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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-03-03
EQUITY SHOULD BE MUTUAL.
by John A. Mcclure
Director ord Institute District

director ard Institute District
In the Issue of the Courier of Feb
9th, we referred TO a lack OF encour'
agement for the farmers in the vi
cinity Of Hickman in the matter OF
producing vegetables and small fruits
for the home market. That article
was not written in a spirit of ad-
verse criticism. nor in disparagement
OF any particular merchant and his
methods. but from a sincere desire
for the progress of both this end OF
Fulton county and the City Of Hiek-
man. Their interests are mutual and
the prosperity of the farmer Is re-
Elected In his purchasing center, be
Il Hickman, Fulton or Union City.
The three cities mentioned are riv-
ais. and the most enterprising and
liberal one OF them will appeal to the
watchful farmer from a commercial
standpoint. Which one shall IL be?
No doubt some of your rural friends
tucked their thumbs into the arm
holes of their vests and congratulated
themselves that at last somebody
had the hardihood to say what they
had had on their minds for long
time; patted their breasts in figura.
tive adulation OF the honesty hidden
behind the Jumpers that encased
hearts bubbling over with laudable
desire II they were given half a
chance.
Squire Dickinson, now dead, but
well aud fayorably known when liv-
ing, remarked to the writer at one
time, that small apples grayitate to-
ward the center of the barrel; his
logic was this that inferior goods,
be they apples, strawberries, pota-
toes, tomatoes and many other pro
ducts OF the farm are always hidden
beneath superior and saleable fruit
and vegetables; bad butter encased
in veneer of fresh and sweet. and
still other dairy products that the
vendors do not attempt TO disguise,
and which are a libel on an honest
dairy animal. be she scrub or thor
oughbred.
Our merchants hesitate TO handle
the article but IL is offered by good
purchasing customer and they dare
not refuse for fear that the other
fellow will take the yillanous product,
even at loss, and secure the Gus
toner Much of this inferior produce
is brought TO market because the mer
chant will buy or trade for IL; II is
a lame system that has been foisted
upon US by our forbears and Will not
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-03-03
INNOCENCE voT ISIS.

The Fulton Commercial printed the
following last week in letter writ
ten by a special correspondent at
Frankfort:
THE senate of Kentucky present
ed Mott Ayers. the sergeant at arms,
with a handsome diamond studded
medal the other day for efficient ser
vice-but we ought not to mention
it here, for some one will be saying,
huh. bet Mott wrote that piece to
The Commercial himself"
Hist this is deep mystery. The
authorship of this article will ever be
an unsolved puzzle. oh! no. no one
would think of Mott being so devoid
of modesty and refinement as TO
throw boquets at himself.
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Mrs. Geiger, wife of Rev. III. j.
Geiger Of the Episcopal Church. who
was taken to Baltimore for medical
treatment, was operated ON last
Thursday and latest advices are to
the effect that she is resting we'll
The operation was a dangerous one.
and was performed by DIR. Howard
Kelly. NN
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-03-03

Quality counts In shinsles-get the
best by buying direct from our mill.
Yates q Kirk Single Co., Hickman,
Nv
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-03-03

Indictments charging conspiracy TO
raise prices on foodstuffs contrary to
the public good, against all officials
OF the National Packing Company-so-
called beef trust-were presented to
Judge swayze in the Supreme Court
of Hudson county, N. j., in Jersey
City, last week. Six firms and TWEEN
" one individuals were indicted.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-03-03

There are some old buildings In
this town that should be condemned
by our city fathers-one of them is
north of the Courier office. II will
either take some nerve on the part
of the city council or good fire TO
do what needs doing with them.
They are menace to civic pride--a
COB of tar in the center of a fine
painting.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-03-03

Nh Norton Steele. OF Martin. is
iAang MIS- c. n. Helm. She ar.
nui Monday and will spend several
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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-03-03
Into the Subsoil.

