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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

A Ill manner OF fairs. bazars and
"A lawn parties are being held for
one purpose or another and those
~ charge are on the lookout for things
DOlh novel and useful. Attractive
e4nale shades MI the bill admirably,
~ ney prove ready sellers. One OF
vac most effective and at the same
u'ne inexpensive variety OF shades is
maue on frame of heavy water
p'ooi paper, painted black. with thin
paper such as japanese rice paper or
,s'y min water-color paper, painted
~ beautiful bright eolors and lined In
inula Ink TO give the effect OF loaded
elass' II Is very simple 20 make and
'psiihlng when finished and lighted.
Inc design for a round candle
suade Is given and one-fourth OF the,
pattern The pattern given is merely
"pea'ed four times. with a half.inch
' s,sn al each end. 10 be turned In at
.sl' angles to the shade and fastened
=, .''u ofads Another way TO finish is
wave a Hap ON one side only and
s,us tne other side over H. A strong
,o ss must be used; mucilage or pho.
1pl paste viii not do.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
AS STRAIGHT MEN SEE HIM.
The oeadBeat Is Probably the Most
Despised Creature That Walks
the Earth.

No man is wholly free from sin. but
so many lesser evils are tolerated that
man should hesitate long before be-
coming a dead.beat Criminals are de.
spised and abhored. but to the dead
beat all that is coming. as we'll as the
contempt Of his fellow men. There is
something az once so mean and so 1T
tie In taking advantage OF the conf
dence which comes with friendship
that the hand Of every man is turned
against dead.beat as soon as his
reputation IL wen established. The
dead.beat may fondly imagine he Is
living easy and making money with
out work, and, OF course, he takes no
account Of the confidence he violates
and the hardships he inflicts on 9th.
ers. But, that aside, he really has a
harder time than the man who IL
honest and fair. He Is compelled "a
move a good deal and peace OF mind
he knows not. Like other types OF
crooks, he doesn't prosper. and his
finish is more unpleasant than the be
ginning .-Atchison Globe.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
CHILD HAD SIXTY B0ILS.
And Suffered Annually with a Red
sesld-Like Humor on Her Head.
Troubles Cured by cutieura.

when my little Vivian was about
six months old her head broke out In
boils. She had about sixty in all and
used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment which cured her entirely.
Some time later humor broke out be-
hind her ears and spread up on to
her head until It was nearly half COW
cred. The humor looked like a scald.
very red with sticky. clear fluid COM
Ing from II. This occurred every
spring. I always used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment which never failed to
heal II up. The last time II broke
out II became so bad that I was dis
couraged But continued the use OF
Cuticura Soap. Ointment and Resell
vent until she was well and has never
been troubled in the last two years.
Mrs. NJ. A. Schwerin. GA Spring Wells
Ave, Detroit, Mich. Feb. "a. 1905"
Potter Drug a chom. Corp Sole Props. Bosioa-
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

and misery. Il ADVISE Ill suilcfhlB
women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound" Mrs. EMMA
WHEATON, Vienna, w. Va.
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
fdl drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number Of actual cures
of female diseases Of any similar medi-
cine in the country, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form OF
female complaints, Inflammation, III
ceration, displacements,f ibroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes 1t to
herself to give Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound trial
III you would like special advice
about your case write a confiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham. at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
Almost ANY Mother.
soon.

The mother of a large family fell
III and died. and the attending ply
stefan reported that she died OF star
walton. IL was Incredible. but he
proved u; The woman had to get the
dinner. and then spend the next two
hours In waiting on the family and
getting the children TO the table. IL
was never on record that she got all
OF them there at the same time, and
they came struggling in all the way
from potatoes to pie. by the time
she had wiped the last face, her own
hunger had left her. and she had nc
desire 10 eat Chickens. the doctor
said. come running at feed time. but
children don't. A hen has a better
chance TO eat than a mother.-Atch
ison Globe.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
Proper Service
at Dinner
Table

