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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-02-24
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Yelled sashes continue In favor foi
the dance gown draperies
Pale yellow appears everywhere. IN
wraps. gowns and hats.
Nevertheless. the best Of the new
evening gowns are Of crepe meteor.
Louis XIV. bowknots Of velvet, ell
YER. crepe de chine or any desired ma
terial appear on faney dancing frocks
One phase OF the overskirt shows u
OF figured or braided or otherwise
trimmed fabric. worn over a plain
skirt
For evening wear satins OF more OF
less luster are holding on tenaciously
and may 20 through the winter as .
favorite material.
All silk goods OF the cashmere" fin
ish class are In excellent demand fof
the yoluminous wraps and evening
coats now in the height OF fashion.
A single large bow OF velvet made
with three-qnarter material was used
to adorn the side. OF a velvet toque.
The velvet with two loops without
end and with large looped center.
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For Raby's Pins

must be white. and even the water
can be used TO give white relief to the
colored background.
A more conventional decoration IA
that OF the tiger lilies Green for the
broken stem and leaves. pale yellow
for the bud. and an orange shade "a
tip the petals are suggested. The
placing OF monogram adds a pei.
sonal touch at the expense OF a little
time.
The wild-carrot design looks ex
tremely well on green lids. A darker
shade fills In the leaves and stems
while white dots show up prettlly In
the flowers.
II you prefer, this can be painted
With pale greens upon a white ground
There are other plnholders which
come In wooden form. hard enough 70
admit Of the brush and smooth enough
to give a finished appearance on the
little dressing table The application
OF paint or dye will do wonders 10
make these accessories individual and
artistic.
Clever aunts, mothers and frienSs
will never hesitate TO give a personal
touch to these little things which viii
INT them from the ready-made yarletJ
10 a higher plane OF decoration.
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N ABY's pins of all shapes. sizes and
d colors are given their due amount
of attention in the appropriate selec-
ton of pinholders. These vary In
size and material. but probably the
most durable, and at the same time
the daintiest, are the celluloid boxes
and receptacles in plain white or pale
colors. They supplement the little
toilette sets and In satisfying way
keep pins from the dampness and In
a compact mass.
Plain boxes are procurable. and the
white shapes that resemble ivory are
the ones recommended for home dec
Grafton.
II you purchase an oblong pinbox
the graceful lily design is particular
ly well adapted to this shape, With
carbon paper the design can be trans
ferred 10 the top of the lid. The lily
forms look very attractive when
painted In pale yellow or lavender.
The swirling lines OF the stream
should be done In pale green. and the
leaves In the same shade outlined
With ink.
II your set Is blue or pink the lilies
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AfterDinner Tricks.

II Is now quite the thing TO have
number OF clever tricks up ones
sleeve" as Il were. with which To be.
guile few moments after dinner. or
10 work in at an opportune moment
when there comes lull in the con.
versation. Jugglery was the Oldest Of
the sciences and every one. old or
young. is interested In strange or
seemingly wonderful fcats.
A very simple trick Is called "The
Balanced Coin" Take a bottle. cork
It, and in the cork place a needle. Cut
a slit in another cork so that the
edge OF a silver dollar will az into
Il; then put two forks into the upper
cork. Place the edge OF the coin.
which holds the upper cork and forks,
on the point OF the needle. and Il will
revolve without falling This will
amuse children. especially a child who
may be a prisoner from illness. or on
. rainy day.
To make a revolving figure is inter
esting. Cut a wee man out OF thin
bit OF wood. mako him end in one leg
instead of two; make a pair OF long
arms shaped like oars or paddles.
Then place him on top OF your finger
and blow hard. The little man will
30 round and round. Another clever
feat is the Spanish dancer. Cut a fg
ure from pasteboard; gum one foot on
the inverted side OF a watch crystal.
then place Il on a clean plate. Hold
the plate slanting and Il will slide
down; but drop little water on the
plate; instead OF the glass sliding. Il
will begin to revolve. and continue to
revolyo with increased velocity as the
person chooses. This is in consequence
OF the cohesion OF water TO the two
surfaces. by which a new force Is
produced.
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Orders a Lunch at the Stamp Window

