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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
TWO CURES OF ECZEMA
Baby Had Severe Attsek-crandfsther
Suffered Torments with IT.
Owe Recovery TO cutlcurs.

I'm 1884 my grandson, babe. had
an attack OF eczema. and after trying
the doctors to the extent Of heavy bills
and an increase OF the disease and suf-
fering. ! recommended Cuticura and
In few weeks the child was we'll. He
Is to-day a strong man and absolutely
free from the disease. A few years
ago ! contracted eczema. and became
an intense sufferer. A whole winter
passed without once having on shoes.
nearly from the knees TO the toes be-
Ing covered with virulent sores. tried
many doctors 10 no purpose. Then i
procured the Cuticura Remedies and
found immediate Improvement and
Anal cure. NJ. w. LaRue, s45 Seventh ST..
Louisville. Ky, Apr. 20 and May IA. '07."
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No,hlna 10 D. Thankful For.

ElIzabeths mother did not teach her
little daughter much that she should
have learned about religion: nor did
the father.
The other day guest said TO the
little girl: Elizabeth, does your a.
Their say grace at the table7"
What grace?" returned the girl In
nocently.
why. thanks for what you have "a
eat"
oh" replied Elizabeth. now en-
lightened. I'VE don't have to thank
any one for what we have-we always
pay cash."
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
Beyond ErpressIon.

@. w. Farlowe. East Florence. Ala.
writes: For nearly seven years I
was afflicted with form OF skin dis
ease which caused IAN almost unbear-
able itching. could neither work,
rest or sleep in peace. Nothing gave
me permanent relief until tried
Hunts Cure. One application re-
lieved me; one box cured me, and
though year has passed. have
stayed cured. am grateful beyond
expression"
Hunts Cure is a guaranteed remedy
for all itching diseases OF the skin.
Price soc.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
For the Hostess
Nine. Merits Valuable Suggestions for Entertain.
ments-Stork Party Can BE Made Dainty
Affalr-From Shakespeare.

Roses bloom In the garden.
Along the path and the wall:
But the roses that bloom In my baby's
checks
Are the sweetest roses OF all.
Here IL an old Scotch jingle that Ia
dear 10 every mothers heart. II IL
very pretty when written in fancy
lettering on cardboard, ornamented
with cherubs. or baby faces. passe
partouted in white. and hung in the
child's room. Underscore the day on
which the little one first saw the
light Here are the lines:
The bairn that IL born on the sabbath
day.
IL lucky and bonnie and biithe and gay.
Mondays BARN n fair OF face;
Tuesdays BARN IL fun OF grace:
Wednesdays BARN need fear no foe;
Thursdays BARN has far TO 70;
Fridays BARN IL loving and giving:
Saturdays BARN must work for a living
With the gift OF a pair Of scales
send this little rhyme:
How many pounds does baby weight
Baby who came awhile ago
How many pounds from crowning curl
To rosy point OF restless toe7
These lines sent with a pillow or
slumber robe make the gift doubly at.
tractive:
What IL the road &c siumberiandf
And where does baby GOT
The road lies straight through mothers
arms.
when the sun is sinking low.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
TeIepsthlc Thlrst.

News travels SO fast nowadays as tc
render one almost speechless with
wonder at the achievements of the
wireless telegraph and telephone. says
the Palmyra IN. " Journal. One
night last week we won n case OF
whisky at the Elks' fair in Lyons. and
the night We brought 1t home there
were three church members. a town
Official and two members Of the band
on hand TO meet us on getting on the
car. Since our arrival many people
whom we have hitherto believed re
spectacle have gone out OF their re-
spective ways TO speak kindly to US.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
MAR

Many summer gowns have the slight.
ly low Dutch neck.
Shell necklaces from Honolulu are
considered very stunning.
Russian suits continue in popularity
for small boys.
Graduated striped borders are very
stylish.
Satin stripes are clever on anything
from null 10 cloth.
For coat costumes the plated skirt
shows the stripes around the feet.
In dresses stripes are used In any
way that ones taste may dictate.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
The Entire Family.

