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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-24

of rne ne1gnDornood, ana are oniy AZ
lowed TO exchange courtesies with
each other through wire netting,
while the mothers and kittens enjoy
the runway and are only put in their
kennels at night.
Their natural food is raw meat,
but now and then they require a
change, such as boiled asparagus
stems. cabbage, lettuce, or some other
vegetables. either cooked or fresh.
Some cats can be taught to eat al
most anything, while others. all
their lives will refuse to eat anything
but meat or milk.
Very peculiar prices were paid for
ordinary cats 1000 years ago, as
shown in Berwiek's "@uadrupeds."
The price of kitten was one penny,
until proof could be had of its hav-
ing caught a mouse; then two pence:
after that it was rated at four
pence, which was great sum in
those days. 1t was likewise required
to have good hearing and seeing,
have whole claws. and If n female.
be good nurse. If, after being sold.
II failed in any of these qualities the
seller forfeited one-third of the price.
If anyone should steal or kill n cat
that guarded the kings granary
(Ioel the Good, king of Wales,) he
was either to forfeit a milch eve,
her fleece and lamb, or as much
wheat as when poured on the cat sns-
pended by its fcet-its head touch
ing the fioor-wonld form heap
thigh enough to cover the tips Of its
feet
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-24

Two quarts Of chopped green to
matoes; two quarts of chopped ripe
cucumbers; scant cup of salt; let
stand "A hours and drain in coarse
thin muslin. Put two quarts of good
vinegar on to boil; add level table.
spoonful Of pepper, IL Of mustard,
one level tablespoonful allspicc, ~
Of cloves and IA of cinnamon; when
vinegar is boiling put in the toma.
toes and eucumbers. four chopped
white onions and four green peppers
chopped fine. let boil for 20 min,
utes.-Washington Star.
It Is popularity accepted that the
phospkorescence in sea water Is die
to the presence of phosphorus. IL is
now known that il is caused BY q
germ, the 'photo-bacterium-
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-24
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

II tell you," said Kwater, there's
nothing like adversely to bring a man
out" AT the elbows, yes replied
Sinnick. Philadelphia Press.
Whenever you hear a girl refer to a
man as an idiot it's dollars to dough-
nuts that she is in love with him and
he is in love with some other girl
Chicago Daily News.
"You can't get any water out Of
that pump. my little man." mo,
ma'am; I've just poured in a bucketful,
and / can't even git back the primin'."
Indianapolis News.
Old Lady Ito district yisitor)-"It's
my 'ead that's been troublin' me so,
miss, but the doctor he says: You
take these ere pills and you'll soon
shake it off, Punch.
Hiram" she said, sweetly, "the doc
tors are writin' again bout there be-
in germs in kiss "All right, Mol
ly; please gimme six germs right
nowl''-Atlanta Constitution.
"Why does Briggs wear that brass
button on his watch chain?" Because
he values it highly. He says 1T saved
his life when he was boy" How"
by coming up after he accidentally
swallowed IT, Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
No Long Faces There.-"Say, papa,
If we were living at the center of the
earth wouldn't we be all funny?"
"What makes you think so, my son?'
"'Cause this Biography says everything
there loses its gravity."-Town and
Country.
"Have you had any stage expert
ence?" asked the theatrical manager.
SWELL" said the fair applicant, blush
ing modestly, II do not like to speak
Of my triumphs. buf was the leading
lady in Sunday school cantata once,
and my friends said ] acted beautiful
ly."-Boston Post.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-24
CATS AS NIGHT wATcHMEN.
Toms and Tabbies Thus Employed by
the Principal Governments
of the World.

