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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
Hor.es Perrin.

Augusta. ky.-Fire at BrN'
destroyed the residence Of :
Hawes. n blacksmith shop and
the latter two being owned ?
Fronk. OF Coyington. The Na''
tanned two horses. owned H
Moore. valued at $3.50. Vaia
consumed In the flames BoHi
ing are supposed to have "a
cause OF the ere.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22

Louisville. Ky.-Taylor county
lucky. will have 10 pay levs Il
sen s2.s63 unless y. A. Rice 10 1
ney. files an amended ansvg I
factory 10 the federal court nj
cision was handed down by l1.aI
ans. Appcrson had asked q d
mus TO secure the payment Il
money on railroad bonds TO,
never was built. and the ult'i
INJURED through its fiscal cosr sI
ing Apperson. The county d
sponsored the issue Of iNN
bonds.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
VILLAGE eu,Ine,, section Burned.

Elizabcthtown. ky-The business
portion OF Vine Grove. this county,
was destroyed by FIRE. The grocery
and meat shop OF Berry a Jones. the
suth hotel. the Wright grocery store.
the produce store OF NJ. p. Allen. the
grocery store OF Jones A shelton. and
the hardware and implement store Of
the Cooper Bros. were destroyed. The
loss Is $4,000.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
Wilson Receives Thatcher, g..

Frankfort. ky.-Gov Wis
ceiyed the report OF sati br..
and Examiner Thatcher In ros,.,
the alleged use Of vegetables IA.
laundry OF Stanley Milvard =
Der OF the board Of control q
asylum at Lexington ne ny
Mr.. Nilward has paid i2iT .
steward OF the asylum Dor ne u,l
bles. Ice and use OF the Laundry q
were regarded as "cour'eslcs' n
asylum. Thatcher says TIA, Nd
has wholly discontinued gstlss
ice. vegetables and the use 4
asylum laundry.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22

Paducah. Ky.-Charged sii
Ing a horse and buggy from >
firm. Floyd snyder. alias } ,
derson. was arrested al Gfa
Tenn. and lodged in jail h''s
police believe Snyder may hl"
knowledge OF the murder Of !'''
man. who Was shot at Davsoa
tober 8 last.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
YOUNG GIRL
Sues For s2i,5oo. ALLEGING n,
Father los, In Gambia,

Louisville. Ky-Anna Ruth c..
under ~ years Of age. hled ,sn =,
the Kentucky gambling Stain. :,
cover $4,000 from T. a l,..
Frank GroNhaber and Bauer R,,,
OF St Matthews. Ky on IN.
losses OF her father. H. II s-,
She charges that In nye yea, -
Their lost $1,000. collect.vcly f,
defendants. ana the statute ,,sl
her TO triple recovery
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
SEEK A COMPROMISE.
Night Rider Suits May Be Settled Out
Of Court.

Padueah, Ky.-Defendants In the night
rider damage suits filed in the federal
court by l.. A. Baker, Mary Scruggs and
Nat Frizzell, all negroes, for a total of
100000, have approached the plaintiffs
counsel indirectly for compromise. The
plaintiffs are willing TO settle out Of
court, and il is likely that the suits will
not go "a trial. They have been dock.
eted for the November term. Their. are
'y-two defendants.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
NOTED KENTUCKY s,,0.-
Who Served During War g..
to Rheumatic complis,,'..'''r

Louisville. Ky-Whue MI.
participating IN the sessIo.. ol :
Mississippi Valley Medical ~ y
DR. Turner Anderson aeod ~
one OF the most prominep, - ~
OF that body, died here u.b','
III for three years Of rhoum,s' :
pi.cations. lie was born I,
county, graduated IN 1862 f-o..
and 5. college. OF Cincinnati -, !.
surgeon major Of the Tv,,,.
Kentucky infantry during The ,.-.,
der OF the war.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
Jury Fails To Agree.

Paduoah. Ky.-After being OF. 81
hours the jury in the criminal assault
case against VIII Hornsby. negro.
was dismissed. reporting that It could
not agree. The negro Is alleged TO
have assaulted Mia Powell. n i2.year-
old white girl The negro was taien
TO Louisville for safe-keeping.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22

Louisville Ky.-Bishop Alexander
Walters. OF New York. one OF the
strongest ecclesiastical leaders OF tho
negro race. will come 10 Kentucky o.
tober 20. and speak at Louisville. Lob
anon. Bardstown and Springfield. lie
win advise negroes TO divide their
votes
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
Drought 10 Broken.

