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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-08-31
AN ARTlC TRAPPER
Tells How Photograph
Effects the Esqulmaux.

A letter was recently received by
The Victor Talking Machine Co. from
George Grenfell, a traper who. with
"a partner, goes up to within three or
four hundred miles of the Arctic cir
Gle to hunt. Life up there is not
much better than death ordinarily,
but Grenfell tells OF the light brought
into the lives OF himself and his COM
panion and many wild Indians by
means of a Victor. He says:
"My partner and are hunters and
trappes, with our camp down on the
Mackenzie river. about $50 miles to
the north Of the Great Slave Lake.
Just think how hard our winters used
to be; the continual darkness with ON
ly glimmer OF twilight to relieve
blackness. Everywhere we'd go the
Indian would make trouble for us be-
cause they said we were on their
ground; hard perilous work; the con-
tinual bowling OF the wolves by day
and by night; never the sight of a
white man from fall to spring. and
your life burden because OF the want
of some entertainment. Life like
this hsts about four or five years and
then you're welcome in the bug-house
with open arms; that's what used to
ben The spring before last my part
ner took a trip home and came back
I'm the fall with one of your machines
and about $50 records, and that's the
layout that has made life worth liv
ing. I'D heard talking machines be-
fore, but this ones got them all skin
ned. IL couldn't be beat; you'd think
a real singer was singing, and a real
band playing. Why, when the night
is 20 below without breath OF wind,
the air sharp and biting with the
sparkling dropping frost. you should
hear that machine sing queen of My
Heart Loneliness and hard luck
don't seem the same. You picture to
yourself the stage OF the singer. the
days gone by and the days to come;
then a big lump gets in your throat.
It's fine. There's another decided
pleasure that's Just as grand In the
outfit, and that's to watch the Indian
and Eskimos. (The machines made
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-08-31

us mighty good friends with them
now) Every day after we've made
the line of traps and supper over, we
build big log fire outside, put a
windbreak up to windward and start
the concert. The Indians come wrap
ped in different gaudy-colored blan-
the fire and listen to the music. They
don't know anything about clapping
of hands and all that, but their pleas
ure in every piece was almost holy.
You'd see an old buck squatted with
a murderous-looking face, and when
we'd strike up something pathetic,
although he couldn't understand a
word of English. his face would
change and a look would come into
his eyes as he would look at that
machine like a wounded deer looks
at you before you cut his throat.
wish | was an artist, I'D paint a pic
ture for you of what we saw last
spring before we started South. Ev-
cry Indian for miles around came to
say goodbye to the machine. 1t was
a beautiful night and we had the ma
chine outside the door on a table.
The blazing log fire threw a red glare
over everything. 1t was sure a beau
tifm picture, with the Indians seated
on the ground with the same old look
OF amazement and surprise upon their
faces. One little girl. about IA. was
seated alone. closer to the machine,
with her hands clasped In her lap,
the red glare from the fire fell full
upon her front. Shed face like an
angel's-like you see in pictures.
forget what piece my partner was
playing, 1t was something sentiment
al. AS the music was playing she'd
raised her eyes toward heaven.
When the music stopped l could see
great big tears rolling down her
cheeks and her little body shaking
with silent sobs. Could anything be
grander? Could any compliment or
appreciation for your work be greater
than such silent applause as this vto
the magnificence OF your records and
the value of your machine to such
toilers in the world as us?"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-08-31

Upon the completion OF the survey
and the report the local organization
will proceed Immediately to procure
the outside capital necessary to con
struct and put the line into operation
and Il Is hoped that construction can
be- commenced la the spring.
The American Traction and Power
company's organization exists for the
purpose OF securing capital and doing
the construction after the preliminary
work has been done. The company
proposes TO place the main Offices of
the company aud the shops In this
city u the local response justifies a.
Mr. q. w. Williams. formerly with
the Mckinley traction liaes in hi
nois. will be In charge of the field
work. W. A. Calhoun. of Buffalo. is
chief engineer.
We hope and expect Ia make this
commercial report before winter sets
In. When this is In hand. We shall
devote the fall. winter and early
spring to securing the large funds
necessary 10 build. equip and put the
road into operation. Construction
viii be- commenced in the spring and
carried on with expedition and dis
patch and We will have the road In
operation just as quickly as il can
possibly be done.
offices will be opened In the city
National Bank building In a few days
and subscription taking will be com
monccd. Every town or community
where stock Is subscribed will be rep
resented on the board OF directors. AZ
well as the outside interests. which
will be- represented by y. +. Wheaton
n. =. Dew. OF Columbus. S. c.. and
possibly g. T. Bruce. of indianapolis.
AZ rough estimate. the cost Of
the entire project will b. about So
O0O. 600 and the expenditure of even
"A portion Of this amount In this sec
ton will greatly improve local bust
mess. to say nothing Of the perma-
ncnt benefit derived from the opera
ton Of the road -
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ceased members at Hickman.

