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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23

a friend to the farmer. for We con.
slider the farmer the best friend We
have. And again. we have never
directed our onslaughts las Citizen
vonld term them) TO the farmer.
There are as many Of those people
in town, il not more, than there are
in the country. Nov We are not
arguing this matter from a one sided
standpoint. as you intimate. for ve
are always for what is best for the
community. Are you sure you can
say as muchl The assertion. az
Citizen means il tor an asseriion)
that We are paid even 50 much as a
penny for our eight on the catalogue
houses, is utterly false. We believe
that we have treated the meat cues
ton heretofore. Citizen. !, doesn't
show much public spirit for a man to
abuse his local merchant as Is done
In your last paragraph.
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From Route Five

Mrs. Betty Hicks is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Will Hamblin spent Sunday
with the family Of Bob Hicks.
Miss Maud Osburn spent Sunday
night with Pearl Kirk.
Mrs. Adie Mccain went to CLAW.
ton shopping Saturday evening.
Little Rowena Kirk suffered with
a bad cold last week but is better
now.
Mr.. Vinson Anders Of Brits Land.
ing IS spending the week in tots vi
cinity.
Farmers have the blues down here.
The water Is over the corn and Il is
too muddy TO pick cotton.
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THE VALUATION RAISED.

Last week We published a card
from the city tax assessor by re-
quest from him, in which Il stated
that be had raised the valuation Of
the property OF the city, thirty per
cent. Always standing for the best
interests OF the town. We chose not
20 make any comment on this move
until we had FIRST learned the senti-
ments OF the general public OF
course il Il should be the wish Of the
majority Of the taxpayers TO have
the assessment raised 80 per cent,
Why We are willing 10 abide By the
will Of the majority. But We think
Il a very bad move, and a great dea.
OF authority assumed for the as
SCISSOR 20 do this without the consent
and wish Of the taxpayers. We did
not think al the time that il would
meet the appreciation OF the people,
and until We found out that It was
not. we did not make any mention
Of il. But since quite number Of
influential citizens have accosted US
and asked our opinion, and 50 We
hemently expressed their disapproval
OF the measure. We feel il only our
duty to call your attention u the
fact.
The article in question last week
stated that the increase would pre-
vent the people from appearing 10
be tax-ridden. Il is a well known
fact that We are not tax-ridden, and
no citizen who has the least public
spiritedness viii make any complaint
OF paying Sl.2S per one hundred
dollars, our present tax rate. The
board Of supervisors should pay no
attention 10 this raise IN valuation
as a whole, bat let il rest where the
property holders have assessed IL,
unless Il is in instances where in
dividuals have assessed too low IN
the opinion Of the board. II anyone
wishes 10 express their opinion and
desire IN this matter pro or con we
shall be glad 10 print same IN the
Courier.
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MRS. R. T. TYLER

Mrs. Dr.. Bailey. OF Louisville.
was toe honoree Of another delight
ful social entertainment Tuesday
afternoon, al which we're invited 10
the suburban home Ct the hostess,
Mrs. r. 7. Tyler. a number Ct
ladies who were last year the invited
guests Of house party IN Louisville.
given by Mrs. Bailey. These ladies
were Mesdames I'd Millet, Jack
Millett, Mamie Kingman, DR.. Hub
bard, Ed Prather, 7. T. Swayne, l..
p. Ellison and {. B. Travis. This
occasion, or dining, vas the source
OF much pleasure and mirth. That
Mrs. Tyler is splendid hostess can
be atiesied by the guests who de-
olared 70 the Courier that 1T vas
the incest dinner served IN four
courses that We ever ate.
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EMBROIDERY CIRCLE.

