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The Hickman courier., 1908-11-19

Fresh oysters--the good kind--at
Perry's.
Mrs. May Alexander, of Dorena,
was here Friday shopping.
DR.. Joe Luten. Of Fulton, visited
his son. S. d. Luten, few days this
week.
K. B. Irvine, a former resident OF
this city. was over from Union City,
Saturday.
AL Faris has returned from visit
to Mr.. Robbins and family at Point
Pleasant. Mo.
Miss Myrtle Bowers. OF Paragould,
Ark. is the guest Of her sister. Mrs.
]. L. Amberg.
The Embroidery Club will be en-
tertained Friday afternoon by Mrs.
c. P. Shumate.
Our old friend. L. d. Perry knows
how to look after hungry folks.
Just try a meal with him.
Miss Lucille Bondurant is visiting
her sister. Mrs. Hardy Liggon, in
Union City for few days.
FOR SALE: Two good brood
mares and two-horse wagon. Ap-
ply to E. c. Clark. Hickman. Ky.
II you use a pulverized or ground
coffee you can get an extra fine one
from c. H. Moore at 2sc per pound.
M. b. Shaw let the contract, this
week. for the building Of three small
cottages in Gourley's Addition, to
J. H. Provow.
Stoves, coal buckets, shovels,
pipe, boards and everything in the
stove line. Prices right. .-Betters-
worth & Prather.
Don't pay an agent SOC for the
Weekly Commercial-Appeal. when
you can get the Hickman Courier
and Commercial both year for
i.25.
Martha Frances. the infant daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Shaw, at
Mayheld, died Saturday afternoon.
The little one was Just two months
old.
Friday evening, Mrs. 7. T.
Swayne entertsined a few friends at
five hundred. There we're two tables
and an enjoyable time had over the
games. A salad course was served
S M Pewett has sold his home in
West Hickman to 7 c, Smith and
moved to the Ward Farm. known as
the Stubs farm. two miles south Of
Hickman on Troy Road Mr., Smith
is building two new rooms and re-
pairing his purchase in West Hick-
man. and when completed will move
up from the lower bottoms where he
has been residing He is in the
! shingis business near Floating
Bridge
The Hickman courier., 1908-11-19

Rev. w. L. King, of Martin.
Tenn, will preach at Sassafras
Ridge. Sunday. at IL O'Clock.
He will bring with him fifteen Of the
Hall-Moody Institute student preach
ers, Dinner on the grounds for
everybody. All are invited. !. H..
Gray, Deacon.
The Hickman courier., 1908-11-19

To grow old gracefully, TO find
the heart becoming more mellow
with the passing years. is something
everyone should seek after. Such a
iife's evening is like lovely sunset
whose parting rays and glorious tin,s
food the earth with beauty.
The Hickman courier., 1908-11-19
Testimonial.

Hickman. Ky,
Nov. 10, 1908.
DR.. J. c. Morris,
Hickman, KY.
Kind Friend:
This is to certify that |
am we'll after suffering 20 years with
what ! thought was gravel and had
been treated for same. You told me
/ had cancer. Thought I as gone,
but after taking your treatment for
cancer two months ! am we'll, and
want the afflicted to know they can
be cured.
Mrs. r. L. Hart,
Hickman, Ky.
The Hickman courier., 1908-11-19

Many people OF the city and coun-
report that a meteor fell last Sum
y night between s and 9 o'clock
or near Mayheld. The whole
|cnon was lighted up almost like
y when il fell.
The Hickman courier., 1908-11-19
Now Famous Editorial.

