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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-01

Tuesday afternoon. from 1850 to
S o'clock, Miss Marie Brevard en-
tertained a number of friends at
Five Hundred in honor of Mrs. A.
M. Praier, of Oklahoma City. Much
interest was manifested in the pro-
gressive games, at which Mrs. Pearl
Roberts won the first prize. cake
plate. The guest prize, pretty
plate, was presented Mrs. Prater.
A Dutch Lunch. consisting of Welsh
Rarebit, crackers, hot coffee. spiced
damsons, and other good things, was
served.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-10-01

Mrs McMurry has returned to
her home in the Jordan vicinity af-
ter a weeks visit to her daughter.
Mrs. w. F. Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
No NrEp FoR sunPRIsE.

The Chsttanooga. Times suffers it. self to be both disturbed and dis gusted over some of the most recent Roosevelt performances, and expresses its feeling in this way:
 It is not necessary to meddle with the merits of the controversy to ex- press profound regret that President Roosevelt should have permitted him self to use the language he did in correcting what, he had reasons to made by Editor Smith, of The Indian apolis News, and Editor LafKap, of The New York Sun. To characterize these lower the dignity of the Presidential office. but it sets most unwholesome and dangerous example before the Mir, Roosevelt what that epithet means when passed among spirited gentlemen everywhere; in fact, spirit ed gentlemen do not make use of the epithet unless they mean to challenge a physical combat and physical com bats are among the things gentlemen nowadays seek in every honorable way means a violent retort. and after that 1t must be a fight or suffer a so-called wounded honor"
 Now. we take the liberty of advis- ing The Times that there is no oc- casiou to feel either surprise or con- cern over what Roosevelt says or does. Ike has lowered the dignity of the Presidential ofiee to a greater extent than all the Presidents before him had done. and each day of his oficial exist ence adds to the discredit he brings not on himself-but on his onice. Questions of propriety, decency. jus tice and veracity have not shadow of weight with him when speaking of public men Sor private citizens who condemn his discreditable language.
 Plainly MT. Roosevelt is of the opin- ion that. occupying the position he does, he is at liberty to misrepresent. slander. malign and insult any. one at will and that he cannot be called to account or held to answer for his of- lenses. Does not this smack some what of cowardice? If a man should place himself on a high elevation. where he could not be reached, and then call people below him liars, thieves and scoundrels believing him. self too high to be in danger, would we not denOunce him as a coward? Yet that is apparently the position Roosevelt occupies. and it is idle to expect anything better while he re- mains in effice. Perhaps after the 4th of March the country will have a Pres ident who will be a credit to it; or at least, one who will not bring dts
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
rnunsDAr. DpoEamnR 1O, 1908.
on. ,r. w,,eor ,ptorms the world


 one pr. wileox informs the world that .there wiu be no children 15O years from now" Then, about cen- 4ury later. there won't be any body at all on earth, unless in the meantime somebody invents a way to make men and women without the preliminaries of birth and childhood, Seriously. such predictions and deliverances makes one tired. Continually we read from learned men, or those who pro- fess to be learned. most direct and positive predictions as to the fast coming time when the earth will freeze, or when it win be destroyed. or when all animal life will disappear from our planet and great deal of che same kind. Not one of them knows anything about it. We believe that none but the Almighty knows when time will end and we do not believe that He has revealed the knowledge to mortals. As a matter of fact, we can see no possible good to result from such deliverances. or how any one is to be benefited through them. Perhaps they create an occa- sional mild sensation and that is all, and even that is soon ecIipsed by some new professor of foreknowledge. It is all fudge. -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
ROBERT BURNS DID NOT
 WRITE "AULD LANG SYNE'

