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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-11-04
IN MEMoRiAM.

Mrs. ollie Johnson. age 40 years.
wife OF c. n. Johnson. died az her
home seven miles northwest OF HEX.
man. October 2S.
The cause OF her death was infla-
nation OF the stomach and bowels.
and was sick only short time Her
sufferings were great until God. In hi
infinite love and tender mercics. saw
III TO call her from our loving en-.
brace and transplant her soul In hea-
ven. She was stricken at a time when
life was apparently blossoming before
her. but we know the affection was
God'swill. and We viii be submissive
to Him for lie docth all things well.
She was a true wife. kind mother
and faithful christian. She was
always ready to do her duty.
She leaves husband and nine
children and several sisters to mourn
her loss. Her youngest child Is three
years old.
IL Is hard TO part with those We
love. yet Ills sweet to know We can
trust Him and hope that when We
make our journey across the mystic
river we will be reunited where part
ings are unknown.
Her remains were taken to her old
home at Hawseyille. Ky. TO be laid
to rest in the family cemetery.
The family has the sympathy OF
the entire community.
A precious one from US Is gone.
a voice We love so well is still. a
place is vacant In our home which
can never be filled. yet We hope to
meet thee when the day Of life Is
fled in that Joyous home where no
farewell tears are shed.
A friend TO the family.
Three months subscription TO the
Courier will cost you only Csc. Try
It three months. II you are not al
ready taking II.
Taft Views-Helm & Ellison's.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-11-04
ALLEGED BoorLEooER.

Harrison Bowden. a negro employ.
ed at the Meadows Hotel. was arrest.
ed today by Deputy Sheriff l. c.
Robertson.
Mr. Robertson caught the negro just
after he had delivered bottle OF
booze TO a white customer. the sale
being consumatcd In the engine room
OF the Meadows Hotel
BOwdcn was tried before Esq r.
A. Browder. After he had admitted
the charge. Bowdcn was fined $40
and given 80 days free ratlons In
Uncle Joc's hotel at Hiokman.--Fui.
ton Commercial.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-11-04
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.
Which 10 Bettsr-Try an Expert.
ment or Profit BY a Hickman
Citizens Experience.

Something new il an experiment
Must be proved TO be as repre-
sented
The statement OF the manufacturer
Is not convincing proof Of merit
But the endorsement OF friends Is
Now supposing you had bad back
a Lame. Weak or Aching one.
Would you experiment ON III
You read OF many so-called cures.
Endorsed by strangers from far
away places.
It's different when the endorsement
comes from home.
Easy to prove local testimony.
Home endorsement Is the proof tina
backs every box Of Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Read this case:
A. J. Hunziker. East Hickman. KY.
says; Il cannot say too much In ia
yor OF Doan's Kidney Pills as they
had Truly WONDERFUL erect upon my
kidneys l suffered for some years
from attacks OF kidney trouble and
a times there was a dun ache across
the small of my back. which made
me miserable. A short time ago !
procured Doan's kidney pills at Helm
a Ellison's drug store and through
their use found entire relief from my
troubles"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. New
York. sole agents for the United
Remember the -Doan's-and
take no other.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-11-04
INSTRUMENTATION
COMING EVENTS

Nov. iO-"May Stewart a %,
Lyric.
Nov. is-"The Meadow Brook q
the Lyric.
Nov. 29-"The Sweetest On
Dixie" the Lyric
Dec. i-"Little Miss Auiiet
Lyric.
Jan. 29-"The Minister'S Daasl
the Lyric.
Feb. I5-"The Blind OrsahIst'
Lyric.
April 3-"The Fighting Paroa'
Lyric.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-11-04

From reading the account OF the
tragedy as reported in the Fulton
Leader We are stlll in doubt as TO
whether Holcombe killed whitworth
or Whitworth killed Holcomb in a
difficulty at the Mengel Box factory
at Hickman Friday. One or the 9th.
er struck the other on the head with
a piece OF scantling and death re-
suited. whitworth is reported by the
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-11-04

Leader as having struck Holcombe.
but Holcomb. though dead. ran away
and has not been apprchended. Mon.
days Commercial Appeal adds TO the
confusion by stating that Il was
Hawkins mot Holcomb) who struck
Whitaker mot whitworthl and that
the latter is not dead but expected
to die as result OF the blow. 49, Clin-
ton Gazette.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-11-04

