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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-01-28


Mrs. J. H. Nelson is on the sick
list.
Motion pictures every night at the
Lyric.
Jim Somers spent Tuesday and
Wednesday here.
Clay Lewis. Of Cairo, was here
last week on business.
Ira Green went to St. Louis Sun
day night on business.
The Courier can find a buyer for
your real estate. See us.
W. G. Dornan spent Sunday in
Dyersbure With home folks.
Fred Bradley, Of Cairo. spent
Sunday in the city with friends.
FOR RENr-ohice. front room
over new barber shop. Apply to c.
F. Baltzer.
d. W. S. Amberg orders his Cour-
Ter changed from Chicago to Phoe-
nix, Ariz.
The Embroidery Club will be en-
tertained Friday afternoon by Mrs.
A. A. Faris.
George Clint. son Of J. c. Ellison
and wife. is quite sick. He has re-
mitten fever.
Mrs. Jewel Easley Shanker, Of
New Madrid, died this week, and
was buried in Fulton.
Miss Annie Hill Eason, of Nash
vile. is the guest of her cousin,
Mrs. Joe L. Amberg.
Miss Bess Harper returned to
Union City Saturday after short
visit to Miss Marine Brown.
wANTED-Man of family to
work on farm. Steady work for the
right man. Apply to The COURIER.
have fine red Durham bull
which will stand at sl.00. cash
with service.-M. A. Mcdaniel. Up
"The Lost Bride will be given
at the opera house next Tuesday,
night. Nearly forty people in the
cast
FOR SALE-Good mare l6-hand
mule .; young. registered saddle and
harness horse.-Apply to T. T.
Swayne. 34-2c
Mr.. Elkins, Insurance man. and
little daughter. Pocahontss. of
Wickliffe. Ky. are the guests Of Ed
Allen and wife.
The Lost Bride, a Ave act pan
tomime will be given by the ladies
of the Episcopal Church next Tues
day night. This has been given in
a number of places and always TO
full houses. No one who loves to
see beautiful stage effects should
fail TO see this.
The ladies of the Embroidery
Club we're delightfully."- entertained
Friday afternoon. from 2 80 to S
O'Clock by Mrs. w. c. Johnson. to-
gether with a number of other
friends. A delightful afternoon vas
spent over the embroideries, and
other interesting features. A salad
course was served.
Tuesday afternoon. from 2 80 to
8 o'clock the ladies OF the Euchre |
Club we're delightfully."- entertained |
by Mrs. Porter Shumate. AS the
guests arrived, they we're served
Rex punch. There were six tables.
and the progressive games of five
hundred were played with much in.
terest and enthusiasm. Besides the
club members, there we're several
invited guests. The first prize. a
belt buckle. was won by Mrs. A. A.
Stone. and the guest prize, cup
saucer. by Mrs. Clara Cowgill. The
BOBBY. picture. was given to Mrs.
Win Ellison. Ice cream and cake
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-01-28

We are glad to notice our city
forging 10 the front in the matter OF
arc lights. Lights have been plac-
ed on the following crossings
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-01-28
RsbbtE.tine porssr..

Nashville. Ind.-lt Is not uncommon
for hogs to catch chickens and other
fowls. but u Is seldom hogs catch rsb.
bits. William stephens. n welito-do
farmer west OF Belmont. while In his
barnyard the other evening. noticed
two rabbits going through the fence
into the hog pen. where the hogs were
eating. Seeing a chance for rabbit
pie he got his shotgun. but when he
hogs tearing one rabbit TO pieces. The
other had Just been caught as Il was
attempting to go through the fence.
D. Ovens, the handsome local
manager OF the Cumberland Tele-
phone Co.. and The Hickman
Courier management have concocted
a conspiracy by which We hope to
hobswobble the government and the
telephone company out Of the daily
U. s. Weather Reports. which. in
the event we are successful, will be
displayed by weather signals, or
flags, from flagstaff on top OF the
Courier office--or better known as
the Temple Of Truth" II we
land this proposition. the next thing
in order will be river guage. And
why not9
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-08
April 18th, 1909.