On Moulton street, last Thursday.
at the home Of Mrs. w. c. Johnson,
the members and a select number Of
invited gueets Of the Embroidery
Circle assembled and were enter
tanned BY the hostess in a nice man
ner. Those Of the invited guests
we're Mrs. Schlenker, Mrs. L. p.
Ellison and Mrs. R. T. Tyler. One
lady told US that she was rather late
but she enjoyed the afternoon as
much as any Of the others. The re-
treshments we're nice indeed, the ice
cream especially, with a course of
cake and fruit afterward.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23

SOCIETY HAPPENINGS
MRS. L. P. ELLISON

In honor Of Mrs. Or. Bailey. Of
Louisville. last Friday night. Mrs.
L. p. Ellison entertained quite a
number Of her friends al eucre.
During the evening a dainty re
freshmcni course vas served. con-
sisting Of Orange Charlotte vith
whipped cream. vhite and Devil
cake. The invited guests we're
NJ ,sdames {. /. Walker. Mollie
Praiher, c. p Shumate, D. W. S.
Amberg. Riley, c. 3 Travis, 7. +.
Svayns, ]. NJ. Hubbard. H. n.
Cowgirl, E. B. Prather. +. r. Eli
son, Ed Millett and r. T. Tyler.
Mrs. Bailey spent the night with
Mrs. Ellison.
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Rev. II. c. johnson Rein.
TO the Hickman Pa,,or.

AZ the annual mectrrof,..vl
phis Conference in R.a..y -
Rev. II. c. Iohnsa h.
pastor Of the Hicsrsa -
Church. vas reiumeI -
for another year H- -
ceived the charge ol ,.. W.- :
man Mission. 81
This ncEs vas he.H.tDI
people Of Hickmanvt. 49, Il
tral satisfaction Brother
mas been With The r..
yearr and is abou, .-
fourth. and last ac rI,g 4 \
conference rules i-t
pastor ard chufch ..f - i
no doubt done more t... r.l \
church during his pa' a.,,.r
former one. HIS p.a..g i
has Won for him t- .. l., i
mifaiion Of his men r "a i
the general public
The Courier vcl.. s-
20 Hickman, and r- .r.. .s,w
ioined By The entire .-.-r
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White Sale and Mark.,S'
Tuesday Aflernooss "

The ladies Of the B,s,...
will conduct a White s ..-, !,
next Tuesday afiern81r VN|
9th, l O'Clock shan Al, ~
denoe Of Mrs. Geo Is E.,- 4
ladies will he PREPARED h
you anything you cam v,..
Thanksgiving dinner. ssl =,
coffee. coca and vairr -
you to come, spend a ...s,,-'..
noon With them and ... 80
you With anything y.. s.-s -
dinner. ~
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II must be wonderfully interesting
to be a siaiisiician. Just think Of il
One has figured that II the wealth Of
the United States were converted in
TO 81 bills they would reach 10 the
moon and back 80 times. He may
know he's right, but there are a few
OF US who are from Missouri on his
having the matter reduced TO a
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23

The Rock Island railroad has
broken away from the express trust
aud will conduct It's own express
business in the future. This effects
about 10000 miles OF road.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23

An electric railroad ron -
vile 10 Louisville is nos an AZ
thing. The right Of way nN \
procured and work vii. o'gl
ly. The work is 70 as -
by August OF next year w.
lucky needs several Of 'l'ss
lines and We are at loss 10 Sn.
such roads are noe undei co'i''
In this end OF the state
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23
The Catalogue House.

