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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
THE SYSTEM TESTED.
Experiments In Tsissrsphlas Bstwsss
war vessels witheut Wires by
the Navy Department.

New YORK, Oct ea-Tbe navy 10
partment continued its tests of the
Marconi system Of wireless tclegraphy
Friday. The demonstrations are be.
ing made on the flagship New York
and the battle ship Massachu setts In
the North river OF the foot Of Thirty.
fourth street The ships lay AS yards
apart and the demonstration was one
Of speed and accuracy. Code mes
sagcs, using both the navy and
the international Morse codes,
were sent, besides Numbers and
letters selected at random. The larg.
est continuous message was a news
paper article OF 400 words In all,
there were six demonstrations and the
work continued with intervals OF pre-
paration for about two hours. Signor
Marconi said he paid no attention TO
the speed attained as the navy depart.
Inent was more particulars TO the ao-
curacy.
The equipment overhead consisted
only OF wires strung from the cross
beams of both vessels. On the New
YORK the apparatus was in the
after gun room. and here Signor Mar.
conf did his work On the Massachu.
sets the receiving and sending wa,
done In the captains Office, where one
81 Marconis assistants was stationed.
The clicking OF the instruments is vi.
brant and could bc heard throughout
either ship.
or the naval board which Is super.
vising the tests, Lieut. Commander
Newton ami Lieut.. Hin watched the
work on the flagship and Lieut.. Bliss
tests were concluded they held con
ference on the New York and com
pared notes They will make final
report TO the chief OF the bureau
OF equipment of the navy de.
partment signor Marconi does not
know whether these preliminary
tests will be continued on Saturday
but IL is expected that on Monday the
New York aud the Massachusetts, will
cruise OF Sandy Hook In order &c
make a long distance test OF the sys-
TEN. They may be away from the
anchorage for several days. Al times
the vessels will be 40 miles from each
other and this will be the crucial
demonstration. II successful IL will
prove h)w valuable the sys-
TEN would be during a naval
engagement, or while n fleet is block
aiding an enemy's coast. During the
long distance test the great guns Of
the war ships will be discharged as a
further test
None of'the members OF the naval
board would give an opinion of the
work done by signor Marconi.
Adm. Farquhar watched tho dem
onstrations for a time and seemed
greatly interested.
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Refused Youngs's Defamation.

LEXINGTON, Oct 27.-The republican
committee announced Wednesday
night that it has unanimously refused
the declination of Hon. Milton Young,
and that his name will go upon the
ballot as the republican nominee fol-
senator from the eth senatorial dis
trict. Col. Young will not make a can,
vass for the Office.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03

LEXINGTON, Ky, Oct a9.-Eastin Sc
Larabee's horses arrived here from
New York Friday night They are
quartered in G. d. Wilson's stable and
were taken to Eastin's farm near
Avon Saturday. Included in the string
are Ben Holiday. Kinley Mack, Nc
Leod of Dare and High Order. Ben Hob
laday will be retired to the stud.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03

Ills is a great year for the discovery
of o-a;ors in holes and corners where
they were not previously known TO ex-
list. We have praised the blossoming
Gag, and glorified the new mown Hay.
We viii now, FOR our instruction, repro
due, gem from the Youngstown eff
fort OF the unexampled Hanna. He said
in part and in one breath:
II hold and being a buUlness man and be-
Ing community whore men have en-
gagA themselves In this business and who
have devoted all of their lives to the
Accomplishment OF industry that much
,cre61 can be given to them who have tried
rssxpe the destiny OF this government
ME- pcliciss of Il in the direction which
wifS <lorrI the best interests OF this country
and which has been due TO the aid and care
OF the republican party"
Cicero in his reply to Hayne, or Daii-
tel Webster in collaboration with his
language-murdering cousin Noah, de-
nouncing Catalina, would not have been
foot high by the side of this eloquent
burst.-Washmgton Times.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
Combinations of capital are ii

Combinations of capital are the
outgrowths of the protective tariff, &C
cording TO Mark Hanna. He is the first
republican of his kind TO acknowledge
that the tariff is the parent of the
trusts. Many more progressive and
broader minded republicans have rec
ognizcd that the trusts gain an immense
benefit from the tariff and they have
declared themselves in favor of abol-
ishing tariffs wherever they protect
trusts. But Mr.. Hanna is the only man
in the country who has the temerity to
commit the double folly of defending
trusts because they are the creation of
the tariff and of praising protection be-
cause ii has built up the trusts.-kan-
sas City Star.
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Father aud SON t,o to Prison.

