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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-04-26

Mrs Mamie Kingman is visiting in
Union City.
Ben Collins. of Cayce, has enlisted in
the U. ). Army,
The Embroidery Circle will meet with
Mrs. Ed Prather, this week
Mr.. Chas. c. Schlenker, the jeweler.
is visiting at his old home in Eaton. q.
The railroad company Is soon to com
mence the erection of new depot at
State Line.
We have no competitors. We sell
the best work IN the country for the
money. l.. K, REEVES * co.
Hickman, Ky
DIR. Z. l.. Williams and wife. and Miss
es Emma Covington and Salhe Thorn
as, of Crystal, Tenn, were in Hickman,
Monday, trading
Thomas Dillon, jr.. of Hickman, was
elected Vice Grand Dictator OF the
Grand Lodge Knights of Honor, at its
recent session III Louisville.
The president will start on ms south
ern and western trip on the morning Of
April ~. = stay OF six hours Will be
made in Memphis on the following day.
Dir. X. l.. Alexander, of PaTagould,
Ark, formerly cashier Of the +. " NJ
Bank of Hickman, was here on a visit,
Tuesday.
Judge Silas Murrell, of Hickman, will
make Bardwell his home temporarily.
He represents the Union Central LAfe
Insurance Co, OF Cincinnati. We glad
ly welcome Judge to our little city.
Bardwell Democrat.
Mr.. Marsh Shucks residence. near
Jordan, was destroyed by fire, Friday
morning last. This was the old Marion
Shuck homestead 10 insurance and
Only small part of the household fur
nlture saved
EN- Step in az Reeves Il Co., at
Hickman, and see that FINE SURREY
for 5000. Better than some sell at
$1,000.
The remains OF Mr. Chas McDcr
mot, son of our we'll known townsmau
Mr. Thos. McDermot, were brought to
Hickman, Saturday, and b lried in HEX
man cemetery He was killed at
Luxora, Ark. one day last week in a
personal difficulty.
The Board of Education of Fulton has
selected the following faculty 70 assist
Prof. j. c. Cheek in the public schools
the next term; Misses Della Doak, Nit
tie Cayce, GuSsie Nichols, Mayme
Wheeler, Hetfie Collins. Irene Carson
and Johnnie Cayce Prod. Cheek is to
receive 500 month and tie lady teach
ers from S35 to $50 per month
The fiscal court of I'altUA county in
creased the property tax from II cents 10
20 cents on the slC0. The increase was
necessary 10 cover a deficit In ire c0un.
" revenue occasioDed bv extra expense
last year in handling the smallpox cpl
uemic at Cruichfield and bGildingd new
IRON bridge over Obion creek at the old
ferry,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-04-26

The remains of the wife of Mr.. James
Oliver, son of MIR. \. f. Oliver. were
brought to Hickman. Tuesday morning
and buried at the Brown burial
grounds, She died in Cairo. Sunday.
She had been an invalid for long time.
Deep sorrow Is felt over her death. and
great sympathy for the hereaved.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-04-26
Special Silk Values

TO! m a department which can be visited ev-.
cry day, because something new is shown
every day.
One lot WASH SILKS, just received.
The regular summer weight, all pure silk,
woven exceptionally strong, will give spIen-
did wear, good cOlOrs, full 20 inch wide, per
yard 81 l-2c.
CREPE de CHIMES, per yard, Csc.
Our line of % inch FOULARDS, every
shade good One equal to any that will be
sold elsewhere for Sl.OO per yard. This will
prove itself to be the best values i'm Fou-
ards yet offered-a yard 75c
Black PeaU de Sole and Black Guaranteed
Iateta-The goods that we offer in these
two special weaves have never been an
preached at Sl.25 yard, and should be of
great interest to those wanting Black Silks.
These goods are sold everywhere as bar
gains at Sl'25 a yard. Our price a yard
S1.OO
We call especial attention to our line of
Fancy Silks for Waists, in all cOlors and
good values Prices yard soc to 100
THE WASH GOODS Department offers
Undue ements that will command attention.
Have Just received new lot of Ginghams
in both Staple and Fancies, also new lot
OF Percales and Madras Cloth. Our prices
as low as the lowest.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-04-26
ESTABLISHED 1859
If it's New it's Here.
If it's Here its New.