aSaBters Lesson. / Cor. xv:13-28,
LON Ia Christ risen from the, dead
and becOlss the first fruits OF them
that slept. Cor. xv:2O. Il 3,s III ~;
Verses 12-13-Does the doctrlAS
of the resurrection Of the body, ,fssf
upont rexelation or upon reason ?
[ Pf6vtdinekthe soul is Immortal ss
It, or not. of material impSrta1Ge
FywhethsE the body Is raised or NOT
SIT there Is no resurrection Of tho
dead, 1T hnllows as Paul here statss;
THAT Ohfist is not risen; but, is the
converseStrue, that If Christ is risen
then all human beings will necessariA
ly be reSurreCted U.s.. ,MS,l
1t seems that some in Corinth de-
MED the resurrection Of the dead In
the sense chat there Is no life after
death, now If that we're true. then
how much would there be left OF
Christianity? -
What. is the process of reasoning
that demonstrates the fact Of Inn
mortality. .. y, ,-I,>.
: What isSthe scripture proof Of life
after DEATH 49,. ~
Can you mention single nation
OF tribe of the past, or at the pres
ent, wltichs,has not believed in Inn
mortality III some shape? Ia
Verses. l4-17-If there Is no res
urrectiofe Of the dead. how would
that make their preaching :: vain.
make our faith vain, and make them
false witnesses? .-~: n. -. -:
+ VERSES I8-19--How is it that all
men ,instinctiyely believe in the i'm
mortality of their departed friends,
and expect to meet them AGAIN., -.
1t was doubtless true in Paurs
day. that IL there was no immortali-
ty Christians we're OF. all men most
miserable, because, they were then
despised. imprisoned and put, to
DEATH. bIt Is the same true today?
Is not ChFist's religion now grand
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-08
THE RESURRECTION.

ANU "hSu IA0 OODudSA "uo
past, Mary Magdalene, and
Mary, the mother OF James,
and Salome, had bought
sweet spices, that they might
come and annoint him.
And very early in the morn
ing, the first day Of the week.
they came unto the sepulchre
at the rising Of the sun;
And they said among them
selves, Who shall roll us away
the stone from the door of the
sepulchre? :.~.
(And when they looked they
saw the stone was rolled
away; for it was very great.
And entering into the sep
ulchre, they saw young man
sitting on the right side,
> clothed in a long white gar
ment, and they were alright
ed.
And he said unto them, Be
not affrighted; we seek Jesus
of Nazareth, which was cru
Gifted; he is risen, he is not
here; behold the place where
they laid him.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-08
CHICAGO AND :f71E /. :: :: :.
J. aGREAl T MIDDLE WEST

!. Chicago, April 6.---More friendly
relations; between the United States
and Germany, over 5000, 900 OF
whose sons and daughters now~clafm:
this country as their home, Will. be a
/: direct result or the act Of the Raiser
and the German government in send
ing to America one Of the most i'm
portant COLLECTION Of modern German
pain tings ever brought together,
PREPARATIONS for the exhibition of
which, are now being made BY the
Aft Institute of. this city. Count
Berhstorff, the German ambassador
to the United States, and DR.. Paul
Rob, the German consul at Chicago,
will REPRESENT their country ct the
opening of the exhibition, which will
take place April g.: They VIII be
welcomed BY, Governor Deneen, of IL
Elinofs; Mayor Busse and, reception
com Tnittee OF prominent ChIcagoans
! including Robert II Lincoln, former
amb assador to Great Britain; Char
les II, Hutchineop, d, president Of The
Art Institutes W. M, g., French, d.
rector of the Ipstitute. and the pres
Fidents OF seSefal Of the universities.
| The collection fs an important one
| from an artistic point, of view and
| represents some Of the best achieve
J ments Of sncfl artists as BoeckIin,
Stuck, Lenbacf1 !, Mcneil, LeibI. and
Thon,a. One OF The most interesting
canvasses is q striking portrait Of
| the kaiser, by Arthur :Kampf, tpresi-
dent or the Royal = Academy. OF Art
| in Berlin. The exhibition was or
| ganized by the German, government
and with the speciai sanction OF the
Elm peror, atethe INSTANCE of Hugo
Reisinger, OF New. Y orK, a pfomthe nt
Notwithstanding and. was sent to
this country; for the direct purpose
OF making 4khe American PUBLIC bet
ter acquaint9d VII a. .t6e achieve
ments Of. cQIte1 pprary German, art
TAX en- from TIE RoSaI National Gal
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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-08
A QUESTIONABLE METHOD.

