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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
Ten Killed in Wreck,

Eckenfoerde-In a collision be-
tween passenger train and a
train of empty cars on the Felnsburg-
Kiel branch line Monday ten persons
were killed and score badly injured.
several OF whom will die. The respon.
sibility for the wreck has not yet been
placed.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
Guilty of Lesser Crime.

Burkesville. Ky.-ouo Branham.
Thos Bowman and Harrison Grimsly.
who were charged with attempting to
criminally assault Tazzie Edds. were
found guilty of simple assault and bat
terry and fined 500 The youth of the
defendants. none Of whom were over
II, was considered by the jury in
reaching a verdict
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
VILLAGE Aroused.

Louisville. Ky.-The village OF West
Point, in Bullitt county. is stirred over
several mysterious affairs there in the
last few days. Miss Matte Maderis
was found dead in the springhouse on
her fathers farm. Thomas Bownard
business man. was knocked down by
three thieves and robbed.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
Can't Get In,

Lexington, KY. II. Clark secre-
tary OF the Fayette county board OF
control branch of the American society
Of equity. announced that men who
raised tobacco in 1908 in defiance OF
the mo crop" edict will not be per-
mitted TO become members of the
society.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
New Company Mustered in.

Somerset, Ky.-A new company OF
state guards was mustered into seiv-
ice here by Capt Dan Carrot, of tho
First Kentucky infantry. Louisville.
The local company will be attached to
the I'd regiment, but las not yet been
assigned to any battalion.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
Standard OIL Petition Drafted

Chicago. Ill.-The preliminary draft
of the Standard oil rehearing pc.
tition has been completed and was for.
warded Monday to Attorney General
Bonaparte by United States District
Attorney Sims. The petition was filed
FOR hearing Aug. "a Mr.. Sims de.
eiines to discuss the contents OF the
petition.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
A Woman "Bootleaoer."

Frankfort, Ky.-A woman bootleg
ger" that is the charge that is placed
against Mrs. Lola Fields, pretty %
yoar-old grass widow of Jackson coun,
ty, brought to Jail here to await trial
in federal court in September for al
legged illegal sale of liquor.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
Marshal Was Killed.

Glasgow, Ky.-Fayette Copas. city
marshal Of Rocky Hill Station. was
shot and instantly killed by Christy
Hester The shooting resulted from
an attempt TO arrest Hester's cousin.
Hester escaped, but was later captured
at Smiths Grove and locked up in ths
Brownsville Jail
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
Preparing For National Shoot.

Frankfort. Ky.-The Kentucky team
that will take part in the national
shoot at Camp Perry will leave for
that point August 10. The team will
work several days this week and when
It gets through will have used $1,000
rounds of ammunition.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
100000 Fire in NAMES

Naples-A disastrous fire occurred
at Foggia in some warehouses near
the station. Driven by violent wind.
the names spread to a woodward and
other premises in the neighborhood
billed with iRhammable material. The
damage is estimated at nearly a mil.
lion lire.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
SQUIRRELS Prank MAY Cause Death

in her dooryard Mrs. Luke Miller pass
cd under large oak. A squirrel jump
ed from the top bough and landed in
her hair. In his anxiety to get out the
little animal clawed Mrs. Miller so Sc
verely that blood-poisoning set in. and
she has a slight chance 10 recover.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
Two Killed By Bolt.

Glasgow. Ky.-During an electrical
and rain storm. which passed over the
county, lightning struck tree under
which several men had sought shelter,
Instantly killing Lon Gibson, so, a far
mer, and so seriously injuring a Mr..
Beam that he died.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
Killed His Cousin.

Louisville, Ky-Frank Smith, a sa-
loonkeeper. shot and killed his cousin,
Joseph Frederick. Frederick began TO
farass Smith because the saloOnkeep-
er refused TO admit him into mis- wine
room, where two women were sitting.
Smith claims self.defense.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
An Old virninian.

Elizabethtown, Ky.-Miss Ann Eliz-
abeth Sommers, aunt OF II. A. and G.
Il. Sommers, editor and manager OF
the ElizabethtowB News died here,
aged 80 years. The deceased was born
at Fairfax, Va.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
PLAYED With Loaded Revolver.

