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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
A shocking Occurrence

A
 Were you ever petrihed?" asked charming Charlotte lady of an Observer man.
 Reluctantly denial had to entered.
 q have used the expression a thousand times, but never until this morning did experience the sensa ton. was in a well known department store on West Trade street. deeply engrossed in con- veIsation with gentleman about some topics of surpassing interest. Suddenly turned my head slightly and was startled to notice that, entering unnoticed, a lady not of my acquaintance had approached us and without so much as an apology had come between my companion and me as If to interrupt us. I glanced at her quickly and supposed an introduction would. be necessary. She was deliberately gowned. In fact she was evidently re turning from an afternoon reception, for she was fastidiously appareled q might say hobbled) from her stylish hat to the tips of her shapely, shoes. Then came the petrffaction. As If oblivious of the fact that he was in public place, wholly ignoring my mortified look, a man walked up to the lady and seized her boldly around the waist. I-gave a little scream The blood rushed to my face in tor= rent. I was never so embarrassed in all my days.
 My self-possession returned somewhat when an additional look revealed the identity of the window decorator and the lifeless lady which he had prepared for exhibition. But my shriek and my threat to inform his wife of the occurrence so rattled him that he stumbled and fairly fell into the window My companion was almost as much amazed as l at the un- expected proceeding and the blonde lady lin afternoon array was the only one of [the whole quartet whose composure re <mained unruffled." ! And hues of brightest crimson stained
 he cheeks of the fair narrator with rem-
 niscent bushes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
That Trying Telephone

From Ilt-BltS.
 Several evenings ago young man re- paired to a telephone office and rang up his sweetheart at her residence.
 ''Is that your
 "Yes, George. dear" came the reply.
 Are you alone?'
 q wIsffI was there.'
 q wish so too"
 of were there do you know what would do with my darling?"
 NO, George; I do not
 And then somehow the lines got mixed. and this Is what she heard: Well, I'd pulI her ears back till she opened her mouth, and then I'd put lump of mud in it. If that didn't answer I'd give her sound thrashing."
 And then Marion fainted.
 Now they never speak as they pass by, and the man who was talking to, his 1ar- rier about a balky mare says that any body who will advise a man to put ms arms around the neck of an obstreperous horse and whisper words or love Tn US ear ought to be hanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
Exit the Plough Horse

From the National Magazine.
 Within ten years approximately s,0O0O0o acres of farm land In the United States and western Canada have been taken away from the horse and turned over to the steam and fuel engine to be ploughed.
 The farmers of Illinois. Iowa, Indiana and other parts of the corn belt are beginning to follow the example set by the owners of larger farms in the newer prairie sections. The Improvements made within the last few years in the smaller traction engine using gasoline or oil have also solved many of the problems presented in the moist" district of soft soils and small farms which the old and larger steam traction engines could not meet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
Punishment for Golf Ball Stealing ,-1~, <t,a ondnn C10he

Some sharp punishment has lately been heted out to men convicted of golf ball tealing. and one boy was sentenced to Nx strokes with the birch. The offend rs, however, may congratulate them Elves that they live in a merclful age. In 1887 at an Assize in Banff lad of he town having confessed to stealing a lew trifies. including some golf balls, was &ctually hanged for the offense The Ddictment ran that he was "ane lewd 3ver and boy of ane evill lyiff. and con versation, and ane daylle remainer fro |he kirk in tyme of dyvyne worschip fhe humane judges 'ordnnit the said
 rancis to be presentlle tackit and cariet
 the Gallows hili of this burgh and
 ngit on the galows thereof to the
 bath"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
Why She Wouldn't Wed Him
From Tit-Bits.

