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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-06-25
Deacon Snow Writes.

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Uncle Bill Perry has Just 60
some new hair ribbons for hi
whiskers.
A Fulton dentist advertises Il
extract teeth with greatest pains
He gets to work on my mother-in
law.
Bill Perry is contemplating tn,
addition of an undertaking establish
ment 10 his coal yard and ice cream
parlor.
Beyond the Alps lies Italy
Amid the fragrant breezei
Speaking OF the fragrance, there
Is also limburger cheese.
! Carmack Johnson (alias Billy OF
Hickman, was here Tuesday to see
his uncle who is suffering with loco
motive attachment.
Coop Bradshaw was in Hickman
Saturday, and reports everything
over there moving along lively,
except the town clock.
Tom Smith of Fulton says he
wont put the fuunypage Of the Lucille
Weekly Squirt under his carpet
because il tickles his feet.
One Of our Hickman readers
writes to know If in planting catsup
whether we would leave the cork in
the bottle or not. Yep, leave il in.
Here's a tip. To build or not to
build a road from Hickman to Lu.
zelle is going to make some mighty
good campaign thunder ere long in
the county race.
Mrs. Fairs aunt Matilda. Of Cay
ce, who is visiting here, and is some
what pigeontoed, has greatly i'm
proved her appearance by swapping
her right shoe off to her left foot.
Dad Cook, 1.-THE gentleman who
broke up the boat show at Hickman |
about two months ago., was here
last week and place d an order for IL |
barrels of prunes and s barrels of |
beans for the Cottage Hotel.
One of our subscribers writes to
find out why one of the candidates
for Fulton county Office limps.
thought everybody knew that. He
'at down on his aunt's false teeth
when he was boy and they bit him.
see Ellison Bros. has received a
lice new wooden leg from a New
'ersey factory. It is of the feminine
contour and will be used to display
hosiery and the like. With one ex.
option, / don't believe | ever saw
so perfectly proportioned.
People of Lucille who we're up
arly Monday morning. saw a large
lue crane lowering over the city as
hough it wanted a place to light.
lave Morgan and Goalder Johnson
eemed to take great interest in its
Movements. They thought il was
stork.
don't want any lead pipe cinch
n this world-all | want is for Bob
'oalder and me to perfect that drink
lat will taste as good coming up as
does going down, and we'll do the ;
est. All Of the samples we have
admitted to Shumate to test our
radual improvement, each have
rought that chin out another notch.
While l was in Fulton last week
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-06-25

men, although 40 feet away. in the
South. they would have been taken
out od lynched. II is degrading
In the lowest sense to permit in a
public discussion with the white peo-
pie or any other form OF association.
bu, when Il comes TO equaliEing and
intermarriage. II is too ridiculous TO
think about.
Hamilton Hotel. editor OF the In
dependents, struck the keynote OF
the feelings OF the negroes when he
said; Intefmartiage. u continued
long enough. would solve the race
problem. ] do not belive that the
white man would be so anxious 10
marry the negro woman as would
the negro man 10 we'd the white girl /;
but this would continue. the negro
man marrying the white woman, un-
al the dark race would gradually run
out"
Why. Of course the white man
would not under any circumstances
marry negro wench II she was
made Of gold and diamonds. and no
refined Christian white lady could
afford to marry a negro man "
he was worth twice as much as
Rockefeller. Certainly the negro
editor wants to marry.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-06-25
Grocers' Troubles.

Hams getting moldy,
Salt becoming wet,
Bacon quite rusty,
Corn beginning to sweat,
Candy all sticky,
Weevils in the rice.
Ants in the sugar,
Prunes live with lice.
Canned goods are swelling,
Milk getting hard,
Syrup fermenting,
Rancid the lard.
Butter getting strong,
Vinegar too weak,
Flour growing musty,
Potash balls leak.
Worms in the apples,
Shippers in the cheese,
Water in the oil,
Bugs in the peas.
Pickles getting mushy,
Mackerel turning dark,
Grits and meal wormy,
And sausage may bark.
Cigarettes are funky,
Cigars don't draw,
Nails in the tobacco,
Cheroots full of straw.
All this is nothing,
If used to it you be,
Look at the bright side,
The dark never see.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-06-25
AfMe l.. n. Heard ,e..,.

