The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1907-09-06
Observation-Disclosures
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A newspaper has 5000 readers
for each thousand subscribers. A
merchant who puts out 900 hand
bills gets possibly 600 or 700 people
to read them-that is, II the boy
who is trusted 10 distribute them
does not chuck them under the side
walk. The handbills cost as much
as a column Of advertisement In the
home newspaper. All the women,
the girls and half the men aud boys
read the advertisement. Result-the
merchant who uses the newspaper
has $500 more readers 10 each
thousand Of the papers readers.
There Is no estimating the amount
Of business that advertising does
bring 10 a merchant. but that dol
lar invested in advertising brings
the investor somewhere from $50 10
SlOO worth Of business there can be
no doubt.
Mrs. Julia F. Hamletli, willow OF
Henry Hamlet the late sheriff OF
Hickman County, was married last
week, az Fulton 10 J. +. Butler, a
I prosperous farmer who lives east Of
Fulton.
Frequently you pick up one Of the
local papers, and after glancing at
the head lines YEARLY thrust il
aside saying. "Nothing in the paper
this week" Did you ever stop 10
think what the phrase. Nothing in
the paper this week. means7 Il
means that in ,he week just passed
no misfortune has befallen any one
in our town, that no FIRE has wiped
out a neighbours goods; that the
grim angel of death has crossed the
threshold OF no friend that no
man driven by liquor, hatred or fear
has taken the life Of a fellow human
that no poor devil driven by the
past or misdeeds Of others has cross
ed the divide by his own hand that
many things that ought no, to hap
pen have not happened. SO the next
time you pick upa paper that Doesn't
announce a tragedy give a little
thanks instead OF grumbling because
there is no news.
\ - A Pittsburg man talked himself 10
,hsh. No woman has ever done
go = Although We have heard
- ds,,b e they have talked men
Say Mr.. Merch.
what Hickman needs 90 YOU KNOW
= think that it would be yer Sont you
= lent TO have good hitch racks ftISeh-
farmer friends2 We do. We hH
! a farmer tell US last week that he
I would be willing 10 60 into a con-
= tract TO stay away from Hickman II
Y they did not fix hitch racks fcr their
e convenience. We suspect something
I had better be done.
80
8 The Steamer Sadie Lee, Of th,
{ Lee Line Steamers. will be placed %
J the Cairo-Memphis trade on Sep.
TENDER IL. This will be quite a
convenience 10 our local merchant:
rs they can receive their goods Fri
, day night in time for Saturday
trade.
p Miss Hazelle Johnson gave a hay
e ride last Friday afternoon ia honor
OF her guests. Misses Smith. OF
Puducah. They vent TO King
8 Pond where a nice lunch was served,
70 The following we're members Of the
s party. Misses Louise Atwood, An
ME Cowgirl. Louise Luten. Ruth Eli
u son. Maggie and BERTHE Rice. Dotti'
o Davidson Leah Barry, Grace Viii
8 son and Ruth Kimbro, and Messrs
J. Clyde Wilson. Harry Millett, War
rem Ellison, Frank Smith and SwaynS
Walker. Mrs. Mckinney, OF Padu'
j. cab, chaperon.
80
The interesting little Cuban pro.
tege OF the late Mrs. Rosa Adams,
leaves this week for Jackson, Tenn.
to enter the Southwestern Baptist
= University to complete her studies,
under the instruction OF the noted
Or. Savage.
The Australian Premiers confer
p ence resolved that equal trade con-
: ditions should prevail for all nation
y alities throughout the Pacific. and
{ that British and foreign regulations
D disabling Australian traders should
be annulled.