Lexington. Ky-lryine Smith, a.
son of James NJ. Smith. a farmer, re-
siding near Fl. Springs, Accidentally
shot himself in the head while play
ing with a revolver in the absence Of
his parents, and died.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
Girls Heart Fails.

Stanford. Ky.-Kittie, the thirteen
year-old daughter of Dink Farmer, OF
this county, dropped dead after return
ing from school. Heart failure was
the cause.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
Miner Meets Death.

Mayking, Ky.--John Leonard aged
80, miner, formerly of Carthage, o..
was killed In Lacy Creek mines by
falling slate. Leonard leaves a wife
and family OF three children.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
ooebeI Monument compIeted.

Frankfort, Ky.-The statue Of for.
mer Gov. William Goebel was placed
on the base of the monument over his
grave. IL is ten feet in height. The
monument is now completed II will
be unveiled In September.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
w. ]. Carpenter Dead.

Coyington, Ky.-Wm. J. Carpenter,
rs, a lifelong resident OF Boone coun'
ty. died at his residence near Rich
wood OF old age. Mr.. Carpenter was
well known throughout Northern Ken
lucky.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-08-20
Scratched Pimple; Dies.

Jersey City-Joseph Baudendistel
40 years old. of III Hopkins avenue,
died of blood poisoning caused by his
scratching a pimple on his right arm
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19

be even worth an attempt and some
expense, but not for this article. He Is
simply mentioned as an excuse for in
Producing the main subject, China as
the land of the' remittance man
On the Bund OF a cool evening. when
all Shanghai gathers TO hear the band
concert, one may rub elbows with an
illegitimate son Of an emperor or with
a lowIy born but beautiful escaped con-
vict from the wind swept steppes of
Siberia Your companion on the .settee
under the trees may be the younger
son OF British aristocrat who forged
q friends name to a check in order
10 pay his gambling debts. or he may
be an ex-army officer from Manila re-
Gently released from Bilibid after serv-
ing three years for frauds in the COM
missary. over there by the steps lead
ing down to the landing float where the
big steamships land their passengers
are three men, every one with a his
tory and all wanted by prosecuting at
torneys to give evidence in cases Of
national interest in the United States.
It is not the CRATER. the crook or
the adventurer, however, who makes
up the big end of the useless gentle
men OF leisure" class in Shanghai or
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19

The story of BERTHE Cecil, the hero of
Ouida's novel, Under Two Flags can
be found in counterpart in every China
coast city, while such affairs as the
American -dramatist, Royle, disclosed
in his play The Squawman," are re-
peated right here every month of the
year 1t was only a few years ago that
a young Englishman, who had been
living with Japanese girl for several
years, came into the title and estates
of a cousin. In this case the English
man did not hesitate as did the squaw-
man. He packed UP his kit and went
to England, taking his two babies with
him. The little Japanese mother was
found few days later-only a case OF
hara -kiri.
There are at least 1000 remittance
men in Shanghai, majority here be-
cause they were in the way at home
and it is cheaper to live in Shanghai
than London and people ask fewer
questions. Yet it's probable that fully
1000 mighty interesting stories could
be obtained if these Englishmen
would talk, but they are Englishmen,
which explains why the stories will
never be known.
Singapore is next in favor with the
remittance man. About 700 live there
and on the neighboring islands, some
having gone into tea and tobacco
raising. At Colombo the colony is
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19