The young housekeepcr, setting up
her own establishment. sometimes
finds Il difficult 20 instruct the maid
who serves the family meals to do the
work noiselessly and properly. Per
haps the first principle 10 learn 10
that everything should be handed 10
the left side ~ the person who Il sit
ting. which enables them TO serve
themselves easily with the right
In laying the table one must have
an eye TO preserving balance with ev.
erything that II put on. That IL, n a
salt cellar II placed at one side there
must be another In the corresponding
place on Ito other A fern or a dish
Of fruit OF even an empty dish. n II
Il pretty one. must always be placed
In the very center Around that are
the extra forks and spoons. as attrac
tive as you can arrange them
In front Of the places Of persons
who are 10 be seated there must be q
plate. The knife il put at the right
side and the forks al the left. the
tines pointing up. II there II a soup
spoon II goes beside the knife. The
oyster fork also IL next 10 the spoon
and knife. but that for oysters IL the
only fork that IL placed at the right
All the others 20 10 the left II more
than one IL required. as for salad
after the meal. the larger fork goes
next 10 the plate. Spoons for dessert,
whether they are large or small. are
over the plate; that IL. are across the
top. The napkin should be folded
with two points under and laid In the
plate. n square Of bread being tucked
away In II n the meal In dinner.
To give exact directions for serv'
Ing a meal Is almost impossible. for II
depends entirely upon the mistress
and whether she wishes II done for.
mally or simply. According TO present
custom a plate should always be
placed before a person as soon as one
r. removed. 80 that the place IL never
empty. In very simple living this IL
not done
Few housekeepers have more than
the roast on the table these days. veg
etables being at the side table from
which they are handed by the maid
/ who returns them there after each
person has been served
n they are 10 be kept on the table
one would be at one side. another al
the other side Of the meat, or two
dishes might be put at the foot Of the
table That IL n matter Of individual
preference which each housekeepei
decides.
The maid serving should wear a
small white cap and big apron with
bib and straps over the shoulders and
crossing at the back. II Is most be
coming.
Quiet in the dining room Is thins
that must be striven FOR by the maid
A noisy person Is an abominntion and
the rattle Of dishes and clash Of silver
should not be permitted.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
evening Things Up.

There is much rivalry between
Judges Rosalsky and o'Sullivan Of the
general sessions in New York and last
week II looked as II o'Sullivan had
the laugh on his rival for all time. He
had a man before him whose name
was Rosalsky. but who swore that he
was an Irishman. But Friday things
were evened up when a man named
Flynn was brought before Judge Ro
salsky and swore that he vas a Jew,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
Died in Good Company.

A clergyman. who was not averse
to an occasional glass. hired an Irish
man to clean out his cellar. The Irish.
man began his work. He brought
forth a lot Of empty whisky bottles,
and as he lifted each one looked
through II at the sun. The preacher,
who was walking on the lawn. saw
him and said: They are all dead
ones. Pat" They areg" said Pat.
well. there is one good thing about
it--they all had the minister with
them when they were dying. fit
Bits
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

William S. Bennett. representa-
tive from New York city. went to ad
dress political meeting in his dis
triot one night. when he was much
younger than he is now.
THE chairman" said Bennett. was
very literal person. He looked al
the gallery. where one woman was sit
ting. and said: Lady and gentlemen
this is a most momentous campaign
There are grave issues to be dis
cussed. Later we will hear from ouI
best speakers, but, for the present. WI
viii listen 10 Mr.. Bennett
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
Strictly After Nature.

A public building was in course Of
erection in one of the western towns
Of Scotland, in front OF which a bust
Of The Bruce was being carved. A
well-known bailie halted opposite the
sculptor one day and called out:
Il say, sculptor. dye no think ye
haze that beard inclining a wee thing
TO the left?"
Man, bailie," said the sculptor,
dye no see the wins blawin' up the
street the noo?"-Tid-Bits
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
Couldn't Blame the Boy.