From TlL-Bits.
 At recent trial in Scotland an elderly spinster was called to the witness box to be examined.
 What is your age. madam?" inquired the counsel.
 Sir" answered the witness, I'm an unmarried woman and dinna think it right to answer that question"
 The judge interposed and told her shc should answer.
 "Oh, weel, them" she said, reluctantly, 'I am 5O.'' s4
 Not more than 5oT' questioned the counsel sterply. P
 ''weel, dinna fash yerseI," she replied. "I am CO.," t,s s' H The inquisitive lawyer still further asked if she had any hope of getting married, to which Miss Jane replied:
 "Weel, sir. wanna tell lie I hinna lost hope yet" scornfully adding, Out widna marry you, for I'm sick and tired O your paiaver already"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
Lo. the Rich Indian

From the Red Man
 The per capita wealth of the Indian is approximately $2130, that for other Americans is only a little more than siaiO The lands owned by the Indians are rich in oil timber and other natural re- sources of all kinds. Some of the best timber lands in the United States is owned by Indians.
 me value of their agricultural lands runs up in the millions. The ranges which they possess support about 500,000 sheep and cattle owened by lessees. bringing in a revenue of more than s272. oGj to the various tribes besides provid- ing feed for more than 1,5O0.0o0 head os horses, cattle, sheep and goats belonging |
 lnuians themselves Practically .se only asphalt deposits in the United States are on Indian lands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
Killing Cougars In Washington ith Bend Correspondence Portland

XOregonian.
 fhe past week has been disastrous
 ne for cougars In Pacific county, five Bcalps having been offered at the court house for the $20 bounty on each. On Monday Clarence and Clyde Smith
 killed three just after the cougars. had
 killed and partially devoured two deer. On Tuesday Peter Thompson killed an- other and on Wednesday Peter Thomp- son and Charlie Miller killed the fifth. The scene of the killing is on Smith treek about ten miles from this city An cther cougar is known to be proving in
 that neighborhood and hunters are after it.
 | Many cougar scalps have been pre- |viously brought to the county auditor, but never before have they come in blocks of five.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
Cow. PniatiaI Home

From the New York Tribune.
 If Molly. large spotted COW owned by John Case of sayvi.le. Long Island. is not content in her present home it is not the fault of Case. for he has quar- tered the animal in a room hung with lace curtains and oil paintings. which was formerly the dining room Of the old Buel Tuthill homestead. a Long Island landmark.
 Case bought. the homestead short time ago. He had the dining room de- tached from the rest of the hopse and moved 75 feet to the rear of the dwsil- ing, and decided to use 1t as q stable,
 Capt. Albert Tuthill. who was born iD inc house. saw Molly sticking her head out Of the window.
 Well, swan he exclaimed, That COW is occupying quarters today that were good enough for me and my fam fly a littie whils ago."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

Greeks as it has for us It affords them little occupation and no amusement5 They like to eat and drink in crowds, where there is noise and movement. ss Their instincts are too gregarious to al low them to appreciate the domestic inti- macy which we prize.
 pThe day chosen for marriage in Greece Is usually Sunday. but the day of all days in the year is the Sunday pre- ceding, the Christmas fast It is not fashionable now to be married in church. In Athens the ceermony takes place Tn the house of the brides parents. A tenn porary altar is set up in the middle of tfe room. -l-
 At the conclusion of the ceremony the priest and the couple join hands and walk three times around the altar, the guests pelting them with comhts. The most i'm rcrtant part of the ceremony Is the crowning of the bride and bridegroom with wreaths of orange blossom. Hence wedding is populariy called the crown ing
 Love marriages are rare exceptions. The match is made by the parents and relatives rather than by the parties prin- cipally concerned. +is There are cer- tain established usages which though nor legally binding are not to be contravened with impuniuy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
Nothing to Fear
From Judge

From Judge.
 The Girl--"Go back and lick him, you coward" me two black eyesH
 The Girl--"Well, he can't give you any more, can her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