Following is the editorial in Car
mack's paper, in regard to the con-
ference Of Gov. Patterson and ex-
Gov. Cox, which probably caused
the killing of Editor Carmack:
The Hickman courier., 1908-11-19

Ihe best coffee in the world for
Y pound. We can prove it,
F'trsvorth Il FARTHER.
The Hickman courier., 1908-11-19
srArs oy ONO, o,ns or rolrpo

AsttAr
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he ID
senior partner OF the arm of y. ]. Cheney a
Co.. doing business In the city cf Toledo
county and state Aforesaid. and that said
firm will pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED
nOLLARs for each and every case OF Ca-
tarrh that cannot lie cured by the use OF
Halls Catarrh Cure. FRANK J.CHE>Ef
sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence. this 9TH day OF December. A. ID.
Iss
A. W. GLEASON.
tsFAL1 SoTBAN Public.
Halls Cstarrh cure IL taken Internally.
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
-urface Of the system. send for testimon-
ials free.
F.J.CHENEN a 60. Toledo. o.
sold by all Druggists. 7sc.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation
The Hickman courier., 1908-11-19

".To Major Duncan Brown Coop
er. who wrought the great coalition /;
who achieved the harmonious in
fluence of incompatible elements ;
who welded the pewter handle to
the wooden spoon; who grated the
dead bough to the living tree and
made it to bloom and bourgeon and
bend with golden fruit; who made
playmates of the lamb and leopard
and boon companions of the spider
and the fly who made soda and vine
gar to dwell placidly In the same
bottle and who taught oil and water
how they might agree-to Major
Duncan Brown Cooper. the great
diplomat Of the political Zweibund,
all honor and glory forever.
The Hickman courier., 1908-11-19

Maj. D. B. Cooper and his son,
Robin Cooper, will enter a plea of
self defense in the killing. They
will attempt to prove that Carmack
fired first and that in crossing the
street to intercept him they did not
intend to attack him, but Maj. Coop
er's purpose was to "remonstrate"
with the editor he had said he would
kill.
The lady with Carmack says the
men approached pistols in hand and
told Carmack to get out of her range
and began the work of slaughter
while Carmack was replacing his
hat, which he had lifted, and was
drawing his pistol. and many witness
ses will testify that Cooper h d
threatened to kill the man his son
shot down.
The Hickman courier., 1908-11-19

LOST: SOS in bills-six ten-dol-
lar bills and one fivc-dollar bill--rol-
led up and tied with black string. !
lost the money between my store in
East Hickman and town. ! will give
fifteen dollars for the return of the
money.-R. E. Lee. Up.
H. E. Curtin, the laundry agent
sends laundry every week. Leave
your laundry at Ellison Bros.
The Hickman courier., 1908-11-19

Hickman, Ky,
Nov. 10, 1908.
The Hickman courier., 1908-11-19
A. W, GLEASON.

sold by all Druggists. 7sc.
Take Halls Family pills for constipati
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
NihiiSn1 Breaks Out
With ReHe7Ded Vigor

GENEVA, Dec. 2I.-Ancther reign Of
nihiiism has been precipitated in Russia
as the result Of yesterdays fatal clash
between soldiers and revoIutlonists in
a villa near Moscow.
From the highest nihilistic authority
il Is learned that word has gone out for
the uihilist agents TO scatter throughout
Russia. fomentiDg revolutions and in
StEatng aSsaSsinatiOns
The bloody era Of nihiIiSr was Sis
pended in Russia when the Car pro-
claimed his reign OF liberalism, but YES
terday's fight near Moscow, the lea Iers
say. proves that Nicholas is fnsircere
and there is no longer any hope Of re-
form under his rule.
For months the uihiI.sts have beeo
preparing for Just such a provocation
as the Moscow affair affords and they
VIII be quick to take advantage oF If
All the powers Of Pussia cannot
crush out nihilisu as lorg as dcspotisrn
lasts" declared one Of the leaders To-
day We expect soon 10 startIe the
world with what the authorities call
bloody butcheries.' hut it is our only
way to free Russia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
PROBE FOR BULLET
IN WOhAN'S HEAD