problem is causing the editor OF our
local paper great amount Of worry.
I cannot understand Why this matter
should worry him TO suck an extent.
when be has 20 goods 70 offer. The
only reason ! can imagine IS that he
is paid a good price by the merchants
for the spicy articles which appear
in each weekly issue. II the local
merchants wish 10 keep the local
trade az home. in their own tovn.
they should practice What they
preach" and Try buying all the pro-
ducts a. home. that can be obtained
from the farmer.
i Is a well knoWn fact that the
merchants have an their fresh meat
shipped here from ST. Louis, Union
City and other places, instead Of
buying the stock on foot from the
farmer and having Il slaughtered
and dressed here at home, thereby
keeping the Fulton county dollars
IN Fulton county" How can the
merchant blame the farmer and other
local consmers for ordering from
these catalogue houses when they do
the same thing themselves. know
OF a merchant who was oontemplat.
ing the purchase Of a cooking stove.
About this time one Of our merchants
vas advertising the sale Of the
Majestic range" a 5000 stove.
Our merchant could not bear the
idea Of paying such a price when he
could get a range from an out OF
town firm that would give him the
same service, for the small sum Of
$1,000. Who could blame him for
this. Why no one that has a sound
mind. Why would he wish TO par-
chase the highest price stove at
home. with such a difference in price
thereby enriching his brother mer-
chant at his own loss. II our home
merchants would be content with a
reasonable profit, and not try 10
"gouge" the local consumers, also
buy their own goods at home and
not do 50 much strong talking about
the catalogue houses, believe they
could keep more Of the trade at home.
/ hope our editor will have nerve
10 publish this and let the public
view the other side Of the question,
as It has been one sided question
heretofore. Yours etc.
A Citizen.
I is a hard matter to fool your
local editor, "Citizen." The above
letter came 10 the Courier as "anony-
nous" We note that particular
pains was taken TO scratch the re-
turn card on the envelope, and 70 cut
the letter head off the top with a pen
knife, mot scissors.) But as the
local editor IS very good Judge Of
stationery, (as we'll as human nature)
and knowing the grade and class Of
stationery furnished the correspond
ents Of the Government Agricultural
Statistic Bureau, II was a very easy
matter to decide who "citizen" is.
II is positive rule OF ours not 10
publish anything unless the name Of
the writer is attached to the manu.
script, or the writer known 10 US. but
as We are nov thoroughly acquainted
with Citizen We will proceed to dis
play what he terms nerve" by
printing his article. It would seem
that he considers II something to re-
quire a great deal Of nerve. Well
so be Il.
The Courier is. always was and
always will be for the best interests
Of the town and community. True,
we feel a great interest in our mer-
chants. but this does not prevent us
from feeling an interest in and being
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23

Every merchant and good citizen
will oppose a measure known as the
Parcels Post. Write your Con-
gresham 10 oppose this scheme Of
the big mail order house. A hint
should be sufficient.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23

Warrants by the Wholesale are
expected in Lexington. against al
legged offenders at the recent primary
election as a result OF Investigations
made By and at the instace Of At
torney General n. B. Hays.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23

The Charleston Courier says; A
letter from a prominent Iron Noun
tain official is to the effect that the
Company has not abandoned the
Henson Hickman route but that Il
will be impossible to do anything with
il this winter.
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MUSICAL HISTORY CLUB.

AT Us regular meeting on Nov 90.
the n IL. {. enrolled a neW mem
Der, Miss Elise Luten. this making
the enrolment reach sixteen. The
programme for ihc afternoon vas as
follows
Biography Of Beeihoyen-Ruby
Fleming.
Biography Of Rah-Ruby Seay
Essay Rose Campbell
Story Of "A Mighty Fortress Is
Our God-Cccl Barnes.
MUsic By each club member.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23

The Fulton Leader gives out the
interesting news that the Hon. Luby
Hargrove will be appointed one Of
the State Board Of Examiners by
Prof. Winfrey when he is elected
State School Superintendent. II
those Hickman voters who voted for
Winfrey had only known this Mr..
Cullion would have received more
votes in the primary down that
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23

Keniucky's average yield OK to-
bacco per acre is put at s07 pounds ;
the condition at 81 per cent, in a
statement issued by the Department
OF Agriculture yesterday.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23
EUCRE CLUE.

The eucre club was entertained at
the home Of Mrs. L. p. Ellison,
Wednesday afternoon, in honor Of
MRS. Bailey. Besides the club
members there we're a number of in
vised guests. They we're treated 10
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23

way Clinton Gazette.
Brother Walker. don't you know
that the Fulton Hickman feeling has
subsidedi Why don't you let the
dead rest in peace7
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23

Try a few doses Of Hickman Civic
Pride for that knocking malady you
suffering with.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23

On motion W. c Johnson
Mesheny and Sam p -a''a 20.
pointed as a Board %,
meet at 9 O'Clock a. u .a w
Monday In Deoembef .''.' ~
,inue from day 10 Dag la-
shall have completed 'ae -
and reciiiying Of tts $50
book for the ensuing yrat
An ordinance requrng az
ings where any part of .'m'
cupied for dwelling iipI
Clinton street 10 be- connects
the sewer on or before APn4 =
ard on motion said orllnAn-
laid over until next regular
for final action.
On motion Council ad 'li','
Attest. II. {. He.m' y
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1906-11-23