ny heart sank. I had nine hours on cross saddle before me, and I felt as hollow as a drum.
 For an hour I sat and male polite con versation with my host and hostess, and was just growing desperate land about to ask for something to eat Ito still my alarming hunger when the qoor opened and a most welcome domestic appeared bearing huge steaming bowl. By the side of the bowl tiny pot was placed and then a huge dish of ,uncobked eggs appeared. plate with a colossal pat of butter upon It.. and to my hdrror, no bread, but a plate of sweet fahcy bis cults, my pet abomination
 At the invitation of my host sat down. and discovered that the enormous bowl was filled with hot milk. A cup was filled from it and my host politely asked me if I took coffee with my milk and on my answering in the affirmative. about two eegspoonfuls were poured cautiously into my cup, then the fancy biscuits were solemnly handed to be. but. here my good breeding gave way at some unexpected thin place.
 recoiled shuddering from the proffered feast and demanded bread loudly, and bread was brought. The eggs left severely alone, as had Dot the faintest idea what I was supposed to do with them. My host and hostets did not venture on them either
 Breakfast over I bade my hoste E adieu, then I and her husband mounttEl and rode away into the wilds with olt escort.
 At lunch time the most delicious crt4 quettes were produced and some arA brosial wine. on which we all feastey sumptuously. Afternoon tea I had td do without, alas! such decadent lux, uries not being encouraged in thosd portions of the globe in which I found myself. 5
 We mounted once more and rode on till dusk, when we descended at an inn of unprepossessing appearance. I shall remember Fat inn all my life I was famish ed yet once again and all that they could produce that appeared to me fit to eat was some clotted cream and bowl of hot wine!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

Then it is considered wrong for .rothers to marry until their sisters have Teen wed Again girls must marry in or der of seniority. It would not be right for a girl to, be married while she had an elder sister who remained single. The men of a family are thus naturally anx- ious to see their sisters settled. and as a dowry Is indispensable it's provision is often matter of serious anxiety and the fruit of great self-denial on the part of the brothers if the parents are dead.
 There are cases in which brothers have remained unmarried for years and have devoted all their hard-earned savings to the dowres of their sisters. Among the poorer classes emigration is resorted 10 net infrequently solely with this object, and many a dowry comes to Greek maiden from across the Atlantic
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15
Engraved
Calling Cards,
Weddin9
MOifdHOnS, &c.
1T Courier office.
See samples.


ress against the current So the
French government rejected II. Next
ne was ordered to launch his torpe-
does at the British feet on Brest The
proiectiles failed to do any damage.
The laughing stock OF all Europe.
the disappointed American returned
to New York. His friend. Robert Liv-
ingston. lent him enough money to
make one more trial at the steamship
He sent to England for one OF Watts
engines and. profiting by his own for
mer mistakes. started work on his
new and improved steamer. II was
built IN an East river shipyard. II
became customary for crowds 10 go
out and watch the course OF the boats
construction. Fulton christened II the
Clermont But II was popularity known
as "Fulton's Folly" Fulton himself
added 10 this ridicule by prophesying
that in few years a steamboat would
be able 10 cross the Atlantic. Such
a forecast was derided as sheer In
sanity.
At last. on August II. 1907. the
Clermont was lasnched and started
on her maiden trip TO Albany. All
New York turned out to make fun
OF the weird boat. And in looks the
Clermont was worthy the derision she
excited. She had a 140-foot keel and
was 1917 feet wide. A single smoke
stack. fully 80 feet high. rose from
her deck and her twin paddle wheels
looked like the sails OF a windmill As
she moved through the water an ava
laRehe OF sparks, fire and black
smoke poured from the stack and the
roar Of the machinery and paddle
wheels could be heard for miles.
But the laughter Of the crowd
changed TO cheers as the boat on even
keel plowed her way up the Hudson.
She made the trip TO Albany in 90
hours at an average speed OF Ave
miles an hour. Farmers and sailors
up the river fell on their knees at
sight OF her and prayed to be saved
from the awful monster.
She was a success. Fulton was vim
Heated. And now the inventor, who
had heretofore been looked on as a
harmless crank. was the nations
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15
Crazy Prize Poet.

