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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30

cent. higher than the average for the
year 1907.
When the commodities are divided
into nine groups every group shows an
increase In price In 1907 as compared
with 1906. For farm products taken
as n whole this increase was greatest.
namely, 10.9 per cent; for food. 4.s
per cent: for clothes and clothing, Sc
per cent: for fuel and lighting. "a
per cent: for metals and implements,
6.1 per cent: for lumber and building
materials. 40 per cent: for drugs and
chemicals. SO per cent: for house
furnishing goods. 6.s per cent, and
for the miscellaneous group. Ave per
cent.
The effect OF the money stringeney
IN the latter part OF the last year 10
reflected in the decrease recorded In
all commodities during November and
December. the average price showing
a decrease OF 3.5 per cent. below DC.
tober. or the ass articles for which
Wholesale prices were recorded lT2
showed an increase In the average
prices for 1907 as compared with 1906:
IS showed no change and 81 showed
q decrease. ~
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30
ITCHING HUMoR ON BOY
His Hands Were Solid Mass, and
Disease Spread All Over Body
Cured ina Days BY cuticura.

"one day We noticed that our little
boy was all broken out with itching
sores. We first noticed 1t on his little
hands. His. hands we're not as bad
then, and we didn't think anything
serious would result. But the next day
we heard OF the Cuticura Remedies
being so good for itching sores. BY
this time the disease had spread all
over his body, and his hands were
nothing but solid mass Of this itch
ing disease. purchased box Of Cuti-
cura Soap and one box of Cuticura
Ointment. and that night / took the
Cuticura Soap and lukewarm water
and washed him well. Then I dried
him and took the Cuticura Ointment
and anointed him with IT, I did this
every evening and in four nights he
was entirely cured. Mrs. Frank Dom
ahue. EOS Fremont St. Kokomo. Ind.
Sept 16. 1907"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30
AN HONEST DOCTOR
ADVISED PE-RU-NA.

MIR SYLVESTER Il. SMITH, Room
lvA 2is, Granite Block, st. Louis, NO.,
writcss "Peruna II the best friend .
sick man can have.
"a fcw months ago camo here IN .
wrctched condition. Exposure sand
dampness had ruined my once robust
health. I had catarrhal affections Of
the bronchial tubes, and for time there
was doubt as 10 my recovery.
"My good honest old doctor advised
me 10 take Peruna, which did and in
. short time my health began 10 Inn
prove very rapidly, the bronchial
trouble gradually disappeared, and in
three months my health was fully re-
stored.
Accept . grateful mans thanks for
his restoration 10 perfect health"
Pe-ru-na for HIS Patients.
A. w. Perrin, M. ID. s., geo Halssy
st., Brooklyn, N. Y, says;
81 am using your Pcruna myself, and
am recommending II to my patients In
all cases OF catarrh, and ind II to be
more than you represent. Peruna can
be had now Of all druggists in this Sec
tion. Az the time I began using IT, II
was unknown" ~
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30
A Woman,s Duty.

The woman Of taste keeps abreast
OF the fashions In way--that IL, she
drops wornout styles and adopts what
ever new ones she can adapt to her
use. II she can AFFORD II she patron
lies first-class dressmakers and gets
her moneys worth by wearing her
clothes two or three seasons without
losing her prestige as well-dressed
woman. There is an advantage In
this method. as you can see. and
have been told by women who use
II that there is economy as we'll.
II is no economy TO save at the ex-
pense Of good looks. II is q woman's
duty to look her best. duty she owes
TO her family. II she can secure II
by a small expenditure. so much the
better. but TO save by accepting shah
blness Is not creditable save In dire
stress OF circumstances. Poverty is
an excuse for shabbiness and nothing
else is accepted by the world. save in
the rare cases OF shabby millionaires.
Chicago Journal.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30
DROPPED COFFEE
Doctor Gains 20 Pound. ON postum.