The man gave the doctor two dollars
and went away.
That night he toiled painfully up
the stone steps of the post ONCE. He
had resolved. though he had dis
obeyed injunction No. l that day. he
would at least keep two and three.
He presently found himself In front
Of a square. open window. Behind
the window stood a man-several.
mayhap.
"Well?' the man asked.
The would.be purchaser braced
himself with hands. He wanted to
remember Just what two and three
were and which was which.
"Well?" the man asked, his tone a
little sharper.
The situation was becoming some
what embarrassing. Why couldn't he
remember? What-what-his mind
CROPPED back through his visit to the
doctor Quit-eat-write home. His
face frightened. He beamed upon the
man back of the window.
"Ah, yes'.' he murmured. "Sof boil
eggs, toas' an coffee"
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Alphabe,IeaI eIbIe charae,er..


A fine contest for a Sunday school
class. contributed by a reader, with
whom IL is original:
A Is for A. Jewish high priest.
h was n prophet who owned a queer
beast
C was a Persian. great king DER that
land.
n was a prophecies. noble and grand
lorn.
F the tree that shall grow in place Of
the thorn.
@ had much cattle. one OF Jacobs twelve
sons.
II King OF Tyre. 30 the chronicle runs
I was born when his mother was old.
was once entered by spies that were
bold
X A terrible earthquake swallowed up X.
l. a physician beloved. whom twas wise
70 obey.
NJ was leader who thrice struck the
rocks.
N the proudest OF kings. who ate grass
like an OK
o was a giant with bedstead immense.
p earned his living BY tho making OF
o came from Arabia with camels and
wealth.
r. was the water whore a ieper found
health.
sang in prison. and the doors were then
cleft.
T was the place where a cloak was once
left.
Y being married. was In the kings way.
v being modest. IN court could not stay.
W was pronounced on people that sin.
X Is not found the Bible within.
Y Is the time when seldom We tire.
was a city that escaped rain Of IRE.
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VII ksHINGToN.-Do the onerous du.
w Ties of the job Of secretary Of war
put cobwcbs on the brain of Jacob
NJ Dickinson Of Tennessee and Chi.
.ragoI They do not. chorus all the
members Of the Tennessee society Of
New York. who sat in front of their
crumpled napkins at the end of the
annual dinner Of their organization at
che Waldorf recently and listened to
some new ones that we're uncorked
GO pop and siEzle by the genial Ten.
nesseean and Chicagoan who holds
down the portfolio Of war in the Taft
cabinet.
when heard that this was a rep
resentatative body of TennesseeanS."
said The secretary after he had arisen
from his place at the speakers table
and cast his eyes around on the fem.
tnine products of that heralded state
where the bluegrass grows in fiction
and song. when I heard this ] could
not believe IT,"
Here there was slight gasp OF an
ticipation and doubt from the fair
ones. aa
BECAUSE the secretary hurried 10
add. with touch Of gallantry. Il said
TO myself, ~ any state turns out all
this galaxy OF fair women there can't
be enough left within its borders to
make ii a real state"
That set Jacob NJ. Dickinson solid
with about one-half the 800 Tennes-
.secans gathered about the tables. and
he proceeded in a mellow vein of rem
3niscence.
You know fellow from Tennessee
came TO New York a few years ago
and before he came he told the peo-
pie down home that he intended to
show those New Workers they didn't
knov IL all. He reckoned there were
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A wAsHINGToNIAN decided he
"A would cut II out. He went to a
doctor and told him all about II. The
doctor looked him over.
~Oom hoom." the doctor said a cou-
pie OF times. Then he asked: Got
any relatives in town."
Nope. All live up north"
DO you write to them?"
Nope. Never write letters"
"Hoxs your appetite? Eat much"
Nope. Haven't any appetite"
We'll" said the doctor. you do
three things. Stop dissipating. Eat
regularly. Get into touch with your
relatives That's all the mental and
physical recipes you need"
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H1zlQI !E;4y,Plz4T
Axt t|5saJIgk rs
Dickinson Is a Merry Wag