If Editor w. d. Johnson, of the
Lexington, KY, Standard, who Is a
candidate for any high salaried POI
sftion- under the national govern
ment, thinks to clear the field of
competitors by rafting dry bones or
taking over dead Goals, he has an
other think coming.
In his last issue. he reprints, at
the request of an Atlanta friend, an
extract from and his comment on an
article by Roscoe Conkling Bruce
which appeared in 1905. Bruce is
reported to be in line for q seat at
the federal pie counter. Johnson
may be innocent of any Interior de-
signs, but he will experience some
difficulty in making the public be
lieve that his compliance, at the ex-
pense Of four columns, with the re-
quest of his correspondent, was not
actuated by the desire to sidetrack
a possible rival. .: d.. q 49,.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-08
A TIMELY SUGGESTION.

The Atlanta Independent is just
ly indignant at the suggestion of
one Of its contemporaries that white
convicts should not be worked on
public roads, and expresses itself in
the following forcible manner:
There is absolutely nothing in the
proposition except manufactured
sentiment, and that of the most
maudlin variety. If the law Is to
be satisfied, and the prevailing SEN
timent and traditional ideals Of the
south respected, the question OF
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-08

Peal'd their first notes to sound the
march of time,
Thy joyous youth began. but not to
to fade
When all thy sister planets have de-
cay'd;
When wrapt in flames the clouds
Of ether glow,
And heavens last thunder shakes
the world below,
Thou, undismay'd, shalt DER the
ruins smile,
And light thy torch at Natures fun
eral pile"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-08

white oonvicts work upon the roads
or elsewhere IL not to enter ths soNi-
tlon OF the convict problem. That
the ,r6ces are kept and worked dis
tihctly separate. 1t Is the only Ques-
ton that the law and sentiment is
concerned about, whether the CON
victs, white or black. work upon the
public roads does not enter for ad-
justment. ..
The disposition to impress the
white public that a white convict is
entitled to consideration not ac-
corded black convicts' Is not calculat-
ed to have salutary effect upon the
criminally inclined white youth.
The Independent believes In the
most humane treatment OF the CON
victs of both races. We feel that the
treatment ought to be more cor
rectivs than punishment. The con-
Wet ought to understand, and he
ought to get his Impressions from
the character Of the treatment he
receives, that his confinement is as;
much for his correction and. restora-
ton to useful citizenship as it Is for
the protection OF society, No convict
ought to be allowed to feel that he
is exposed to public rtdicule because
he Is black and no convict ought, to
be allowed to feel that he is seclud-
sd from public humiliation because
he is white.
A felon is a felon, white or black,
and the same adequate and humane
treatment ought to be administered
without regard to race or color; educ;
respect being observed in the strict
est separation of the races.
: dtswIll be all rights to provide some
counties wholly with white con
victs for road duty, and If this rule
Is observed a substantial line of
demarcation will be drawn between
the races in stripes. There is no
need Of wringing from the tax pay
ers' pockets 100000 just to give
somebody an opportunity to sell
their old run down Farm. or to- APP
pease an ill-founded sentiment that
bodies nobody good. 1t is time to
inject some. economy. and common
sense into this convict question.
The Negro is entitled to the, same
treatment a white convict is, and
this forcing of the social equality
misnomer into the chain-gang is
rubbing it in too deep for all prac-
teal purposes. We agree with our
neiEhbor that the sentiment" is
evidently u product Of very doubt.
full scntimentality." -: ...... . -.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-08
EASTER.