Miss Bette Clay. an inmate Of the
Minnesota asylum for the insane.
has been awarded a magazine offered
as a prize for the best literary contri.
button to be submitted within a GER
tain time. The winner was TO be pre-
scented with free transportation TO
Europe and return. Miss Clay won.
When the editors OF the magazine
learned who she was, and that be.
cause OF environment she would be
unable to take advantage OF the
prize she had won. they sent her
check for $3.50
1t is said that some OF her best
verse has been written while under
the spell of decisions. Her descrip-
lions are weird and uncanny. al
though charming. She seems TO
have the faculty OF keeping the hal
lucinatons of her dementia without
losing her natural powers and gifts.
She is well educated and refined.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15

- hero He built
Ss other and faster
Hero. =, aaoe.I, - y.
1912 he constructed the first steam
ferry boat. Two years later he made
the first steam warship, 4l-gun
frigate. named Fulton the First"
Wealth and honors began to pour IN
on him. But Just as he was about 10
reap the reward Of his years OF toll
and misfortune he found his patents
disputed and became involved in
mare OF lawsuits. Most OF these lat.
ter he lost
His mind and nature embittered
and his purse depleted by litigation;
his health undermined by exposure
from working out of doors in his ship
yard during bad weather. Robert Ftil.
ton died in 1915. when only ~ years
old.
He was buried In Trinity church
yard. New York. where a large monu-
ment has since been erected over his
grave. There he lies. midway be-
tween the TWO rivers, every one OF
whose thousands of steam craft is a
more sublime monument TO his mem.
DRY than any mausoleum which NOR.
tai hands could raise above the grave
OF the man who did so much for Prog.
ress and whom his fellow country,
men rewarded with ridiculs aud IN
Justice.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15

with the big paw" that has Killed
many wolf. Then Marshal Alternately
presented 20 Colonel Roosevelt his
sons. nine nd six years OF age. who
rode all III. way from Oklahoma TO
this city on horseback to greet Rooso
welt
Alternately is the man who can
capture and kill a wolf with his bare
hands When Roosevelt visited Ok
iahoma several years ago Alternately
showed him how the trick is done and
the colonel was greatly Interested.
roosevelt made Alternately United
states marshal Of Oklahoma and the
people down there say he Is one OF
tne best government officials that
part OF the country ever has had.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15
$50 Miles Per Hour.

i dirt road $50 miles long. and
stretching across the entire State OF
Iowa, was built In one hours time by
a force OF 10000 men. Il seems that
at good roads meeting In Dcs Molnes
last spring the suggestion was made
and received with general approval
preliminary planning and organiz-
alton followed, the Republican aud
Democratic local committees working
IN friendly rivalry for the common
end When the word was given. the
long army Of builders went to work
and In an hour the road was finished
Probably $50 miles AN hour Is re-
cord
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15

One day in 1906 a pale. thin man,
with a shock of dark hair. landed in
New York. He was a failure. Nine
teen years earlier, full of high hopes
and artistic talent. he had sailed for
England to complete his education as
a portrait painter. News had reached
his native land that the young artist
had foolishly abandoned his chosen
profession and had set to work on
some crazy mechanical cOntrivance
which could only prove useless. And
later reports showed the truth Of
these fears. for young Robert Fulton
was returning to his native land poor
and unsuccessful.
Fulton was the son OF an Irish i'm
migrant AS a boy he divided his
spare time between painting pictures
and making mechanical toys. At 10
he had devised a paddle wheel that
could be attached to a rowboat and
propelled By hand. At IL he turned
all his attention to art and as soon
as he could raise the money he went
to England to study under Benjamin
West But while there he met sew
eral British scientists, and at their
advice gave up art for mechanics He
became a friend of James Watt and
made a close study OF the latter's
steam engine. Then II was that the
great idea of his life came to Fulton.
Why not utilize his boyhood inven-
ton Of the paddle wheel. making
steam instead OF crude hand power
do the work Of propulsion?
He was the sort OF man who literal
iy exudes ideas. All OF them we're
OF a mechanical nature. While in
England he helped support himself by
Sought to Help ra,ra Us ms app
Napoleon's Navy. ronos Then he
devised the first marine torpedo and
with II a submarine boat for naval
warfare. He went to France, which
was then at war with England. and
tried to interest Napoleon in these
He so far succeeded that he was al
lowed to test them before a commits
sion. Though the submarine boat
would remain under water for hours
and could be guided at will. its speed
was slow and II could made no prog
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15
Train Comes Earlier.

