The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-06
LOCAL NEWS.

Read the Council proceeulhgs'
The hog law is again in force.
How did you spend the Fourth
The base ball fever is still raging in
our midst.
A number Of our citizens spent the
Fourth in Union City.
Blackberries are now on the market
A big crop is ripening.
The lucky man is the man who sees
and grasps his opportunity.
The Hickman market Is overloaded
with home grown vegetables.
Some men are unable to understand
why they can't understand things.
1t is easier TO take things as they
come than to part with them as they go
The rainy season will soon be over
but alas the political season Is Just be
gun.
Onion river is SAID TO be higher than
il has been at this season OF the year
since 1853
Uncle Felix Pierce, prominent cit
izen of Obion, Tenn, died last week from
stroke of paralysis, aged ~ years.
A woman who wears stuffed bird
on her hat is liable 10 a fine of from 20
TO $50 by law recently passed by the
Legislature Of Arkansas.
A large number of Methodist min
lsters and lay delegates passed through
the city Tuesday enroute TO Tiptonyille
TO attend District Conference.
The spots now seen on the sun 1t Is
said, indicate hot weather OF unusual
intensity during July and August, with
an increased warm period during Sep
TENDER and October.
-Tiptonville Press: With the Hon.
j. G. Harris 10 do the brain work. and
Hon. Rice A. Pierce 10 present our claims
before Congress. the Hickman a Upton
vile leyee Is an assured success.
Everybody has his turn In the course
of time. The school boys and girls have
recently had their inning in the news
papers. aud now lt is the baseball cranks
whose interests are being looked after
aud will continue to be for several days
to come.
Every Democrat in Fulton county j.
urged 10 remember the date Of the pre-
cinct and county conventions. July l4th
and 10th. respectively. held 10 select del
egates 10 the State Convention which
meets i'm Lexington on Thursday, July
18th, 10 nominate a candidate for Gov
ernor.
A new post Office rule has just gone
Into effect imposing fine Of So or one
years Imprisonment ON any one who,
through carelessness or otherwise, takes
mail not belonging 10 them from the
Office and fails 70 return il az once. This
applies To newspapers "a well a. letters
and other mail.
The Agricultural. Department at
Washington is authority for the state
ment that since 1857 the selling value Of
horses has declined from an average Of
$72 TO cas- and that the value Of Other
live stock-mules, mich cows and othei
cattle have also declined from 10 10 Il
per cent. That is what the republican
legislation has done for the farmer.-Ex
All the liars are not out West. TIT
Mobile News says an artist in that citl
painted dog so natural that the ami
NAL had hydrophobia during the ho
weather. He's the same, says thu
Press, who painted copy Of beer bot
tie with such skill that the cork flew on
just as he was finishing il, and after h
married he painted picture Of his frs
baby so life like that IL cried, and hi
wife spanked il before she discovered
her mistake.
The jacksonville Graphic offers Tia
following sensible advice which Is Jus
now on the eve Of the campaign quit
opportune: 1t will be but a short tim
until the country will be troubled wit
the campaign liar. who will be ready
start any kind of report and TO te
any kind Of lie upon his opponent o
on the party Of which he is not a men
Der. The man who will tell he durin
campaign, OF who will repeat one tina
is started by another, knowing il 10 b
an untruth, is a dangerous man to q
ciety. This campaign liar ought 10 b
shot, and no doubt would be hut as
happens the law will not justify the act