Jennie ". Beaudette tweuty-one
years old. and employed in the silk
mills at Alexandria. who was shot by
Lawrence W. Peters at the residence OF
William MCGOWAN. I15 South Lee
street, Alexandria, in tit of jealousy.
was this morning removed TO the
Alexandria Hospital, where the bullet.
which lodged over her left eve, will
be removed.
Peters pressed the revolver against
her left temple. while she was dazeG
by the blow which he had dealt with
his fst, but Miss Beaudette saved her
self by pushing the revolver TO one
side just as ne pulled the trigger
Peters then held the weapon to his
right temple, pulled the trigger, and
died almost instantly.
Peters body was removed after the
tragedy to the undertaking establish
ment of William Demain. KinE and
Alfred streets. Alexandria. His par
ents, who live at Providence, i. T.
were notified. Coroner Moore stated
this morning that he did not think
an inquest necessary, as II was a clear
case Of SUiCiA-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
Believes Russia Faces
It's Greatest Crisis

LONDON. Dec E-Cwing 20 TIE
.strictest censorship that has been placed
on Russian news i'm years. English dip
Iomats are today fearful that a state OF
internal disorder. little suspected
by the outside world, prevails ia the
Cars empire.
The extent Of this censorship was
never better illustrated than ia the re-
port Of yesterdays battle between
soldiers and terrorists n - Moscow. OF
which only the most T.eager and un-
sati- Htory accounts have been OBJ
ta.n.a.
IL is gelievec here that this clash was
FAR more serious than reported and that
Il will mark the resumption OF such
repressive measures as have made
Rvssia's name a reproach.
The recurrence Of nibilis-1 in the en-
plre, the cholera plague. The Finnish
disorders, and the opposition Of a large
part Of the Rus an people 10 becoming
involved IN anotuer war as result OF
the Balkan trouble ara subjects, the
true status OF which thu government
authorities IRE not informing the world.
The meager reports that are leaking
out from news centers are ominous in
tone and II would not surprise England
in the least TO hear at any moment OF
d crisis being reached.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
KAISER SCRIhPING
ON SIX MILLION PER
Emperor Runs Behind Huge
Sum-HeedS Clamor of
Public and Cuts
Expenditures.

BERLIN, Dec. with an annual
income Of S6,o00,000 there has been
large CGficit every year m the kaiSer'S
budget. according 90 figures gathered
by the Weekly MOntagswcIt, which 1t
is soon to make public.
The total of these deficits. which ex-
tend back to 1SSS. when the Kaiser as
sumed the throne, has not been an
nounCed, but that they VIII reach far
Into the millions IS not doubted.
Recent economies Tr1ctiCcd by the
Emperor and other members OF the roval
family, all Of whom ar. supported cut
of the kaiser's purse. Indicate that the
Emperor has at last determined 20 turn
over a new leaf and that 1903 may set
a new record.
Following the sale Of five OF mis-
castles, first announced in these dis
patches, Crown Prince William has
abandoned the construction of a mag
nifceut palace at Bade lSberg. work on
which IS now well under way. He will
continue TO live I'm the small palace at
Potsdam, which IS iuconvcnient and out
of date. a year ago the royal family
would not have thought Of such a re-
trenchment, but the events of the last
few months has SHOWN the Kaiser that
he must exercise all of his wits to win
hack the favor Of the people and he is
determined as one means 10 this end to
live within his income.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
TAFT WILL CONFER
WITH HITCHCOCK
Reference to South in lnau-
gural Speevh Subject of
Meeting.
By lanes HAY. L.