The principal governments of the
world acknowledge the business abil-
ity of cats by placing under their
surveillance the unused mail sacks
.and grain bags belonging to the diff
ferent departments.
The maintenance of an army Of
"cats who catch the rats that gnaw
the sacks that hold the material that
the governments prize" is duly re-
corded by the United States post Of
flee, the imperial printing Office of
France, the government Office in Eng
land and the municipality of Vienna.
The last named department is more
mindful of duty toward animals
than the others; for. after years of
active service, the cats are placed on
the retired list'' with comfortable
pension.
However, when litter of fluffy kit
tens duly arrives at Uncle Sans post
Office the local postmaster informs
the district superintendent of the
fact, and an increase is allowed in
cat rafions.
In France the local staff is fed
twice day, and man is employed
90 look after these business cats, so
that milk and cats meat may be pro-
vided to fill ans deficiency that may
arrive when rats and mice fail TO fill
the larder.
Many large establishments, like the
Midland Railway company, of Eng
land. doclxyards. shipping and storing
houses and public Offices employ cats
for similar service. At one time the
Midland company placed. between
100000 and 100000 empty corn sacks
under the care OF eight cats during
the storage season. and they did
their work successfully; while an ad-
Joining storehouse suffered the en-
tire loss Of their corn bags through
the ranges Of rats. However. it can
hardly be maintained that all the
business cats are Toms. nor that the
present cat fad originated through
an angle OF utility. or that any Of
the eastern or western cities have
incorporated batteries in order to
find employment for the erstwhile
unemployed cat. For such is not the
case: merely the fashionable world
set its seal Of approval upon the fe-
line family and now a wen conduct
ed cattery. wherein are reared idle
tabbies. Is a source Of considerable
income. with but little outlay OF
trouble. Two rows Of kennels IN
sumo rear garden. joined overhead
by wire netting. and thus inclosing
a runway or playground. which may
be furnished with old trunks Of trees,
ladders and boxes over which the
cats may climb. constitute a conren-
ient caffery. The male cats arc kept
in closed confinement. for the peace
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-24

Worms take refuge in the small in
festiues. where they can ea~iiy multi
My. Whites Cream Vermifuge will
DESTROY these parasites. The verdict
~ the peOnle tells how well it has sue
ceeded. Price, % cents. Peoples
Drug Store. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-24
Co 90 rm not marrled.~

"Get out! Tn not married"
"Oh, lis no use TO deny It. Fenton
telegraphed US after he saw your trunk
in the Chicago station. He said he saw
the old shoes. and attached a white
streamer as his donation"
Al the mystery evaporated Ike an
autumn haze
Boys" said Harrington. as he took
their arms. al IS on me-"
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-24

DO not take Or CaldWell's Syrup
Pepsin Unless you have constipation,
udiee-iiun. sick headache or some
form Of stomach fruble. such a.
utsreUsia. bilif usUe<s OF heartburn.
fof these are y hat ia is guaranteed 10
cure Sold by Peoples drug store. dw
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-24

If you want good insurance in first
class Fire Companies at reasonable
rate you eau secure il with the Big J.
c Realty Agency. Office in the West
ern Hotel building.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-12-24

Truf7es are plentiful in Burma. The
Burmese call them s'lxaing-oo-" They
grow on the roots Of the khaing
grass. A local newspaper says that
hey should be boiled ard served up
aot.-N. Y. sun.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
THE new ARMY.

All the volunteer soldiers now in the
service of the United States will be
mustered out by the last of June Those
in the Philippines are being brought
home as rapidly as the transports can
carry them. Regulars are taking their
places, but there will be gradual re-
duction of the forces in the Philippines.
The war there Is practically over Only
two bands of insurgents of any conse-
quence are still in rebellion, and their
surrender Is only a question of days.
But there will be bands of outlaws for a
long time to come and these will give
the soldiers police and scouting work
such as they had to do for years on our
Western frontier.
Congress gave the President author
ty TO increase the army to 1000 men.
But the paciication of the Filipinos
makes this unnecessary. The aggre
gate strength of the army is to be "A
504 enlisted men, the total Of officers
and men making 77,2s7-which is one
soldier for each thousand inhabitants.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
HOW TO CATCH FISH.

Everybody who goes fishing wants
to catch EN-. We do not vouch for the
following as a sure way, but an old fish
erman says it won't fail:
Secure glass jar-an ordinary half
gallon fruit jar will answer the purpose
and ill it with water, putting IN the
jar about dozen nice minnows. Then
fasten a piece of parchment over the
mouth of the jar, sticking a number OF
holes in it, and go TO the spot where
you desire TO fish and drop the jar into
the water. The jar should have at
tached to it a string and float so that II
may be located. The game fish Will
fairly swarm around the minnows, and
if let alone day or two will become
very hungry and the minute you nroT
Your hook in the water with minnow
on 1t they will make rush for 1t.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
GROWING INTO POPULARITY.