We have concluded to make two
classes for the corn contest; the sec.
ond class viii include boys and young
men between the ages of 16 and 20.
To be fair. both classes will be sep
arate and distinct and the premiums
offered to be the same in each class.
We are making for better corn and
corn yields in Fulton county. Fall in
line and help. Address us II. +. ID.
No. 3.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-03-03

bring home to the one that is guilty
the conviction that it does not pay
TO foist inferior products upon the
merchant or consumer, although there
may be no private mark upon your
packages, the one or the other will
discover the perpetrator.
Let us wake up TO the fact that
II is often our own faults that the
merchant does not pay us what We
think an equitable price for our pro-
ducts and that he goes TO other mar
kets for his goods. When we "show
him" that We are growing superior
fruit and vegetables; are bringing
No. 1 dairy products to Hickman, |
believe he will appreciate it, and save
freight by buying at home. Don't all
commence doing better at once-as
shocks are sometimes fatal.
Don't get mad; its an indication
that you are hit. You can't throw
a brick into a crowd without hitting
some one, and the one that is hit
cannot conceal the fact that he is
hurt. To sum up, let us all make
for more progressive county and a
thriving city. BY this means We will
benefit ourselves, our children and
keep the merchants in a good humor.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-03-03
Power.
Illness

Don't criticise your doctor
because medicine prescribed
by him fails to have the de-
sired effect. The prescrip-
tion may have been good,
but the ingredients dispensed
poor. Give the doctor a fair
show by taking his prescrip-
tions to a druggist who makes
a point of dispensing only
pure drugs of right potentcy
drugs that have the power
to overcome illness.
Tested drugs only are
used here. and skilled phar-
macists do the compromising.
You should have the best
procurable when combating
sickness.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-10

ity vote of this board. This clerk can
be compensated for these services in
giving his entire time to the city school;
oy receiving the $50 now paid to the
secretary Of this board, and relieving
him OF practically all work that he has
| to perform Twenty-Five dollars per
month could be deducted from the sal
airy now paid the secretary of the SUI
| perintendent and added to the clerk S
salary, then this board would be re-
quired to appropriate approximately SIS
per month additional, making a salary
OF 500 per month, so as to enable you
to secure an efficient clerk. The sec
rotary to the superintendent now re-
ceives a larger salary than ninety per
cent Of the teachers in your public
schools, and has less exacting work 10
perform.
The appointment of clerk would re-
lieve this secretary OF considerable
portion Of the duties now performed by
her. l would further suggest that all
purchases Of any magnitude and all
contracts be determined by competitive
bids
To Teach German and French.
1t is also suggested that it would be
advisable TO add to our high school cur
riculum an additional chair, teaching
NONAA AAoi anu L IcliCH- IL tliio 10
done, 1t will result in affiliating our
high school with practically all colleges
and universities in the United States,
and would cause our high school to
rank among the first.
l have been informed by Professor
Crozier that Wellesley School has just
placed on it's accredited list with
the advice, however, to add the modern
languages of German and French as
soon al convenient.
1 believe and recommend to you that
you create this new department l am
satisfied that the city council will give
1t their approval and that it will meet
with the approval of the taxpayers.
TIE Max. Public Reports.
1 would further suggest that at an
early date you visit the various schools
of the city for the purpose of ascer-
tanning our wants for the ensuing
scholastic year. You will unquestion-
ably find that because of the rapid in
crease in the scholastic population and
because of the rapid growth of Ell Pase,
additional school rooms will be neces-
sary, and to enable you to procure
these rooms it will be necessary TO
make an exact and Intelligent report
to the mayor and city council. select
ing their aid in securing the necessary
money 10 finance your improvements
In conclusion l desire to urgently
recommend that you adopt policy OF
making public monthly reports of the
condition Of your schools, the amount
of money expended in maintaining same
and the purpose therefor. and would
also recommend that a copy of this re-
port be submitted each month to the
city council for the purpose of keeping
that body advised in reference to the
manner in which you are administer
ing the affairs of the school and
demonstrating the question of whether
or not you are properly handling the
fina noes.
Respectfully submitted
II. A. Carpenter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-10
This Is the Recommendation
of President Carpenter.
Executive Session Is Held
ON Superintendent.