Young man." said the stern parent,
when was your age had to work
for a living"
We'll. sir" answered the frivolous
ly inclined youth, I'm not to blame
for that. ] have always disapproved
Of my grandfather's attitude in the
matter"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
Praise, American Norman,

Alfred East says that American
women. like American machines. need
but little man power. The American
woman. he says. is the most chum'
mable woman in the world. therefore
she Is the most charming. Our excel
lent educational system. he thinks. is
responsible fer the fact that American
women are such good fellows"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
RAGS of Patent
Leather and
Others

a.. boen new favor nc.
ln,Iv 10 patent leather and many Q,
cfasu , ~ new bags for practical
10 mis- leather II does not
NV vol as many other black
M bu, Il has a brightness for
'ln.'. .rv Of the other feathers. save
" " Youthful air. and made up
'g,,ctiye shape VITA lining OF some
So Il certainly deserves popu'
o,en n Il does show wear fa'
~ o. soientlcather bags are in al
every case more effective than
%, me other feathers. The DC
!, ,be bags give them individ'
a ~ eycn when shapes vary ittie
l -, Ias, word seems 20 have been
-, the matter Of fittings. Vanity
r.. opera glasses. tiny fans. caro-
e.. change purses. pencils. address
H., an are packed Into miracu-
.r.ly narrow limits.
~. ingenuity exercised In the plan
L. n The bag fittings deserves I'M
I.,.,s5 praise. Many women. how
y, prefer 20 distribute these NJ.
f.. smass various bags instead OF
r1Ioe them into one. There 10
n. annie shopping bag OF pigskn.
|, ,rrcco. patent leather or other leath'
h, II has purses for change and for
|Hr. and II has a card case. but tho
H., Of 10 space Is left free for small
,ricles and packages.
To- luncheon downtown there IL a
,-,ref bag talso used for matinee
,p-po,esl. containing the indispens-
~ vanity equipment mirror. pow
A., pgr or cloth and possibly other
tons Il may have tho little opera
classes and fan. too,
For visits a fat envelopes bag or
anal handsome bag with handle IL
he hing n one carries anything In
la,her A purse or bag OF Melted
pd silver or runmetal IL often pre-
,.rred but u should be large enough
% hod cards A. well a. haDdker.
eAls, and Il one is travelling by car n
snail change purse.
Iiuri skin Il considered good
din lor dressy occasions. but the
lathsr workers are so clever In their
uss o. dyes nov that one may have n
tag 70 match almost any costume
The very pale biscuit and gray tones
AZ white are used for beautiful
ygnss and small bags. often gold
rouried and having precious stones
., 10 their clasps A new shape M
tlovn BY one well-known leather
rods arm shows a succession OF
overlapping flaps ineiosing separatv
pockets This model has taken en-
rsmey well Another wcll.liked mod.
q has IL original note IN the smooth,
pain mounting Of metal curving down,
ward slightly IN the middle. and In
he plain metal handle. which seems
a continuation Of the mounting From
as same shop comes a bag with
nah, angle double handle OF leather,
beneath which the bag IL cut down a
lfile the sides being left higher. The
ZAP Of a small change compartment
b1iiols down on the outside OF the
kaE
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
The Doctor EXPLAINED.

The doctor had brought patient to
the hospital. The operation was not
to be a complicated one.
Was II really necessary for the
patient TO go to the hospital?" some
body asked.
The doctor nodded.
YES" he replied. 1T means roof
for the new house am building
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
The Worm Turned.

The clerk in the shoe store was
tired. The day was insufferably hot
The customer who was trying to catch
a train was clamorous. Goaded to
desperation the hard-driven clerk ex-
postulated.
mo. We don't have a salesman for
each customer. This amt no Chinese
Sunday school"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
What Did He Meant

The MAORI saved that rose you
gave me last week. Miss Antique for
though II is withered II still reminds
me of you
Miss Antique-Sirl
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

Il. Pfnkham's Vege-
table ompound.
Eleven years ago 1
was q walking
shadow. Ihad been
under the DOCTORS
carebutgotnorelief.
My husband per-
suaded me to try
Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetab BILE Com
pound anditworked
like a charm. IL re-
lieved all my pains
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
Saws a Press Humorlst.