Lexington. Ky.-Rains have been
falling over Central and Eastern Ken
lucky. breaking four months drought.
Practically every small stream in this
district was nearly dry. and the ohio.
Cumberland. Licking. Kentucky. Big
Sandy and Red rivers were very low.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
k,,l.s Ais Brother

Mayheld. Ky-Charles ~ n.I !,
alleged. shot and killed ,. pr
with a shotgun near Boll, ,.. a
trouble arose over the di''''s .'.-l
corn crop and the killins O, nd,
their home Just over the
line.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
Landlord s,una For s7s.eo.

Frankfort. Ky.-Pat oBricn. pro
prietor of the Frankfort hotel. re-
ceiyed n telegram that a check for
$3.50. given him by A. NJ. Lane. on
the Second National bank OF Wilkes.
barre. Pa. is bogus. Lane represented
himself to be an agent for the wilkes
barre Heat. Light and Motor Co.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
v.o,n.n BLOW SAFE,

Lexington. Ky.-The po'' -.
Richmond. Ky. was robbed, -
was blown open by the r'OD. .,,
secured $500 in cash and a ' y.
Der OF registered package.
tents OF which are not KNOW"
liz no clew 10 the robbers
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
sia Registration Shown.

Henderson. Ky.-The largest regis.
tration ever shown In this city was
completed. with the following totals:
Democrats. i,isi; republicans. 767:
independent. 273; scattering. SO; to
tai, 2.5t9. IL shows a gain for the
democrats OF SOL over last year.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
Kills One, Wounds Other.

Goldsberry, Mod. o. Seaman, a
farmer, went 10 the district school near
here today, called out his two sons. aged
10 and ~ years, respectively, shot one
of them dead, MORALLY wounded the
other and then shot and killed himself.
The cause Of the tragedy is not known.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
Jury Couldn't Aaree,

Lexington. Ky.-rrial of the case OF
Chas. j. Bronston, charged with carry.
ing concealed weapons. growing out OF
his alteration with w. Il. MilNard
July 6. 1907. was heard In circuit court
and resulted in a hung jury. @
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
po.d COMPLETED

Barbonrsville. Ky INC n,
tain railroad. q branch :, '.o y
VILE Il Nashville, has ,n,, Z
1t extends from wnlIamsOa y, 4
tiers valuable coal heiu'
county.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
rA... DWELLINGS Bufn'a

olive hin. Ky-Fire Of ,,'s
origin. burned three CIV, as'I anil
the stores OF l.. c. Nll'oa -,
Moclung at an earl! .s@s|
morning. The loss Is ~
81 900 insurance.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
FARMER Meets Instant Death.

Paducah. Ky.-Webb Cunningham. a
farmer, OF Ballard county. was In
stantly killed when building vine
fence, The lever Of the wire stretcher
Few back and struck him ON the back
Of his head. crushing his skull
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-22
Negro Dismissed on Murder Charge,

Lexington. Ky.--George Parks. ne
gro. VINO shot and killed Grant Dan.
iels. also a negro. In the lobby OF the
Phoenix hotel a week ago. was dis.
missed on examining trial before Coun-
ty Judge Bullock on the ground Of
self-defense.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-25

Soandso Barker knows his own
business Humpher Yes; but he
doesn't mind a little thing like that
Puck
'Nyby ON earth did you ever marry
meY' ''Oh, don't be so bromidicI
That's what everybody asks.
land Leader.
CAT the club --"Oh, say, who dyou
think | met this mornlng?" DO you
mind guessing for me, old man? I'm
rather tired. Punch.
Mrs. Hlcks-My husband has been
just lovely to me all day, Mrs. Wicks
HIM! What was it you caught him
doing Boston Transcript.
Many man who boasts that he is
the architect OF his own house must
have stood in with the building In
spectors Philadelphia Record.
MFR. Rich---I suppose you find that
baby brightens up the house2 Mr..
Benedict Yes; we burn nightly twice
the gas we used to-Answers.
"Speakin' OF de law Of compensa-
ton" said Uncle Eben, "an automobile
goes faster dan mule, but at de same
time it hits harder and balks longer"
Washington Star.
Pa-You know, Willie, this thrash
ing is going to hurt me more than you.
Willie (sympathetically)- well, don't
be too rough on yourself, dad. faint
worth it.-Chicago Daily News.
Wife-Did you get the seats for that
play I'm so anxious to see? Husband
Yes. was very fortunate, / got
two orchestra chairs for three years
from to-night.--Life.
The Suitor- johnny, your parlor
clock Is an hour fast. The Kid Broth
er-I know It, But don't tell sister
So The Suitor-Why not? The Kid
Brother Because she thinks you don't
know it.-Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. Shellpod- Hiram. some o them
there hoboes hev stole Their wash often
the line agin! Farmer Shellpod-Haow
dew you know they wuz hoboes? Mrs.
Shellpod- Becuz they TUX everything
but tn towels Chicago News.
Lola Last night young Boren de-
clared he would Willingly go to the end
Of the earth for me. Grace--And what
did you say? LOla-f finally got him
to make start for home. and let 1t
20 at that Boston Transcript.
Cobbie-You certainly have a good
cook BY the way, where do you get
your servants? Stone-From our neigh
bOrs. When we hear of good one
among them, we offer her more money
TO come with us. Cobble-But, my
dear fellow. is that honorable? Stone
Why not? Can you develop a sense
of honor with a poor digestion? Life.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-25
MAKING GOLD ROSES.
Only One Place Where the Real Flowers
Are Turned to Metal.