AUGUSTA. Ca. Dec. Frank Il.
FIu uchcock viii arrive in Augusta Tues
DAY morning, according TO a letter
Pres ident-eIeCt Taft received from him
this morning.
MIR. Taft VIII consult with Hitchcock
on certain proposed passages affecting
the South in his inaugural address and
first message to Congress Hitchcock
is thoroughly familiar with affairs in
the South, having gained this knowledge
while he was in the Postofdce Depart
meut and while Ire was managing the
Taft pUe-COnventiOn CamDa ign
Al tho dinner given 10 the President
elect last night by Henry c. Maxwell,
there were fifteen guests including ten
Of the most prominent Republicans IN
Georgia and I'VE well known Democrats.
Although IL had been said that no
speeches would be made, everyone Of the
guests, including the Democrats. took
occasion 10 talk All Of them dwelt on
the progress MI LaIL IS making 70
spread RepublicaniSm in the South.
Emery WinShip. one OF the leading
Democrats OF Macon Ga was es-
peCially emphatic in his cOmmeudati1n
Of the work lIr- Taft has done To make
by 50 strengthening the Republican
paTt- in this section as To deprive the
Democrats OF having things all their
own way He characterized the pres
the P-esideut-elect has created, and
which only he can carry 10 successful
issue
In replying to all the speeches. Mr..
Taft said he appreciated the spirit IN
which his efforts had been received
He explained that Il is hard for a
Prcsident-elcCt TO get the proper per
spective Of such things because all
persons, as q resUls Of their loyalty 10
their government and the temporary
head of il. are apt 20 be Compii-
meutary and thus Charitably tOrbeaT
from criticism
1IT TIaft has begun WOrI on his iuau-
2ural address The actual writing Of
the document has not Yet been started.
but by consultation with others and in
aSSe. .91Iing data. he has Il well mapped
cut. Il is interesting 10 know that his
inaueural address VIII in all probability
have strOCg passage on the necessItv g
for the expedition Of the administration
of the law IN all the courts Of the land.
50 as TO give prompt decisions IN all
civil suits. He viii also recommend. IL
is thCught. prOmptsr Administration Of
criminal law, 50 as 10 prevent excessive
periods Of imprisonment preceding trial
The PTesident-elect spent a quiet sun
day. E5e did not 90 to church this nom
ir-. but spent the forenoon resting in
his cottage Tomorrow he viii receive
A delegation from Atlanta who viii ask
him To set a definite date for his visit
to that city
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
Gar Told Oppression Must
Cease, as Blood Will Be
Upon His Head.
COUNTRY AFLAME
AS NEVER BEFORE
Further Injustice and Nothing
Could Stop Insane Rage cs
Aroused People.

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 27.-Fiziand
has thrown down the gage OF battle
70 Russia
IN a dramatic conference between Ed
ward Hjelt. vice president oE the Fin
uish senate, and the Gar, the facts OF
which became public today, H5elt warn
ed the CZar that the renewal Of Rus
sian oppression In Finland would be
followed by the most disastrous oOnse-
Quences-
And II the conflict comes the Car
was told. "the blood Of the slain will
be upon your head. The Films Will rise
10 curse you
Hielt says that all that Is needed 20
pJacate the Firms is for Russia to recog-
u.lze che autonomous government OF the
le2endaacy and nOt 10 continue the en-
..-oacnr1ent on the Finnish constitution.
The ear IS reported as listening 20
HieIt I'm mceknsNs. without making any
promises
The Firms are fearful that when the
diet meets early next month the repres-
sIve measures that Russia has adopted
for the last few years viii be pushed TO
the point where the people can no
longer be held IN restraint
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
CHILD WRONGED
RY HUMAN BRUTE
While Seeking Protection,
Young St. Louis Girl Is
MiStreated in Box Car.