Doctor Gains 20 Pounds on Postum.
A physician of Wash, d. c., says Of
his coffee experience:
For years suffered with periodical
headaches which grew more frequent
until they became almost constant. So
severe were they that sometimes was
almost frantic. l was sallow, consti-
pated. irritable. sleepless; my mem
ory was poor. trembled and my
thoughts were often confused.
MY wife. In her wisdom, believed
coffee was responsible for these Ills
and urged me to drop II. tried many
times to do so. but was its slave.
Finally Wife bought a package Of
Postum. and persuaded me to try II. but
she made Il same as ordinary coffee
and l was disguised with the taste.
II make this emphatic because l fear
many others have had the same expe-
rience.) She was distressed at her
failure and we carefully read the d.
rections. made II right. boiled II full
Is minutes after boiling commenced.
and with good cream and sugar,
liked tit invigorated and seemed to
nourish me.
This was about year ago. Now
have no headaches. am not sallow.
sleeplessness and irritability are gone.
my brain clear and my head steady.
have gained 20 lbs. and feel am a
new man.
II do not hesitate TO give Postum
due credit. or course dropping coffee
was the main thing, but had dropped
II before. using chocolate. cocoa and
other things TO no purpose.
Postum not only seemed 10 act as
an invigorant. but as an article Of
nourishment, giving me the needed
phosphates and albumens. This is no
imaginary tale. II can be substanti-
ated by my wife and her sister. who
both changed to Postum and are
hearty women of about 70.
Il write this for the information and
encouragement OF others. and with a
feeling OF gratitude to the inventor OF
Postum"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich. Reaa ''Ths Road to Well
ville." In pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true. and full Of human
interest.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30
FOR Twenty Years

Other chill remedies have sprung up,
fiourished for a brief season, then
passed away--even from memory-but
for twenty long years Cheatham's
Chill Tonic has been In the field of &C.
ton. The reason Is simple. II has
merit. IL actually cures Chills and
Fevers while the majority Of others
merely promise to. One bottle guar
anteed to cure any one case.
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|ARvEY w. wILEY's hygienic

ARvEY w. wILEY's hygienic
orimental students. irreverent-
red TO nj times as the "poison
have ended the seasons feast
The bureau Of chemistry. and
nditlon Is being carefully noted
tain what effect the diet has
Dn each.
~ young men compose the
I'D they have been giving their
~ 20 demonstrate what effect
"a and a variety OF miscells-
bod products chemically or arti-
treated have upon the human
1fudents have resumed the reg.
boarding house meals with.
"A OF interfering with the scien-
&xestigations OF the govern.
rs taking up such matters as
4 beverages. widely advertised
essing medical properties. but
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~ be Of interest 10 those who
80 busy last year IN keeping the
Iom the door 10 know that fig.
.I - wholesale prices OF 25s repre-
<1ve staple articles reached the
~ q their soaring last october.
1u1o ntstistics are for the Is years
@<0oon 1890 and 1907.
~ onnual report on this subject OF
~ c1nmerce and labor department
lIou1 hat the average for the year
I10I We SIS per cent. higher than for
I@G@ U4 per cent. higher than for
II1(. ~ year OF lowest prices during
~ l1Jear period. and 2s.5 per cent.
~ han the average for the ten
I11IC 1rom 1890 to 1899. Prices
Io1o1 (heir highest point during the
111cof period In October. 1907. the
9vc1ruo for that month being liz per
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30

ELLINGTON. The nursery OF
Taft's boom for the presidential
alton was a room In the execu.
"a ofiices OF the White. House
1s. where President Roosevelt.
y he left for his home at Oyster
vas shaved each work day. Here.
The boom was a green and ten
ing. its FIRST young shoots pushed
light. Here II was coaxed 10
~ growth. Here. In full blossom,
II talked over and admired.
nk Hitchcock was the Official and
resident the UNOFFICIAL manager
- Taft boom. The president. at
J heart.to-heart talks with the can
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lie was one Of those sentimental
chaps who Imagine the only way to
capture girls heart is 10 send her
volumes OF poetry. Selecting book
OF seasonable verse he sent II to HIS
lady fair with the following scrubbed
on the fy-leaf:
Dearest. AZ ] seek your heart.
A book Of verse do impartl"
And the pretty but sensible girl,
who did not care rap II Shakespeare
had been a pirate instead OF a poet,
returned the verses with the following
lines:
ITO the woods with this sludgs.
II my heart you'd really bulge,
Send me up a pound Of fudge"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30

1etirement Of Secretary OF War
leaves but two men In Roose-
cabinet who were there when
>eeded TO the presidency on the
of President Mckinley. These
cretary OF State Root and Sec
of Agriculture Wilson.
loot was secretary OF war when
posevelt became president In
nber. 1901. lie shortly after
retired FROM the cabinet. but
rsuaded to re-enter II upon the
of Secretary OF State Hay.
have been more changes and
An President Roosevel;'s cab
an in that OF any OF his prede
He has had two secretaries
y. Hay and Root lie has had
oecretaries OF the treasury,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30
Where the UrchIn scored.