Roses in a factory! Real roses, mind
you, pink and soft and delicate petaled,
roses sending out their exquisite garden
fragl ance among the odors of oil and
leather and acid. roses with drops of
dew jeweling their half-uncurlcd leaves.
killarneys and American Beauties and
Marechal Niels standing in jar after jar
among belts and tool benches and elec-
tro-chemical baths, real roses for the ba-
sic material which this curious factory
converts into metal rosebud hatpins
Perhaps you've seen them in the city
metal rosebud hatpins in the big Jew
elry stores, wonderfully accurate and
true to nature-and have wondered how
the artist secured such faithful repro
auctions. But they are the work of no
silyersmiths. There is just one place in
the world that turns out these metalized
rosebuds, says The Technical World.
and that is a little factory in North
Chicago.
Here the perfumed roses come fresh
every morning from the greenhouses,
hundreds of them at time, some barely
opened, some with two or three leaves
curled back, some closed tight and
smooth in their long green calyxes Here
the roses go through a new and interest
ing process that turns them into metal,
hardening them beyond possibility of de-
struction, and reproducing every vein
and leaf and roughness of calyx beyond
chance of change.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-25

in our lines. They had one of their
flags with them, taking it somewhere l
guess. and before either side could do
anything else we were at il hand TO
hand, clubbing muskets and shouting
and tearing up the ground right and
left. There was heavy fighting going
on half a mile to our right, and our
little Scrimmage didn't seem to disturb
anybody but ourselves. | never did
know how it happened, but the first
thing l knowed I'd got my legs tangled
up in that flag and the way | clawed
and fit TO get shet of it was cautioT,.
The enemy was too many for us and
my men busted out of the woods in
hurry, leaving me behind, still rasiing
with that flag, and dozen of the
enemy knocking at me fore and aft, and
me tryin' TO git away all the time. FL
nally in the row l tore the flag off
of the staff and with it huttering
around me l broke for home with the
gang after me. I'd a-give all my back
pay and pension claims to have got that
flag untangled SOS could run free, but
1t wasn't any use. l had my legs
through it and my arms and head 2
good deal as If had been used to sew
1t up with, and had to dodge around the
best way l could | wasn't going to
be captured though If l could help it,
and at last l got to the open, where [
could see my regiment and the other
chaps didn't dare TO follow, and then
the way l went would have made Il
bay race horse turn pale They fired
at me as ran, but my luck was with
me, and l came into the lines with IA
wild whoop scared half to death, and
the whole regiment set up a cheer that
sounded bully"
The sergeant was about to sit down
at this point, when some Que asked
about the chevrons.
We'll" he laughed in half-guilty
way, "the boys told about the fight and
| never told how scared | was. The
captured flag told the rest of the story,
and ii wasn't long after that until |
was Sergeant Spriggins."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-25

This country has 1873 cities with n
population Of over 10000 each.
There are thirty-nine miles Of books
on the shelves of the British Museum
If it wasn't for the ny's curiosity Il
wouldn't get caught IN the spiders
web
We would Willingly have others per
feet, and yet we amend not our own
faults-Thomas a Kempis
At Yale University there Is skull
Of a prehistoric animal which measures
nine feet long and six feet broad
Although coal has been found in
nearly every one Of the Philippine isl
ands, but 4,545 tons were mined last
year.
Thirty-fve different types of mechan-
zeal breadkneaders recently were OK.
hibited at machinery show at Lyon.
France.
1t has been stated in the Calcutta
press that the Government railways in
India will next year use coal brought
to India by steamer from Natal, be-
cause it is better than Bengal coal and
more economical.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-25
. BAD MEN" OF SOUTHWEST.
One Was Easily Startled and Blood
Made Frank James Faint