a few tricks TO be learned from n real
live one from Tennessee. A friend
met him after he'd been here three
months and asked him how its was go
ing.
well said this fellow who'd had
ambitions. I've about made up my
mind that II they'll let me have minc
they can keep the.r'n" 20 ~
you all have heard the story about
the fellow who'd been bitten by a rat.
tlesnake." said Mr.. Dickinson. in =
gentle query. NO! Wen. the fellow
got bitten by the rattlesnake and he
was in a desperate condition. A friend
OF his grabbed a quart flask and start.
ed for the place where he knew he
could get the only recognized antidote
for a rattlesnake bite.
The man there started to fill up the
flask. but II was one of those eastern
commercial TASKS that didn't hold a
quart when II ought to have. You
know the kind. gentlemen. The man
who was filling the flask had about
a three finger dose left over and the
kind friend who was waiting TO take
the flask to the stricken man saw
there was this much left over.
What shall I do with this left
over?' asked the man who was films
the flask.
We'll. come to think Of II, that
pesky snake took an awful leap at me.
said the fellow who was waiting for
the flask. and he pretty near got me.
too
And. speaking OF TASKS. there was
the fellow who went TO the legislature
down in Nashville once. and he stood
up and started to make a speech.
Maybe he'd been treating his bald
spot with that stun that comes in
TASKS; anyway. one of the opposition
party--and there isn't much OF an op-
position party in Tennessee legisla-
ture at any time-got up and hollered,
You're drunk"
"T may be drunk the member said.
If am. that's a temporary condition.
But you're a damn fool. and that's
a permanent condition
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a NEWSPAPER man. recently come
n 10 Washington and new to the sen
ate press gallery, hustles into the out
er room.
~what--what?" asked Charley Mann.
superintendent OF the gallery.
-Oh. I'm on the Blank News" said
the correspondent.
Mann looked him over very care
fully. He'll know him next time. Just
a. he knows all the correspondents.
Mann is always on the job. He takes
great care OF all kilograms from the
home Offices that come for any mem
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roasts Tor All Occasions

Toasts Tor All Occasions.
Here's 60 the prctuest.
Here's 10 the witticst.
Heres 20 the trucst of all who are true,
Here's 10 the sweetest one.
Here's 90 the ncatcst one.
Here's to them all In one.
Herc's 60 you.
she's beautiful therefore 20 be wood.
She's a woman, therefore 60 be won,
To Friendship-ft improves happines,
and abatcs misery. by the doubling OF ouf
JOY. and dividing our grief
There l. 80 much good IN the worst Of ne.
There IL 20 much bad In the best OF us.
That u ~ becomes any one Of us.
To talk about the rest Of ne.
They tak about woman's sphere az
though II had limit
There's not place IN earth or heaven.
There's not a task 10 mankind given.
There's not a blessing or n woe.
There's not a whispered yes or no.
There's not hfe or birth.
That has feathers weight OF worth
Without a woman In a.
May every Joy attend you.
And Heaven daily send you.
blessings In heart and home.
faithful knight 60 tend you,
And gaiianty defend YOU.
Wherever you may roam.
Here's 10 the man I love.
And may that man b. he
Who loves hut one. and only one.
And may that one b. me-
Here's 10 our better loving
And here's 60 our loves outgrown'
Here's to the hitter WhiriWind
That reapa what our seeds have sown
Here's 20 the friend that loves US
Too deep Tor tears or word,
And here's 90 those that love us
when only the sense IL stirred
MADAME MERRt
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Charley Mann Discovers a Taxpayer

Der OF the gang" and he carefully
notes all telephone calls. So all you
have to do. In the rush and hustle. 10
to keep in touch with Mann. and the
managing editor will never have cause
to complain Of delay.
A stranger came bustling into
Mann's room one day.
"What-what ?" said Mann.
oh. guess | can stay here" said
the stranger. I'm taxpayer. want
10 see what my representative Is do
ing"
Mann at FIRST was for having him put
out Time he changed his mind.
You say you're a taxpayerr" he
asked
Yes. I'm a taxpayer"
We'll. you come with me-" said
Mann. You're a dodo bird-or al
most. Your kind Is pretty nearly en-,
tinct"
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AN EXCELLENT REMEDY.
VIII Break Up . Cold In Twenty. -Four
Hours and Cure Any Cough That
u Durable.

