rather warm there.
TON SHARKEY.n
From the above it would appear that
the caustic challenge issued by Jeffries
lust after his defeat OF Fitzsimmons
will lead to some arrangement for a
battle between the aspiring sailor and
the new champion.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
A JcalonA Mama Crime.

FORT SMITH, Ark, June 12.-John
Moore, recently a member of the Sal
vatIon army here, became jealous OF
his wife, alleging that she was receiv-
ing too much attention from the cap
tain of the Salvation army. Moore and
his wife separated.
Sunday he met her and the captain
taking a walk together. He drew a
pistol and fred two shots at
the captain. Neither took effect.
Then Moore sho, his wife
dead and with the fourth and last bull
let killed himself. Moore has been a
iaundryman. Little is known of him
here.
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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
TWO COLORED MEN LYNCHED
Their Lives Faded by = Mob of Their Own
CoIor-sherins Arrival Prevented
Others From Being strung Up.

ocALA, Fla, June 1.-Two Negroes
were lynched at Dunnelon, Sunday
night, by a mob of their own color.
Some weeks ago Marshal Payne was
shot by Negro. Saturday the Negro
was captured and returned to Dun
melon, when IL is supposed some Ne
groes were employed to take him down
the river and drown him. sunday
evening the laborers of the Dunuelon
phosphate mine heard OF IL and at once
OF yanized to mete out similar justice 10
the people implicated. They succeeded
in lynching two of them and were only
Or evented from lynching others by
the appearance of Sheriff Nugent and
an armed posse who went down on a
special train from ocala. The posse
returned Monday morning and report'
ed everything quiet.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
LYNCHED BY COL0RED MEN.
Five Hundred Negroes Took simon Brooks,
toiored, From Jail at ssrdis, Miss,
and Put Him to Death.

SARDD, Miss, June IL. Simon
Brooks, colored, was lynched by mob
of SEQ Negroes near here, having been
taken from the Jail some time between
midnight and dawn. The crime, which
thus avenged, was most atrocious.
Saturday night a Negress named
Armistead while returning from
a shopping tour to herhome
was assaulted by Brooks and
another Negro. The woman was out
ragged, her throat was cut and she was
severely beaten about the head
and her jaws were tightly tied
to prevent breathing. Her body was
then concealed in rubbish. The woman
rallied sufficiently to give the alarm
and the names of her assailants. Part
of the goods taken from the woman
was later found in trunk belonging
TO Brooks. The mob, which was COM
posed entirely of Negroes, did its work
quietly. The white people knew moth
ing of the affair hours after it occurred.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
A Story OF Sterility,
SUFFERING AND RELIEF.
IlrrIss TO MES risrH.u NO. 69.isel

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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
sever. storm at Minneapolis.

MIyyEAPoLIs, Mimi, June l3.-One
of the most severe storms that ever
passed over Minneapolis prevailed
here between and o'clock Monday.
For fully an hour midnight darkness
fell over the city and the sky had all
the appearance of tornado. There
was very little wind, however, bu. an
immense volume of water fell, the
papye showing 2.34 inches. So far
as learned little damage other thar
the flooding Of Easements and floating
of numerous pavements resulted from
the storm.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
RAINY WEATHER NO BARRIER
leutlcss N,gor by our Troops Out
come of 70 difference.