Va SCiIuliCS nave
philosophical and scientists have
speculated concerning the origin of
life, but it has always baff1ed them
No life has ever been found to orig
mate within itself. Who then SOW
ed upon this planet and who fitted it
for the development of life and the
evolution of reason, the crown of
life?
1t may have come by chance, but
1t is easier to believe that an orderly
universe is the result Of an orderly
Intelligence than it is to believe
that an orderly universe is the re-
suit of chance.
To suppose, then that the Power
that set this planet spinning in space
as one of many planets in one of
many solar systems moving through
space subject to law;
To suppose that the Power that
fitted it for the evolution Of reason;
TO suppose that the Power that
created finite reason, and therefore,
must be infinite reason;
| To suppose that such a Power, in
\finitely wise, infinitely reasoning,
would create reasoning beings, with
thought, hopes, and aspirations
caught from the Infinite only to
make them the sport Of circum-
stances for little time and then let
them "lie in cold obstruction and to
rot" in the grave, is to suppose a
Power Of infinite cruelty.
Plato taught long ago that the
soul neither begins nor ends
But whether human life here is a
beginning or whether birth is but a
forgetting" of some previous exis-
tence, men-groping for knowledge
searching the Book OF Life and find.
ing that nothing is lost in natures
infinite mutations-have come tc
believe, what. for centuries was only
a hope, that death is only a tran
sition, and that life here is only q
phase Of continuing existence.
Thousands Of years ago Job pro
pounded the question:: eff a mar
die, shall he live again?" and years
after, Paul, the apostle, answered
IF Christ be not risen from The
dead, then is our preaching vain
and your faith also vain"
And it came to pass on a Sunda,
morning long ago, the third da.
after the cruciflxion, two women OF
their way to the Saviour's toni
were wondering "who should rol
away the stone from the door of tn,
sepulchre" for thtm, but las the,
looked they saw the stone was roll
ed away" When that stone wa
rolled away it opened an avenue up
ward for the hope Of all mankind
The. doubts which had harrasse,
mankind since Adams disobedienc
gave way to assurance, for the gray
had been robbed of it's victory, an,
death. had lost its sting; the consola
ton which philosophy denied, tn
hope which polytheism refused wer
extended freely to all nations.
''The thought of 1t. That beyon
there is new life! That there tn
earth's soils and stains and injus
tees shall be cleansed an
righted. Where all tears shall b
dried! Where development doe
not stop. Where huge intellects an
spirits, which seem to melt ava
ana be no more, in another stat
Continue to grow larger and pure
and better! Where the sorrows {
paintings will sometime be hea1e
and blessed thoughts of re-unitins
7, win be crowned with reality! A
: this EAster brings and more.
Eternal Hope! when yonde
~ St2sssf ,8phe7es5 sublime (. III tgg,. -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-08

proposed improvements on; The lake
front and I'm Lake Calumet, Proper
harbor improvements OF some sort
In both places would be OF immense
Beneht. Lake Calumet can be con-
verified into a large fudustrial iharbnr
With fine railroad Sonpeetspna. The
suggestion that the jake be,exeavat-
ed and. connected with Lake .Michi=
gan; by. q short canal Was unani-
mouslys endorsed by the commission
ers. Private capital ought to be
willing to deElve q. reasonable profit
from the creation OF these: facilities.
the work and q share In the gains"
Major .Thoruas H. Rees, chief en- gi-,.
neer officer Of the war department at
Chicago, endorsed this Idea and CALI.
ed attention to the 'far-feaching re7
suits that would be accomplished by
such a policy In the national field,
wireless telegraphy has scored an
important victory In new field, as
result OF experiments which are
now being made by several railroads
showing the possibility or maintain
ing continuous wireless eomInunfca-
ton with moving trains " Plans to
ultimately install such slgnal service
are now under cOnS1deTatlOn. by az
Least one OF the large roads with ter
Jninals In this city, with a view to
increasing operating efficiency and
as a. precaution agsihst wrecks. The
first :: experiments along :. this limo
were un1srt AIKEN by the Grand Trunk
system, to which is due the credit OF
definitely proving the possibility OF
continuous Communication with
moving trains between stations. pr.
Everett Rutherford; now professor
of physics at the University of Man
chester. r. England, CONDUCTED the
work, In association with !: several
members of the faculty pit McqA3ll
University, including: Dr., ,H.&S: Boz
vey, now rector Of the Imperial In
stitute, South Kingston, EHBtahSd!ss
A special train was placed, at the saiaFa
posal Of the scientists, e11 tpped Win
wireless apparatus, and the demon,
stration was made pns q car $hetweSl
Toronto and Montreal 8I :fssu Y lts 81
in complete suecessss 40 et VI e;o 81 &n as
made TO- cover distances SCo nIpaFHalB
with those attain d< md
others, bat with cop httJtv6ly Bins s
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-08
The American Trumpet, edited by