fellow was too astonished TO be an
cry. and before his resentment at the
hoax had time to come over him ne
caught the glances OF his friends, VINO
were keen to know what was up SOlu'
Not he.
In a fash he was out in the street
and around the corner. leaving me
standing in the middle OF the moor with
my back TO the other two.
That's funny" said the dandy who
smoke hrst I wonder what's up i
guess I'll tell him.
He stepped up to me and began
L beg your pardon, old man. out
there is a--there is IA little sort or
tag or something OF that sort on the
tail OF your coat
/ got of my little speech to him, and
Just as / got TO the point where
reached out my card TO him. he caught
sight of his friend on the sidewalk
roaring with laughter and kicking the
telegraph pole with delight In mo-
ment there were two outside and one
in who were staring at me in amaze
ment.
He. too. advanced. and as he began
his apologies for mentioning such
matter as trifiing defect. etc. even
lost my sangfroid for the moment and
showed in his face the card 1 was still
holding. shouting: Wear 1t there TO
attract aILeQLlOn. lnen llCIc WoLo
three on the sidewalk. and they began
to set their friends on me.
/ earned the value OF that suit with
in half an hour. i used up a whole
pocketful Of cards. Van Ness rang
with il for blocks and / was followed
everywhere 1 went by young blades
who wanted TO try a joke on their
friends.
Three days. or until had given
away two hundred and nifty cards. was
all 1 had agreed upon. BY the after
noon of the second day / was beyond
the limit and was strOlling down the
avenue. springing on myself every hVe
minutes a scheme by which I was going
to make a million dollars when some
thing happened to me that shows you
that it Is not all in the money.
In the midst OF the surging heads and
carefully managed automobiles that
crowded the upper avenue i saw vic
tOria. so elegant that beside il the au
tomobiles looked tawdry. and felt too
loudly dressed. An old gentleman with
his hands folded across his knees sat
beside a girl, lovely and apparently
just where she belonged. AS the vic
toria approached she noticed me and L
swung a little closer to the edge OF the
sidewalk as the carriage drew up. 1
passed so close that 1 felt like helping
the old man out.
had guilty 1eellng as my PACK
came in view of the carriage and I was
not at all surprised when the thin voice
Of the old man came alongside me
with:
Hi. young fellow. pardon. but I want
to attract your attention to a little
tag on your back"
I swung around as the old man
touched my shoulder and glanced up
quickly to see ii the girl was looking.
She was leaning out. frankly watching.
The old man was out OF breath from
the few steps he had run and / hardly
had the heart 10 work my game on him.
and besides I began TO feel ashamed
of what l was doing with the girl look
ing back so interestedly.
III play it out" 7 said TO myself.
checking a feigned astOnishment and
handing the old man the card. For the
first time I apolOgized in earnest. I
could see that the girl heard me. The
old man stood in astonishIDent and ad-
miration
Well. you're Beyond me time" he
chuckled. You'll do"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19

for 1t keeps up the big balances in
favor Of English trade.
All remittance men are not crooks
or black sheep. Most of them are gen
tlemen in the accepted view; many are
mighty good fellows, good sportsmen
and warm friends to those they like.
There has been some unfortunate affair
'at home" which makes it a necessity
for them TO live apart from the family.
Not having profession and not recog-
nizing commercial pursuits as a legiti-
mate method of earning a living, they
live leisurely, drawing a monthly or
quarterly sum from the bank or from
the little man off Nankin road. The
little man came here to watch the
three sons of British nobleman;
others sent their sons to him and, in
time, his business grew to such an
extent that one bank in London RENTS
to him for the boys" every quarter, a
sum said to be $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19

kind hearted young spendthrift, as
1 could see by little mirror set into
the wall. Tell him about IT," he
urged
Tell him yourself"
''AlI right. 1 will replied the youth
as he walked UP 10 me.
Excuse me-, he said, Il want to
call your attention to slight imper-
fection in your-your garment.
would not say anything about ii. but
I am afraid your tailor left it there
by mistake. You will pardon my in
trusion, he continued, growing more
and more embarrassed. but there is a
little sort of tag on the back of your
coat"
L am awfully sorry you troubled
yourself about it, / began when the
polite dandy had finished. But you see
| wear that on purpose. so that every
one who knows a good suit of clothes
and sees mine will notice 1t and feel
obliged to tell me about IL. I am ad-
vertising the Unique sartorial parlors,
the tailoring establishment. Here is
my card ,"
You're an ad. Well. I am teetotaIly
and forever pulverized"' The young
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19