ST. LOUIS. No, Dec. 21UnfoldinS a
story wit childish simplicity that made
strong men yield 70 tears, Geuevieve
Mcnamara, the twelve-year-old daugh-
ter of Thomas Mcnamara, of East St.
Louis. testified in the Kane county
court, at Geneva, after seeking freedom
from the State Home for Girls at
Geneva, ten days ago, she fel into tine
hands OF q man 10 whom she went for
protection. but who in turn, miStrcated
her. Joseph Davis, a laDOreT OF Geneva,
is under arrest, having been identified
by GeneVieve as the one who wrOHged
her
Like the adventures OF the her0ines Of
fiction reads the tale that the little girl
told Of the escape from the home. Be-
tween sobs she told of being home sick,
and longing Tor a home eGuTinE IN
Christmas holidays, she planned to cs-
cape and go to her parents in East St.
Louis. She put on her stree- clothing,
over which she put the homes uniform.
After attending mass she went to her
room slipped off her uniform and scaled
the high wall that surrounds the place.
out OF the grounds she determined
TO make good her escape, but was met
with "a problem when she came 20 the
Fox river which flows by the inStitU-
IOn. jumping from one block Of ice 10
death, she reached the other side and
sought shelter. Seeing smoke coming
from a box car. she decided to apply
there for protection. Clad only in n
light dress and bare-headcd. she felt
the effects Of the cold A knock brought
d rOugh-lOoking man to the door Much
frightened by his appearance she begged
his pardon and was preparing TO z>o on
her way when he called to her. invit-
ing her 60 come in. She did so. and
spent the night there. There was NOT
a house within half a mile OF the place.
Before leaving the next morning Gk1-
EF =r N 4 srr
into her hand and rswOre her to secrary,
by threats OF terrible punishment She
boarded a northwestern train but not
for East St Louis. whether she decided
10 leave home entirely she did not say.
but simply testified that she went To
Chicago Her Scant attire attracted
the attention of a policeman. Who i'm
wonder questioned her. She told the
story She was returned to the iustitu-
tiOn and there told OF her wrongs on
The MIGHT She escanel from the hnme-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
DISTRICT DIVORCES
GROWING RAPIDLY
Seven Per Cent of
Marriages Here End in
the Court Room.

Nearly : per cent OF all couples mar
ried in the District Of Columbia In twen-
ty years, from January 1. 1881. 10 Decem-
Der 81, 1905, later obtained divorces and
IN about two-thirds Of the divorce cases
children were affected. Fifty thousand
two hundred and forty-foUr couples
we're united IN the bonds Of matrinony
during the period named and the marital
ties were found irksome IN 1926 cases.
These figures on marriage and divorce
IN the District OF Columbia, have been
compiled IN the completed statistics on
marriage and divorce Just issued by
Director North.
Divorce ir the District OF Columbia
has been steadily increasing since 1861,
the increase going far above the ratio
OF increase in population and the in
crease, in the number Of marriage In
CONTINUED on Page ThIrteen)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
Angry Citizens Seek
To Lynch Brute Tramp

WHEELING, W Va, Dec. "a mob
Of angry citizens stormed the Mounds
Vile jail this moraius, and attempted to
do violence TO a tramp who was arrest
ed near Broad Tree. a small town on
the main line OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. FOR attempted criminal assault
upon Miss May McGuffie. a ten-year-oId
girl
The little girl was returning home
from school when ne attacked her on
the roadway The girls screams
brought OrVille Brown. a constable. who
lives nearby. and after a running fight
In which several shots were fired, he
captured the tramp.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
Charred Body Is Discovered
by PasSer-by This
Morning.
OIL CAN EAPLODED;
CLOTHES SATURATED
Signs of Desperate Fight Against
Flames Appear in and
Around Box.