There was a meeting of the school
board Monday afternoon in the council
chamber. Three seats were emptted and
as quickly filled. There was counting
of the vote cast at Saturdays election.
w. L. Peabody and Henry Welsch act
ing as tellers- They reported gravely
that John Harper, E. Harland Irwin and
w. H Winter had been elected, so
president Carpenter announced that they
were members of the board.
Park Pitnan had promised to come
over and act as master OF ceremonies in
swearing in the new officials, but he
was a bit tardy. The members of the
board tried to convince c. w Fassett
that he had the authority to swear
them in, but Fassett had some doubts
as TO that and preferred not to act
Then along came Park Pitman with his
happy smile and he quickly united the
three successful candidates to the ball
ance of the board and the attendant
fame
Then spake Harry Carpenter: AS l.
is nearing the end Of the present term
and there is much work TO be done, it
Is well that we choose our officers at
this time" Then John Harper nomi
mated Carpenter for president. Peabody
seconded the motion and the scepter
was left in the hands of the same presj
dent.
Peabody then nominated DR.. B. NJ
Worsham for vice president, Winter
seconded the motion and the doctor was
elected 1t required but few seconds
more for Winter, seconded by Peabody.
to nominate Harper for secretary and
he got 1t. but it viii be minus the $50
which has been his emoolument here
tofore. if the board follows the recon-
kp6ofi0u of the president
President Had Hunch.
The newly elected president must
have known that he was to be chosen
again TO rule the roost" for he hand
ed out the names of his committees
without hesitation They follow: Inter
nal. Peabody and Worsham; external,
Tooley and Irwin; finance, Harper and
Winter Perhaps lawyers know more
about finances than bankers do and for
that reason Tooley was placed on the
external committee
Then came president Carpenters re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-10
Illustrations
By
Ray Walters

Capt. Clinton stopped down, but mad,
no attempt to touch the corpse, mere
~ satisfying himself that Underwood
was dead. Then, after a casual survey
of the room. he said to his sergeant:
I'VE won't touch a thing, Maloney,
till the coroner arrives. He'll be here
any minute. and he'll give the order
for the undertaken. You can call up
headquarters so the newspaper boys
get the story"
While the sergeant went to the tele-
phone to carry out these orders. Capt.
Clinton turned to look at Howard, who
had collapsed. white and trembling, in
to chair.
What do you want with me?" cried
Howard appealingly. 81 assure you
had nothing to do with this My wife's
expecting me home. Can't go?"
Shut up" Numbered the captain.
His arms folded, his eyes sternlv
fixed upon him, Capt. Clinton stood
confronting the unfortunate youth,
staring at him without saying a word.
The persistence of his stare made
Howard squirm. II was decidedly un-
pleasant. He did not mind the deten-
ton so much as this mans overbear-
ing, bullying manner. He knew he was
innocent, therefore he had nothing to
fear But why was this police captain
staring at him so? Whichever way
he sat, whichever way his eyes turned,
he saw this bulldog-faced policeman
staring silently at him. Unknown to
him, Capt. Clinton had already begun
the dreaded police ordeal known as
the third degree"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-10
SCHOOL BOARD MAY GUT OFF SALARY
Of SECRETARY AND HIRE OUTSIDER

port in which he recommended many
things The minutes Of the last meet
ing were not read, that bore being dis
pensed with and the president also dis
pensed with the reading of the super.
intendent's report because, perhaps.
there was none TO be read, there being
at present no superintendent.
The superintendent.
Naturally this delicate matter of su-
perintendency had to be handled by one
used to discussing such officials, so
Mr. Peabody, radiant in a shirtwaist
of the newest pattern, arose and crowed
pleasantly: LAS one member of the in
ternal committee, / would recommend
that superintendent be selected at
least temporarily"
President Carpenter had unroIIed a
lot of letters and photographs Of men
who wanted the job, Dut w H Winter
stepped on Peabody's toes with re-
quest for further time. II was a SINH
lar request not very long ago that
caused w l. Tooley. to hand in his
resignation, because ne objected to hay
ing ms corns trod upon; this was when
Dr. B. NJ Worsham --as selected as a
trustee and TOoley wanted the mat
ter TO go over another meeting so that
the board could investigate
Executive Session
John Harper soon rushed into the
breach and moved that the body go into
executive session. Henry Welsch. an
interested spectator, who was himself
so fond Of executive sessions when he
sat on the school board, looked sadly
at his successor. turned on his heel
and left the room
w l. Tooley and w. L. Gaines were
both assisting in the entertainment of
the bankers, and therefore could not he
present at the meeting. Gaines went out
of office and Tooley wants to.
No superintendent was named al the
executive session, but in all probability
there will be a meeting Tuesday night
and successor to z. NJ Martin Will be
chosen The opinion is generally ex-
pressed that N r. Crozier, principal Of
the high school, who has been acting
superintendent without any extra re-
enumeration will get the job at least for
q time.
Carpenters Report.
The report of president Carpenter fol-
lows:
In view of the fact that the person
mel of this board has undergone a
change by reason of the election held on
Saturday, therefore consider it proper
at this time to submit a brief state
ment embodying my views on school ad-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-10
THE BUSINESS SIDE OF VOTE
FOR MUNICIPAL w ATERWORKS