Shakespeare. it is said. never re-
peated."
"He didn't have to run a daily
humorous feature"
"But Montaigne. whenever he saw a
good things. annexed IT,"
"Ah, he was more like the rest OF
us"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

and could not work. Doan's Kidney
Pills removed all the trouble and re-
stored my health and strength"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. 80 cents box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

Doan's Kidney Pills.
II. Mayne, Market
St. Paris. Tenn.
says: Weak kid
neys made my back
stin and lame. The
urine was cloudy and
irregular and ] had TO
get up many times
at night. I lost en-
ergy, became weak
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
True 20 Life.

Teacher-Johnnie. do you know
what a blotter is?
Johnnie-Yessum. It's de ting wot
youse hunts fer while de ink gets dry.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
AN EASY WAY.


II Ia needless to suffer the tortures
OF an aching back. the misery OF back
aches. rheumatic pains. urinary dlsor-
ders, or risk the danger Of diabetes or
Bright's disease. The cure il easy.
Treat the cause.-the kIdneys-wlth
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

II girl can pass her thirtieth birth
day without detection she begins to
think the dates in the family record
may have been slightly mixed.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
For Headache Try Hicks, capudIns

Whether from Colds. Heat. Stomach OF
Nervous troubles, the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's Liquid-pleas.
ant 20 take-Enects Immediately. 10.
and bOc at Drug Stores.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

A small boy doesn't have a very
good time at a picnic unless he re
quires the services of a doctor few
hours later.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

Sore throat is no trifinF ailment. II
will sometimes carry infection 10 the en-
tire system through the food that is eaten.
Hamlins Wizard Oil is a sure quick cure.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
Cured at Once.

So say all who take DIR. Biggers Huckleber.
~ cordial for Dysentery, Diarrhoea and
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

When you hear a girl speak OF a
,oung man as being a bear--well. you
can draw your own conclusions.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

An easy beginning doesn't AWAY
Justify the finish.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

Mrs. winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums rcduces 10
fammAton. anays palm cures wind collie. sc bottle
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

Hix--whats the best way to never
settle a question? d.
Dix-Go TO law about IL.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

Occasionally women try to reform
a man by roasting him.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

Chicken.hearted people are always
ready to hatch up an excuse.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
OWES x
HER
LIFE TO
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Vienna, w. var feel that owe
the last ten years of my life TO Lydia
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19

New silk parasols have handles TO
match, made OF enameied or lacquered
wood.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
A PARTING In tiIah Lite

A Parting In High Lite.
What were the terms OF the d.
voorce?"
"She keeps the poodle"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
For Colds and crIpp-capvdIne.

The best remedy for Gripp and Colds 4,
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the cold-Headaches
also. It's Liquid-Enects immediatsly--iO
Is and soc at Drug Stores.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-19
important TO Mothers.

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORlA a safe and sure remedy for
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-16
Mother Bird Drove Boy Away.

People on Main street. Dallastown,
Pa. witnessed an amusing sight the
other morning, when curious small
boy who climbed into a maple tree for
. closer inspection Of nest Of young
robins was put to flight by an angry
mother bird. Discovered by the old
bird after he had clambered into the
tree the youngster was savagely at
tackled. The bird pecked viciously at
his bare hands and face, causing him
to retreat to the ground, and then
driving him home.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-16