An offering of Merchandise, in which
quality, style and prices, blend to satisfy the
requirements of the most select and sthc
most economical buyers
Our very
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-04-26
Local and Personal.

Is life worth living? / dunno.
Maybe not an maybe SO.
Haven't time, the truth TO state.
For such serious debate.
When the sun is kind an warm
AM the sky is free from storm.
Wien the buds are lookin' out
Atthe grasses round about.
An the wakenin' through the wood
Son o sets you feelin' good.
1 js' haven't got the time
Lift With livin': dunno.
49,. and maybe SO.
Ny .-.rs;- ss.... ..a .s-.SS..a...
Icdn' step fur figgering
Washington Star.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-04-26

Reserved Seats will be on sale at Ell
AlSON'S STORE. Friday morning Nav
9th, at 9 a, IN.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1901-04-26
81 MILLINERY. x

Styles for Spring and Summer simply
bewildering in beauty and variety.
Every day brings us New Ideas New STYLES
at he best place for Millinery
More Hats, Better Hats, Better Valves
than any place i'm the city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
COURAGE AND CAPITAL.

It took no small amount Of courage on
the part of Mr. Trigg and his associates
TO launch an institution. the life and eN-
istence of which meant competition, prob
ably bitter and severe competition with
the great ship-buildins firms OF the world.
and then millions and hundreds OF mil
lions, so il can be fancied that it was
with some temerity that the Trigg Com
pany, when the Government in 1898, called
for bids for the construction Of ships to
form what is to be known as our new
navy, put in bids on several of these
boats Great was the delight OF the peo-
pie OF Richmond when the telegraph wires
flashed from Washington the news that
the Government had awarded TO the VIM
r. TrisS Company the contracts Tor the
construction VI three torpedo-boats, two
torpedo-boat dSstroyers and one protected
cruiser. The tCpedo-boats. the Stockton,
the Shubrick aid the Thornton, and the
destroyers, the Dale and the Decatur,
have long since Sbeen launched and the
Stockton has recently made its official
trial, making the :peed of 2S.43 knots, or
.45t OF a knot NOR than the maximum
speed called for IL the contract This
boat Will be formal. turned over TO the
Government about January 18th. The
Thornton and Shubrrk are also nearing
completion, and the hitter Will nave its
trial about January 9TH The contract
price of these boats is sl29,5oo each.
THE TORPEDO BOATS.
:.,.as torpedo boats hale twin screws.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01

tacles AS one stroIlS about amidst these
noisy scenes he sees molten metals han
died like water. and meets with many new
contrivances for cutting. trimming, ana
boring steel.
Pending the completion Of the huge snip
filters shed. which is to be 100 by 80 feet,
the huls of all the boats are built in
what is known as the old ship-htters' shed.
Here by the aid Of giant machinery the
great ship plates are punched and sAeared
and trimmed II is here also that the
company makes its own rivets and bolts
and many of its tools. Above this shed
is what is called the mould loft. spa
cious place where the mold for snap
ing the different parts of the null
is made Just east of the ship
filters shed huge picking tanks are
located. and the large steel plates are
dipped in these tanks. which are filed with
acid in order that the mill scale may be
removed
Quite an interesting feature Of the es-
tablishment is the new bending shed.
where heavy iron bars are bent into
angles and curves according 10 the shapes
required In this shed is one OF the
largest furnaces in America. being sixty
FIVE feet long The new ship-itters' she'd
is almost ready for occupancy 1t is the
most interesting place about the yards
and is filed with massive machinery. all
Of which is brand new. In this shed is
u set of rolls for bending plates to tae
shape OF the snip, eaca roll weighing
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
Tie Torpedo Boat Stockton, It's Unofficial Trial