"From figures we have at hand, taken
from the books of the water company
and included in the report of Robert w.
Hunt Co, we estimate the total cost of
operating the waterwOrks In S61, 200;
arbitrary charge for renewals, s14,5OO;
operating cost plus renewals, $4,000;
estimated income first year, $4,000;
leaving an estimated amount available
first year for fixed charges, S:3.,S08. In
view of this showing, we believe that
very large proportion of the total
amount necessary to carry the payments
of interest and principal and sinking
fund, Will be earned and can be made
out of the operations of the plant itself
when owned by the municipaIity."-
From the report of the second water
COMMITTEES, James r. Harper, chair
man.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-10
ByCharles Klein
and
Arthur HornbLow
SYNOPSIS or PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS or PREVIOUS CHAPTERS
Howard Jeffries. bankers son, under
the evil influence OF Robert Underwood.
fellow student at Yale, leads a life of
dissipation, marries the daughter of
gambler who died in prison. and is dis
owned by his father. Forced to leave
college, he tried to get work and fails
Ills wife, Annie. is straight as a die, anG
has heart of gold. A former college
chum makes a business proposition tc
Howard which requires $4,000 cash. and
Howard is broke. Robert Underwood,
lege days and was repulsed, and was
once engaged to Towards stepmother.
Alicia, is a welcome visitor at the JET
ries home. Underwood has apartments
in the Astruria, an exclusive apartment
house. Howard recalls a $3.50 loan to
Underwood that remains unpaid and de-
cides 20 ask him for the $4,000 he needs.
Mrs. Jeffries. Sr.. prepares for great
reception at her home. Mrs. Jeffries. ST.
foolishly encourages a dangerous init
macy with Underwood which the latter
takes advantage OF until he becomes a
sort of social highwayman. Discover
ing his true character, Mrs Jeffries. ST.,
denies MIN the house, but receives a
note from Underwood threatening sui
eide unless she revokes her sentence
of Punishment She decides to go and
see him. Underwood is in desperate
financial straits. Merchants for whom
he has acted as commissioner in the
sale of art treasures demand an ac
counting. Underwood cannot make good
Howard JeffrieS calls at UnderWoodS
apartments in an Intoxicated condition
TO borrow money He asks Underwood
for $4,000 and is told the latter is in
debt up 10 his eyes. Howard drinks
himself into a maudling condition Mrs
Jeffries, ST., arrives as Howard sleeps
a sofa She demands from Under
wood a promise that he will not take
his life, pointing to the disgrace that
would attach to herself from being as
ISOLATED with a suicide. Underwood re-
fuses to promise unless she will renew
her patronage This she refuses to do.
and takes her leae. Underwood turns
out the lights, places a pistol at his
temple, and fires. The report of the
pistol awakens Howard from his drunk
en- slumber. He stumbles over the dead
body of Underwood. Realizing his seri-
our predicament he starts to leave the
room and is met by Underwood's valet.
The latter discovers the body raises an
alarm and Howard Is turned over to
the police.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-10
YOU SAVE MONEY IF you VOTE
FOR MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP

''The city is now paying nearly $4,000
a year for its fire hydrants sewers and
street sprinkling. Five years hence, IL
this city continues 20 grow, the cost Of
this service alone TO the city will be
equivalent to the annual payment of
$50, 900 in discharge of the debt incurred
to the purchase of the present water
works."-From the report of the second
water committee, James r.. Harper,
chairman.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-10
(To BIZ CoNTINUED>

A touch of rheumatism. or a twinge
of neuralgia, whatever the trouble is
Liniment drives away
the pain at once and cures the COM
plant quickly First application gives
relief. Sold by all dealers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-10