Grand Pop used it for Rheumatism.
Dad for Cuts. Sprains and Bruises.
Many for Burns. Scalds and Aches.
Sis for Catarrh and Chilblains. use
IL for everything. and II never disap-
points any Of us. II surely yanks
any old pain out by the roots.
Hunts Lightning OIL is what I am
telling you about.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
A Stork Party.

# A stork Party.
II They say that all the world loves n
1ver. That Is true. and next all the
vorld and his wife loves n baby. 20
4 nd n dear little mother as she proud.
N exhibited a grave old stork. a trophy
ION a matron's entertainment Ia his
Uonor.
This popular bird has had a busy
(lne these days. and a party given re-
<9ntly was n very dainty affair. The
oouvenirs were darling little gilt
cradles with wee doll in each.
A lovely pink rosebud was at each
place; the centerpiece was a large
e(ork bearing baby in his beak.
he quotations below were some
uoQ1 on this occasion. and hope will
0n4ver n request for sentiments suit
~ Tor an affair to be given for young
mo(hers:"
= babe In house h a weil-spring OF
1nnre.--Tupper.
The child shows the man.
As morning shows the day.
E>1ldren have moro need OF models than
q 1F1tics.-Jouberi.
Xu may not be able 90 leave your chill
T10 \ great Inheritance. but day by day
IIUt may be weaving coats for them,
WII4 they Will wear through all eterni-
M.~[<nyler.
~ privilege IL IL TO be associated
UllI little Children They hold the keys
- - gate OF heaven.
- cannot compromise with the ire
I111ous natural business OF motherhood.
'>4 Nier Mitchell
81 ~ fdeal-Just 20 be good; 20 keen ufe
MO- from degrading elements, to make
Constantly helpful In little ways 70
49, who are touched by ~: 10 keep ones
11&<It sweet and avoid all petty anger and
I[IAbilty-that In an ideal as noble as
a fiicult.-GriKgs.
~ m the pure love OF child and mother
10 human loves make one divine.
II. II. Browning.
- most sublime psalm that can be
nd on earth IA the lifping OF a human
from the lips OF childhood.-IIugo.
rily. I say unto you. whoever shall
M rsreive the Kingdom OF God as 1T
thild. he shall not enter therein
NC Of heart tho n tribe contrary,
child who comes in February.
.oses with their beautiful buds are
bowers that seem 10 belong espe.
" TO babies and young children.
little verse sent with a bunch OF
> will add the finishing touch TO an
>ys acceptable gift: 81.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
Have You Chjlls7

II cured your Pa and also your Ma
of chills in the long ago. and II will
cure you now. II has been tested by
time and its merits have been proven.
We guarantee one bottle to cure any
one case OF Chills. II II falls your
money is cheerfully refunded-and its
name Is Cheatham's Chill Tonic.
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The Expenslxs Part.

Does It cost much to live in the
city," asked the old lady from the
small village.
20. no." replied her city nephew. 1T
doesn't cost any more to live In the
city than It does in the country. but
II costs three times as much 10 keep
up appearances."-Chicago News.
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Overlooked.

Il always dIstrust your judgment for
some reason or other. John"
"Yes. and you have reason to; II
serves Inc right"
why, cannot remember you ever
having done anything to justify such
a distrust."
Have you forgotten that married
you?'-Houston Post.
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looklna for Work.

"why don't you go to work instead
OF begging and boozing?"
Il will. boss. as soon as there's an
openin' In my trade. An | amt got
long TO wait now. nuther."
what Is your trader"
I'm a trackwalker for aeroplane
Iinaa %
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One Bottle or Less.

Malaria is easy TO contract In some
localities, and hard to get rid Of
that is, IL the proper remedy is not
used. Cheatham's Chill Tonic frees
any one from II promptly and thor
oughly. II is guaranteed TO cure any
kind Of Chills. One bottle or less
will do IL.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
opoo,Ites Cause and Effect.

They say that there is more crime
committed in hot weather"
Yes: heat seems to conduce TO
wickedness."
Now that's strange, that a close at
mosphere should cause loose princi-
niles
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23

Suffering becomes beautiful when
anyone bears great calamities with
cheerfulness. not through insensibility,
but through greatness OF mind
Aristotle.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
TRY Murine Eve Remedy

For Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes
Murine Doesn't Smart-Soothes Eye Pain.
All Druggists Sell Murine at 50cts. The 4s
Page Book in each Pkg. is worth Dollars
in every home. Ask your Druggist.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
A Curious Fact.