20 tons. East of the shtp-ftters shed is
the carpenters and joiners' building,
which is modern affair ana conlmensu-
rate with the demands Of .he plant. Be
yond this building is the great dry docks
and the laying up basin. which constitute
one of the greatest features OF the es-
Enlistment The basin is lao feet vide
and has ample space for a large number
of boats. while the dry dock viii be so
situated that the water can be turned INTO
it and out of it without the enormous
expense OF pumping. TIE founda tons for
the new boiler-shops have been laid and
the Observation-Disclosures are nearly finished.
The foundry building. the only brick
structure on the grounds. is we'll under
way and the new machine-shnp, which
is 100 by 20G feet and 10 feet high, VIII De
moved into early this month. There are
several other buildings yet TO be begun
and when all are finished the company
will be enabled TO double It's, force and
to carry forward its business with all
ease and expedition.
The company has just moved its Offices
from the old Talbot establishment TO
the handsome new office building just COM
pleted on its grounds. This building is
three stories high and is admirably ar
ranged for the business of the concern.
The first floor is used as d store-roorn for
the plant. The general Offices consume all
of the space of the second floor, while
the third Is occupied by the drafting
department where forty expert drafts
men are engaged preparing plans for ships
and snip machinery,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
Forty-fiYe Feet One THOUSAND Nen Are Employed HI

WHAT ADMIRAL HTTCHBoRN SNfo-
Admiral FIitchborn. chief of the Bureau
of Construction Of the United States
Navy. after a visit to the Trigg shipyards
last February had the following I'd say
of the establishment TO his colleagues In
Washington:
My visit was a revelation in every
sense of the word, and was to me par
,fcularly gratifying. Although the re-
ports that have been made to the depart
msut from time to time through the naval
inspectors in charge Of the TriSs works
have been entirely satisfactory and most
encouraging yet 1 was not at all pre-
pared for the advanced condition which
confronted me. The works We're much
more extensive than [ had anticipated.
and the shops are equipped with the most
modern machinery TO b. found. thus eHa-
bling the company 10 do its own work in
stead of subettlns il. Not only so wife
the machinery but with the men. who
seem highly intelligent and fully abreast
of the important task that ccnfronts them.
Much of the work thar / inspected was OF
a difficult nature, and yet I found 1t OF
the highest type, and repeat that at was
most surprising and gratifying to ma
such work being done III Richmond, and
by beginners in the art of snipbuilding.
The, company. as well as the city, should
be gratifed at the high type of mechanics
at the works Many of the castings
forgings. and other work OF difficult
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01

aud intricate nature are done here in
manner second TO none.
The location of the plant also found
TO be ideal in every particular. After the
ships have been launched they resi- GpuT.
the water in the basin as steadily and
quietly as ii tiipn the ways and supported
By stays They are wholly uHdisturbed %
tides, and waves, and breakers. which IS
Il great point pending construction and
the installing OF machinery. etc. w&s
delighted with the plans shown 10 me.
and with the site proposed for eHiaFsins
the ship-EarLs and for the construction
OF the large basins for the accommodate
ton of oattIe-ships. cruisers and the like.
Such a fresfl-water basin as is here con-
tempIated coupled with the Trigg shops,
affordins facilities tor repair. would be o.
great service 10 the Government. and
would save much expense in docking.
and, again. not only the site. but Rich
mond is likewise an IDEAL piace for ship
wards Being inland. ard it's strategic
value well established. there could be 10
interruption 70 works N time OF war. Bat
more. :, city oi the size OF Richmond has
many advantages over smaller places. Tor
instance Newport News. tn that there
can always be found la6orers to rely apoii.
The city is not only large enough TO sup
ply all of the ta5orers necessary. el!t II at
fords them a permanent home. where
supplies are cheap. and eRe--i,e.s and
schools abound. together Min uI neese
sary places OF amusement
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
BITILDING-F A BOAT.

The building of al boat is not a very
simple or inexpensive thing. The con-
struction OF a modern war vessel equipped
with its powerful expansion engines, Its
gigantic machinery. is a far greater mat
ter in point of cost, labor and material,
and even in time consumed. than an or
binary person has the faintest idea. Al
most Immediately upon The organization
Of the William r. TriSg Company, be-
cause of the high standing of the gen
tlemen at the head Of that concern and
their wel-known business qualifications
was awarded by the United States Gov
eminent contracts for six war vessels
At that time the company was practically
a company in name and capital only. 1t
to secure outright the large machinery
making plant Of Talbot & Sons and with
this start the work of erecting the great
srip-bulding establishment on the south
ern shore of the dock was begun and
pushed forward with great rapidity. even
though the operations upon the ships tie
company had contracted TO build had to
be commenced at once and pushed with
all possible vigor. When it is considered
that the installation of such plant as
the Trigg Company is establishing here
is the work of years. one must marvel at
what has been accomplished by this con-
Germ in the brief fifteen months of its
existence These facts snow conclusiveiy
that the Trisg people are in the ship
building business to stay, and That their
company proposes TO meet all competi-
tors and TO have its share or the business
in its line.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
A GREAT INSTITUTION