One Was Easily Startled and Blood
Made Frank James Faint.
The world is not very small after all
The other day / glanced casually over
the register Of a hotel and read the
name "Kinch West Johnson" 1t may
be that l was the only man in New
York outside the person who signed the
register that would have taken an in
terest In the signature, and yet Kinch
West was on the point of putting my
light out once, says writer in the
New York Telegraph. He was an In
dian Territory character in the early
'T0s and stopped a night with me when
| was a boy and living under the paren-
tai roof, and he interested me greatly
by telling me of his adventures in the
Southwest
Five years later | was riding ON a
railway train approaching Dennison,
Tex, and l saw him. Being young and
foolish hit him on the back and said
Hello, Mr.. Vest I'm glad to see
you" Say, Kinch's smoke wagons were
all over me in a minute. Until he rec
ogniZed me he scowled, and after that
he laughed heartily. At Dennison he
wrung my hand and said: "Good-by,
boy, and don't say anything about my
being here"
Naturally, l hunted up Kinch West
Johnson, and what do you suppose he
was? A drummer. mild-mannered
boy, who was glad to acknowledge that
the redoubtable Kinch West was his
grandfather And he confessed to me
that he had never owned a gun in his
life.
One story of this kind leads to anoth-
er. l recalled Frank James almost as
soon as | had listened to young john
sons story of how little use he had for
a gun. About fourteen years age
happened to be present at the fair
grounds in st. Louis when Frank
James along with Il number of others,
was yaccinated In obedience to the law.
Frank tainted as soon as the knife went
into his flesh
81 ought not to have looked" he ex-
planned to me. II never could bear he
sight of blood"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-25

| was a farmer lad and had always
lived with father in the eastern part
of New York State, but In the summer
of "a | enlisted in the Sd New York
Light Artillery, Co u. | entered my
first battle near Goldsboro, y. c. This
was the worst encounter l was ever
in. had three horses shot from I'M
der ne. We were then ordered back
to the rear, where we left our horses,
but we had to go back and enter the
fight with so rounds each of ammuni-
ton. At this time the enemy was
shooting so low that we were ordered
TO lie down and do the best we could.
Many of us dug the earth from under
us and piled it up in front. l shall
never forget one fellow who was lying
next me. He became so tired and stiff
from his cramped position TINT he
tried to turn over. In doing so he
raised his head q few inches above
the rest of us, when a ball struck him,
literally dividing his head into two
pieces and exposing his brain to fun
view. He fell back by my side n
corpse
One day myself and another fellow
were sent out to bury some horses.
The woods there were numerous with
rebel sharpshooters. We had nearly
finished our work when | heard the
distant report of rifle, and looking
around saw my fellow-workman lying
on the ground, shot to the heart
had but a moment to wait when sec
side. lifted my arms above my head
and fell. had been lying there Dut
a few moments when / saw gray
coat drop from tree some 50 rods
looking for his next victim. evidently
thinking that he had added two more
feathers to his crown. When he passed
out Of sight / carried my dead partner
back to camp.
Another sad case which came under
my notice was that OF poor fellow
who had been tried and convicted Of
attempt at deserton. He was sentenced
to be executed. Twelve men were de
tailed to do the shooting The victims
grave was dug and his box stood be
side ii. He was led in and sat upon
his box, then after he was blindfolded
by the provost marshal the order was
given to the twelve men 10 fire tone
Of the guns was always loaded with n
blankD. As the eleven balls entered his
body he sprang to his feet, wrestling
his hands from where they hal
been bound behind his back He tore
the bandage from his eyes and pleaded
for mercy, but the marshal drew his
revolver and ended the poor fellows
life with three more balls.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-25