The busy man stopped before an
ONCE building and leaped from his
carriage. At the same moment an
ambitious urchin ran forward and
piped: Hey. mister kin I hold yer
horse?- mo. you can't" snapped
the busy man. Wont charge y
much" insisted the urchin. Il don't
care about the charge" impatiently
responded the man. throwing q blan.
ket over his bony steed. my horse
will not run away" Gee. mister. |
didn't think he'd run away" Nor"
mo. thought he might fall down"
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$40. 900. 90 Forfeit.

The Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic
Co.. Savannah, Ga, must be pretty sure
Of themselves when they offer to forfeit
100000 il they make claims for their
product which are not fully warranted or
If they refer TO wonderful cures which
they cannot establish.
Men who place themselves under bond
for what they say are entitled to re-
spectful hearing.
They say that Johnson's Tonic is the
greatest Fever and Grippe medicine in the
world. II you take issue with them-write
to them.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30
Dada Dilemma.

Il see your girl has beau"
"Yes," said the damsel's father,
"and I don't know Just how to handle
the mutt. Shall l be friendly with
him. and lose my dignity: or shall
hold myself aloof and be considered
an old grouch?"
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at Finds the spot."

The OIL we struck is the OIL that has
stuck while others have passed away.
simply because It cures your Pains.
Aches. Bruises. Sprains. Cuts and
Burns quicker than any other known
remedy. Hunts Lightning OIL. It's
fine for Chigger bites also.
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any circumstances. One OF the con.
Guiding chapters OF The Trail OF the
Sword | wrote In railway train: two
chapters OF The Translation OF a Saw.
age wrote between London and New
York. Some OF MY short stories have
been written among crowds OF people;
one was written at a railway station
when was waiting for a train"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30
A Favored Fowl.

Il has been told" said Miss Miami
Brown. dat de parrot is one Of the
longes,lived birds dat Is"
DE statement, "'replied Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley, lis strictly ornithological."
Il wonder why?"
Il 'specks dat one reason why de
parrot lives so long is dat he ain good
o eat."--washington Star.
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b a, Az Times Responsive.

NJ at Az Times Responsive.
feas. absolute Quletness and
ID surroundings are found To be
pi when working by many Of
authors. Sir Gilbert
confesses that he can write
NC. There are tines" he says.
absolute silence Is painful. and
hand organ under the window
bsitiye relief. Usually | write
Dnlparaiiye ease and facility.
n thing does not seize me J
for a time. Once absorbed in
anc | can write under almost
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no cure for me, and was given up
70 die. Being urged. used Doan's
Kidney Pills. Soon was better, and
in few weeks was about the house.
well and strong again"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Never Fails.

There is one remedy. and only one
l have ever found. to cure without
fail such troubles in my family as
eczema. ringworm and all others Of
an itching character. That remedy is
Hunts Cure. We always use It and II
never fails" M
.rt w. M. CHRISTIAN,
SOC per box. Rutherford. Tenn.
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One Bottle or Less.

Malaria is easy TO contract in some
localities. and hard to get rid Of
that is. II the proper remedy is not
used. Cheatham's Chill Tonic frees
any one from IL promptly and thor
oughly. II is guaranteed to cure any
kind Of Chills. One bottle or less
will do II.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30
The Duchess Philosophy.

The Old duchess Of Cleveland In
vited a relative to her husbands fu.
neral and told him to bring his gun.
adding: I'VE are old. we must die;
but the pheasants must be shot"
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For YEARS I was
weak and run down,
could not sleep. my
limbs swelled and
the secretions we're
troublesome; pains
we're intense. ! was
fast in bed for four
months. Three doc
tors said there was
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30
sle,ohIno Al, the Year.