One institution in Richmond, one that
puts food 1rpon the tables and cIsthins'
slpon the Backs OF q thousand families,
and which will carry Richmond's ame
across the seas and TO the uttermost alds
of the earth. one which stands IN the fore-
front Of the great Industrial enterprises
OF America, did not have its beginning IL
the oiden days when tobacco passed cur,
rent is .uoney and coonskins We're treated
with the same high favor. or in that try
ing period following the Civil War, known
as the reconstruction period, but was
launched in greatness and NiEor just upon
the eve of the century The world has en-
tered.
The William r. Trlgg Company was or
1an.zed OCTOBER 16, 1898 To-day q plant
covering forty-fise acres of ground, sit
7rated between the Richmond Dock and
Beautiful James River. rings with the
rnusic OF thousand artisans with Their
hammers and ether Implements; three
steel bound torpedo-boats. TWO huge tor
pedo-boat destrosers. and other craft an
s.hored In the dock. magnificent modern
boats. representing protsso!y more than
two millions OF dollars. are daily approach
ing completion. while the keel blocks are
being laid for the United States cruiser
.gsaivesfon.'. for which the Government
has contracted TO pay the sum of $t.03..0o1
just az crn.np made Philadelphia famous
rs q sliipbuild:nS city. so Is I1isg maxim 3
for Richmond a name which will br.us. TO
her people mii!Icas from the outside
AogS1 - y :. 4.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01

The birth Of the twentieth century is an
epoch, "a marvellous epoch in the indus
trial history of Richmond. One hundred
years ago only a few houses, simple in
construction and crude in appearance,
dotted the hills and sat in placid valleys
of this now beautiful and thriving city.
There were no great business institu-
tons, no factories, no large department
stores, no railroads, no magnificent
streets, no shipping, no combinations of
wie4lth or capital to forward business in
terests for many years after William
Byrd set foot upon this picturesque
ground and said. Here will 1 build a
city
The rarages of the Civil Mar left The
Richmond that her sturdy people had
built. the queen city of the South, deVas-
rated, sucked and poor. With the cour-
age and heroisrn characteristic of Virgin
ians these people set to work and with
might of Drawn and brain and an indomi-
table energy, have erected upon the
charred ruins left as a result of that con-
iiict a majestic city famed throughout the
world for its handsome monuments, ITS
stately offices and its hospttable. loyal
citizens. These things have been accom-
plished by years of struggle and effort.
They represent the toll and labor OF all
the 11eople aud not Of a few, and whatever
of honor and glory is the reward Belongs
to the whole and not to a part of a heroic
and u1rconqueted community.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01

vertical engines placed in water-uSht
compartments, each with condenser,
water tubular boilers and a bunker ca
pacity for at least eighty tons of coal.
Electric lights are supplied throughout
and there will be one sea-chlight of an
approved pattern. They nave good, strong
qualities and capable of opegating at high
speed in a moderate sea. There are two
coming towers, the forward one of when
is of half-inch nckel-steel plates.
The battery is composed Of three rapid
fire guns and mounts weighing about Two
tons, with three and a half tons Of am
nunition.
Mounted on deck are three ffteen-foot
torpedo tubes with torpedoes, and stor-
age space below for two additional tor
pedces and five war-heads. BerthlnS
space is provided for a crew of twenty
six men and three officers, and provision
space for twenty days.
The Dale and the Decatur, the torpedo
boat destroyers, are also nearing COM
pletion. They are much larger and more
formidable vessels than the torpedo boats,
and are terrific fighting machines.
TWO GREAT DESTROYERS
The destroyers have twin screws, YER
teal engines, placed III separate water
tight compartments. each with a con-
denser. water tubular boilers and bum
ker capacity for carrying at least two
hundred tons of coal affording some pro-
lection to engines and boilers. The YES
sells are lighted throughout with electricity
and supplied with one Search-liSht OF an
approved pattern. They are built Staunch
and strong with good freeboard, good sea-
going qualities and designed for hlSh
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
plant far into the future.
PI.AINT DESIR ED.