ceased members at Hickman.
Out of a lodge of $50 members, on
ly four remain. They are j. w.
Bland, ID. b. Burnett, Lewis Anvil
and j. T. Dillon. A general decrease
In membership has put the dues up
80 high that those holding policies
can only hc~e to get back what they
have paid u they live longer than
their allotted time, they will be los
ers. -" ~ .fnf
The X. of H. was once the strong
est and most elite secret order in
Hickman. but today 1t is easily the
weakest from a point Of numbers. II
rose and fell in the space Of a quar-
ter Of a century.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-08-31

The government steamer, VIM. II.
King. brought a fleet of boats and
barges 60 Birds Point last week TO
be used in connection with the revet-
ment work there Brush and stone
will be taken there in sufficient guam
tty to lay a mattress along the bank
which will effectively check the riy-
er's destructive work. A large force
of men will go to work at once.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-08-31
SUMMER ITCH NOW RELIEVED.

Instant relief for all kinds of sum-
mer skin trouble is found in that
simple wash-D. ID. ID. Prescription
for Eczema. Get a 25c trial bottle to
day and prove for yourself the merits
OF this wonderful prescription. We
always recommend 1t for Summer
Itch.
HICKMAN DRUG CO.. Hickman. KY.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-08-31

The Hickman Ice & Coal Com
pany's new 5OO-gallon pump. to be
used in forcing water into the mains
from the new well. is expected to ar
rive this week. The new we'll is go
ing TO make a great improvement in
Hickman's water service.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-08-31

"Choo-choo, hachoo. hachoo. h'cho-
co." is the new yell that WIN be a.
dopted by the members of the Dos
ton Local" OF the United States Hay
Fever Association, which meets on
the Mountain Of Bethlehem, N. H.,
where 1t is never damp, today.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-08-31

The parents of a Kansas girl, who
are offering 81 coo for an inch Of
tongue TO replace that bitten off by
their daughter in an automobile acct
dent. would seem to be intent on
spelling a good wife.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-08-31

You viii save money by paying
your state county and school taxes
now.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-08-31

Speaking Of the proposed electric
rnnway from Paducah to Hickman.
Che paducah News-Democrat says:
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-26

{ aHl,,r
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-26
Tho Mystic Seven.

The Rossel islanders In New Guinea
hold the number 7 in great awe. A
native policeman when asked what the
numerals in the local dialect were
gave them readily enough, but hest
tated at the number 7. You might not
always say that number, he explained
sometimes 1t brought on thunder
storms If you did. And you must new
er say 1t at all when you went to
Adele island to get cocoanuts or fish,
because the most frightful results
would undoubtedly follow" Miss
Grimshaw vouches for the supersti-
ton in her book on "The New New
Guinea"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-26
RECEIVERS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that by an
order of the Jefferson chancery court
the undersigned has been appointed
receiver for the Pine Bluff Plumbing
Company. All accounts due the said
Pine Bluff Plumbing Company should
be paid to said receiver and all claims
against it should be filed with him
at once.
]. w. SANDERS,
3 "a I'm Receiver.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-26
DO GHOSTS HAUNT SWAMpSs

~ UHVSI y HAU UNI NV AUTS5
no, Never. It's foolish to fear a fam
cied evil, where there are real an6
and deadly. 2erils to guard against in
swamps and marshes, bayous, and
lowlands. These are the malaria
germs that cause ague, chills and few
err, weakness, aches in the bones and
muscles and may induce deadly IT,
pho'd. But Electric Bitters destroys
and casts out these vicious. germs
from the blood. Three bottles drove
al the malaria from my system.
wrote VIM. Fretwell, Of Lucama, N
c., and I've had fine health evel
since.' Use this safe, sure remedy on
". SOC, at all druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-26
origin OF Loay.