We have for sale in West Hickman
near Metheny's store. fine piece Of
residence property. owner has good
reasons for selling. II will take ST.
500 to trade. Property cost more
than this. Well improved and will
bear close inspection. Part time
Hickman Courier Realty Co.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-11-04

II Mr.. Taft should go ON TO the
end with Roosevelt policies, he should
SHE clear OF sermons when he reaches
that cannibal section OF Africa for
There went a missionary from Tim
bueto and the cannibals eat him and
his hymnbook too" Wouldn't our fat
president make 'em smile?
The Jewish outlook., 1909-05-07
Why Jews Send no Missionaries
the ,JeUish Outlook by RABBI Il. WEISS.


prominent the work Of Christian
eavor missionary SYSTEM which spent aVh
Christians Christianity results they achieve not to
re into we merely the question oft asked why do
Christians do Some voucsate to
opne Judaism has saving virtues or that Jews are TOO cnns
mpart to others the privileges their
religion nothing farther from the truth than
assumptions
Judaism atrustic optimistic Whilst it is a God-gven
religion they that time the fie
people to receive it, we presume
eve particular have Not only that but
good all religions We recognize that they sincere and
faith they helpful and beneficial to those who
hem and would deem pernicious to
hem which make clear position
We ready willing enlghten all inquiries,
do attempt harass forcing
views religious opno Others because we DO not wish to be
by aggressive popagandss We strong beev
doing unit others would be done by We do
hold that Gods and heavenly bliss
served only for certain class in whose religious belief God delights
than in that of others.
only and such will be saved and
will be doomed to peron Nor this
The rabbs of old advanced already the idea that te
righteous will bliss heeafter; nor the
edged by condition defining the that constitute right
considers religion intelligent believer suff
cent
all mankind and his loving kindness extends all his chill
ren This of the highest concepts OF the sacred tenets OF ud
revealed himself Abraham, Isaac and Jacob he did
their belief but he
5 % in il them en- and @ a M n we~er f , % s jewish Tsd be BIBLE
kept and the God whom Jews believe in is recognized the blessing OF
We need not send out every & Jew , messenger % I OBJ OF
a ss % @ IA % m of es &c., n % % ni in % with he % ess as
times for this truth eventually eliminates in victory for him. as
did in past
church had caused the
to whom had derived the
They imbd with clearer knowledge of Cod
mankind better treatment to both Jews and
others who do with them in matters of eigion but
amenabc.
u when il is directed towards converting Jews
religion of alone of faith
other faiths would have
the people before attempted show them the beauties of Jua
ism ourselves with exempfyns
religion conduct and leading
industrious and sober lives Neither Moses the prophets
of diff
did any of rabbis commend it,
believed i'm the doctrine of equal rights all
ciay politically which would be inconsistent with truths if
would indicate considered
ourselves better than others
altogether good would like them
implies only human but how then should
send make others believe do as long
Would
your door,! And the or would be but
those Christians who to convert Jews
door the
affairs of Others
The Jewish outlook., 1909-05-07


failing religion rssnea % with ethical & truths & from whose o
given w, .oa m sand on, mssion,res 10 c0Dve-u0om, rhe
intelligent Christian would not want convert be-
a% cause he . @ M and dxa M a at Se Sd a n sdass
make good bad sd{ GTs % will Mot not
into 5,s sos so5 never reflect much
the VA sSs sss & ID 11s 9ss
taking advantage of their poverty and Ignorance this
ss s ;s
unfit Sn% % tS%s into sn ss
they advance which would not be met
unable attend higher than their limited
Classes 1h @ tened @i @ h educated jews they not only refrain from
much they loved the Jews how they Gods chosen people,
tss s % sa s who @ H ss" for "' ns ns
Of 1s " r%sy %sH s of n s sss % ~sp
the privilege of acquiring knowledge denied them where by law
occupations intelligent core!igionsts follow
e nd s1n Of P'Ss tSsm few a%e
@ a wn @ ss9 ssr of not @ nsn "su Se
people Ms' t our Ths p' of "a
sand d % @ rs snd as are ~
tion Let such religious they
God forbid that should disturb the rel
commendable in the missionary that
of and consider
home than foreign missions
the hungry
poor home than the soul Of the eathen
orphans
distress, Of elowmen bent down in grief adversely
ss1 s ne ers rio 1 % KIND ~s sd
heath
to they all
toned above if approached by who the
justified that
first establish perfect virtue morality and among their own
suffering
surplus spiritual material
Then well whether the people sought be
excellent morally
otherwise before change religion undertaken
otherwise the will make but Christians.
altogether prejudice bgtted
Chris
admit him. whom he had chosen to be his kingdom
Iof heavenly abode merely because he Chris
tian.
all of religion the Jew has
deep for the religion of Others and whoever wants information
and enlightenment religion let him and without
rabbi scholar,
and gladly impart the knowledge wanted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