BARDwELI, KY, Oct. So.-The trial
Of Tom Clark and son George, who
killed a man named Furlong near
here, was ended Saturday. Clark
and son were sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for term of two years
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03

NEW YORK, Oct. 2s.-Capt. Charles
II. Lester, y. s. A. retired, died Fri
day night as the result of an opera
ton for cancer OF the mouth. He
fought in the civil war and had spent
much of his time since .hen with the
army in Dakota and Texas At the
time of his retirement he was in the
Sth artillery.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
The Bullet Was Flattened.

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. So.-Allen Doty
and Steve Embry, colored. quarreled
over the aft ections of a dusky damsel
Embry shot Doty in the forehead.
Doty's skull WAS SO thick that after
making an abrasion of his skin the ball
was fattened.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
No Request for Troop ..

FRANKFORT. KY, Oct 29.-Judge w. L.
Brown, of Laurel county, who was
here Friday comforting with Gov.
Bradley in regard to the situation in
CLAY county denied that any request
had been made for troops to attend the
Caldwell and Griffin trials
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
Big Land Deal.

MIpDLEsBoRo, KY, Oct 29.-MessrA
Charles H. Baker and Henry U. Cole
man. of Trenton, N. j., have bought
5, 900 acres of mineral and timber lands
on Stoney creek, Tenn. A new iron
blast furnace will be erected at once
at the mouth of Stoney creek.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
DIR. Danlsy Made Moderator

BowLiSe GREEN, KY, Oct. 37.-Dn
w. S. Danlcy, Of owensboro. was elect
ed moderator of the Cumberland Pres
byterian synod, in session here. The
synod will close Friday night
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
Taimage's Successor.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s-A successor to
DIR. Talmage was elected Thursday
night by the First Presbyterian
church. Rev. Donald G. Mcleod, of
Meadville, Pa, was chosen. He is 90
years of age and will receive a salary
Of 81, 500.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
stallion Nick Changes Handa

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct So.-Col. M.
Young. of McGrathiana farm, has sold
to S. Wadsworth, Genessee, n. ", the
black stallion Nick, by imp. Mortimer
-Retribution. Nick is . brother to
Requittal. and promises to make =
good sire. Price private.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
s,uden,. and Professor. Injured.

CmcAGo, Oct 27,-Four students and
iwo professors of the University of
Chicago were injured in an explosion
81 chemicals in Kent laboratory Thurs
lay and many others were almost over
,ome by smoke and the fumes of nitric
acid
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
Hennstt,. sentence Reduced.

FRANKFORT, Ky. Oct. as.- Gov. Brad
ley Thursday afternoon reduced the
penitentiary sentence OF James Ben
nett, of Covington, from Is months to
II months Bennett was sent up for
sn,lrzzlement
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
Fatal Quarrel Over Crops.

HoPKINsvILLE, KY, Oct. go. John
Robinson shot and instantly killed his
brother, Prof. George Robinson, col.
ored educator, in cornfeld, near
Crofton, Friday morning They qr--
relied over the ownership of crops
Robinson surrendered and claims self.
lafapSa
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03

AS late as May /, 1895, there
wasn't a traitor in the United States.
The nation was in ecstasy over its unity
and solid loyalty. The Mckinley adj
ministration has many merits, yet most
distinguished of all is the fact that
within less than two years it has man
aged TO make more TRAITORS" out of
sincere, conscientious, liberty-loving
and God-fearing citizens than any other
administration in an equal period of
time since this republic was founded.
Hence arises the imperative necessity
that Mr.. Mckinley should be Endorsed.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
Post ONCE Robbed,

SAYREs, KY, Oct 27.-The post office
here was broken into and robbed Tues
day night. The thieves took all the
cash and stamps on hand. Post Office
inspectors are after the thieves.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
Stabbed His Debtor.