The following mixture Ia often pr..
scribed and Is highly recommended
for coughs. colds and other throat and
bronchial trouble. Mic two ounces
Of Glycerine. half-ounce OF Virgin
OIL OF Pine compound pure. and eight
ounces ~ pure Whisky. These can be
bought In any good drug store and cas-.
NY mix>d together IN a large bottle.
The genuine VIRGIN on Of Pine com.
pound pure Is prepared only In the
Laboratories Of the Leach Chemical
Co. Cincinnati. and put up for dis
pensing In half-ounce yials.
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Use OF Black Chiffon.

Black chiffon over silver Is a com
binstion favored by many OF the best
dressmakers. and this combination Is
especially distinguished on the woman
with gray or white hair. A touch of
chantilly lace laid over white chiffon
makes these black and silver frocks
Ideally beautiful.
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Pitching a Curve

Game warden-rhis deer was found
dead on your premises. and yet you
deny that you Killed ~
Farmer-waal. Il happened like
this: My wife was THROWN a stun at
the hens. an some way the deer.
which was feodin' round back O. the
barn. got hit.
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CHARACTERS

Aaron. Baiaam. Cyrus, Deborah. Ezra.
Fir. Cad. Hiram. Isaac. Jericho, Korah.
Luke. Moses. Nebuchadnezzar. Og 0xing
Of Bashan). Paul. Queen OF sheba. River
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Iron.

Pure iron Il only laboratory prepa.
ration. Cast Iron. the most generally
useful variety. contains about i've per
cent Of impurities. and the curious
thing IL that u owes i,s special value
TO the presence Of these. Pure iron
can be shaved with n pocket knife:
impure iron can be made almost as
hard as steel.
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A girl Is never satisfied until she
has hypnotiEed some young man into
telling her how handsome she II.
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Stranaer.

Hostess-You won't come 10 church
with US. then. Phyllis'
Phyllis down for the week end1-
don't nink 90. dear. You see. !
shouldn't know a soul there,
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Jordan. siias. Troas. Uriah. vashu. wo.
Youth. Zoar.
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POOR CH0LlY.

choily-is your sister In. my boy
Willie-Just give me your card. and
I'll 60 and see n you're de guy abe
told mo 10 tell dat she was out
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For Hesdaehe Try HIckr capudIne.

Whether from Colds. Heat. Stomach OF
Nervous Troubles. tho aches arr speedily
relieved BY capudna. It's ftquid-pleas-
ant 20 takc-Erects Immediately. 10. >
and &c At Drug storcA
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Mrs, AuGusTE VEsPrRy,ySSu T n u
est, Wisconsin. ~
Another Operation Avo,d.,
New Orleans, I.a.-''For vo oueu
fered from severe female t,eIi
Finally i was confined 10 nv Hho go
the doctor said an operation Wv Nv
sary: i gave LydiaE. Pinkhan,ss!
etable Compound a trial frs,
was saved from an operation
LILY PEYRoux, iii Rerlerec 81
Orleans. la.
Thirty years Of unparalleled wo.
confirms the power Of lydia y ~
hams Vegetable Compound n
female diseases The great yoinr'.
unsolicited testimony constantly ny
Ing In proves concluSively thatI
4 Pinkham's Vegetable Compoab,
. remarkable remedy for tbo,e
tressing feminine us from whiesI
many women suffer.
nyou want special adyiceah,
your case write 90 Mrs. PinLb.
ut Lynn, Mass. Her advice
free, and always helpful.
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SAVED
FROM AN .
Operation
ByLydiaE. Pinkr,am'
Vegetable Compouul

DE Forest i1
After an o"ns|
Non four yeayysI
! had pains doj
ward IN both Al
nackache anal
weakness TIE n
sor wanted me /
~ nave anotheroel
Ion. ltookIyGaI
iinkham's Vel
3le COMPOUND n
l am endrelTc'I
~ 50. -
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tmpor,sn,, 20 mo,ners.