WASHINGTON, June 13.--As n result OF
4 conferences which have been go-
i,r on for several days between Prcsi-
dent Mckinley, his cabinet and the
war officials, based upon constant com
ruication with the military
lsnmanders and the peace
~ missoners in the Philip
pses, it has been decided to renew an
aggressive policy against the insur-
cts There was hesitation at first,
sles the imminency of the rainy season
In he Philippines might make active
op-ations impracticable. The reports
|frn Manila indicate that it will
h. possible to fight the insurgents,
ras or shine, and this IL has be N de-
Refined To do. Moreover, the presi.
hos advices were that it would be
lin yisable TO postpone the campai en-
|url the return OF more favorable
|vether.
ne plan of the officials is TO pursue
|Arinaldo's captains relentlessly on
|lai and TO institute thorough
|bRkade by sea, with a view OF cut
q of their supplies as much as pos
be.
\ While this is being done reinforce
= eats will be sent to Luzon. Good
IN will be taken 20 let the insurgents
|hre notice Of these contemplated
in5genents and II they obtain
a. exaggerated idea of the re OF
10, new army coming to confront
them. SO much the better. Meantime,
re opportunity will be lost to inform
4, Misguided followers of Aguinaldo
tat peace is obtainable any moment
ties choose To throw off their al.
'lg.ance to their leader and lay down
TIER arms
The authorities report that insur
.rr,s are coming in every day 10 sur.
rnder TO the Americans. They are
hyariably well treated and are per.
n.ited TO communicate with their
trends TO tell them the advantage of
yslding TO American rule. Reports
fem Manila say that the rank and file
O the Tagals are becoming tired
q the one.sided warfare their chiefs
hive led them into, but the infiu.
ecc of the military faction is still
>..dominant aud it will have to DC
bokcn before the masses will enter
ITO the American plan OF governing
tie islands One feature of the new
plicy will be more active participation
b the navy in the operations against
tie insurgents A partial blockade
hs been maintained. but recen; events
Ave shown the necessity for increas-
~ vigilance.
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.Your Medicine Worked woud.r.-

al had been sick ever since my maj
rage, seven years ago; have given
birth To four children, and had two
miscarriages. had falling OF womb,
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dyspepsia and IA nervous trembling of
the stomach. Now have none of these
troubles and can enjoy my life. Your
medicine has worked wonders for
me. "-MRs. s. BAgNuART, New CASTLE,
PA.
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Another Victim of the sslir storm.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, June 10. Another
name was added Monday TO the list of
victims OF Sundays tornado near Salix,
Ia, Bessie Malloy, aged 10, dying in
the hospital here. 1t is thought all
the rest Of the injured will recover.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
Minister storer In Madrid.

madrid, June l2.-Mr. Bellamy
Storer, United States minister to Spain.
Mrs. .Storer, Mr.. Stanton SiclSles, Sec
rotary of the legation, and their SER
wants, arrived here by the Southern
express at ll:40 p. m. Saturday.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
A Million Dollar Fire.

NEwcAsTLEoS TYNE, June 12--Three
of the largest shops connected with
the Observation-Disclosures ordnance
works here were destroyed by fire Sum
day morning. The damage is esti.
&C ated at e2OO, 900.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
sharkey SIN Claim. the ohsmp,on,h,o

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.-Tom
sharkey has issued a statement in
which he declares he sis still the cham
pion heavyweight Of the world and
that Jeffries VIII have to dispose of
him before laying claim to that title.
He thought Jeffries had greatly i'm.
proved.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
EnmIl, DatIe..


Mshcl--Woudvr what Mrs T1syabout
doe O. kiil timer
Suc-Why. he has a bicycle ard hus.
band. % she divides her time hst tween thtm
blowing them up.--C Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
Shot In a General FIpa,

MMIDDLEsDoRo, KY, June l2.-In a
general fight at disreputable house
Minnie Sutton was shot and seriously
injured. it is alleged, by John Marc,m
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
Feminine Immortality.

When a grl j. interested IN a man. n he
isn't bowl, eyed and squiu, eyed. she sBys
be BE- aa handsome az a Greek god. ~ y.
Iress
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
The Be., rr..c,,p,lon for chri.

and Fever il bottle Of Crows TAsrEirss
CHILL ToSlc. IL b simply iron aad quiuiuc Ia
= tasioloss form No curo-no pay, Prico5o
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16

SAN FRANCISCO, June Is. The United
States transport steamer st. Paul ar.
rived from Manila Monday, the voyage
occupying 2s days The ST. Paul
brought 81 passengers, most of whom
were returned soldiers.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16

II, were better 20 he right than 20 he
president" bu, u were st,ll better TO 10
both. Virginia .Etch,hgs
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16
oregon Regiment Leaves for Home.

WASHINGTON, June l3.-Gen. Otis re-
ports that the Oregon regiment, with
signal company left Monday for San
Francisco
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-16

Take Laxative Bromo QUINN. Tablets. All
druggists refund money lfit fails 10 cure &c.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-12
WHAT THE LAW DECIDES.