New York World. Y
 Robert Burns did not write sAuld Lang syne" and whats more he never claimed that he had written 1t. In letter to friend he says that he first heard an old man singing the song and produced it. because he thought it was too good to be lost to the world
 This discovery was made by Prof. Simkovitch. who has, charge of the Morgan collection of original manu- scripts now on exhibition at Colum- bia University. and who a few days ago startled the world by announcing that wise old Sir Isaac Newton was wont to amuse himself by making the birds drunk and then watching them try to find their way home. -a.l
 "AuId Lang Syne" is known and sung wherever the English language is "a oken. From time to time a few advanced students of English litera- ture have expressed their doubts as to whether Burns really did pen this fa- nous gem. but it was generally con- ceded that he was the author, and in every edition of his poems "Auld Lang Syne" is printed as his work.
 The letter referred to was written by Burns to George Thompson. In it he says:
 "one song more and have done 'Auld Lang Syne.' Ths air Is but me- Out AoAADNA oONG, thS OAu song of the olden times and which has never been in print, nor even in manuscript, until took it down from and old mans singing is enough to re- commend any air" Then follows "Auld Lang syne," just as it is sung today.
 Am urSubllshed poem by Abraham Lincoln attracted almost as much at- tention as tho Burns letter. While it is known that Lincoln sometimes "dalS lied with the muses," this piece of poetry was very interesting because it had never been published also be- cause J. P. Morgan had given strict orders that no one be allowed to copy 1t. But even Mir. Morgan cannot pre- vent people from memoriztng it, so long as he leaves it on exhibition, and the following are three of the seven verses. memorized by a reporter for The World.
 Bear Hunt.
 A wild bear chase, didst never see?
 Then thou hast lived in vain Thy richest bump of glorious glee
 Lies desert in thy brain.
 When fiSst my father settled here. --
 Twas then the frontier line; The panther's scream filled night with
 And bears preyed on the swine. But woe for Bruins shprt-Iived fun.
 When rose the squeaiing cry; Now man and horse with dog and gun
 For vengeance at him fly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
MORNING THOUGHT
nY ,. MARvIM NICHOLs.

Each Heart. Each heart is born to
 pursue It's own appoint cd way. Circumstances that favor you might prove disastrous to another. It were wrong to sigh for others places, and wish ,that they might take yours. wide. wide sea. A thousand fleets from as many zones are out upon the main. What for you ie favoring wind will dash another upon the shoals. and ari- And yet there is something sweet m the very conception. Our barques, driven by their own favoring breezss. may glide Into widely seaprated courses. But. somewhere and some when. we shall cast anchor in com mon harbor where the waters are washing the strands of gold.
 Your dearest friend may utterly de- stroy your aim if perchance he touch- es your bow string when the arrow is on the feather. It is always crucial momSnt-and that moment comes 70 every one. There are definite mo- ments in every life-histcry when one must act solitary and alone.
 You say 1t is a thankiess task? How ever much adored in society, no woman can ever be happy dnless she begins woman that makes her husband happy what sort he is. Derry that if you will your very unrest disproves your de- niai of the statement. And after all ig the making of any human happy q thankiees task, let .slone the VOWS you took at some alter in the very glow of welded bliss7
 '.Wbat a paradfse if every daughter my part to make our home the incest, prettiest and kindest home in the world Y Our fathers and our sons would boycott the club and finger fore ever around the fireside. That's whats the matter with us. anyhow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10


 The Pittsburg Post thinks the finest tribute ''to that sturdlest and strong est of Democrats. the late Grover cleve- land. has rarely been paid than that contained In the letter of his secretary of the navy. Hillary A. Herbert, to the Association of Life Insurance Presi- dents The first great peacemaker between the North and South Mir. Herbert correctly terms him. It is well that credit be ascribed where credit is due. and to that end Mir. Her bert's communication is most effective. He points out that MT Cleveland was responsible for the prosperity that fol- lowed the election of his successor in 1896 fact that cannot be too often emphasized"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
rLECTIoN IN GULFPoRr.
nIunieipal 0aicers Chosen for Ensuing
 Term.