~" Johh 10y JuhC 1T'
Telephone the news to 81.
Edwin Fuqua spent Sunday at
home.
Threlkeld's for hot and cold
lunches.
Raffles-New Parlor Games-New
Book Store.
w. A. Dodds returned from Full.
ton, Friday.
Agency for Nashville Laundry Co.
at Ellison Bros.
Bryan; Cox spent Sunday here
with the family of ]. E. Fuqua.
FOR SALE-Jersey COW and fine
young calf.-Apply to c. L.
Rose. S2-3p
Miss Bessie Rice, of Fulton, spent
a part OF last week with Hickman
friends.
That good coffee you had last
time came from Bettersworth & Pra-
theirs.
You can always count on being
satisfied If you wear a Peck's suit.
B. D.
w. H. Phelps, of the east end of
the county. was in town on business
Tuesday.
AL Faris left for St. Louis Mon
day, to bring sand dredging outfit
to Hickman.
Crushed Oyster Shells, Grit,
Wheat, Chops, Purina Chick feed
at {. n. Moore's.
Chas. Case, the tailor, was cal
led to Clinton, Monday, on account !
of the illness of his wife. {
Tetleys Tea at Moore's. When
the best tea costs less than half
cent cup why not have it1
Mrs. ]. L. Byrne, of Denver. @
Tenn, is here the guest of her I
daughter, Mrs. S. N. Sweeney. O
c. L. Rose tells us that since the e
first of March we have had rain on Z
so days; "Who'd a-thunk it." Il
If you use pulverized or ground :,
coffee you can get an extra fine one h
from c. H. Moore at 25c per pound. h
FOR SALE-Good gasoline boat,
Is #. long, 4 h. p. engine. Owner h
must have larger one to take its 4
place. F
Theatorium has installed another u
electric fan, making the place cool c.
and pleasant. Go in and see the Ia
"Holy City," al
b,
A large percent of the granitoid
walks ordered built by the city have
been contracted. Mr.. Belotte, of ~
Mayfeld, is the contractor, and 81
was here Monday looking after the ~
work. ei
Miss Bonnie Carpenter, who has "
been in charge of the Typewriting
Department of the Bowling Green
Business College, is expected home
Saturday to visit her parents for r
few weeks.
DR.. VIM. Bright's horse ran away OF
with him last Saturday, and hitting
a guy-wire on telephone pole over in
turned the buggy. The doctor was
shaken up right sharply, but not
seriously hurt. IN
Lowery Stone spent Sunday with
his wife in Greenville, Tenn. Mrs. NJ
Stone was operated on for Appendix
citis at Nashville. She has suffici- q,
emily recovered from the effects of
the operation to be moved to the
home of her parents at Greenville. ~
The dry, warm weather of the N
past two weeks has been especially
beneficial to the farmers of this sec
ton. The latter part of the week r
will find all the crops planted.
Wheat harvest is over in good h
shape; corn, cotton. alfalfa, fruits,
ETC., look we'll. and prospects for a
crop are now much more favorable N
than Anticipated of tw weeks ago.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-06-25

Mary Eva, the 2-month-old child
OF John Howard and wife OF Crutch-
field. died Friday. and was buried in
Rock Springs cemetery. She was
sick only one day. We are sorry
We have not the space TO print the
obituary that was sent In.
Prof. Farron Newberry. Of Arka-
delphia. Ark. was here a few hours
Wednesday the guest OF Rollie and
Willie Amberg. Prof. Newberry
has been engaged to teach IN the
Union City public school next winter.
When you send your laundry TO
Links Laundry. you get the best
work and lowest prices. Bradley &
Parham, Agts.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-06-25
Methodist Church.

Next Sunday Rev. J. w. Waters
will deliver a sermon on -"In-
fuence." At s p. m. the subject
will be--"The Elements OF Man
hood" Sunday school at 9 80 a.
m.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all friends to be present.
Willie Amoerg left Wednesday
for Waco, Texas. He will be en-
ployed as travelling salesman, with
headquarters at that city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-04
NORDICA COMING.