Because of the lichens which grow
sbundantly on the stone paved streets
In Madeira. making them slippery, 1t
IL possible to use sleighs the year
around.
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HAY.

Publisher-The third chapter in this
manuscript IL SO blurred l can't make
II out,
Authorizes; that Is where I used
London atmosphere. That 10 the foo.
you know. L8
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We are missing the meaning Of life
II we slight the little opportunities
for great living. waiting for the CLAM
orous, the spectacular.--Grace Willis.
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HIcks, capudIne Cures Women.

Periodic pains. backache. nervousness
and headache relieved Immediately and
assists nature. Prescribed by physicians
/ with best results. Trial bottle loo. Regular
size 2bc and soc at all druggists.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30

Feet Aehe--Use Aliens Foot Ease
ffee trial package. A. :. Olmsied. lie Roy. NY.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30
HIcks, capudIne cures Headaehe.

whether from colds heat. stomach or
nervous troubles. No Acetanilid or dan
gerous drugs. It's liquid and acts imme-
diately. Trial bottle 10c. Regular &c and
b0c ~ all durggists.
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uusualiy.

"what rs a 'post-mortem. PAT"
"What > woman puts at the end Of
letter. Cy SON."
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30

The place should not honor the man
but the man the place.-Agesilaus.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30

Don't forget that a thing isn't done
because you intend to do Il.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30
The Philosopher Of Folly.

III wishes were horses" asserts the
Philosopher OF Folly. "beggars woalf
so around asking for automobiles.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30
TO DRIVE cgr 5M.lA!EAnH:E|sA,

Take the Old Standard GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking
The formula Is plainly printed on every bottle,
showing " simply Quinins and Iron In tasteless
form, and the most enectunl form. For grown
people and children. toc.
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seo-sovnp FOR MONTHS.
Hope Abandoned After Physicians
Consultation.

Mrs. Enos shearer, Yew and Wash.
ington SITS, Centralia, Wash, SAYS:
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Blunt language is often used in max
Ing sharp retorts.
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We often do more good by our sym
pathy than by our labor.--Farrar.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-30
SWEET THINGS.

Maude-How do look in the water.
dear?
Mabelle-Best ever-when your ng-
ure Is totally Immersed.
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Dinner Time.

He--You know we can live on bread
and cheese and kisses.
She--Yes, and when shall We be
married?
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well. you'd better get busy and
get supply of bread and cheese
Yonkers Statesman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-09
HELD FOR MURDER
C0RONER'g JURY INVESTIGATES
 MRS. LAMBERT'S DEATH.
Robert Mackcy, Who Is Charged With the Crime, Has Been Denied Bnii and Must Remain
 In IafI.

Mobile, Nov. S.--(Special )-occupy- ing cell at police headquarters and denied the benefit of ball, Robert Mac key, white man, held for the murder of Mrs. Ada Lambert In the southern part of town last night, will remain in jail until after the preliminary hearing and probably until his case goes to higher court.
 Mrs. Lambert and Mackey became involved in a quarrel at the home of the latter last night and fight fol- lowed. Mrs. Mackey, wife of the &C., cused murderer, was h the house at the time and when the fight started. ran into the home of the next neigh Dor. George Buson, telling him of the couple fighting. Mir. Buson ran, into the house In time to see Mackey com ing from a room in which Mrs. Lam bert was lying in pool of blood, dead. Mackey was held nntil the police arr rived and an examination of the wo- man showed that her face was beaten into on unrecognizable mass and a large hole in the back of her head. The latter wound ts supposed to have caused death aad while the instru- ment with which the wound was in- fiicted is not positively known, a por- tion Of 6 hammer found nearby IS thought to be the weapon with which the woman was killed. Mackey was brought to headquarters and does not deny the crime stating that he killed the woman because she took s5 be- longing to him.
 Mackey has a wife and child. and Mrs. Lambert was e friend and had come to the Mackey home early in the evening, bringing beer and whiskey. it is stated, on which both Mrs. Lam- bert and Afacixey became intoxicated. tbn nuhrrol following The prelin1in- ary hearing will probably come up in the Recorders Court tomorrow morn Ing.
 At coroner's inquest held this after noon, many witnesses were examined in the ease of Robert Mackey. and the jury returned q verdict that the de- feniant be held for murder. The jury fin their finding stated that they had found that the deceased came to her death through concussion of the brain caused by a blunt instrument in the hands of Robert Maokey.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-09
VINOL CURES CHRONIC COUGHS.
 COLDS AND BRONCHITIS After Other Remedies Fall.