The free delivery of rural mail is fast
growing in popularity and it is estimat
ed that within a few years none of the
farmers will be compelled to 90 to the
pOstofiices for their mail at all. By
means of rural free delivery system.
which is being extended rapidly, il is
expected that the mail will be carried
to the homes of practically all the resi-
dents of the rural communities. thus
giving them the same privileges in the
way of mail facilities rs those enioyed
by the cities, 1t is estimated that at
the end of the present fiscal year there
will be 1890 rural routes established
and that the number viii be doubled bv
the end of the next fiscal year. July /.
1902 While the service is yet in its ex
detrimental stage. the experiment has
been of such a satisfactory character
that there is really no doubt but what
the system will be made permanent.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
BLOWING YOUR OWN HORN.

IL is a curious fact that the newspa-
per. the best advertising medium ia
the world, needs itself to be advertised.
and how 70 do 1t effectively i ono of
the difficult problems.
II Is pretty generally recognized hat
the best way is to get people to talking
about the paper, and this doubtless AZ.
counts for much OF the yellow Journalism
of the day. II is said OF the uDhlishar
of one of the deepest tinted of the New
York papers that he desired to pnbl;sh
a different sort of pauer. The onsy
entrance into the field OF staid. corser.
vative journalism lay through fbe ,ny.
chase OF an established paper. Tbis Re
found impossible aud had no choice sv.
cept TO publish yellow journal.
This l. doubtless more effective ti,au
the pleasant practice of PUBLISHING n
our columns the complimentary thi,@s
our neighb0rs say about rs.
This reaches only the readers a. the
paper, who care very little about +
anyway.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
NEVER SAW 4 NEG.J.

Mr. F. NJ. Ballinger keokuk al,
who spent several days mere "a lilss'
connected with the sale OF the li.llman
property, about 60.0JJ acres of ldad in
Trigg. Lyon and Marshal counties has
returned home. Until he came "a Ken
lucky Mr. Ballinger had never seen "a
negro and he spent last Sdturd ~ the
famous first Saturday Ia May whea all
the colored people in the county flock
to town-with his eyes as big as saucers.
-Hopkinsville New Era.
"IT is with good deal OF pleasure AMI
satisfaction tnat | recommend Cham
beriain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy" says Druggist 4. w Sawtelie.
of Hartford, Conn.,
"A lady customer, seeing the remedy
exposed for sale on my show case said
70 me: really believe that medicine
saved my life the past summer while at
the shore and she became so enthuSi-
astic over its merits that 1 at once made
up my mind TO recommend il in the flu
ture. Recently gentleman came into
my store so overcome with collie pains
that he at once sunk to the floor. L gave
HIM dose of the remedy which help
ed him. | repeated the dose and III tif-
teen minutes he left my store smilingly
informing me that he felt as we'll as
ever. Sold by Cowgirl & Cowgirl
druggists, Hickman.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
HORNBEAK TOPICS.
HoRNBEAK, Tenn, May 81. 'Ol.

HORNBEAk, Tenn. May IL VI
Mrs. Terry Martin and little daugh.
ter, of Paducah. are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Walker, this week Miss Stella
Charter attended divine services at An
tioch. Sunday. Misses Ella Grimmet
aud Elizabeth Hornbeak attended the
closing exercises of the school at Glass
Friday night. Robt. Gaultney, OF ~
Ter. No, visited his mother last week.
Miss Matte Howell is visiting IN BETH
ell Miss Elizabeth Hornbeak and ilttie
Marie Barnett and Ralph Hornpeak
went TO Union City, Tuesday. Rev.
Watson preached at the Baptist Church,
"Wednesday night. Miss Leila honl-
trie OF Union City, is visiting Mrs. +
Hornbeak. Quite large crowd enjoy
ed fishing trip on Reelfoot Lake. last
week.
MADAM GRUNDY.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
ADMINISTRATORS SAFE.

On Saturday, June lst. as Executor
of the Will of DR.. y Davis | will on his
farm on State Road about miles East
of Hickman, KY. expose to public sale.
all the personal properly OF said DR. n.
j. Davis, consisting of cattle. hogs,
mare and colt, corn, household aud
kitchen furniture. carpets and box Of
carpenters tools. Sale will begin about
9 a. m. aud will be for cash or note with
approved security, bearing interest from
day of sale BIT. DAVIS.
Expcutor
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
THE OOUGHNUT COIN.