Sitting in an attitude Of repose on the
steps Of the building on 5 street. be-
tween Twenty-third and Twenty
streets northwest, where he was en-
plOycd as a watchman. the Ifeless body
Of Charles Callahan. with clothes stiIl
smoIdering from the fire which caused
his death, was discovered about 9 o'clOck
this morning.
= No one was present when he died.
but the appearance OF the corpse. with
body charred and face scorched- showed
that ne must have been a living torch,
as he struggled with the flames that
were burning into his vitals.
Finding of Body.
Callahan had not reen dead long
when he was discovered by William
Payne, Of 1870 NIintwood place, who
notified the Tenth precinct police sta
ton His body was about twenty feet
from the little box. which Dc occupied
as watchman. and where the be-innirg
Of the tragedy took place. For in that
box, the police found traces OF blood
and burning clothing, and the pieces Of
a broken lantern.
IT is supposed that Callahan had en-
tered the box 10 replCuish the fire he
kept there Finding II low, he evidently
threw some kerosene on the Goals. and
in the explosion which followed, his
clothes were sprinked with the oil and
Immediately caught fire
Maddened by the heat he threw his
red lantern to the ground and seized
his burning clothes, wrenching away
great pieces Of them, ard throwing them
TO the hoor OF the box. But the flames
were eating into ais nesh, and IN his
agony, lie thought 20 get out of the box
into the open air. Blind with agony, he
dashed against the sides OF the box,
bruisInE his face ana tearing his hands.
Tears Burning Clothes.
As he emerged from the box. Gala
han evidently tore away more Of the
burning clothes for ashes were found
on his pathway TO the seat OF death.
He Travelled -uoE- .wenty feet 90 the
steps evidently. and there. overcome.
sat down to- die. In that position his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
BURGLAR DESPERATE.

CINCINNATI. Dec "a burglar who
was trapped in the hone OF NJ Gross
man in the Walnut Hills section of the
city early this morning, made his es-
cape from the police By leaping from
a fourth floor window. The thief en-
tered the house through second story
window. to which he had climbed with
man heard the burglar g. Wing about
the house and she cane ace to face
with him in the hallway on the second
floor The man ran uIstairs 10 the
fourth floor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-27
Rev. J. Howard Wells Makes
Scathing Arrangement of
Passing Year.
WORLD DRIFTING
AWAY FROM GOD
Sounds Plea For Revival and a Per
Sonal Interpretation of
the Bible.

The record for the year 1908 is The
worst I'm history I'm great crimes. new
gratis. and men in high and low places
VINO have fallen to wreck and ruin. 1t
has not been equaIed in any year in the
past It is evidence that the world IS
drifting away from God
With this startling assertion the Rev.
J. Howard Wells pointed out the lessons
of the times TO the congregation OF the
Mt Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church
South. this morning
He called on his hearers to learn from
the past the evil deeds that have be-
come a part Of history and shun them IN
the coming year.
The nation is rapidly drifting into an
attitude Of disbelief in the mercy Of
God, and this is the greatest, Of course. "
the preacher said. Men are busy. he
continued with ideas Of God and the
Bible. which are not found in the holy
writings at all, but emanate from the
mind Of man
He plead with his people to study the
Bible and draw their own conclusions
as to what It means without accepting
the Interpretation given by other men,
The Rev. Wells said in part;
The merry days OF Christmas are
now past and but 4 few moro days OF
the old year remain. The record OF the
old year Will soon be completed and it
viii be gone forever We cannot call
It back. change a single deed. or
straighten out q single line. Every
deed, act, and thought stares you IN the
face What is your record for the past
year and what is your attitude for the
new wear 10 Gomez
The great curse today is man S faith
fulness toward God. There are too
many people IN the church already who
do not amount to anything.
What We need is a revival to unfit
Tho churches themselves. Men need the
consciousness that GCd exists Science
tends 80 iCpreSs men IhaC God is some
fIraway, intangible being Most OF tho
present IDEAS of God ard the Bihfa are
not gotten direct from the Bible. Jut
from books and distorted personal views
OF 'JheTS. There would not be half so
many crauks and Isms' IN This 5cfty to-
day II people would take the Bible ana
read IT, Many people wish 20 tear the
veil away and look into the future.
Don't so to spiTitUalists and mediums
Tor II Is only a waste of time and idle
curiosity Don't bother about fortune
tellers, either. It IS only I'm vain and
q waste OF time. Let the spirits Of the
dead alone They are resting from their
Tolls and Ia bOrs. When i die 7 want
10 rest Ia pedsc and not be bothered nv
the curious God win reveal all in prom
er and SeaSOnable time. The true and
only path Of the new year IS the one
that God directs"