Coal Is Of vegetable origin. When
vegetable matter accumulates under
water 1t undergoes slow process OF
decomposition. giving Off its nitrogen.
hydrogen, oxygen and Tome carbon
the result Of which If carried far
enough is the formation Of Il mass Of
carbon Peat, found often In swampl
tracts, Is the first stage in the coal
forming isi5cess, and the further
stages are formed by the burial It
these vegetable rcposlls Under great
losas Of srdIMSa where they beoc a1e
subject to pressure and sometimes to
heat. This effects series Of changes
consolidation and loss Of oxygen an5
gives a series Of products whose ma.
ture depends on the degree to which
the original vegetable matter has been
changed The products are known as
ignite, bituminous coal and anthracite
coal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-26
SAVING His EooIinos.

The Office Boy ito persistent lady
artist who calls six times a week)-The
editors still engaged. The Lady Artist
Tell him It doesn't matter don't
want to marry him. The OG1ce Boy.
'aven't the art to tell i'm that, miss
Hes 'ad several disappointments to-
day. Try and look In again next year
London Sketch. .z..-,..-
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-26
The Illusion.

$50 you are going to get married,
eh?'
Eyes, the longing for a little home
where can put my feet against the
wall, brace my chair back and smoke
my pipe in comfort got to be too much
for me-"
That's a beautiful dreamr'
Isn't itT'
$50 beautiful that It will be a shame
for you to get married and spoil it,
Atlanta Constitution.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-26

Constipation cauS IS headaches,
nausea, dizziness, lansuor heart
palpitation. Drastic physics grippe,
s:sken, weaken the bowels and don't
Gle Doan's Regulets act gently and
cure constipation. IS cents. Ask
yorr druggist. " g ' '.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-26
He Was a Veteran.

Hes military looking young chap"
fought to be. He's veteran Of nine
wars"
Impossible! Why, he's only twenty
two years old"
II know, but he once spent six
months In South "-Cleveland
Leader.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-26
ssma Old Story.

- res Ne pay his aii,i"n.' promptly 20
NO. He has t. N" urged and threat.
enel every pay d.: but, thon. ~.
course. 7 ""' usp:, 10 that when
"-"-''- ~ ~; together. Cievcls - " \
flaaIrr
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-26

Mon o-a funny rrnatrrcs - eater
-. a woman Viii buy tie ',,!rsss -
wants, but man VIII only bS; ne
hings he needs.-Eyohan~c.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-26

No man who minds his own business
ever complains Of having nothing to
dos-Harrisburg Telegraph.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-04-26

When the fight begins within himself
\ mans worth something -Rrowaing
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-06
Condemn. Trolley Service.

the Editor of the Evening star:
l do not sit down and write to the
papers once In ten years because usuaI-
", to my mind. there is small merit
and little gain In doing SO. Once In
q while, however, some sort of safety
valve Is needed TO relieve pent-up feel
ings and then one can relieve himself
Of surplus steam only by using pen
and ink. I think that time has now
arrived.
For the past five years I have
watched with pride your fair city
struggling towards an attainment of
her ideals-my city, too. for Ave years
within her gates has made me adopt
her as my own-under rs heavy a
handicap az ever retarded a city's
progress. / refer to her transit facili-
ties and to the deVil-may-care, hap
hazard spirit which SCENT to actuate
the men behind them. Where New
ark has asked for bread, II has been
given a stone; its knock at the door
has not beer heard: II has been held
back in it's growth and development
by the very men who should be fore
most In accelerating it-rnen whose
motives ia doing 80 az as unfathom-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-06