The new Scent piece soon to be is
sued by the government has already
been styled the "doughnut coin" by
reason of the tact the piece is to have a
hole in the center. This innovation in
the coinage of a part of Uncle Sam s
money was deemed necessary from the
fact that the coin is the exact size and
of the same material as is the present
scent piece.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
PRESIDENTIAL LOVE AFFAIRS.

One married abroad.
One married divorced woman.
Five presidents married widows.
Cleveland was the Oldest married-49.
Three presidents were twice married.
-Four married clergymen's daughters.
Three became engaged while at school
johnson was the youngest married-1S.
Mrs. Cleveland was the only White
House bride.
Tyler's wife was 80 years younger
than himself.
Dolly Madison was the youngest pres.
identialwife.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24

The merchant that advertises has in
all ages been regarded as enterprising.
The merchant that imagines that he is
too well known to need the benefit to
be gained by patronizing the columns
of his local paper is rapidly going into
decay The scar and yellow leaf will
ere long elicit the sad refrain. What a
pity"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
A PUZZLE.

Take any number that you choose,
And then multiply by two;
To this amount then add twenty.
And then divide by two.
When you have completed this,
And are sure its right. why then,
Subtract from this your first number
And your answer will be ten.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
THE CORN DEAL.

Chicago, May l9.-Profits for all con-
cerned in the big May corn deal are
conservatively figured between $500 coo
and 100000. George II. Philips
modestly comedies that there may be
$50 900 to divide. The deal involves
cash corn transactions not yet
closed. Phillips himself cannot tell
within $4,000 OF 100000 what the final
profits will be.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24

Miss Florence Newman. who has been
a great sufferer from muscular rheuma
tism, says Chamberlain Pain Balm Is
the only remedy that affords her relieI.
Miss Newman is much respected res
dent of the village of Gray. y. y aud
makes tins statement for the benefit OF
others similarly afflicted. This I'M.
ment Is for sale by Cowgirl q Cowgirl
druggists. Hickman.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24

and get you a Roller Bearing Bug
gy aud let your horse rest, W get
a Rubber Tired Buggy and rest
yourself. You can get buggy of
Us tor $3.50. that is guaranteed and
a Top Buggy for $40, harness for
$50. We are also headquarters for
everything in Plows, Hoes, Piow
Gear, Wagon Harness. Mccormick
Machinery. Rakes, Movers. Binders,
Binder Irvine and Gar S,otr
Threshers, and in fact the largest
stock of the kind in Western ny
We sell goods on smaller margin
than anybody at Hickman, Ky.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
r.. 7. TYLER ACT.
Saved His Leg.

p. A. Danforth, of LAGRANGE, Ga.
suffered for six months with frightful
running sore on his leg /; but writes that
Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured IT
IN five days. For Ulcers, Wounds.
Piles it is the best salye in the world
Cure guaranteed Only DC. Sold by
Cowgirl Il Cowgirl.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
Old Soldiers Experience.

NJ. II. Austin, cival war veteran, of
Winchester. Ind, writes: My wife
was sick long time in spite of good
doctors treatment, bat was wholly
cured by DR.. King New Life Pills,
which worked wonders for her health. T"
They always do. Try them. Only PC
at Cowgirl & Cowgill's drug store.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
Local and Personal.

, The Goo Goo Eyes. formerly the Shaw
BOYS baseball nine. defeated the Mos
COW teani nc the BAH grounds in West
- ickman, Saturday last. by a seore If
10 TO 10 The Goo ooes say they Will
meet amy nme i'm the field.
usi arrived a new line of Dress
Goods. Can and inspect them
L. y. simmons.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
5000 FEET CEILING.