cuded 3,400 miles of trails 5000 miles of telephone
ne 100 miles of road 40 miles of fire line 25O
bridges $50 cabins and barns and 600 miles of pasture
and drift fences. In addition to the provided by
the special Improvement fund.- 100000 from the
general fund of the service turned from current
expenses to defray the of this work. but much of
the work planned and urgently needed could not be
red out because there nothing with which to
for it.
The fire record also deserves mention Since the
fiscal year ends in the midst of the fire reports
of fires made not for fiscal but for calendar
During the calendar 1907 the loss of timber by fire
less than half that of the previous though this
in turn less than ever before. About Oneseventh
per cent of the forests burned in 1907,
with damage slight to be practically negligible.
The ratio of loss the value of the timber protected
allowing that is worth 50 thousand feet about
four cents to $1,000 The entire cost of national for
est administration equivalent to charge of one
third of per cent the value of the timber
tected-surely cheap insurance rate
This immunity from fires must be ascribed chiefly to
the results of consistent efforts made in the past to in
form the public the danger of carelessness in the
of fires in the forest and to the recognized neces
sity of vigilance to put out small fires. With
able cooperation the part of the public to prevent
fires and reasonable provision for discovering and fight
ing fires when they start really heavy losses
rely preventabe The widespread forest fires of recent
months in point. Relatively little damage
was done the national forests time when the air
thick with smoke from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast and most of the national forest loss which
suffered amounting to perhaps $1000000 due solely
the fact that the to be protected is vastly out
proportion the the disposal of the for
est serv zee.
Examinations of lands under the act of June H. 1906
led the listing for settlement of about 100000 Of
national forest land.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

of this method The national forest nurseries, In
which are being grown stock for transplanting, were
enlarged and about 100000 planted. over
100000 trees will be ready for planting in 1909.
The beneficial results of regulated grazing, shown IN
decided betterment of much of the national forest
range. made it possible to increase the allotment OF
stock number Of the older forests. At the same
time investigations in range Improvement through re-
seeding methods of handling stock, the eradication
of poisonous plants and the destruction of prairie dogs
brought important progress toward still better future
of the forests by sockmen The development of water
ing places is another that is being pursued to
the end while the killing of predatory wild ami
mails by forest service hunters saved the stockmen
losses probably greater than the entire amount paid in
grazing fees. This amount $960000 Through
the enforcement of quarantine regulations and the dis
tribuon blackeg vaccine other losses from disease
prevented.
Through cooperation with private owners investiga-
tons in forest management and forest planting were
continued. 1t possible to make field examinations
of only about onefth of the total for which
advice concerning forest management sought Ev-
cry tract land which the advice of the service is
applied becomes valuable experiment in practical for
estry total for which examinations have been
made since cooperation first offered is nearly H.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05
THE RACK AND THE sWEATBOx.