Madame Nordica will formally open
the auditorium Of the new Masonic
Tempe October 10, when she Will give
a song recital. the first musical event 70
be given inSthe new concert hall. \
special dedicatory program has been
arranged. and the event promises 10 be
notable in local music history, for 1t
means the opening OF a real music hall
a place which Washington has not had
in many years. In fact. not since the
old Metzerott Music Hall was con-
verted into what is now the Columbia
Theater.
The sale Of seats for Nine. Nordica's
concert wiz begin next Wednesday. The
entire ground floor Of the new Masonic
Temple is gi-en over to tie auditorium,
which has also a balcony extending
around three sides. with a seating ca
pacity Of 100. The concert stage is
at the west end Of the auditorium.
The opening Of the auditorium means
that many Of the entertainments, such
as concerts and lectures which have
heretofore been given in the afternoon
may now be given in the evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-04
PlOWin Steers in Georgia.

a unique athletic event will be seen
at the fair to be held in Rome, Ga. 1t
is a contest at blowing steers. 1t is
not told whether the steers are to be
big or little, wild or tame, red or spot
ted, or whether the plows are to be
regular sod-turners or the well remem-
bered buIl-tongue.
Georgia ought to have found enough
excitement in the recent extra session
of the Legislature, in the revelations
of the convict-lease system, in the
Presidential election. Then there is the
Vice Presidential campaign of Col.
John Temple Graves, the silver
tongued, who pursued his editorial ca
reer in Rome, and developed his star
soaring oratory as he wandered along
the turfy banks of the Etowah and the
COosa, or climbed the Roman hills and
from their wooded crests looked over
the wide, wide world, and in his am
bilious dreams foresaw the fateful mo-
ment when he should travel up and
down in wilderness crying for the In
dependence party.
But the outside world moderated
the Georgia capacity for fireworks.
Rome must have a fair. The star fea-
ture of that fair is not to be the hair
raising performance of the festive trick
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-04
Prayer VS.. Divorce.

The various divorce colonies through
the wild and woolly West have fur
nished many causes for sundering the
nuptial bond
Now comes a new and a unique case
from Sioux Falls. After only five weeks
OF welded unhappiness the bride seeks
a divorce because the groom is unbear-
ably religious. He cared more about
the church than he did for me. He
gave a third of his income to religion.
and l had to suffer deprivation because
OF it" was her plant.
The Mosaic law demanded only a
tenth, but this heard hearted wretch
gave % .l-3 per cent. He may have
hoped to buy high step on the golden
stairs.
The wife evidently argued the case
with the obdurate husband, and per-
haps used words inappropriate for a
prayermeeting, however seasonabIe for
a eurtain-lecture. This vigor of pro-
test may be supposed to have aroused
the Hberal-giving husband to an anx-
ious solicitude for his wife's future. He
probably asked her to "the mourner's
bench" That extorted a second com
plant, even worse than his alleged mis-
use of family funds "He prayed every
night for the soul of his wicked wife.
and 1 am just as good as he is"
Maybe she told the truth that time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-04
New Art Journal.

Palette and Bench. 10 be publish
monthly by the Keramic studio p
fishing Company. Of Syracuse. y. =
presents its initial number this mon
The magazine is OF folio size, and In
press work and illustrative fe4+u7
takes high rank among art pubIIca+io,
The mission OF this new pubIIcati07.
TO furnish competent instruction in 4
ferent branches OF art work 10 arr 81
dents who are unable TO avail rIli
selves Of courses Of instruction ~ Z
large art schools found in leadfDr rff5
Its departments Of instruction f7ri-t
courses FOR beginners In n-{n-i0o- /
oils water cOlOrS, black and NJ
drawing. modelling In clay and ~
telina, Illumination. miniature Daf0+If
Stenciling, and designing OF dacorar /
forms, and metal engraving and v-of
ing. The list Of contributors has ~
selected from the leading artists in ~
respective subdivisions of art work
the trend OF the magazine is r0u-a
that independent helpful character
work which viii enable the STUDENT
work intelligently at home.
A system Of art criticism has IA
arranged by which the home stude
can receive intelligent criticism a
eminent teachers in the several branch
Of art work covered by the departuee
established In this new publication
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-04
To Fix Honest Values.