 Term.
 Gulfport, Miss. Dec. s.--(special.)- At the. regular municipal election held here yesterday the following Council and city officials were elected for the next two years: Mayor George M Foote; Police Chief !. c. Corbett: Clerk, N. D. Goodwin; Treasurer, H. A. Rankin; Tax Collector, T. ". Bradley; Street Commissioner, F. NJ. Hudsoni Aldermen at large. J L. Morrison Ward Councilmen: First Ward, N. F. Bonslog and George O. Northrop; Sec ond Ward, J. D. Hardy and l.. S. Morris; Third Ward. George ". o3om and W. W. Hungerford; Fourth Ward. Burleish Howard and R. F. Bass. There being no opposition to the reg ular ticket. the election was little moro than a form with a very light vote boiled the highest number of votes received being i21 which. were cast for Tax Collector Bradley who will suc- ceed himself In once. A special elec- tion to. i'll the offiee of police justice has been ordered for January 2, 1909, with the first primary on December 22. and second primary on December as.
 Plans have been sent Postmaster Braselten for the new governmemt an appropriation of 914o,e00 has been made by Congress. The structure will he a very complete and modern one. with ample provision for the rapid growth of this place and the increas- ing volume Of customs ousiness at thiN port. 2
 The lower floor, which will be en- tirely turned over to the uses of che postofIloe will contain q largs general workrocm with s,ss6 square feet of floor space, or nearly three times as much aa the entire room nov used in the present ofice. There is also set aside a space of $50 square feet for registry and money order on1ces, with offices for postmaster and assistant postmaster covering each 24O squaro feet. A large serving room. covering 1900 square feet, will be litted up for the carriers.
 J. o'RourlEe. q local nevsdeaIer, was this morning arrested on charge of a young woman cierking for him who alleges that he assaulted her by slap- ping her face.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
IT WAS JUsrrFrABLr.

Our one-time contemporary. The Norfolk virginian-Piiot has this to say about 1t: te
 :. The defeat of Woodward for the snayoraIty of Atlanta was decisive. 1t distinct triumph for political de- cSncsy asN ana civic righteousness. Wood of the community with boidness amounting to defiance, and that so- csaety would have been lost to shame continuance in an ofice which he Rad aone nothing but disgrace But Att lanta Is also to be congratulated in se;ecfe s fniraefer so IT e1 the person she has I'll; Meddox Is model citizen and wili honor the office. to which he has . neen called lsy the best elements of
 As general proposition we are not favorable to independent tickets, after nomination has been made. After a convention or primary has been regu- iarly held and the candidate of the party has been selected we have al- ways favored standing by the party.s action, but we are fully aware of the truth of the old saying that i"circum- stances alter cases" and 1t was so in the Atlanta case. The primary and inexcusable biunder was made by the voters of the city when white Dem- ocratic primary nominated Woodward as the party candidate for Mayor. The people knew the kiRd of man he was before they nominated him. He had given ample evidence during his previous terms in the ofice that he was not proper man to hold the important and responsible ofice of Mayor of large city, and they should not have listened to his promises and pledges of reform. That he violated those pledges. before the election, and thus gave the voters a chance to choose a better man was really fortu- nate for the good name of the city, for they were thus given chance to retrieve serious error. and did it.
 We repeat that we do not believe in repudiating the action of the party. Such action is cJhrtrary to Democratic usage. and tends to destroy all feel inss of loyalty to party and to break up party unity. This, however, was case where the correction of serious error was necessity. and by taking up good man and defeating their own candidate who was not a good man for the place the voters not only corrected mistake but tustined their repudiation of the man they had se- iected. If ever an independent ticket was justihable 1t was so in this case.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10


 AiiceviIle, Dee. s---(Speciai)--R F. Moore and Miss Cisrisse Funderburk. of Carroiifon. were married in Tusca- ioosa Sunday. Mir Moore has been agent here for the past year. and is well known throughout this section. Miss Funderburk isfa beautiful young lady who has been making Carroliton her home for some several mouths past. She and her husband have a host of friends who wish them many long years of happiness. The young couple have engaged rooms at the Hotel De Alice
 Miss Emmie c. Moody of Columbus. Miss. Is visiting relatives here.
 Several days ago. the depot here was broken open and several packages of whiskey were stolen from the express. The matter has been kept quiet ia an effort to catch the guAty parties. No clue as yet has been formed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
A Good Sirn-