A promise to. pay a debt when. the
debtor might feel able to pay" is held.
in Pistol VS.. American Mutual Life In
surance company (Md.), 43 L. B. A 219.
to create legal and moral obligation
require him honestly to exercise his
judgment as to- that fact.
Requiring a pledge from those who
sign nomination papers to support and
vote for the candidate or candidates
whose nominations are therein request
ed. is held, in state, Plimmer, vs.. Poston
CO.,. 43 l.. r. A. 90, to be reasona BILE and
valid. and not to constitute an unrea-
sonable impeachment to the exercise of
the elective franchise.
The right of prior appropriation of
water to enter on lands across which
his ditch runs, in order to clean and
repair the ditch, is sustained in Carson
VS.. Gentner (Ore.), 43 L. r. A. 100, where
the land was patented after his ditch
was made. With the case is note on
the right of an appropriation to enter
upon the land of an upper proprietor
to clean out ditch.
Percolating water is held, in Wheel
ock VS.. Jacobs (Vt.), 43 L. r. A. 105. to
be as much a part of the earth as the
soil and the stones, and not to be sub
ject to the doctrine of prescription. It
is also held that a grant of spring
does not, by implication. convey per-
colating water before it reaches the
spring. Water running through a
assure or hole in bedrock below the sur
face. but not flowing in well-defned
channel underground. is deemed perco-
lating water.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-12
TREASURES IN THE EAST.

Sir Jung Bahadur, the prime minister
to the king of Nepal, has hat made of
diamonds, worth over 100000, and
perched on top is a single ruby of in
calculable value.
When Queen Victoria was proclaimed
empress of India some of the native
kings at the celebrations wore costumes
that beggar description. A small item
in the attire of one ia ah was pair of
gloves made of flexible golden scales
incrusted with diamonds, having in the
center of each back an emerald as big
as hazel nut, and ending In bangles
studded with rubies, the gloves being
worth not less than 100000.
India is the treasure home of the
world. For ages Ceylon and Burmah
supplied the world with the rarest
gems, and the eastern potentates kept
the finest for their own use. OF all the
jewels, the most noted belong to the
guicowar of Baroda. They are valued
at SIS ,O0O,O0O His chief diamond necK-
lace contains a stone called the star OF
the south, Brazilian stone of 254
carats, for which $4O0, 900 was paid, the
whole necklace being valued at ST.
OOo. 900.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-12
SYNOPSIS.

Master Ardick, just reached his atority
and thrown upon his own resources, after
stating his case to one Houthwick. a ship
master. Is shipped as second mate on the
Industry. bound for Havana. Mr.. lynn,
the supercargo, describes sail. The strange
vessel gives chase. but is disabled by the
Industrys guns. In the fray one OF the
crew iS killed and Houthwick is seen to
fall. The captain is found to be dead. but
the Industry is little damaged. SeIinger,
first mate takes charge and puts into Sid
mouth to secure new mate. Several days
later, when well out to sea, an English
merchantmen is met, whose captain has
letter addressed to jeremiah Hope, at
Havana. The crew of the vessel tell
strange tales of the buccaneer Morgan,
who is sailing under the kings commits
sion to take Panama One night little
later the English vessel having proceeded
on her course a bit of paper is slipped into
Ardick's hand by one Of the sailors. This
is found to be a warning OF a mutiny plot
headed by Pradey, the new mate. Ardlck
consults Mr.. Tym. They resolve to secure
the mate, but Pradey, housekeeping IN
the cabin, makes through the door and
arouses the crew. Capt. Sellinger joins
Ardick and lynn. The crew break through
the now barricaded door, but are forced to
retire, having lost seven of their number
Finding themselves now too short-handed
to manage the boat, Pradey decides to scut-
tie and desert the vessel, taking his men
off in the only available boat. The captain,
supercargo and second mate soon discover
their plight, but hastily constructing raft
get away just before their vessel sinks
The next morning a Spaniard draws near
them. The man in the rigging shouts: I'll
you VOID board us, take to your oars. Be
speedy, or you will fan short" On board
they are sent forward with the crew, be-
ing told they will be sold as slaves on reach
ing Panama.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-12
FOR THOSE WHO CYCLE.