For the commission to condemn the
ground at Fifteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue, the District Supreme
Court has named three citizens of eX-
ceptionally high standing. They are
II. Rozier Dulaney, George TruesdeIl, and
George w. +. Swartzell. 1t is probable
that no similar board has ever been
organized locally of more excellent q
general character. 1t is true all three
are active operators in the real estate
market, and that it would have been
better, of course, to have the commits
sion represent other branches Of our
business life. But the stand of counsel
for the owners-that the appoiutees
must be men accustomed to appraising
realty values-made any other action
by the court than the appointment of
real estate men difficult to the degree
of impossibility.
Of the disinterestedness of these
commissioners no one will have the
slightest doubt. They Will undertake
10 do equal and exact justice-to the
Government as well as TO owners, with
. out regard either to the new value
which attaches to property the moment
the Government casts its eye upon it,
or to the possible effect of the awards
on future purchases by the Gov rn-
ment. This last consideration has
been urged with a purpose to obtain
the appointment of men competent to
do justice, not with any idea of slant
ing the judgment of those men when
they should be appointed.
So it is altogether warrantable to
hope that in this one case we are prom
ised escape from the wretched prac-
tees of other condemnation proceed
ings- No one can believe of these three
citizens that there viii be another in
stance of dividing the amount appro-
priated among the owners of the
ground desired. No one can believe Of
them that they will, in fact, give the
slightest consideration to the aggre-
gate allowed, whether it fall half q
million dollars short or run half a
million dollars too high. If such men
consent TO serve they may be relied
upon to devote the best Of their abili-
ties to do exactly what they Will be
sworn to do-to fix values and to fix
them honestly
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-04

mule, nor the three headed calf, nor an
automobile race, nor the bearded
beauty, For yet the active little pea
under a she'll
1t is to be plowin' steers. Tie pillow is
to be drawn through the soil. But not
by yoke of oxen, nor by the fashion
able tandem. One steer is to be plowed
at a time He who can make the
istraightest furrow between two posts
wins the prize.
The steer is not to be muZ4led- lie
may wander from the line to crop the
grass, or to attack man and beast. his
caudal appendage is TO be left free to
brush the singing flies, or TO express
MS bovine emotions.
Excitement is intensified by limiting
entries 70 one class of contestants. The
steers IRE not to be plowed by the
farmers boy who is accustomed to ha "
anu gee; nor by the brawny timber
man who has driven the straining team
from forest to mill.
The Plowmen are to be Georgia edi-
tors. Far be it from any to intimate
that the athletes should remain at the
same employment after the sfair, as
more dexterous in guiding the pillow
than in pushing the pen. These eoun-
try-bred editors are an honor to Ameri-
can journalism. But how many of them
can pillow steers2
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-04
ORCHESTRA REHEARSALS.

The regular rehearsals Of the Rebew
Orchestra were resumed several weeks
ago. but tomorrow evening their first
public rehearsal Of the year viii be
held II Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church. These rehearsals were a feat
ure Of the musical season in Washing
ton last yeear- AS friends OF the or
chestra were invited each month, they
offered interesting entertainment TO local
music lovers
The rehearsals are held the first Mon
day in each month at D. m The in
terest which they have aroused has re-
suited IN the offer from a number Of
prominent washington soIoists to assist
the orchestra throughout the coming
season. and washington win thus have
a se.ies Of complimentary concerts.
Several additions have been made to
the orchestra, and with he steady
progress it has made during. the past
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-04
ActfUity in Artists Circles
Heralds Opening of Seaso
Corcoran Gallery Admitting Visitors, and School VII
Resume Sessions Tomorrow Changes Made in
Hanging of Pictures.

With the opening TO the public Of the
Corcoran Gallery OF Art on last Wednes-
day, and the commencement Of the fan
term or the CorcOran Art School tom0r.
row, the art season for the year opens
after the summer. during which most
Of the painters have been away from
the city, and whose vacation period in
many cases VIII be continued during
the first weeks OF October
At the Corcoran Gallery Of Art a
large number o. visitors were IN at
tendance upon the day Of opening. The
general appearance Of the galleries Is
the same rs at the time OF the closing
for the summer reason The collection
Of pictures in the upper atrium, the gift
OF Mr.. Evans. 10 the National Gallery
OF Art. has been increased by the ad-
ditiOn OF six pictures during the sum
mer vacation These paintings have been
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-04

referred 70 In this column at The Il
o. their addition 10 the collection
Visitors VIII note change in 8
appearance Of the sta trcase Ieadinr
the upper a-riuu, a change which al
much 20 the general beauty of n
portion Of the building. In the uI1
Of the recessed spaces and blank va
some or the recessed portions have bt
decorated with bas-reliefs. and two Ian
paintings. rather oIt Of place ln 50
Of Lr1 smaller galleries. have be
given a place on The west wall OF &
stat case
Here ara. found those tlme-honoi
and typical pictures OF the earlier Dc
cd, 'Nercy's Dream" by Daniel Hu
lngJOn. and Alteration OF the SLi
herds by Anton Raphael 1Ieugs. ID
works Intended for large spaces. Wht
their quality would not be disturb
by surrounding objects. and now Sc
at better advantage taan at any oil
tine during the history % the C0rcJT
Gallery
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-04
WOMAN'S COURAGE.