St. Louis Times.
 The Rustin case in Omaha. the Thaw case and the Hains preliminaries down East. are making normal progress fin their respective localities but it is not observable that the country is very much excited. The sign Is a good one
 When half the country was sitting up nights reading columns of sala- cious matter In relation to the Thaw trial 1t wasn't helping itself. In fact we are not sure that the country did not learn the fact on it's own account. The Hains case promises another rip ping sensation. and it Nmay be that 1t win come. but the interest just now Is Omaha has been In progress for some time, but nobody has cared. 4 few sensational newspapers have endeav- ored to create artificiaj interest, but they have failed.
 People are having less time for mat ters akin to the Thaw. Hains and Rus tin cases They are buster because times are better and they find that the cheerful side of life after all presents the more agreeable view.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
T.he annlln srnfnnl i.

Manchester (N. H. Union.
 Should a political turnover ever place the Democrats in power In the national government. they would ind comparatively few places to be 1is- posed of as rewards for political ser vices. It has been said of Great Brit ain that the voting in of new gov one hundred places in the administra. tion of the governmentai affairs. and while that fs far from being true of the political system In tho United States. 1t Is nevertheless true that we are moving toward that condition by leaps and bounds. President Roose- velt's order placing in the classified service all fourth class Postmastere east Of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio. is understood to have the ap- prova1 of President-elect Taft. It does away at a stroke with one of the most familiar examples of Federal patron age. for it is given out from Washing. ton that the order Is experimental. and if 1t works well, as 1t must, the entire country will be included. Then will end forever the scramble for postof- fees. for no President will ever restore position once the change has been made. Postmasters of this class now In office will hold their positions un- disturbed. but henceforth vacancies will be filled only from those who have qualified by successful examination. and men of one party will be as eligi- ble to examination and appointment as men of any other party. It Will De a striking change. and with 1t will so almost the last vestlge of the old spells system in national affairs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10

That eminent Englishman, Sir Hi- ram Maxim, is plainly trying to work up good war scare in London. He tells the Londoners that airships will soon be built that can cross and re- cross the English channel at night. and that within a year it will be prac- tieabIe for an air fleet to come over and attack their city without fear of opposition. We suspect that London will do we'll to put up nets over as we'll as around her premises.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
sHUGART AT WORI,.
Lawyer Says He wim Personally Enforce
 Prohibition.

Lawyer Says He wim Personally Enforce
 Prohibition.
 Birmingham. Dec. Especial )--The statement was made today that Curtis Shu- gart' well known young attorney Of tho city, had furnished the sheriff with inform. alton and had sworn out warrants for the arrest of men in the Hermitage Club. ''sociaP' club on Fourth Avenue, which was raided Tuesday night by Chief Deputy sher- if Lucien c. Brown. The warrants charge sides violation of the prohibition law.
 shugart says that during the prohibition campaign he promised that he would do all he could to put stop to liquor selling and other violations of the law and that he will furnish the sheriff with information from time to time. He says that he has the names of about one hundred men against whom warrants win be issusd, The matter is likely to create quite furry. When Aaked what will be done about the prose
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
DYNAMITE AT PRATT CITY.
Outrage Follows Black Hand Letter

Outrage Follows Black Hand Letter.
 Birmingham, Dec. 9-(Speciai. )-Dyna- mite was placed under the front part of the little store and home of Sam CuSsynona an Italian. at Pratt City, shorty after o'clock this morning. but the explosion did not do much damage to the building nor to occupants thereof. Three or four days ago Cussynona received letter from the Black Hand Society demanding two hundred dol- lars. The money was not placed where directed nor was any attention given to the matter. The attempt to kill the family today is believed to be tho work of the person who sent the mysterious lettr few days ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
Hor Far . Walter waIIzs.