Water swells wood"
1T must I've often noticed that
a novelist will wreck a skin and then
float enough timber onto the desert
isle TO build q town"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
The Mean Thinu.

She (eyeing the refreshment booth)
Dearest, while we are waiting for
the train, don't you think 1t would be
a good idea to take something?
He-Yes, darling; and since 1t is
such beautiful moonlight night. let's
take a walk.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23

A happy nature is sometimes q gift.
but II is also a grace. and can, there
fore. be cultivated and acquired by all.
-S0ulsby.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
capudIne Cures INDIGESTION Palms,

Sour stomach and heartburn no matter
from what cause. Gives immediate relief.
Prescribed by physicians because IL Ia
pure and effective. Trial bottle 10c. Regu-
lar size &c and SOC at all druggists.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23

FITS. 81. vitus' Dance and Nervous Diseases per-
manently cured by Ir. Klnes Great Nerve kettorer.
send for fREE t.O0 trial bottle and treatise. DIT.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
nsmmston. alays pain. cures wind ooo. 2se bottle.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
Pretty Room for a Wee Maiden.

Perhaps this sketch does not come
under the heading Of our department,
but | take II for granted Il will be
Of interest 20 all mothers In search OF
ideas for dear wee daughters. This
room In an apartment was so charm
ingly fitted up for the sixyear old
maiden that I simply cannot resist
telling about II.
In the first place II is astonishing
NJ what an early age children appre-
ciate things being done for their espe-
eiai comfort and how they love their
very own things. The sense OF pride
IN ownership Is developed long before
most parents realize II.
Now for the room. The side walls
are OF plain cream, with dado and
friese OF riotous pink roses and green
.leaves. Over each window and door
There Is a treiiis OF roses. also around
The small bureau. These we're cut out
md pasted on just as natural as life.
The effect was lovely and only took
q little time and patience. A white
moulding Joined side wall and ceiling.
The pictures are all reproductions
from the old masters, with enough
childish subjects to interest the youth
ml occupant OF this rose bower. The
lrames were all OF plain black wood.
All the furniture was In white
onamel paint. and everything was
0alf sIse 70 suit the comfort OF Miss
t. Dix.Year-old
4 The curtains. bed draperies and
1resssr cover are OF rose cretonne
odged with torchon lace.
# Tho best feature OF this room IL II
Gan literally be washed-eyerything
= it--fr the rugs are pink and green
<oloniai rugs. for which the mother
ayed the rags"
NJ A small desk is source OF great
oomfort: also folding table.
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Everyone must have felt that q
cheerful friend is like a sunny day,
which sheds its brightness on all
around; and most OF us can, as we
choose, make of this world a palace or
a prison.-Lubbock.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23

Contentment 10 natural wealth;
luxury, artificial poverty.-Socrates.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23

Use Aliens Foot-Ease
Cures Il red, aching sweating feet 25e Trial package
free. A. =. Olmsted. lie Roy, MY.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23

One way to buy experience is to
speculate In futures.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23

The romance of a spinster is apt to
be one sided.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23

Many a man Is out of work be-
cause there IL no work In him.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23
TO DRIVE cgT 4, M Az A re THE svsrrx

Take tho Old Standard GROVES TAsTELks'
NHllL TONIC. You know what you taking
The formula Is plainly printed on every bottle
showing y Is simply Quinne and Iron In tasieles
form, and the most enectual form. For growr
people and children. boc.
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important 70 Mothers.