have said that the courage Of women
is often Of an exalted order. and this is
true once let the weaker sex face a
crisis-I care not what that crisis may
be-Once let a women know the worst.
and she viii be at her best as a sort
Of cOrOilary Of circumstances.
and this courage extends even TO the
vicious side Of female life, for I do not
think women ever confess to crimes.
Men have done so quite often, but / do
OF = woman doing sos-Fry's Magazine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-04
FOREST FIRE LOSSES
GREATEST IN YEARS
Special Agent Pullman Says Dam.
age Cannot Be EST
mated Yet.

The United States Forest Service
was advised yesterday that the terri
tory swept by the forest fires in Min
nesOta, Wisconsin, and Michigan is the
most extensive devastated within the
last quarter Of a century.
Special Agent Pullman has Just re-
turned from an investigation Of those
States. He says it is practically i'm
possible TO figure at this time the dam
age done, but estimates the losses we'll
up into the millions in each Of the
States.
Much Of the territory in the fire belt
was cut-over land. thus reducing the
losses
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-04
The Treasury butts 10. I"

No wonder the District authorities
are asking if the local government pays
its own bills and keeps its own books
Within the past two months it has
had two striking illustrations of the
tendency OF officials OF the National
Government TO interfere in its opera
tons in way that would utterly con
fuse all the records Yet, the trouble
lies very properly at the Districts own
door.
A penalty of Sl3O is assessed against
a contractor. 1t is not contested. But
subsequently a claim for reimbursement
is made to the National Government
and officials OF the Treasury Depart
ment seriously undertake an examina-
ton of District records to determine
if the SI3O was properly withheld. In
other words, the way is to be opened
by the Auditor for the State and Other
Departments to suspend all the opera
tions of the Auditor and Discussing OF
ficer of the District.
Such a situation would be intolerable.
Business would suffer less injury and
the local government be less hampered
if the Treasury Department were to
take upon itself not only the custody
but the disbursement and auditing of
all District accounts. Wherever the
authority is lodged it must be lodged
exclusively. Two sets of officials cannot
expend the District moneys. Two sets
cannot pass upon the legality Of every
claim.
All this is plain as day. But it has
the support of explicit provisions OF
law, even Of rulings by the Comptroller
of the Treasury. There would be no
doubt about it, now, if new and ex-
tremely dangerous precedent had not
been set by the Treasury and accepted
BY the District government without pro-
test IN the matter of paying to a rail
road an allowance Of 81 100000.
About the middle of August that sum
was awarded to the Baltimore and
Ohio, according to provision of the law
providing for the new railroad termi-
nails. A certificate that the require
ments Of law had been fulfilled WAS
given by the District Commissioners to
the attorneys for the corporation. Then
the Treasurer of the United States. upon
the basis of that certificate and without
the requisition required by law, paid
over the money.
If that was mistake in the Office.
of the Treasurer, there was a mistake
vastly worse in the Office of the Dis
rict Commissioners in not Directing Wig
OroUsly and on the instant. The IN
derstanding is that already there had
been delay in settling the railroads
claim far beyond reasonable indulgence
But not to protest was simply to pile
up wrong. There should never have
been any such delay, and the fact that
it had occurred did not give warrant to
a disbursement of funds which would
leave no record on the books of the
District, would constitute a precedent
certain to prove dangerous, and was
without authority of law.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-04
CONCERT IN HALL.

An interesting musicsI program was
given last Wednesday evening at an
open meeting OF the Eastern Lodge, L.
10. o. F., which was held IN Odd Fellows
Hall Among those participated were
Miss Lillian Chenowith. Miss Bailey.
Herbert Lawson, Miss Hickman, and
Mr.. Need
One OF the features Of the entertain
ment was the playing OF the Russian
viOlinist. Cohen. who is creating a deep
impression I'm musical circles