A change IN the schedule Of this
division 81 tho y. &. a Sc l.. x. a.
went into effect Monday morning
The change viii affect only one Illck.
man uain-No o. Heretofore this
train has arrived az : $50 In the morn.
INK. Now Il gets herr at 6.ss. or
about 30 minutes earlier.
This change dos away with part
OF that long. tedious wait at McKcn.
xic. when No o. waited for the L.
a \. connection. Il viii also cause
Ms 10 miss Memphis daily papers. etc.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15
PLEASED TO SEE ABERnATHr
nearly Greeting Between Roosevsp
and the "won Slayer" In
New York.

New York-Whon Theodore Rooss
Vet arrived IN New York after his
TRIP to Africa and his Journey through
Europe there was none In tho grea,
crowd that greeted him whom be whs
more pleased TO see than Jack
Alternately OF Oklahoma.
II To. Jack: you here," shouted N.
returned traveller TO the man IN The
sonbrero
You bet ! am. and I'm mighty glao
to see you. colonel" replied Abernathy
grnsping the former presidents HANG
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15

A nice rabbit costs Toe on the mar.
ket To go out and XIII one the ex-
pense is about as follows: Days
work $3.50; ammunition. soc: wear
and tear on clothes and boots. soc:
quinine for cold contracted 25c: ac.
cidentally shooting farmers COW. $40.
Total S425O.
Nicely Provow went 20 Cairo first
of the week to purchase a stock Of
groceries for the new store which he
and w. II. Provow are opening up in
Bonds Business Addition TO West
Hickman.
ASTRAY: One black poland china
boar, las white face. weighs two hun.
dred pounds. split in right and swat
low fork in left ear. Has been at l..
ID. MaddOx's for the last two months.
A fine boy arrived az the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Stone Saturday
morning. Father and son are both
getting along all right.
s. A. wilkins. one OF the best Eel.
lows We ever knew. and his good
wife, were Hickman visitors Monday
Fifty-cent neckties for 25c. Why
not make twice as many gifts fog the
same money? Sullivan Bros.
c. S. Driver and wife left Sunday
or Memphis to spend a few days.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15

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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15
Gard Of Thanks.

The undersigned wish to express
uhelr thanks and appreciation for ser.
vices rendered by good neighbors
and friends during the last Illness
ana death OF their mother. Mrs. Mary
A. Powell.
Mrs. Jennie Davis.
Mrs. ~ V. Davis,
Allen w. Davis.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15

County Commissioner Jas. Miner
was over from Fulton. Monday. ON
business. Jim has more business than
The proyerbial cranberry merchant at
this season.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15

There are entirely too many kill
ings taking place in Fulton county.
And unless there are some hecks
stretched, 1t win continue to Increase.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15
u. S. Population.

The population OF continental Unit.
cd States as announced II 9l.972. 266.
an increase OF 1871 9l or q per
cent The population OF the United
States and specified dependencies is
9S,4O2,i59. an increase OF lG.l45.531.
or POS per cent
The population OF New York state
Is corrected TO read 9.1l3,Gl4. an In.
crease OF l.Sl4.72O. gaining nine con
gressmen.
The military and naval population
OF the United States Is 55.0OS The
grand total population OF the United
States is given as 1Ol 1000
Specified dependencies" is under
stood by the census bureau to in
clude Alaska. Hawaii. Porto Rico and
the military and naval persons A.
broad but not other possessions.
In ranking order the first 10 states
under the new census are: New
York. Pennsylvania, Illinois. Ohio.
Texas. Massachusetts,. Missouri. Mich
igan, Indiana and Georgia. Kentucky
Is fourteenth.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15
A Romance of Progress.
Robt. Fulton, the Father of
Steam Navigation.

lone of six interesting articles written for
The Hickman Courier. Don't fail to read ~
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15

Headquarters for Christmas goods.
Berendcs.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-15

Christmas Goods.-Berendes.