nue. and was glad nv duty led me
along such pleasant paths
Having taken my NIL of the splen-
did sight of the lovely women hand
somtIy gowned. thought-it was about
time l did something to earn my pay.
so 1 stepped into cigar store am
began to play the slot machines.
pair of aces spun up and got my
smoke Very deliberately then. TAX
ing out and opening my pocket knlre.
with my back turned to the crowd. L
cut the end from my cigar with great
elegance and stopped down to get a
light from the gas flame at the end
of the counter.
number of young dandies. rather
inclined to be taken with their own
personal appearance. were in the cigar
store at the time and they were struck
with the extraordinary swagger cut or
my clothes.
Rushing the season. said one,
pretty light for February
I'D like to know where he got them
built just the same commented his
companion.
What's that on his back. just where
the tails of his coat split?' asked the
third of the party. looks like some
thing the tailor left there by mistake
The three leaned forward to scruti-
nize. just as 1 stopped to light my
cigar, and they made out as had
intended they and others should, lit
tie strip of white tape. about three
quarters Of an inch Ions and barely
a half inch wide, with a black cross
marked in 1t.
Its too bad to see a good looking
fellow going around with a thing like
that on him. said the second speaker,
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19

now. don't know in Just what way it
wants to be bunkoed But l am catch
ing on.
The morning after the Emeryville af-
fair had so cents and some winter
clothes. 1t was lovely warm day and
felt that l needed a spring suit. l
succeeded in getting a mouthful or two
on the so cents: then 1 went out on the
sidewalk to gather ideas and pick up
few dollars.
AS 1 walked along l saw that the
end of winter sales were on in the
stores and the most unoriginal adver-
tisements and displays were dishguring
the windows for which the merchants
were paying handsome rent. l went
into three and leaning over the coun-
ter, wrote out a few ideas for placards
and diagrammed an attractive way to
; arrange the windows. Before handed
the suggestions to the expectant shop
keeper, 1 said Now, If these ideas
take. I'll be around before closing time
and collect SIS off you" BY the time
the big crowds began to pass, they had
put my ideas into effect and were be-
ginning to secure some revenue from
a portion of the 10 people who passed
I their doors every second. l am still
/ spending some of that money. 1 hardly
! ever stoop to devices like that; / don't
! have to. But that morning 1 was up
! against 1t.
? AS I went along I passed the shop
I Of. tailor who had a big display of
new goods in his window. but who was
not cutting any of 1t. 1 stopped and
examined the window for three min
utes, but no one else did. And no one
I passed in or out of the store. This
; fellow is not advertising right 1
I thought. Now, there is a very pretty
design. I'd like to have suit like
/: that myself but 1T is not making any
! impression hanging there"
I SO went into the store with an idea
I working in me. 1 put 1T to the pro-
prietor of the establishment and he
jagreed to 1t. A few days later 1 re-
turned and tried on the suit, which
had been cut in distinguishing and
novel manner. AT the end of the week
I / was properly clothed to enjoy the fine
weather.
! Now I had money and clothes. 1t
was very simple, but of course there
was a joker I'M it. as there always is
with easy money
Behold me, then, on Van Ness avenue.
glanced at myself in show window
and I could not deny that l was an
funcommonly good looking fellow. fault
lessly dressed. I caught the eye of a
pretty and refined girl advancing upon
me and / could see that she thoroughly
;approved of my appearance. I strolled
along and realized that the fullness OF
life was mine. was in a proper
frame of mind to think up some abso-
ylutely brand new scheme by which !
could tuck a few thousand into my
spocket and have little outing at one
:of the fashionable hotels down the
coast. 1t was true that 1 had a little
duty to perform toward the tailor
who had furnished my clothes But
Cit was bright and sunny along the ave.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
By I. Barton Smyth