The modern police "sweabox," for which there is no
warrant either lay ecclesiastical replaces the rack
which passed out of England after the
ination witty and wicked progate the duke or
Buckinghan at Portsmouth, by John FELTON, This noted
assassination occurred Saturday, August %, 1928
FELTON, underwent several examinations, always assert
ing that he had accomplices and when the earl OF
Dorset threatened in the kings to examine him
on the rack he said 81 do again affirm, upon my saliva
tion that my purpose known to man living; and
than have said before cannot But II 1t be his
majestys pleasure am ready suffer whatever his
majesty will have inflicted upon Yet this l must
tell you by the way, that if be put the rack will
accuse you. my lord Dorset. and none but yourself
This bold resolve astounded the examiners. They
hesated consulted the judges who unanimously re-
piled that torture justifaoie the laws Of
England"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

first took form and began it's exist
ence as a planet it has been slowly
cooling off, and it is as certain as any
thing in mathematics that some time
in the future the earth will be quite
cold and barren of every form of life.
The polar regions will continue APP
preaching each other, and before them
the various living forms, animal and
vegetable, will retreat, until finally
the only home of life will be a mar
row belt at the equator, which itself
will at last surrender to the cold, ard
the earth will be dead one."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

IilS UdHh VI IuO
river and had halt
ed, out of danger.
Then this dia-
logue is said to
have ensued:
Col. Funston:
"Sergt. Oswald,
go and ascertain
the depth of the
river below"
The sergeant sa"
luted and replied:
Very well, sir"
and proceeded into
the water.
"How deep is
the water, Sergt.
Oswald? 2" asked
the general.
six inches, Col.
Funston" replied
the sergeant.
Funston: "Ad-
vance, Sergt. o.
wald," and the
sergeant advanced.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

to see it out. When the march was
resumed the victorious pig followed
the regiment. When they encamped
at night the pig halted and found
shelter. The next morning the pig
started with the regiment, and when
it stopped the pig halted. Day by day
it trotted along, until the Ohio river
was reached. A ferryboat transported
the troops to Cincinnati, but the pig
swan the stream and waited on the
other side until the regiment took up
it's line of march.
During the long tramp to the lake
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

piggy received her full share Of ra-
tons. Occasionally the men were put
on short commons. but no one thought
of sticking the regiments pet.
When they came to the lakes shore
piggy was offered passage across to
Canada. She refused to stir from
American soil.
When the campaign closed the
troops recrossed to American soil,
where they had left their horses. AS
the line was being formed familiar
grunt was heard. There was piggy
ready to resume the march. On the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

than the mar
ket pric
t h r GU 6 h any
other method
than competi-
tive bids would
simply work to
the profit of
specially ia
vored individ-
uals; but care
must be taken
at the same
time both to
prevent local
C o n S u m e RS
t 20 m b e in G
overcharged by
those who buy
stumpage from
the government
and to prevent
the eXaction of
a m o n o p oil y
prl &c for
stumpage by
t h e 6 ov ern-
ment.
T h e work
completed dur
inc tho uoar in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

homeward way the pig suffered great
ly from the cold weather. 1t crossed,
however, the Ohio river, and then
gave out.
Governor Shelby of Kentucky had
piggy conveyed to his farm and there
she passed her days in incidence and
good living, honored as the regiments
net
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05
The Rare Gift Of Courtesy.

Courtesy includes not merely soclaI
kindness, graces of speech, absence OF
rudeness, but honorable treatment Oh
business associates and Of all the lei
low citizens with whom man OF al
fairs may have business to transact.
1t is not American to keep one clti-
zen waiting all day at the door De-
cause he is poor, and to grant an
other citizen an interview because IL
is believed he is rich Wisdom is not
confined in purse, and frequenly
much wisdom may be learned from q
poor man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05
PETS THAT HAVE EASY TIME

in Washington at the close of the war
many veterans were observed carry
ing favorite crows and possums.
Perhaps the strangest pet that ever
attracted a regiments fancy was
pig. She attached herself to a Ken
tuck regiment on the way to invade
Canada during the war of 1872.
AS the men marched out from Har-
rodsburg one morning they came
across two pigs fighting. They halted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

Funston: Halt Sergt. Oswald; how deep is the
river?"
OSWALD ''Eleven inches, Col. Funston
advance Sergt. Oswald" and the sergeant ad-
vanced -
"How deep now, Sergt OSWALD?
"seyen inches, Col Funston
Funston (rsing to his feet with his sword in hand):
"We,l swim err by heck!"-Kansas City Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

100000 acres, and on more than three
fourths of this some form of forestry
is now in actual practice.
The studies in wood preservation
and in the strength and physical
properties of different kinds of wood
maintained the position of the forest
service as leader toward more eco
nomical use of wood material. Spe-
cial attention was given to working
out practicable methods for treating
farm timbers in small quantities.
Studies in wood-pulp making showed
that a merchantable pulp can be
made from Is woods not commonly
used Along many other lines also
data were gathered looking to better
knowledge and control of our forests
and better use of their products. At
the same time the work of bringing
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05
Fortunate Indeed is Bird or Beast
That Regiment Takes Strong
Fancy to.