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that 1t
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23

This offers making
The foundation the usual strong cardboard with two circular
B II at back by seccone
silk model the
magueres being ribbon
yellow
[of te
Ing stitch worked with silk
|The
bookhndes fixed sides mucg
photos
of thick about little
fixed by bbon the intended
Ipng 0 the wall -h. H... fW
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Hes a regular philanthro-what
do you call 1T"
"Wot's he did?'
why. in de last week he's give
away two dozen 'Deadwood Dick an
q dozen Nickel libraries!"
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Hicks capudlne cures Nervousness,
Whether tired out, worried sleepless or
what not IL quiets and refreshes brala
ana nerves. It's liquid and pleasant 70
take. Trial bottle loc-regular size 2c and
b0c at druggists.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-07-23

How many American women in
lonely homes to-day long for this
blessing to come into their lives, and
to be able to utter these words, but
because of some organic derange-
ment this happiness is denied them.
Every woman interested in this
subject should know that prepara-
ton for healthy maternity is
accomplished by the use of
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02

attentive to his wife. He looked to
her wants. and appeared to the world
as a model husband. But more was
going on than we knew. From the
little she told me, from the hints she
dropped. she must have looked upon
him with dread. She failed rapidly in
health. and six months ago she died. /"
"Murdered?" / asked.
- believe 1t with all my SOUL" said
Ars. Knapp. But there was no evil
dence-not particle. 1 tried to find
it, but 1t was beyond the power of the
doctors to discover"
Ard his motive?'
HE thought he was heir to her for
tune. When he found that she had
left it with Mr.. Knapp and me, in
trust for the boy, his rage was fright.
full to see. Before he had time to put
any of his wicked thoughts into action
l took the boy to my home. thinking
that there could keep him in safety
Mr.. Knapp pooh-poohed my fears. and.
when Mr.. Lane made a demand for
the child, was in favor of giving him
VI. The father is the one to care
for the boy he said, and washed his
hands of the whole natter
Then Mr.. Knapp had nothing to do
with the affair, one way or the other?"
''Oh, no-nothing at all. ! believe,
though, that Henry did use his name
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with the police, to deter them from in
terfering with our plans"
remembered Detective Coogan's
words. and kenw that she was correct
il this supposition. O.
Mr.. Lane" she continued, threat.
ened legal proceedings. But, knowing
his own past and knowing that / knew
something of it. too. he dared not be-
gin them. Mr.. Knapp's feelings in the
matter had made me unwilling to keep
the boy in my house, but at first I
thought it the best way of protecting
him. and had him with me. Then one
night the house was broken into and
two men were discovered in the room
where the boy usually slept. had
taken him to my own bed that night,
for he was ailins, and SO he escaped.
The alarm was raised before they
found him. and the men fed. Mr..
Knapp was confident that they were
ordinary house-breakers. but l knew
better. l dared keep the boy there no
longer, and called Henry Wilton to as
sist me in making him safe. He found
a suitable house for the boy and hired
men to guard it. But after one ex-
perience in which the place was at.
tackled and almost carried by storm,
Henry thought it better to hide the
boy and watch the enemy. The rest
you know"
Heaving sigh as of relief, she went
on:
Mr.. Lane was insane, am certain.
l tried to have Mr.. Knapp take steps
to lock him up. But Mr. Knapp could
not believe that his brother was SO
wicked as to wish to take the life of
his own child. l think he was fearful
of a scandal in which the relationship
should become known. But there was
time. few weeks ago. when I was
near squirting Mr.. Knapp to action. 1t
was at the time of his trip to Virginia
City. Mr.. Lane came to the house
while l was away and scared the SER
wants into fits with his threats and
curses. Luella had the courage and
tact to face him and get him out of the
house and 1 telegraphed for Mr..
Knapp"
Il remember the occc Son. though T!
l di62't knew wat was going on"
Well. Mr.. Knapp was very angry. |
and had a long talk with Lane. He
told me that the creature cried and
PLEADED for forgiveness and promised |
'ent for the fi.ure. And Mr. |
Knapp believed him. Yet that very |
night YOU were assailed with Luella i
in Chinatown"
The truth flashed on me- The |
groans and cries behind the locked |
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
BREAKS A COLD PROMPTLY

The following formula is q never
falling remedy for colds:
One ounce Of Compound Syrup Of
Sarsaparilla, one ounce Toris Com
pound and one-half pint of godl
whiskey. mix and shake thoroughly
each time and use in doses of a table
spoonful every. four hours.
This II followed up will cure an
acute cold In "a hours. The ingre-
dents can be gotten at any drug store.
lnartistie Pottery.
We wonder that some of our enter.
prising firms with the great resources
at their command do not produce
cheap artistic pottery. for 1t would pos
sfbly create its own market after q
time. One cardinal faith among most
shopkeepers appears to be that art
with a big A must be paid extra for.
Until we get rid OF this foolish be-
lief we shall not make much progress
in popularizing art.-British Architect
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WHEN THE OTHER MAN IS HIT.
Misfortunes Of Others Frequently
Cause Of Self-congratuIation.