 Have you any idea of how much ground @ waiter covers In performing his days work2 At a certain hotel which has a long. narrow dining room the matter was recently put to the test. and the head waiter was armed with a pedometer when he went on duty at a. m. When he had retired after the dinner hour he had covered ten miles and a fraction. He asserts that this long record of distance cov- cred in a single room is largely the result of the telephone and the social life of the hotel. He not only must seat all patrons, but he personally car ries to them the names of callers and all summonses to the telephone. The latter. he says, is one of the greatest annoyances the head waiter under goes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
This Date in History
DECENrRER 1o

1e72-A monthly post was established be-
 tween New York and Boston 1741-John Murray, founder of Universal
 ism in the United States, born in England. Died in Boston. Sept. ,, 1851.
 17s7-Thomas H. Gallaudet. a noted edu-
 cator of the deaf and dumb, born In
 Sept. g. 1851. 1so4-New York Historical Society insti!
 tuted. 1s17-MIssissipp admitted to Statehood. 1sSs-The House of Assembly in Jamaica passed a bill abolishinR slavery. 1s5s-christ Church. MontSeai. destroyed by fire.
 lS6s-All disputes between Mexico and the United States settled by treaty. lsO7-Norwegian Parliament conferred the Nobel prise upon President Roosevelt in recognition of his services in end Ing the Russo-Japanese war.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
Enetn Aheut FEaxtl.


 Hayti Is known as The Black Re- public.''
 It comprises about one-third of the 2S,250 square miles of the entire is- land of Havti-Santo Domingo.
 The population of Hayti is l,b00.000 or more than do1ble that of Santo Do- mingo.
 More than ninety per cent of the population is black. Most of the re- mainder Is mulatto. the white race be- ing scantilY represented.
 Port au Prince is the capital and principal city. Columbus sailed Into Port au Prince in 149z, his flagship, Santa Maria, being wrecked on reef.
 The French acquired titfe to Hayti by treaty in 1897.
 The cruelty of the French planters to their slaves led the negroes to re- volt. Toussaint L'Ouvertufe was their leader. Those of the whites who were not nassaored lspvere expelled.
 Napoleon sent 60.000 troops, under Leclerc, to eonQaer the island. LOu- verture was captured and sent to France. where he died.
 Later the French troops. under Gem -eraI Rochambeau. unworthy son of the great soldier who aided Washington at YarktoWn surrendered to a British force to save themselves from mas sacre at the hands of the blacks.
 Jacques Dessallnes later became the leader of the blacks, and his soldiers massacred every white they could lay their hands on.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
Heavy Insurance for Royal Lives.

People who regard policy of as- surance for a few thousand pounds as big transaction would be astonished' to hear of some of the huge asurAnees undertaken by the life officers.
 The crowned heads of Europe lead the way. The Czar Is insured for l. 100000 pounds; the Emperor William for 100000 pounds; our own Sover- eign for s0o,00o pounds. The ill-fated King of Portugal was insured for S0,- 900 pounds. The President of the United States holds very large poli- efes. which he constantly increases.
 The impending falling In of a mon ster policy leaves the life officers quite undismayed. To begin with, even if the contract of any company provides for payment of 100000 pounds on the death of an individual. only a fraction say. 10000 or 15,00o pounds--is re- tained at the. risk of any one office. The rest Is farmed out in re-assurance policies with other companies, who give the contracting office a guarantee to pay their share when. the policy becomes a claim.
 Now. there are eighty or ninety life officers doing business in this country, and, as we say, they restrict their ob- legations in respect of one life to about 10000 pounds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
Let Them Stand.

|. Seriously, we do not recognize any value in the breaking down of cher ished and established history or even legend. Paul Reveres ride even if 1t did not take place was. as the Italians say. was invented: and 1t has been well sung in poetry. No one iS hurt by it. It gives inspiration to patriotism. Why discredlt it. The same may be asked of the efforts to show that Sir Roland William Tell, Arnold WInkelried, Ro- mulus and Remus, Jack the Giant Kill CT. Robin Hood and the like were myths. They serve a very good pur- pose in literature, and are in no one's way. We see no reason why they should not be allowed to live undis- turbed in their green old age.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10

MT. Woodward so it is stafsd, says he may run for Mayor of Atlanta next time' He will. however, have time to accumulate large supply of jags in. the interim.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10

credit both on the onice and the American people. That is one consol- ing possibility.> And. to wind up. we do not know that any real gentleman should feel ansulted at anything Roosevelt says of his honor or verac- ity.