10 a salad course. Mrs. Bailey Won
the guest prise and Mrs. T. T..
Ssayne the FIRST prize.
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Council Proceeding


tickman, kF.. .. ID
Council met in f-.lr
present Mayor D.l.o-
Helm. Hale, DonneI I'd
Mayor Dillou prooee ... -
ter the oath OF omcr
elect. Eimonds
On account of thrf
iric llghis. on mott
.ournsd 10 meet " lg
Nov 7th. Aiies, +. b. u
-
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Autumn necessities. h'
candy for that cold, At ih'
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Council met plraH d
meni Of The sih insi rr /
Dillon. Ccuncilmen Hrrf-.l.
Edmonds. Hale. porrr a
ers.
Minutes Ct last mrsiias rsr
aid on motion approved aal 1
The iolioWing accounts r.i
scented. properly approved 1
motion allowed an Ch.a
issued Tor amounts
K. Donnen. street nd
side Ualk work
W. ]. Barry, bolts .f ra.
ter trough
Geo. Fieiif. IS pon
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wArEK AND u0HT IH go
To balance per last Te.t
BY interest paid on baaf
Balance 10 credit this ..eI
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CITY Hall "A .H
To cash from II. c Helm
BY overd'ft last rep 500 4
BY amt. paid IN OF %
10 credit this a.7on
W. {. Johnson Y
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Geo. FleilI. IS POI

Repor, OF City Tfrala,rr .,f 4
Der 100.
gENFRAL PUNE t.."ff
To balance per last rrr 90 Il
To amt. from II. c. a.r q
BY amt. paid out in o.
Balance 20 credit thu ..f
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-11
After Forty Years.
Woodstock Age.]

We will have an Independent movement
in Vermont politics when there is some
thing that we ought to be independent Of
And not before.-St. Adams Messenger.
Which is about the limit in stand-pattism
and regularity.
A well known resident of this vicinity re-
marks, apropos of the independent move
ment, which he accepts and welcomes as a
reality of the present hour, that for 40 years
he has been walking up to the dough dish
and taking what was ladled out to him. This
year he makes a change in diet and with
out any misgivings. Already he notes a
beneficial result.
Forty years A long time, isn't it, Mr..
Messenger
This doesn't prove that there is anything
to be Independent of, but faith of forty
years standing is a pretty substantial thing,
and that it is shaken now from hair to
heel taps, not only in one case but in hun
dreds and hundreds, is fairly conclusive evil
dence that there is something tangible in
this assertion of independence Old time
proclamations and stereotyped assurances of
the regular administration lose Roadway
against it.
Forty years-a long service, to be sure
This is an honest confession of one respect
ed citizen who has honestly worked for what
he believed was the best, but lot of peo-
pie are learning that it is very easy and
natural to make change under the right
conditions and temptations.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-11
Senator Aldrich's Scruples.

The general and persistent demand
for the passage by the United States
senate of the Free Denatured Alcohol
bill has finally disclosed the nature OF
the mysterious obstacles to the desired
law which everybody has long been try
ing in vain to determine. The bill
whose purposes have been fully ex'
planned in these columns, was passed
by the house April l6, by vote of 222
to Z. 1t is now held up in the finance
committee of the senate where Senator
Aldrich of Rhode Island chairman of
the committee, has appointed sub
committee with himself as member, to
take testimony upon it.
The bill is favored by the president,
the secretaries Of the treasury and OF
agriculture, practically all the members
of the house, the national grange of
over 100000 members, the American
federation of labor, national board of
trade and hundreds of local boards OF
trade, chambers of commerce and SINH
lar business organizations. The hear
ings on the bill before the house COM
mittee on ways and means were very
thorough and comprehensive and showed
every reason why the enactment of the
measure would greatly benefit the ag-
ricultural, manufacturing and other in
terests of the country and no reason
why the bill should not become law.
Yet Senator Aldrich expresses grave
doubts as to the wisdom of passing it..
Not, mind you, because his daughter is
the wife of the son of John D. Rookie
Teller. No: 1t is true that the passage
of this bill would make alcohol cheap
enough to use industrially in place of
kerosene, gasoline and other Standard
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-11