Examine carefully every bottle Of
cASTORlA. aSafe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that u
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1910-04-29

Quite q large number Of hogs
have died around Campbell this
week, the result OF eating cockls
burs. King q jackson lost sew
eral and W. E. Hopper lost sew
erai before he made an examina-
ton and found they had died of
eating the burr, which could not
be digssted or expelled from the
stomach and as Q result the burs
swelled and sprouted, causing
the animals death.-Campbell
Citizen.
Carl Huffman hRs recently
purchased a very fine Yale mo-
torcycle, costing $3.50. He was
out on the streets with 1t Friday,
testing it and it completely tired
him down. AS soon as he be-
comes accustomed to the use OF
| it he will be able 70 make excel
lent time over some Of the roads.
The machine is capable Of speed
of sixty miles per ur.-Psmis-
cot Argus.
Sikeston 10 10 get that much
talked of Tr.C County Fair-this
fact has been defnately settled
and work on the premises has al.
ready begun and will be pushed
rapidly until completed. Ths
first fair 10 TO be held some tim.
this fall, perhaps during the early
part Of October. The counties
embracing the new organization
are New Madrid, Mississippi ant
oott.-Sikeston Hornet
Mrs. Sadie Copkey, Of Dusunel
turned her head suddenly Hhil'
curling her hair and thrust III
hot end Of the ourIing,iron int
her right eye, destroying th'
4.
sight, An occulist vas called Il
and upon examination found thI
injury 70 her Eye irrsparable.
A paper brags that q wAgoI
|, stock factory Ct Clinton turns %
sinels trses st the rass o. oas
ninuts, S.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1910-04-29
Adding valus Ts Land.

BY the judieious sse Of fsrtiiis
zers and . proper system Of crop
rotation, the College Of Agricul-
ture Of the University Of Missouri
was able to add ie leo bushels IN
acre to the corn yield on an ex.
perimentaf farm at Billings,
Christian county, Missouri. The
application of the same methods
increased the yield of wheat from
9 10 1s bushels and added q ton
Of clover hay TO the acre.
These results were obtained on
alfsid typical Of the rolling up
land Of that section Of southwest
Missouri known as the Springfield
group Of soils. The top soil is
reddish brown to gray and the
sub-soil Is usually q bright red.
The soil is deficient to q marked
degree in nitrogen and phospho.
rus and only slightly deficient in
potash and lime. In the eKperi-
hnent made by the college, COW.
peas, phosphorus, potassium and
lime swsre used. The tabulated
results of the experiment are
given in bulletin just issued by
the Agricultural Experiment Sta
Etion. The bulletin is by Prof. M.
r. Miller and c. B Hutchison.
In addition, the bulletin con-
tlins valuable advice on the
handling of this soil. In this re-
spect IL 10 similar to two other
bulletina recently issued by the
Experiment Station on the series
of experiments being made in
various parts Of Missouri to de.
tsrmine the best methods of
handling the different soil types.
The Springfield group OF coils
TO which this bulletin refers ID
found In the following sixteen
countiss Of the state: Mcdonald,
Newton, Jasper, Barry, Lawrence,
Dsds, ST. Clair, Henry, Benton
Hickory, Polk, Greene, Webster,
Christian, Stone and Taney.
The bulletin, No. SO, may be
obtained free by writing to F. B.
Mumford, Director Of the Agri-
cultural Experiment Station,
Columbia, Mo.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1910-04-29
Farmers in the vicinity OF shel

farmers in the vicinity Of Shell
oyville, Shelby county, are going
In for tobacco raising. One
Chicago firm hes furnished
enough seed to plant fiys hundred
acres and the business men OF
Ehslbina enough for three hum
dred ceres:
Surely there must have been
sn implied qualification in the
spssoh of the retiring mayor Of
Mexico when be said that ell thai
was necessary 70 keep Mexico
going I head vas TO cit steady IN
TIE bost and keep moving" He
meant for the women to keep stilI
and ~ ysek ths bsss