q have been troubled with . chronic cold and bronchitis for long time and have tried many remedies without finding velief. Through the kind sug- gestion of a friend I tried Vtnol. and after taking four bottles. am entirely cured" ]" A. H. Wilde. 733-Sth Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn.
 s. Mcdonald. 14T w. Congress St., St. Paul. Minn., writes:- T contract ed Q severe cold last winter and thought would never get rid of 1t. tried VinoI as a last resort. and 1t has completely cured me-"
 Vinol combines two world-famed tonics, the healing, medicinal proper ties of cod liver oil and tonic iron, de- liciously palatabIe and agreeable to the weakest stomach. For this reason, Vinol is unewcelled as a strength builder for old people, delicate chill dren, weak and rundown persons, af- ter sickness and for Chronic Coughs, Colds and Bronchitis,
 VINOL Is sold in Montgomery by ID. c. F0vyIeFs Druggist.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-09
THE NEWS OF SELMA
WORK bEGINs ON CONSTRUCTION
 OF SANITARY SEWER,
The Regular Monthly Business ses- sion of City Council wiII Be Held Tonight At The
 City Hau.

Selma, Nov, S-(Special)- The Crockett Paving Company of Birrninr- ham, began the work of constructinR the sanitary sewer across the north ern part of the city a few days ago.
 The contract to construct this sewer was awarded to the Crockett Company some weeks ago by a special commit tee of the city council and 1t Is to be completed by March 1.
 The work upon the sewer began Fri day morning with a small force of laborers. The work upon the sewer to- morrow morning will begin with a large force of laborers and the com pany will give employment to all laborers they can secure.
 The work of digging this sewer be- gan at the Valley Creek end In the western part of the city and will con tinue across the northern part of the city to Franklin Street. From that point the sewer may be continued still further until 1t will take in that sec tion of the city near the Cawthon cot ton mills. When completed, the sewer will he one of the greatest improve ments that the city has made In re- cent years. It will cause the health nf tke entire city to be better and will prove a source of great convenience to the residents in the northern part of the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-09
NOTTCE-Mortoage Sole

Default having been made in the pay mont of that certain mortgogs executed by J. H. Shreva to the undersigned. M E. Young, dated July 18th. 1907, and recorded in the office of the Judge of Probate of Montgomery County, Alabama, in Book 203 of Mortgoges. at page ss. the undersigned will. by virtue of the power of sale in aeid der for cash; at Court Square Fountain, in the City of Montgomery, Alabama, on Mon day. the End day of November, 1908. be- tween the legal hours of sale. the following described real property conveyed by sald mortgage. lying and being situated in the City and County of Montgomery. State of Alabama, to-wit:
 Lots Nc 6. [. and 5 fexcspt that part owned by the A. c. L. R. R-) in Square No. I5. Is. 1T. IS, iS, 20, q. s2. (sxcept that part in Square 9. also Lots l. ?. .. 6. 2. 8, 9. 10. II, and 12. (except that part of Lots 1, g.. 5, 6, [. 6, and g. owned by the A. c L. R R.) in Square 10. also Lots g, Q, 10, II. I2. is. IA, IS. is. IT, IS. 1s. 20, a1. 22. @, a. 25. 36 27 and 2s (except that part of Lots 2s 27, 2s. 25, and 24 owned by the 4. C. L. R. R.) and Lots No. 3e. 37. 80. 4s, 50. s2, 54, and B5 in Square Ii.
 All of the above lots being in the MoAes Bros, Subdivision of Lots No. 1 to 27. in- slusive. of Pollard Tract.
 Witness my hand this 2eth day of sep- MRS. N E. YOUNG. By STEINER, CRUM 6 WE'LL.
 Attorneys for Mortgagee.
 This sale is postponed until Monday. No-
 wsd-1t-mOn-At