T LII the world is divided into two
classes-those who work and
those who, work them. If
man won't do anything at ALL
he starves. If he debases his
divine gifts to ekeing out a miserable
existence, he kills himself. But the
chosen, the anointed, he upon whom
falls all the luxuries which the human
pack animal brings up to and lays at
his door, is the man who cultivatcs
his God given. wits and allows the
gracious public to supply his wants.
Suppose you are a young Fellow, COM
ing to this city. not to work but to
work it. To what shall you turn your
attention? If you have any gifts at all
You can stand on the corner and see
the dollars rolling down the avenue
and know which ones belong to you.
Easy money" people like myself
range through all classes of society.
At the bottom are the beggars; at the
top men who start trust companies and
hand the money out through their pri-
Vdte OIHceS as 1dSl as IL cOIheS III
through the wicket. But I am talking
about the common variety of field lilies,
those who can come into town like
this and know just where the easy
money lies.
I have only been in'this town little
while, and, although dropped all had
at Emeryville the first day, you see me
here wearing s75 suit, smoking a
good cigar, eating nothing but the
choicest. I have plenty of money. and
yet have done no work, unless you
find IT hardship to stroll down the
was no hardship in it for me. And yet
1 have not begun to take my toll out of
this town. 1 am merely studying it
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19

good sized, while Hongkong. Yoko
hama, Bangkok, Rangoon and Penang
have their share in proportion.
It was at Hongkong that perhaps
the most unusual case of a remit
tance man lived and died This man
came to the China coast first as a
cadet on a warship. Ten years later
he came back and settled at Hong
kong, devoting his time to study of
Chinese affairs and writing for London
and Liverpool papers. He became an
authority on China and published sew
eral books. On his death it was
learned that he was the twin brother
of a noted commoner, man who
married titled woman and was the
friend of the sovereign The two
brothers looked so much alike that
apart they were always mistaken for
each other. This resemblance got
them both into frequent difficulties.
Several stories have been told, but the
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
THE rlIIEANCE.M,AN
By l.. D. Bruckart
Shanghai. china, May

Shanghai, emma May l.
NN q little office on a side street close
70 the native quarter, south of Nan
kin road. there sits little man well
beyond middle age who knows more
about the foreign population of Shang-
hal and other cities OF China than any
20 men in the orient He likewise has
more callers. gets "A bigger mail and
writes more letters than any other man
ia Shanghai. He handles a large
amount of money, too, but this is an
incidental feature. This man is more
or less Of a mystery to many people
and IS he never explains his business
and callers never mention the fact of
having seen him the mystery seems to
deepen.
Yet this is all simple enough. The
little man is the agent of the remit
tance man. He is their attorney, their
adviser, their administrator when
death occurs. It might be said that he
is the shepherd Of a big flock, for he
keeps a watchful eye on the vast
crowd He is also a detective, a bu
reau for information, a banker,
searcher for missing persons. In his
q years residence In Shanghai he has
found the heir to an English dukedom,
guarded the secrets OF an Illicit union
between a reigning monarch in Europe
and a woman Of the people, he has
bought on advenrurers and adventur-
esses who threatened to make serious
All this smacks Of the romantic; it
might be an Introduction TO a new
series OF state secrets about to be pub
lished by q magazine. No doubt some
one VIII get close TO the little man
some day and make him talk; 1t would
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19

other oriental cities There are 10
times as many remittance men along
the coast They have congregated at
Shanghai and Singapore. drawn to-
gether as If by a mutual interest. Be
fore the treaties were abrogated and
the settlements abolished in Japan,
hundreds of them were living in Kobe
and Yokohama.
The remittance man is peculiar
British institution recognized by the
courts, the parliament and the bank
ers. He is the outcome of the custom
of the eldest son inheriting the titles,
estates and fortunes of the father. The
English army system is likewise re-
sponsible. AS is well known, a pri
vate fortune is necessary in order to
hold commission in the British army.
If by any chance the young officer loses
his fortune or gets into a gambling
scrape or has a Irritation with senior
officers young wife, he does not re-
sign to enter commercial life, or face
a courtmartial. Scandal is avoided
above all things in the British army;
that is why an army inspector visiting
here recently stated that he could Of
ficer a brigade with trained and ex-
perienced men right in Shanghai. 1t
is the popularity of English customs
that gives old Britain a majority of
the foreign population in China coast
cities and, of course, 1t has its benefits.