The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-03
LOCAL NEWS.

A big crowd from this place attend
ed the Catholic barbecue at Woodland
Mills. Wednesday.
Cant. George Hoog, owner of The
steamer Verona, and well known ON the
Mississippi. was shot and killed at ga
ruthersville on Monday.
The colored folks will give big bar
becue at Stubs Park. next Wednesday,
Aug. sth. They have made arrange
ments to feed big crowd
Wants. For Sale, For Rent, Lost,
Found. To Loan, etc, inserted IN the
Courier. rate one cent word each inser-
ton. Personal mentions free.
The many long and deep trenches as
well as narrow plank crossings and deep
holes in the pavement make II very haz.
ardous for a man who has partaken OF
several geezers TO pass along the streets.
The statistics show that the coun-
try will produce the largest corr and
wheat crop ever known and will be able
TO furnish food stutfs for both man and
beast to all countries while engaged IN
war.
The National Negro Race Confer
ence at Montgomery, Ala, was address
ed by Bishop Hulsey. of Georgia, who
urged that a separate state be set aside
for negroes from which all white people
be excluded.
Sam Jones gets off a good thing oc-
casionally, this for instance: The most
beautiful sight in the world Is TO see
family gathered around hearthstone,
with the head Of the household reading
his local paper
Now il people would only stop using
the words lat" you know and at All
while conversing they would save great
amount Of lung labor and superiority oil
words while endeavonng 10 butcher the
English grammar.
The rejoicing over the bountiful
crop of peaches and other fruit must be
by the news that canteloupes
and watermelons are higher. II seems
that nowhere is there more than two
thirds of a crop of melons.
The soothing and healing properties of
Cough Remedy, ittplea
SAINT taste, its prompt and permanent
cures, have made il great favorite with
the people everywhere. For sale by
Cowgirl and Cowgirl, Hickman, and A.
NJ. Shaw, State Line, Druggists.
A good many people are often put
TO inconvenience by not being aware of
the fact that il is against the law for a
druggist to sell any kind of poison 10
A child under IS years of age without a
written order from parent or guardian.
Bear this in mind when sending a child
for a deadly drug.
-Chauncy Morlan aud bride, of In
are the heaviest married
couple ON record. Morlan is 20 years
old and weighs 74S pounds while his
bride, who is younger ana not yet fully
grown. weighs 454 pounds. They were
married last week aud are taking a
western bridal tour.
More than one.third of the $50. 900,
600 called for by the Bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal Church as a TWEEN
tieth century thank offering has been
raised, and the committee in charge say
that they feel assured that the whole OF
this vast sum will have been collected
before the end of next year.
The Courier Journal says: "Since
white crews have been adopted on the
packets in place Of negroes no
loud talking. swearing, fussin' and tight
ing. strikes and DRINKS are INDUCED in.
One used 10 negro crews would think the
white deckhands we're members Of the
Y. NJ. G. A.--they are so quiet and or
Derby"
One of the greatest and wealthiesi
newspaper men in the world is John X
Mclean, OF the Cincinnati Enquirer
He says that the life of a local reporter
is only about two years. Being com
PEELED TO visit saloons and the many
slums and dives to secure items TO the
paper would make a Sunday schOo
teacher go wrong.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey have re
turned TO Beauvoir, their country home
near the capital, and gossip is busy Will
a story of an expected visit of the storl
TO the Dewey home. II was Whispered
in society at first, matrons told il be
hind their fans TO others at teas ant
parties, and il then became noised abou
quietly in the official family in Wash
lngton.
This thing of "2 600 we'll armed me
marching from one end Of the Chimes
empire to the other" reminds us of th
stories from Madrid prior TO our wa
with Spain about how a Spanish reg
menf could march from New Orleans I
New York. As was remarked at tha
time, il could if IL behaved itself an
the police did not take charge of it,
Capt. Harms, promoter of the Hlcl
man and Tiptonville Levee and Railroai
has been in negotiation with the limo
Central for a branch of that road INF
Lake county and over or inside the leve
and the negotiations promise successfl
results. This connection would be u
most desirable one, The extension
the Nash, Chat. q st. Louis Railroa
from Hickman into Lake county il
certainty.
The books for the new series OF u
Hickman Il. d l.. Association are NO
open. Now is the time 10 take shar
This is specially desirable 10 those wis
ing 10 borrow money TO buy homes, Ian
; farms, or 10 improve same, on long tim
monthly payments, and at reasonable i
terest. II is safe for investors, but it
a mistake TO conclude that is special
: attractive merely TO investors. Tho
I who derive the most benefit are tho
. who borrow TO secure homes, &c, al
utilize rents, etc, to that end. For al
{, detailed information call on the Seer
= tary at once.
STRAY HORSE.
A Chestnut Bay horse one forefo