Soldiers are fond of pets. A dog
attached to a regiment is sure of kind
treatment. He may be nobody's dog,
but he is everybody's favorite.
An eagle, "Old Abe" was the pet
of a wisconsin regiment during the
Civil war. In the great review held
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

ever, preferred
to large sales,
and large sales
which w GU ! d
tend to expose
the consumer to
monopoly prices
are uniformly re-
fused. Requests
made by pro-
spective bidders
for the advertis-
ing of over ST.
100000 worth of
timber were re-
fused during the
past year.
One result of
this policy has
been to bring
about a decline
in the average
price of the
stumpage sold.
In general high
er prices are OBJ
tainable through
larg e tn a n
t h r GU G h small
sales. The most
important con-
sideration in
making sales of
timber, however,
is not the price
obtainable, but
the serving of
the public inter-
est. Obviously,
to sell timber in
quantity at ! ess
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crease which took place in the actual of the forests
by the public This increase is partly brought out by
the following statement
Per Cent
increase In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
increase IN number of timber sales. 236
increase in amount of timber cut ............ 10S
increase IN number of freember permits. 76
increase in number of specaluse permits 81
increase in number of grazing permits IL
Regarded as property, the national forests justify
hoeral expenditures for their protection and improve
ment At 81 per thousand feet sumpage the merchant
able timber alone forms, just it stands, asset
worth something like sSOOOOOOOO while very mod
crate grazing charge yielded the government last
an income of nearly $1,000000 1t is safe prediction
that within 20 years the forests will bring in from the
sale of timber alone annual net income of many
millions of dollars.
An average wood production of 80 cubic feet to the
acre OF commercial forest is a moderate estimate of
what VIII ultimately be obtained under management.
one hundred million of such forest would allow
TO be cut each year over 3,000000000 cubic feet,
from 200O000O000 to board feet without
ammunition OF the supply This is but fraction of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

country's con-
sumption of wood
at the present
time, but at the
stumpage prices
which already OBJ
tain in the older
and better set
tied parts of the
United States it's
sale would bring
the government
each year from
$SO,O0O,OOO to
s125, 100000.
Were it wise to
do so, the re-
ceipts from the
for e S t S could
very easily be
made not only
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

ASTERY by the forest service of
one of the greatest practical for
est problems ever undertaken by
any government is advancing
apace. Briefly stated, that prob
lem is to develop to its highest
usefulness a total area of 1885,
100000 acres of wild lands,
mainly mountain wilderness, but
closely related to the welfare of
the entire country.
From an administrative stand
point the most striking fact of
h. I, .n.ly % hi in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

WE PAY HIGH PRICE FOR HIDES
and furs & sell guns and traps cheap. N.
w Hide & Fur Co, MinneapOhS, Mimi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

The first time girl is disappointed
in love she imagines she has moth.
ing left to live for.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

an enlarged
timber supply.
B + o a d C a S t
sowings were
made during
the year in q
fore S t S, in
eight states,
to test by ex-
pertinent the
e K t e mt to
which refor-
estation may
be hoped for
through the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05
Pole Versus Equator.

Unquestionably the polar circle is
steadily advancing toward the eQua-
tor. From the time when the earth
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05
Col Ed Little is Author of New Story the Little Gen
eraI.

Col Ed Little is said to be the author of this story
of how Funston swan the BagBag.
One of the brave fellows in the Twentieth Kansas
was Sergt. Oswald great big fellow and somewhat Of
favorite of Col Funston's. The regiment had reached
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

In the prisons of Bengal, India, tu-
berculosis kills about two prisoners in
every 100.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-11-05

PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER
has no substitute. No other remedy is so en-
fective for rheumatism lumbago, stiffness. neuraigA
or cold of any Sort Put in &C. S5c and soc bottes