The horse wanted good roads. the BIZ
cycle has tried to get good roads. the
automobile must have good roads,
A. w. Bulletin.
Curious paradox about these wheel
men," remarked Tolliyer, thoughtful
ly. "How's that?" inquired Bolivar.
why, the more they make century
the younger they die."-Kansas City In
dependent.
IF the preservation of health be thy
object, eat only when thou art hun
CRY, and drink only when thou are
thirsty" says the old proverb. This
advice was given before the days OF
cycling, but it is equally applicable
now.
A local cycler was the subject Of q
collision some time ago, In small town
in the center OF New York state. N"For-
tunately for him." gravely remarked
the only newspaper in the village. hi:
injuries consisted only of few bruise,
about the face and right shoulder, &
broken jawbone, fractured shoulder
blade, a broken collar-bone, severa
teeth knocked out, and the other shout
der dislocated. 1t might easily hav'
proven more serious"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-12
OLD AND NEW BUILDINGS

The great glory of Chesterfield house,
London, Is marble staircase, each step
of which is formed of a single block
more than 20 feet long.
An important work is soon to be be-
gun at Spalato, in Dalmatia. This will
be the building of a central museum in
which the collection at present scat
tered among four buildings will be
brought together, including the objects
found in Salona and in the palace of
Diocletian.
The architect, NJ. Redon, who has
charge of the Louvre, has resolved to re-
store the Tuileries garden to the condi-
ton in which it was in the days of La
Notre. AS the palace does not exist to-
day. it Is impossible to say whether the
old artificial style will be more pleasing
or not
Students of architecture may have
often wondered why the two towers of
Notre Dame, at Paris. were not of the
same size. A writer in one of the Eng
fish magazines has found rather curl
GUS explanation. 1t appears that when
the cathedral was built it was the cathe-
dral of Il suffragan bishop. who was not
entitled to two towers of equal height
and for centuries the bishop of Paris
was suffragan to the bishop of Sens.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-12
HIS LITTLE BUNDLE.
II wasn't Much I'm si.e bat the value
Of 1t Astonished the Hotel
Clerk.

A quietIooking, smooth shaver man. with
q straw hat pushed back from his forehead,
registered from an adjoining parish at the
Grunewald one evening and laid package
on the counter. The package was about
the size of an unabridged dictionary and
was wrapped up in an old newspaper that
bore the stains of travel. It was tied with
piece Of white cotton string. II wish you
would take care of this little bundle for me
overnight" said the stranger. "All right,
SIR replied the clerk, and, reaching for the
receipt book, proceeded to ell out blank.
Whats the VALUE" he asked, mechanical
ly. '.Sixty-6ve thousand dollars" an
swered the smooth-shaven man in an off
handed tone. WHAT gasped the clerk,
his pen averted in naidair and his eyes as
round as cart wheels. ''Sixty-five thousand -
repeated the guest; "and, by the way, ]
guess I'll just seal up that wrapping 1t
seems about to- fall off"
He opened the paper and disclosed a rect
angular block of $40 bills, packed as tight as
sardines. Theye were nearly all we'll worn,
but nevertheless the grimy mass looked
strongly tempting. Its tremendous poten-
TALLY drove spur into the imagination OF
the dullest chap in the corridor, and every.
body began to tell what he would do if he
were rich. Meanwhile the smooth-shaven
man readjusted the cover, secured it with
wax, pocketed his receipt and walked off
He was country banker bringing deposi,
to his local correspondent.-N- o. Times
Democrat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-12
HIS BATH NOT A SUCCESS.
being In q Hurry He Forgot &c
Take on His Under
clothes.

1t seems her husband had been out very
late celebrating, and as he came home in the
rose flush of the morning he thought it
would be capital idea to take bath be-
fore getting into bed. First of all and most
important it would contradict any wrong
impression as to his condition, as his wife
sometimes had wrong impressions when he
had been out late at night. Women are so
suspicious.
So he went boldly to the bathroom and
was soon splashing around as gayly as a
canary. In fact, he created such an un.
usual commotion that his wife woke up
and went to see what was the matter.
Suddenly he saw her gazing through the
door with look so cold and contempt
uous that it struck a chill to his very
heart. But he made dive for the soap
and went on industriously with his ablu
tions. :.
:What are you doing there, Peter2" she
asked him.
He made the effort of his life to appear
debonair and perfectly sober.
Cant you see what am doing my dear%
Unanswered, with another prodigious splash
I'm taking a bath"
Don't you think it would be good ides
for you to take off your underclothes% she
asked him, with frozen reflection, as she
passed out of sight.-Chicago Inter Ocean.