OH products TO a great extent and thus
threaten family financial interests, but
this Is not, as some Of Senator Al
drich's detractors allege, the reason
why he opposes il. No' His friends
declare that he has Conscientious seru'
plies against the bill,
Although none of the individuals or
organizations fayoring the measure
have perceived 1t, Senator Aldrieh 5
tender solicitude for his country lis
warned of impending danger, If the
tax is taken of alcohol, some way may
be found to restore the dcnatured liquid
aud make II drinkable, thus adding to
the miseries of increased drunkenness
among the poorer classes who could get
their drinks cheap, as well ms cheating
the government Of revenue. Mr.. Al
drich also finds that the work done on
the bill in the house has been so
faulty that il will be necessary to hold
extended hearings upon II in the SEN
ate, and that il is therefore too late in
the session for the senate to take wise
and careful action upon 1t.
1t is heavy load for one man to
carry-the responsibility for proper
legislation and results which may fol-
low disregard of Conscientious Scru-
Piles.
But has Mr.. Aldrich considered the
responsibility which he must take in
disregarding the Judgment of his col
leagues and constituents, of defeating
pressing industrial demand and of
making an evident political mistake
This is no joke, either.
Mr.. Aldrieh is certainly in critical
position, " 'twixt hawk and buzzard. y
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-11
pRArrLEBoRo, FRIDAY, MAY II. 100.
Not Worth While.

attempt TO deny the statements made
by the Reformer last week IN connec'
ton with the state campaign Just be-
gun In the interests of agricultural edu'
cation in the public schools, II re-
prints our modest editorial, surround
ing 1t with a mass of glittering gener'
alities which make its simple truth
shine forth like well set pearl. The
Messenger has never credited Vermont
with predominant agricultural inter
ests.
Our contemporary plea-without
arguments that the people of Yer
mont should "take risk. That
when men appear to be trying to find
a way TO advance the interests of the
state, we should gamble, now and then,
ON their good intentions.
So we SHOULDN'T only when the
stakes are worth winning. If the Re
former believed any good could posi-
bly, come to the state from the addition
of elementary agriculture or any
other new line Of study to our already
overcrowded public school curriculum,
il would, with cheerful alacrity, take
risk - upon the intentions of the men
who are conducting this educational 90
campaign. But it is not worth while.
We do not want new branches of study
in our public schools, whatever the
motive may be that introduces them
there.
We agree with the Messenger that
"such high. minded newspaper as the
Brattleboro Reformer should never
descend to small-minded jealousy,
distrust and backbiting." Honest con-
viction alone prompted the Reformer S
structures upon the campaign and its
workers.
No person except the faddist be.
lieves in the introduction of special
studies into the common schools, which
are designed for general instruction
only. We have an example of what
risk may be taken along these lines in
the gamble on good intentions, in the
text books from which our children are
now taught physiology and the nature
and effects of stimulants and narcotics
subjects unfit for nervous or SEN
Al, 30 thpra
no end to the fooishness which may be
foisted upon us if we take too many
risks on the intentions of faddists.
Now a bona fde agriculturist is, in
a sense, faddist To him the princi-
pies of his great calling are the begin
ming and the end of all things Mem
bers of the state board of agriculture
might naturally be expected to consider
the teaching of elementary agriculture
in the common schools a vital necessity
to the state. Governor Bell is farm
er and granger and may honestly be-
lieve in the proposition along with that
of his own peculiar ability to represent
agricultural Vermont at Washington.
But the rest of the men active in the
movement are not agriculturists and 1t
is impossible to believe that they are
entering the campaign for the sole pur-
pose of furthering its avowed interests.
They are able and loyal workers and
their intentions are doubtless good, but
the agricultural education of the peo-
pie of Vermont is not the goal of their
ambition.
No: the Reformer will not gamble
this time. 1t is not worth while.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-05-11
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Delay Has Been Dangerous in Brattle-
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