is better green feed for growing
pigs than good clover pasture, the pigs
fed upon the rape having made on the
average 100 pounds of gain on 1876
pounds less grain than was required
by the pigs fed upon clover pasture.
That pigs are more thrifty, have bet
ter appetite and make corresponding
ly greater gains when supplied with
a rape pasture In conjunction with
their grain feed than when fed on
grain alone. That a plat of Dwarf
Essex forage rape when planted In
drills 80 inches apart, early In May,
in Wisconsin,. will yield three good
crops of pasture forage in favorable
season. That rape is the most salts
factory and cheapest green feed for
swine that we have fed. That every
feeder Of hogs in Wisconsin should
plant each spring small field of rape
adjoining his hog yard. and provide
himself with a few rods Of movable
fence, to properly feed the rape to
brood sows and young pigs. That
rape should be sown for this purpose
in drills 30 inches apart to facilitate
the stirring of the ground and cult
vation after each successive growth
has been eaten on. That hogs should
not be turned upon a rape pasture
until the plants are at least IL to IA
inches high and that they should be
prevented from roofing while in the
rape field. That rape is not salts
factory feed when fed alone when It
is desired to have any live weight
gain made in hogs, though it has been
found that they will just about main.
tain themselves without loss OF weight
ON this feed alone
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-16
American residents Of Forslan Dir,

American Residents Of Foreign Birth.
The total number Of persons of for
eiRn birth living in the United States
in 1900 was 10.460.0 900. forming 1871
per cent. Of the total population, while
in 1880 the persons Of foreign birth
formed 14.8 per cent. Of the total popu
latiou; in $780,. 1873 per cent, ana b
1880. 81 per ceot-
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-16
Wanted to Defer tn. Petition.

WAnted 70 Oeter the Petltton.
A Los Angeles mother tells the fol-
lowing:
"One summers eve my little son of
six years was sent to bed at his usual
time; but he could not sleep. Upon
my inquiry what troubled him, he re-
piled: can't finish my prayer. I've
got as far as Forgive US our tres
passes as but 1 can't get any furth-
er. for Howard licked me to-day and
l want to lick him tomorrow.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-16

We lose money and comfort, and
even temper sometimes by not learn
ing to be more careful.-Dckens.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-16

sUCCEss FOR SEVENTY YEARS
Thisi the record Of Pafnkiller Perry avis) ~
liable remedy for dIarrhea dysentery and all bowel
complaints. Get the genuine. Nc, Nc and &c.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-16

Does the ugly chorus girl come un.
der the head Of stage frights?"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-16

Better than gold-Like it in color
Hamlins Wizard Oil-the best of all rem
edies for rheumatism, neuralgia, and all
pain, soreness and inflammation.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-16

llrs. Winslow's Sosehlng syrup.
For children teething, softeas the guras rodsces n
aays paa, carss vtAd ooliS. 2sc hosso
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-16

The daughters doings have been
the mothers acts.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-07-16
Liver.

Osbosu Mil No. .. Fail River, Masa
Peasant, Palatable, Potsnt, Tasts Good.
70 Good. Never Sicken. Weaken OF 0fipo.
NC. &c. Soc. Never sold in bulk. The eenu.
tne tablet stamped c c. Guaraato0d to
cue o. yoor money back, C9
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-20

and VIM L. Moss, Chicago; F. B
Clarke, Waterfowl, H.; J. H. VIII
son, r. B. Catlin of St. Louis, and
Judge w w Henderson, St. Louis
The w R. Compton company has
invested very largely lately in Tex
as securities, Mr.. Compton stated
TO the correspondent today, and at
present is interested in the San Be
nitO project We are showing our
friends and associates the wonder
full progress of the Rio Grande val
ley, as well as other points in Tex
as. Our party includes 81 prominent
business men and bankers of Chi
cagO. St. Louis, New York and other
points They are impressed greatly
with the Rio Grande valley and 9th
er parts of the State which they
have seen
Texas needs large amounts of
outside capital to aid in her develop
ment, and visits of this character
from capitalists of the North and
East cannot help but rebound to
the advantage of the State"
The party has already visited Dali
las, Houston, and other points, and
were dined and banqueted by the
bankers and commercial clubs of
those places. They expect to visit
Brownsville tomorrow. Next week
they go to San Antonio, where a
banquet Will be given them by the
Commercial Club.