6,OO0 feet second hand Ceiling, for
sale, about one-third price, by Poplar
Grove Baptist Church. Apply TO
GEO. THRELkELD.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24


3 R+v.r t'..o',.i.-'.''' ,i'1 h'''issippl
, nm ,........ - ""9 ucen appointed
I.ouf, If "a. IL. H., ~, S'l'y Oh -
rbea,ea of its i,'., 'iar no' been
Srickns, ronl5 I, -. ~ lfesident
river 81 'iiiies Tor the
See fhe Suguu Counter at
AMBERG-S.
4 s,oe@ company has beea organized
at 1oiunloua. Nv, 20 bore for oil ia that
Vit.nliy. Iney wall more probably find
ga,, Tor Gov. AaIcriJl's well consider
ed theory was tilat underneath Raelfoot
Lake an't ail tlls section was q natural
Gas ni~in
V,bo ;o.,.-..,.,,.. IS
dr1n.i., al nlf,i;.. - n 'iiDrous II
,,.,'i. -, '''.ii"df + grad
ing All Oyer the country. This is a great
poiht gained 10 Is not 50 very long
since tiiS Important factor in road max
nag was largely ignored.
= w ~
Bios ''E .,iicr Mill property for sale
cheap. Apply at oacc.
'' i'' W. ). BURNETT.
Ci~.r. C,urt .,,t,,rr,1
las. rae iurv in ~. - -, az
as Wn W,t.,n obar,,a1 In - sne I'm.
.Io. V,ats fuIcd tn arr, W., ~ - A''lile
o,.s f,r tri,l nov S.,ta,',t,'n ~
lur, sto,d siv s,, ,..,.,,-f.ti, IL ne
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-05-24
WOOL WANTED.

We win pay highest market prices for
WOOL. L. p. & w. S. ELLISON.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-08-23
The Fruits Of War.


Not long ago visited the town Of
Novara, in northern Italy. There in a
wheatfield tn farmers have plowed
up skulls of men until they have piled
up a pyramid 10 or IL feet high. Over
this pyramid some one has built can
opy to keep off the rain. These were
the skulls Of young men of Savoy, Sar-
DINA and Austria-men of Is to 35
years of age, peasants from the farms
and workmen from the shops-who
met at Novara to kill each other over
a matter in which they had very little
concern.
Further on Frenchmen, Austrians
and Italians fell together at Magenta,
the hue of the blood that flowed out
under the olive trees. Go over Italy
as you will there Is scarcely spot not
crimsoned by the blood ct France.
scarcely railway station without its
pile of French skulls. You can trace
them across to Egypt, to the foot Of
the pyramids. You will find them In
Germany-at Jena and Leipsic, at L IT.
zen and Bautzen and Austerlitz. You
will find them in Russia at Moscow,
in Belgium at Waterloo. "A boy can
stop bullet as we'll as a man." said
Napoleon. And with the rest are the
skulls and bones Of boys ''ere evening
to be trodden like the grass. Popular
Science Monthly.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-08-23
Queer Turkish Fish.

April - is the great fete day Of "Ba-
lukli," or place of fishes. This Is a
small church situated outside the walls
of Constantinople, and it enjoyed no
particular reputation before the con-
quest of Constantinople by the Turks.
At the time of the invasion, however. a
monk was cooking some fish there
when a messenger came and told him
that the Turks had entered CONSTANT
nople. The monk did not believe the
story and said he would sooner believe
that the half cooked fish would jump
back into the water. AS he spoke the
fish jumped back into the water, and
since then the place has had great
reputation for its healing powers.
A church has been built over the
spring dedicated to "Our Lady Of the
Fishes" and on this day regular pill
grimage takes place from all parts Of
the town. Many sick are carried thith-
er, and many miraculous cures are re-
ported. The truth of the story Is proved
by the presence in large marble lined
tank in the church Of the lineal &C.
scendants Of the half cooked fish. Any
one who does not believe has only to
look in the water, and he will see them,
brown on one side and white on the
other, swimming about at their ease.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-08-23

Until the Herald-Journai called at
tention to the fact, the Bee was un.
aware that there was to be any par.
ticular advertising in connection with
the sale of the state lands in this
county. 1t does not know even now
that there is to be such advertising,
but if there is it should be done in the
newspaper which has the largest cir
culation in the neighborhood of the
land to be sod. Doubtless if Register
Long has any advertising to do he will
be Influenced in placing /. solely by
business considerations, in which
event the Bee expects to have at leas
chance in the bidding.
The statement of the Herald-Journal
that "there was time, not many
moons ago, when, in the eyes of the
Bee, Thomas D. Long, was all that
was bad, in fact, the incarnation of
evil" is utterly false and the files of
the Bee are open to prove it. The Bee
opposed Mr. Long fairly and square
ly and without resort to one line of
personal abuse, and under similar cir
cumstances the Bee would again op-
pose Mr.. Long even though he filled
this newspaper from cover to cover