Its all mistake, l tell you It's
all a mistake" cried Howard, almost
panic-stricken. I'm a friend OF Mr.
Underwood's"
Nice friend" sneered an onlOoker.
Tell that to the police" laughed
another;
"Or to the marinesl" cried a third
Its the chair for his'n," opined a
fourth
By this time the main entrance hall
was crowded with people. tenants
and passersby attracted by the IN
life is always caviare. to the sensa-
ton seeker. Everybody excitedly in
CURED of his neighbor:
What is it? What's the natter"
Presently the rattle of wheels was
heard and heavy vehicle driven furi-
ously, drew up at the sidewalk with
a jerk It was the police patrol
wagon, and in it we're the captain OF
the precinct and a half dozen police
men and detectives. The crowd
of the burly representatives of the.
law as. full Of authority. they elbowed
their way unceremoniously through
the throng Pointing to the leader, a
big man in plain clothes, with a
square, determined jaw and a bulldog
face, they whispered one to another:
That's Capt. Clinton, chief of the
precinct He's a terror It'll go hard
with any prisoner he gets in his
clutches,"
Followed by his uniformed myr-
midons, the police official pushed his
way to the corner where sat Howard,
dazed and trembling. and still guard
ed by the valet and elevator boys.
What's the matter here?" demand
ed the captain gruffly. and looking
from Ferris to the white-faced How
ard The valet eagerly told his story:
Il came home al midnight. sir, and
found my master, Mr.. Robert Under
wood, lying dead in the apartment,
shot through the head" Pointing to
Howard, he added: This man was
in the apartment trying to get away.
You see his hand Is still covered with
blood"
Capt Clinton chuckled, and expand
ing his mighty chest to its fullest.
licked his chops with satisfaction.
This was the opportunity he had been
looking fora sensational murder in
big apartment hotel. right in the
very heart of his precinct Nothing
could be more to his liking. 1t was
rich mans murder, the best kind
sensational newspapers would be full
of the case They would print col
umns of stuff every day, together with
his portrait. That was just the kind
of publicity he needed now that he
was wire-pulling for an inspectorship.
They had caught the man with the
goods"-that was very clear He
promised himself to attend TO the
rest Conviction was what he was
after. He'd see that no tricky lawyer
got the best OF him. Concealing, as
well as he could, his satisfaction, he
drew himself up and. with clustering
show of authority, Immediately took
command of the situation Turning
to a police sergeant at his side, he
said:
'Meloney, this fellow may have had
an accomplice Take four officers and
watch every exit from the hotel. Ar
rest anybody attempting to leave the
building. Put two officers to watch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-05
POINT is SCORED
BY VELIE CONCERN
Wisconsin Supreme Court OverruIes
Motion of Automobile
Combine.

At Madison yesterday, the Wiscon-
sin supreme court gave a ruling IA
vorable to the Velie Motor Vehicle
company in it's suit against the auto
mobile combination. The ruling was
on a writ of prohibition entered by
the defense to have the complainant
restrained from further proceeding
with it's suit, the court denying the
order. The Velie company has been
outlawed by the combine, which
embraces the majority of the leading
automobile manufactures of the
country. The combine main aims a
national organization known as the
Automobile Association of America.
The Velie company alleges that eff
forts to coerce it into affiliating as
a member with the association have
been made, and because of it's re-
fusal to ally itself with the alleged
trust it has been denied the use of
certain patented attachments con-
trolled by the combine and indispen-
sible to successful automobile man
ufacturing. The Velie company is
asking the courts to compel the ma
tional association to raise the boy
colt and in addition is asking large
monetary damages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-05

ed their room would be preferable to
their presence. They were Peter
Doyle, John O'Brien, George Munroe
and julius Huis. The first named
three had been working together in an
effort to subsist without working.
They had accosted numerous people on
the streets and made insistant pleas
for money until they became quite
nuisance. They were arrested several
times and ordered to beat it, but
they failed to do so. The sentence
against them will keep them off the
streets for the next 20 days at least.
Mike Minnehan was fined 81 and
costs on a charge of drunkenness. He
was arrested last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-05

railroad from Rock Island through this
territory. provided an investigation to
be made verifies reports that have al
ready been made, became known to-
day. The financial men who are inter
ested in the project are among the
strongest and best known in the east