FULTON, KY, Oct. 29-Jim Barton,
farmer, fatally stabbed a colored man.
Jack Kennedy, for refus ny to wors
for him after getting in h.-' sbt
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
Don De ORC In Lexington.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Oct. 2s.-Don De
Orc by imp. Reign D'ore, dam imp.
Bella Donna, August Belmont's great
horse. arrived here Thursday from
New York. He will be placed in the
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03

Ex-Pr-s,d.nt Harrison Coming Home
SOUTHAMPTON, Oct as,-The Ameri.
can line steamer st. Paul, which sailed
from this port Saturday for New York,
had among her passengers ex-Presi'
dent benjamin. Harrison and wife.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
Emperors to Meet.

LONDON, Oct. a7.-According to the
berlin correspondent OF the Daily Mail
Emperor Nicholas and Emperor Will
liam will meet at Darmstadt before the
kaiser goes TO Englaui.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
I'm the last nrcsidentioI compaig

In the last presidential compaign
Candidate Mckinley was too busy ro-
mancing on the beauties of the pro-
tectiye tariff TO discuss the money issue.
Candidate Mckinley is now too much
engaged in unfolding the charms of i'm
perialism TO discuss the trust which is
the offspring OF his erstwb'ie lovely
code Of protection Houston Post.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
1T is no longer question of

1T is no longer a question OF ex'
pansion with us; we have expanded
said President Mckinley at Iowa Falls,
Ia, adding: IF there is any question
at all IL is one of contracting. and who
is going TO contract?" Well, perhaps
congress will have something TO say on
that subject. That body may consider
il dangerous to let one man, even the
president, have such unlimited power
over the constitution and the tradition
al policy of this country as is implied
in Mr.. McKinley's position on the Phil
ippine Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
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Mr.. Mckinley always has

-Mr. Mckinley always has a
weather vane up to see which way the
wind is blowing. He does not possess
the courage and foresight to decide
great problems on their merits. He is
not leader of men in the sense of for
mulating ideas for the people TO follow
or of molding public sentiment. He is
constantly on the lookout to see what
is the popular thing 10 do. He has pur-
sued this course all through his public
life, not so much from his desire TO
serve the people as to promote his own
political fortunes.-Kansas City Star.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-11-03
Filipinos Are snubbcd.

During September and October. 1885, the
Philippine commissioner who had gone to
Paris for that purpose asked to have ths
peace commission consider and respect
the rights OF the Philippine people. and the
doors were slammed In his face. The atti-
tude OF the American commissioners was
one of hostility toward him and his people
The commissioners framed a treaty upon
the theory that Spain was In full posse sion
and control Of the Philippines and had q
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-08
Shoes for Everybody.

Women's shoes. Mems shoes.
Boys shoes. Misses shoes. The
greatest offering of the year.
One Dollar the pair. Think
of it!
Well tell you how it is. Our
shoe store has recently under
gone a general overhauling. In
sorting up different lots some
sizes were missing and our not
being able to replace them puts
them in the category of odds
and ends"
There are many styles to
choose from, but not all the sizes
in any one style.
You understand Our position
we do not want the shoes, be-
cause they do not form complete
lines--but the saving is all yours
not ours.
81.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-08
Very Warm Blankets

Are these we offer for Friday
extra large size, too.
40 cents the pair.
They come i'll the new mode
shade, with fancy borders, such
as cardinal and orange, red and
yellow, and gold, blue and red
very showy and pretty.
These blankets sell regularly
at 70 cents the pair, and at that
price they are remarkably cheap.
The hundred pairs won't last a
great while on Friday.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-08
Children'S Hosiery.

Eight hundred little feet will
grow warmer on Friday because
OF this hosiery offering.
II cents the pair.
Heavy ribbed, woven from
pure Egyptian cotton, warranted
to give good wearing service.
Made with double knees, seam
less and perfectly shaped.
Shop around little and you'll
see them i'll many stores at II
cents the pair, at which price we
acknowledge they're a bargain.
II cents on Friday.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
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Brussels Rugs.
Is cents for Friday.