The American Trumpet, edited by
the Rev. J. r. L. Dfggs. of Niagara
Movement fame, states without res
ervation, whether Ben Davis likes
1t or not, that "the Richmond Plan
ct is easily the most ably edited pa
per we have in all the Southland"
Why? The Planet recently criti-
cized adversely that part of Presi-
dent Taft's inaugural address on the
appointment of Negroes to federal
positions at the South. The Mia
garites think they have Another con
vert.
s-Asass---&-~--
"A CLOSE CORPORATION.
The daily newspapers of Wheel.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-08
NEGRO NEWSPAPERS.

| (From the Florida Sentinel.)
The Sentinel's subscription list
carries a number of substantial and
fairly prosperous colored men on its
pages and just why many Of them
refuse to make prompt payments for
past dues we cannoS IN every case
understand.
There is q class Of men who read
and pay promptly for Negro jour
nails from motives which are clearly
patriotic and they are honest in
their desire to maintain and encour-
age the printing business conducted
by Negroes.
There is another class Of Negroes
who newer care to pay for Negro
paper until a years subscription has
expired and when they do pay, they
invariably say: "Mr. Editor, how
about the missing copies during the
past year?'' &C.,.
The experienced publisher never
enters into any lengthy explanation
on this class of complaints, but ten
ders a remittance for lost copies.
When you ask why notice was not
sent to the Office inquiring about
] missing copies, the reply is, eve
thought we had better let you know
at the end of the year when we
paid" .....
Every observant Negro publisher
| draws his own conclusions and holds
these annual patrons on his list.
There is another class OF readers
of race papers who never had any
intention Of paying when they sub
scribed-these are very largely
| among Big Negroes, very represen-
tative and influential CD who stand
high up in our churches, societies,
business circles, whose personality
Is of momentous Importance in the
community when the interest of the
| race is called in question about po-
litical matters, educational move
| ments and morals.
With but few exceptions this
| class of our people never pay cent
for a Negro paper, except tardily
| when their names appear in print
posing as the big leader OF some
small movement. -
The face is, Negro journals have
passed the state of curiosity shows.
American Negroes in all sections Of
the country are beginning to feel
and realize the intellectual and NOR
| al force Of the men and women con-
| nected with race papers.
Men and women of the Negro
| people of this country are lost to the
| information or ignorant Of our
home and social life, business ac-
tivities, educational development and
political aspirations without the aid
Of the Negro press.
| They may affect to know some
thing about the advance ment of
their race, but their knowledge is
superficial and imposed on the
masses Of the people in the hope Of
maintaining spurious and short
| lived leadership
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-08
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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-08

ing, Parkersburg, Huntington,
Clarksburg, Fairmont,. and, In fact,
OF every other city in the state. ex,
cept Charleston, give full accounts
of every meeting of their boards of
education. what's the matter with
CharIaston?; !; s.. =.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-04-08

The Indiana Legislature has a u:
.thorized the organization OF i a bat t.
.tallion> or four companies Of Negro
soldiers. 1t is not too soon to begin
> movement for the organization Of
q Negro battalion: IN West Virginia.