Il wonder why 1t is" said the mel
ancholy man, that, when we hear of
misfortunes that don't come very close
to us, there is usually a feeling-well.
l won't call 1t one of superiority of
fate. but certainly one of recognition
of the fitness OF things by which we
are not picked out for such evil case
And We are careful to give ourselves
all possible credit for exemption.
Jones, you hear, has failed. Poor
Jones. You know him, and you know
that II you had been in his place you
would have seen the signs of disaster
and taken warning. Browns son has
made q runaway match. Well. well!
That is tough on the Browns, but 1t is
clear that they didn't understand
bringing up a boy. And 80 1t goes.
There's preening Of the feathers, an
of an air of conscious rec
titude. Does 1t come from innate
selfishness? Or is it because there
has been no personal experience Of
sorrow along the lines indicated?"
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A Dead Bird.

Samuel Butler, the witty but eccen-
trio author OF "Erehwon"-which
means "Nowhere"-and of many other
remarkable and suggestive books. is
now more read than during his life
time. He died in 1902. In one of his
notebooks he tells this incident, which
must have amused the great Charles
Darwin:
Frank Darwin told me his father
was once standing near the hippopota-
mus cage when a little boy and girl.
aged four and five. came up. The hip
popotamus shut his eyes for a minute.
THAT birds dead" said the little
girl. Come along."-YOuth's Com
panion.
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CHAPTER xxx.-continued.

l suppressed an exclamation. and
she continued:
They have little in common, even
in locks. l wonder you thought for
a moment that he was Mr.. Knapp. Few
people who know them both have
traced a resemblance"
Il think" said l, that the remark
able circumstances under which / had
seen Mr. Lane had a good deal to do
with the Illusion. This morning, for
the first time, l saw his face under
full light and close at hand"
Mrs. Knapp nodded. Then she con-
tinued:
Mr.. Knapp and his brother parted
so years ago in Ohio. The brother
the man who has just gone-was
younger than Mr.. Knapp. though he
looked older. He was wild in his
youth. When he left home it was in
the night and for some Offense that
would have brought him within reach
Of the law. Mr.. Knapp never told me
what it was and never asked. For
Is years nothing was heard of him.
Mr.. Knapp and I married, We had
come to San Francisco, and he was al
ready rising man in the city. One
to the coast in some lawless enter
Prise anc by chance found his broth
err"
Mrs. Knapp paused, &
And at oLce began to live OF of
him. suppose" threw in as an en-
couragenent to proceed.
Not exactly SAID Mrs Knapp. He
confessed some of his rascality to Mr..
Knapp. out pleaded that he was anx-
ious to .efcrm. Mr.. Knapp agreed to
help him. but made the condition that
he should take another name. and
should never allow the relationship to
be knoEL. Mr.. Lane-I can not call
him by his true name-was ready to
agree to the conditions. l think he
was glad indeed to conceal himself
under al assumed name and hide from
the memory of his earlier years."
Had his crimes then been so
great?" asked. as Mrs. Knapp again
ceased to speak.
He rad been a wicked, wicked
man" SAID Mrs. Knapp. The full tale
Of his ,illainy I never knew. Mr..
Knapp heired him. He prospered in
business. bcurit a ranch. and turned
farmer. 10 a.. appearances he had re-
termed completely.
Well. it was seven years ago that
he married. His wife was much
yoIrger than he lovely girl, and
her parents were rich. How he got
her do not see. 1t was his gift of t',-c
tong IL, suppose. for he cH-,-a ,alk
well. She was not happy 18th him.
but WIS bcttcr contcn,eJ when, two
years later. L-r !'cy came. Last year
Mrs. Lanes father died, and she came
in under the will more than 81 .OOO,-
600 worth of prof. .:g-;y. Then Mr.. Lane
changed his habits. He became most