IS cents for Friday.
Worth from $1.00 to $1.25-
and cheap at that.
This lot of bright and pretty
patterns in brussels rugs were
bought especially for this Friday
sale. Even these would be pretty
for gifts-that is what we had in
mind when we bought them.
There's only a hundred of 'em,
large in size, of extra heavy quail
ity brussels, fringe at ends.
Lay a few of them down in
your different rooms-thcy'll
save wear and tear of the carpets
and brighten up the house a bit.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
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Many, Many LaceS

are in this special lot for Friday.
q cents the yard.
There are two kinds-valen-
ciennes and point de Paris style,
running in widths from one-and-
one-half to four inches.
Most of them are worth ten
cents-a good share is worth
considerable more. Take all you
care for at six cents, and be sure
you've never bought them for
less.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
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Pretty New DenimS.
Double faced.

Double faced.
10 cents the yard on Friday.
We do not know of it ever
having been sold for that price
in any store.
There is quite a lot of it here
at that price for Friday-some-
thing like eight hundred yards,
which isn't so much after all.
Most OF it is in bright and pretty
shades, with large floral designs
and jardinierc effects.
For curtains, dressing scarfs,
upholstery purposes and the like.
Worth Is cents the yard.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
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Dolls for Friday.

We add to the activity Of Our
busy toy store with an immense
offering Of dolls for Friday
though we ought not to do so, as
they're selling very rapidly at
present prices.
Is cents.
This for your choice Of over
two hundred of the prettiest and
the merriest faces we have ever
seen. Bodies are full jointcd, ex-
ira large size-and its up to you
to choose a dark lassie or 4
bright-eyed blonde.
They are worth 80 cents at the
very least.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
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Fleeced FlanneletteS.

g. cents the yard on Friday.
There are fifty pieces-to be
exact, 1888 yards. All of them
are in dark grounds, such as
black, navy, cardinal, cadet, etc.
Some of them have pretty fig
ured designs, while others are in
scrolls and fancy stripes.
For ladies' and children's
wrappers? OF course, they're just
the thing.
Thousands of yards have been
sold at ten cents; how many
yards shall we cut off for you at
six and one-half cents?
On sale at 10 o'clock.
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Basement Offerings.

Painted chamber pals, with
covers, are but Is cents on Fri
day-wasn't long ago you paid
double that for them.
Berlin granite sauce pans-the
two-quart sizc-at 10 cents; al
ways sold at Is cents.
Wooden salt and pepper
boxes, nicely made and finished.
Very handy, especially at 6 cents
though they've been good sell
ers at a dime.
Woolcn dustcrs-just the
thing to keep the piano glisten-
ing and the bric-a-brac clean. I
cents on Friday instead of 1Oc.
Granite serving trays at d
cents; always 10c.
You'll be quite sure to visit
the basement on Friday.
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Decorative Opal Ware.

19C.
This price gives you your
choice on some of our choicest
holiday goods-bought to sell at
a good deal more money; but
we like to make you welcome
with extraordinary offerings at
these Friday sales.
You may be sure there'll be
no more interesting spot in the
store than where this opal ware
is being sold.
There are fancy plates, lace
edged Flower Placques, Sacred
Heart Placques, Candle Stick
Holders, Comb Trays and many
other designs, especially gotten
up for appropriate gifts.
1t is for You to take your
choice on Friday at the 19-cent
price. You'll get no other chance
at the lot this year.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
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WaiStS-A Clearing Up
OF all the Odd lots.

Of all the Odd lots.
$2.69 for your choice.
Not one worth less than five
dollars.
The assortment is elegant-if
you will permit the word. Some
are in fancy silks of the very
newest patterns; others are of
French fannel-the very finest
quality, along with some of mo-
hair.
They are elegantly made and
finished, made up in the most ap-
proved styles and guaranteed as
to fit and wearing qualities.
You who know the character
of these Friday sales i'll our
Cloak store will come a-running
for these waists.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
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Misses Underwear.