ptSItI LIZ Ailu LIE iitt'i'.
PLANT DESIRED.
An industry paying for labor alone S1o.-
600 d week, which is spent with Richmond
merchants and owners of real estate. is
one to be fostered. An enterprise 20 adj
vertise this city in the remCtest parts of
the world is one of which the community
may be proud. The plant of the Trigg
Company being entirely new and modern.
is the equal, if not the superior, OF any
similar pant i'll the world. The great
machinery installed within this establish
ment is the very best that money could
BUY for the uses to which ii is put. SeFe
raj of the buildings constituting TIE Trigg
plant have not yet been finished, and the
concern has been forced To work its hun
dreds OF men under rather cranped con-
ditions But, Notwithstanding this. the
establishment, with its vast departments
and its ponderous machinery, is revela-
ton to person who has never visited
such an institution. IT shows the deyel-
oIqment of &. vessel from the very begin
ming, and presents those lesser details
which are often overlooked when the ship
is viewed in its entirety. There are draft
ing-rooms designing rooms, foundries,
Observation-Disclosures, pautern-shopsr ma
cflIne-ShcpS, brass and copper fitting de-
partments. and scores of other features
which snow the progress of the uechanl-5
cal arts. Perhaps the most Interesting OF
all the sights 10 see are the huge water
tube boilers made for the vessels. To The
ignorant man they suggest the idea of an
octopus, with hundreds Of metallic ten-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01
Virginia The Handsome Being Built for

speed in a sea way. Two coming towers
adorn them, the forward one of which will
be made OF half-inch Hickel-steel plates.
The battery is sufficient TO strike terror
to hostile warships II is composed of
seven rapd-fire guns. which, with they
mounts and fittings, weigh some eight
tons. On the midship line are mounted
two twenty-foOt torpedo tubes to carry
seventeen-foot torpedoes. weighing in all
four tons while space below is provided
for storing the two spare torpedoes and
four war-heads.
Berthing space is provided for crew
of sixty men and four officers and pro-
vision space for twenty days.
If, on trial. the average speed OF the
destroyerS for the two hours trial falls
below the speed guaranteed by the bid
der. it may be accepted by the depart
ment at a reduction at the rate Of SS,'Do
for each quarter OF a knot. If the speed
falls below twenty-eight knots the yes
sells will be rejected
1t is said by expert naval engineers that
these boats, 50 far as construction, work
manship and material go. are the equal
OF any ever built for the United States
navy. They will cost $4,000 each.
THE CRUISER GALVESTON.
The keel of the protected %uiser Gall
weston is ready to be laid, and this work
will be commenced in few DAYS or as
soon as the blocks are ready. This will
be the first Of the larger class of ships
the Trigg people Will build fer the United
States navy. 1t will be 3OS feet Il inches
long with beam of Ii feet, draft IL feet
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-01

Galveston may be judged by u glance at
the following:
Length on Ioad-water lire ttrial
dlsplacement). feet..............--- 293
Extreme breadth at load-water
line, feet -....... ................'-. 10
Trial displacement, tons.........---5,1Co
Mean draft at trial displacement
feet................. ...-----.... 10 -
Greatest draft. full load, feet. 10 20
Total bunker capacity. not less
than, tons .:..-.....'.'..- ~
Coal carried on trial, tons..........-- 40
Feed water carried on trial, tons. ~
Speed on trial, not less than. knots u l.
Two triple-expansion four-cyinder
engines of about, horse-poweri,2t o
Six water tube boilers, of about
horsepower -. .....--.--4..to
Full load displacement, tons......--3,ioo
Twin screws.
FIRST PASSENGER STEAMER.
The first fast passenger steamer will be
the .sVirgnia" q handsome and paEatial
craft being built for the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company to ply be-
tween Norfolk and Newport News. taking
the place of the Louise This boat will
hi. 2G0 feet in length. with beam Of 81 feet
and 8 feet draft. 1t, will have speed OF
IS knots. and will be furnished and equip
ned in the most modern fashion. Besides
the boats named the Trigg Company is
building TWO large revenue cutters foi me
Government. as well as other boats, and
has contracts taxing the capacity OF us