The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-11-01

MISCELLANEOUS
G l. f A n | n G S i.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF GENARAL INTEREST.

Paducah gets $4,000 from Mr., Car
negie for city library.
The kentucky Railroad Commission
ers will meet in Frankfort, Noyember
IL.
President Roswell, as he calls his
name, celebrated his 44th birthday Sat
urday.
Edward, King of England, is afflicted
with cancer of the throat. aud has sub
mitted to three operations.
Grover Cleveland has announced him
self for Seymour, the Democratic can
didate for Governor in New jersey.
Many wives will agree that they can
easily dress on $500 a year-the diff
Guilty is in getting the 300 simoleons.
The South Carolina exposition will be
opened December = at Charleston. Sen
ator Chauncey NJ. Depew will deliver
the Grafton.
Great Britain will doubtless agree
that she's getting her Irish up in way
that is more threatening to herself than
to outsiders.
OOlkft6Suldu 1<duuls, VI boAu
the bankers of Chicago that they
would have to face an income tax that
would try their consciences.
The Legislative race is growing red
hot, and contrary 10 our expectations
there is now promise OF pretty full
vote particularly in some precincts.
What pity that troop of Texas
Rangers can't be turned loose on the
Graeco Turkish brigands who make a
business Of abductlng women mission
aries.
The assassin of President Mckinley
was executed Tuesday morning. The
criminal died unrepentant and defiant,
obstinately separating himself from hu-
man sympathy and divine mercy.
Perish his memory.
While Mrs. Roosevelt is trying TO
bring the annual outlay of fashionable
women for dress down to $500, there
are several ladies on the outside of the
400 who would like their allowances
raised to that amount.
Competent military authorities ex-
press the belief that for an indefinite
time it will take 60, 600 men in the Phil
ippines to preserve order. Gen. Chaffee
declares the entire Filipino people are
at war with the United States
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma,
will make their annual appeal next
winter for admission TO the Union as
states. Their chief argument Will be
that other inconsequental territories
have gained statehood.
Whitney, the Cleveland Secretary of
the Navy, the President maker, is out
for Shepard for Mayor of New York,
and says he sees in Shepard the rehab-
itation OF the Democratic party, aud
the future President of the United
States.
1t is argued that il Miss Stone is ran
somed the kidnapping of missionaries
will become national industry IN Bull
garia. Not necessarily. The mission.
aries can keep away from that region.
The Bulgarians are not convertible any
how.
According to estimates the Pan.
American Exposition will run behind
about q, 900 .000 A failnre to have the
exhibits installed at the opening of the
enterprise, the assassination of President
Mckinley and several mistakes In con-
struction account for much of this loss. |
Hon. @. F. Bronston and Congress-
man " heller have been making speech
es in Hickman County. the past week,
seeking to rally the Democratic voters
for Col. Mott Ayers, the nominee Hon,
X. b. Flatt replied 1T Columbus and
Moscow in favor of Judge Naylor.
Mr.. Bryan Is stumping Nebraska in
behalf of the fusion ticket, He lost his
own state last year but as he is not
candidate this year he hopes to see it |
kept ont of the Republican column.
While o fusion ticket is never very
much to be admired, it is to be hoped
that it will WIN this time.
To-day is All Saints Day and last
night was Halloween. From away
back in Roman times the CLASSIC myth
ology has been handed down, and the
boys and girls have had their Hallow-
cen parties and nowadays more in
amusement than otherwise. they try to
read their fortunes in the future
Our venerable fellow -townsman and
friend, Mr.. E. Case, this week present
ed, the Courier with a bound volume
OF "The Commercial Herald" published
at Mills Point, (Hickman.) Kv., the
years 1871, 2 and 3. The volume is full
of old "reminiscences, valuable as his.
tory, and otherwise. Thd Courier APP
preciates the present very much.
Follow the flag was Schley's signal
at Santiago. It is not bad battle cry
and is likely to become historic like Gen.
Grants "Hold the Fort" 1t is not
only sententious but has chivalric
Suggestion like Henry of Navarre's fam
GUS command to his knights at the bat
tie of Ivry: Press where you see my
white ploom shine"
Squire Harris has left a proposition
with Union City as to his proposal for
building railroad from that city into
Lake county. saying. according to the
Commercial If it is not accepted that he
will then select his terminal point and
build the road at his own expense. The
Commercial thinks that Union City
ought to accept, fearing perhaps that
Union City will not be the Squire's IA
yorlte point should he conclude to build
the road at his own expense.
A lazy editor walls forth the follow
ing: The lark came mp to meet the
sun. and carrolled forth his lay; the
farmers son took down the gun and at