10 cents.
Vest and pants. Choose.
These are in heavy quality, fine
ribbed and come in grey, white
and ecruc. Just the right weight
for mild winter wear, and not too
heavy for the sunny days.
Every size is in the lot-two
suits, and you've a winter outfit
that has never been equaled for
the money.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
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about but they are remarkable for
size, brilliancy and inquisitivencss by
day and luminosity by night. There
are all sorts Of beetles, among which
the electric beetle, with it's night
burning lamps. is the most conspicu-
Gus. There is the great Atlas moth.
gigantic fur-Coated night-llying in
sect, the largest winged bug in the
world. An unusually large specimen
Of this moth would measure about
fourteen inches from tip to tip. or
flies alone over 900 species are known.
The one most dreaded is called rod
ador" the roller, something like the
mosquito, which fills itself with blood
like a leech and when satiated drops
off and rolls away. OF butterflies, the
name is legion, from the tiny atom no
larger than pin head to the gigan-
tic wing-sprcading beauty rejecting
the colors of the rainbow. At night
the fever breeding, germ ding
marshes are turned into flames of light
not mere dots and twinkles as on
ponds at home, but large brilliant
glares that give the impression of an
electric display. A few Of these bril-
liant insects are us ID at times by the
natives to give a most charming effect
to some of their entertainments. At
/, the dances or on the various town
plazas Cf an evening the senoritas
and children often adorn themselves
by attaching electric beetles or other
luminous insects to their clothing.
FLEAS AND KIN.
OF 1eas and mosquitoes a great deal
might be said. Nowhere else, except
perhaps in the Hawaiian Islands, are
the fieas so exceedingly numerous
and so persstently attentive as they
ere in Cuba. This pest, that is very
little understood in the States, be-
comes in Cuba positive plague. And
in conjunction with the latter the mos
quitos are a terrible torment, for
whether by day or night, in the cities
or forests or wherever one may chance
to be, these annoying insects are con-
stantly on the alert to rob one of rest,
and no one yet has discovered a mos
quito bar that is proof against them.
OF scorpions, Centipedes, spiders and
tarantulas there are no end.
The centipede often attains a length
of from ten to twelve inches, but it is
not feared so much as the tarantula,
for the latter grows to an enormous
simply overloaded with venom. In
Mexico and Southwestern Texas there
! is a brown or mud-cOlored scorpion
that is not entitled to much respect
for it's singing powers, but l. cuba
there is a deadly, black variety who's,
sting has been known to produce fatal
results. The agricultural ants of Cuba
are also dangerous to human kind, and
there is another equally dangerous and
ugly insect which, translated as nearly
as pos -ihio from the Cuban patois into
our language, signifies "bullant." Us
bite is considered to be almost as dead
ly as the sting of a black scorpion.
1t grows to a size larger than the
common wasp or hornet, ard builds
a mound so strong that the come will
easily support the weight of n man.
An 1S-year old Cuban boy was stung
on the ankle recently by ono of these
insects and disd few hours later. The
writer found in one a well-developed
poison sac and a stinger fully half an
inch long.
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Photo Pictures.

23 cents.
You can never have too many
pictures in your home-of that
you may be sure. But you cam
not always buy such nobby ones
as these we offer for Friday at a
very special price.
They are photo-colored-pho-
tographs from natural scenes and
sketches, highly colored and
mounted on mats.
They are nine by twelve inches
in size and are worth a half more
than you'll pay for them.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
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fowls are found everywhere, especially
along the southern coast in the neigh
borhood of Santiago and Guantanamo.
Quails of the Bob White species, but
larger and unlike our own birds, are
plentiful, but owing to the cover 1t is
difficult to make a good bag of these
birds. Dogs are of no use to hunt
them, and the only way to enter a
thicket and get shot is by means Of
the machete
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-08

"HE MISTAKES THE EFFECT for
the cause" That is what the person
does who tries to cure rheumatism or
any other disease by aleviating the
symptoms Hoods Sarsaparilla re-
moves the cause and permanently
cures. -
HOODS PILLS do not grlpe. All
druggists. 25c.
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QUEER ANIMALS TO
BE FOUND In CUBA
INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS
OF A NATURALIST.

Wild Bears That Fight at the Drop
of the Hat-The Ara-Tricolor, A
Bird of Wonderful Plumage-The
Anaconda's Presence Proved-Sol-
dier Encounters q Boar.