did not look at him. but more Tesolutely
than ever buried her burning face " the
pillow. Claude knelt down beside her
and took her slender form in his aims,
covering her face with a rain of kisses.
"Oh. Claude, my wrist :"
Forgive me. my darling!" he said.
Kissing the round white arm thai showed
to such advantage under the loose short
sleeve of yellow silk.
With an exclamation Of surprise he
went on
Why, Molly, had almost forgotten
it!"-and he touched a life-sized coun-
terpart of humble bee tattooed near
her elbow Don't Won remember the
scrape we got into when we had the
bees tattooed on our armsY And don't
You remember, dear. that we told the
old sailor who did it that we we're going
to be married when we grew up2 Now,
Molly, you are going to have me at last,
aren't you"
His answer was all that he could have
wished. Molly looked up at him with
smile, the love shining out of the biue
depths of her sparkling Irish eyes. Then
ensueG a silence.
Earl Darce. opening the door sudden
ly, was transfixed by the sight for which
his old heart had often loEgei. There
was Molly, her head piIlowed on Claude's
shoulder, he alternately kissing and
stroking her silky brown tresses He
gave loud "Ahem!"
Stanton sprang up, and, seizing The
astonished old man by the hand. wrung
it in a grasp that made the earl vince
Sir, Molly and are engaged at lastl"
The earl gazed at them with fast
filling eyes; the happiness of the two
awakened memories in his sere old heart
of himself and his wife in their own
young days 1t was too much for him,
and, with a half-muttered Heaven bless
you'll" he kissed Molly on the cheek and
abruptly left the room-Lizzie Saunders
THE END.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-25

\ number Of war stories had been
told at the last meeting Of the Old Sol
diers club when the veteran announced
that Sergeant Sprigcins would for the
first time explain the real circun-
stences which resulted in his winning
his cneyrons, and the sergeant, says the
Detroit Free Press, coughed once or
twice. bushed q bit and began.
ut was at one Of them fights in the
Wilderness" he said, zone Of them hot
ones that comes up every now and
then. but don't get much Of a show in
history They're heap sight worse
than the big ones though. and take all
the nerve mans got to spare and
more, too. / was a corporal then. and
one day the colonel ordered me to 20
on a little scoutin' expedition with ten
men. There wasn't anything much 10
do. and we had about got that done
when all Of a sudden we ran into TWEEN
ty-five or thirty Of the enemy sneaking
along in the bushes mighty nigh right
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-25
PIGEONS FOLLOWED SHIP.
Sea Captains Stories of Birds That
Found Their Homes Aboard Vessels.

Capt. Cowdy of the British steamship
Cayo Manzanillo is fancier of pigeons,
and has demonstrated by actual ex-
perience that birds of the homing class
will locate for themselves a temporary
as well as a permanent loft. Capt. Cowdy
said that he had noticed recently in dis
patches from Galveston that number of
homer pigeons had been picked up by
vessels in the gulf and by people in this
city and said that he is of the opinion
that they may be part of his family of
ten which was lost from the Cayo Man
zanillo off Vera Cruz in a storm
These ten pigeons are Belgian birds
and have travelled with Capt Cowdy for
thousands of miles and have been re
leased in many different countries, at
times as far as 500 miles in the interior,
and in every case have found their way
back to their ship, evidently having no
trouble picking out their homes among
the numerous other vessels that might
be at anchor
One of the latest tests that Capt. Cow
dy gave to his birds was at Vera Cruz,
Mexico, when he took his pets with him
a distance of 200 miles into the interior
to the City of Mexico. where they were
released, and they flew direct to Vera
Cruz and to their loft on board his
ship.
An interesting coincidence with the
disappearance of his ten birds on the
night of the storm was that the next
day one of them returned. 1t found the
ship at sea and fell to the deck exhaust
ed. Shortly afterward it recovered and
appeared anxious to leave again. 1t was
released, but after flying about the ship
for a while rose in the air and made
frantic appeals, so Capt Cowdy inter-
prets them, to attract the attention of
the commander and then slowly started
away in the direction from which it had
come. Capt. Cowdy is positive in his
belief that the birds actions were in
tended to show that it would go after its
companions and steer them to the ship.
The birds disappearance was the last
seen of it, and the captain is of the opin-
ion that his pets were caught in the force
of the gale and persisted, else he is sure
that they would have followed the ship.
Houston Post
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-12-25
Wanted TO Be Peaceful

Mrs. Henry Farman, the wife of the
noted aeronaut, said in an interview in
New York:
What / particularly like about you
Americans is your naivete. This naivete
often makes selfish traits seem quite
charming For instance:
Il lunched the other day with a
Brooklyn woman. After luncheon. as we
took our coffee in the drawing room, my
hostess son, little lad in white,
came in.
He talked to Inc politely for a while,
then he crossed the room 20 his mother.
Ma. he said in his little hard, nasal
voice. did you buy Harold a birthday
present when you were out this m0ru-
ingY'
YES, dear, said his mother.
And, ma he went on, what did you
buy to pacify me cause it amt my