senate No Place for "Quitters.o
To the Editor of the Evening star:
I do not know a great deal about the
personal life of Senator Bailey. neither
do 1 know that he has eve done any
thing dishonest during his political life,
but / nevertheless think that he Is
Unfit TO be In the United States Senate
No gutter has a place anywhere In
public life. Senator Bailey was peeved
because some of the senators repudi-
ated his leadership. and rather than
fight 1t out like a man. a la Cannon,
he wired his resignation to the gov
ernor of his State, II then, In comic
opera fashion, reconsidered It.
From his action In Washington one
is led to believe that Bailey is a grand
stand statesman and nothing else. He
has q flow of oratory that he has used
to good advantage and has made for
himself a name throughout the country.
Bailey will find out, however. that q
flow of spt ech is not enough to carry
him through. The ~schoolboy attitude
Of q great big senator will do him nc
good, and, In fact. will cause a number
of former friends to look upon him In a
new light. FRANK MORRIS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-06
The EXTRA SESSION

eTTo HERE need be no apprehension by business men in regard
to extreme tariff legislation at the extra session of Con-
gress. Whatever measures may be favored by the House
must also pass the Senate and receive the approval of the Presi-
dent. The extra session, therefore, should have no material effect
upon business interests. The country wants reciprocity with Can
ada and when Congress passes a reciprocity bill the effect will be
beneficial rather than damaging. Congress is also likely 10 revise
the tariff schedules in other respects to cheaper the cost of living,
and any reasonable bill with that purpose will be approved by
the President if it passes the Senate. There is more Importance
to business interests in the forthcoming Supreme Court decisions
in the trust cases. 1t is not unlikely that these decisions will be
before the extra session. If they are adverse to the
government a new duty will be imposed on Congress of even
greater Importance than reciprocity. The emergency may be such
that the country will esteem it fortunate that Congress is in
session.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-06
REPRESENTATIVE PARKER,s RETIREMENT.

III ICHARD WAYNE PARKER, who on Saturday retired from
Inn Congress, was originally elected TO the Fiftyfourth Con
gress in 1894 and served in every Congress since, ending
his Congressional life with the %Sixty-frst. A record of eight con-
secutive Congresses is an exceptional one. Mr.. Parker was known
in Congress as an indefatigable worker in committee, and COM
mittee work is the most essential part Of legislation and the most
laborious. Men who make smart speeches on the floor attract
more public attention and are perhaps more widely known, but they
are usually only the picturesque features of Congress. The real work
is done in committee by men who know how to undergo the grind
of hard legislative work and whose experience thereby gained is
of value to the country. One of MI. Parker's great objects in Con
gress which he sought to attain session after session was the
repeal of the absurd anticanteen law, which is the subject of an
article in the current number of the North American Review. Mr..
Parker represented the sentiment of the great body of officers of
the army. He failed in that object and no doubt that is the great
regret of the retirement.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-06
People Unfair Judges.

cop Unfair Judges
To the Editor OF the Evening Star:
Being an Euglishman and not know
Ing the customs of this country very
well I am always astonished at the
attitude OF the people toward the men
In public office.
Take the Lorimer case, for instance;
most of che papers that take sides on
the question at all ascribe motives CT
personal gain or some other uiteSior
motive to the opposite side. OF course
are but reflections OF the opinion OF a
large majority Of their readers.
Is 1t not possible for a man in pub
lie office to hold an opinion contrary
to ours and do so honestly?
It Is likely that this very suspicion
makes for reasons that feed more
suspicion
Here Is a concrete illustration Of che
unfairness OF the people at large
toward men In office:
During the famous Moyer-Haywood
trial Roosevelt said that they-mean.
ing Meyer. Haywood and Pettibone,
Hartman and Debs-were undesirable
citizens. OF course there was a howl
from the Socialists about the unfair
TESS m probable motives Of a Presi-
lent who will say such things about
men on trial. and we viii have to adj
nit that II was not q very nice thing
to say about men on trial for their life.
Then came the Grosscup affair. when
the President called that Judges re-
versal of Judge Landis's $2s.0 00. 900 fine
a gross miscarriage OF justice" Then.
Of course. all the Socialists agreed with
Lin. n they could not see hat one
thing vas as fair or unfair as the
other. The reverse of course Is also
true; the people who agreed with
Roosevelt about what he said of Deos
did not agree with what he said about
the eminent Judge.
This is only one of thousands of en-
amples that may be given Of the attt.
tude OF men In public office, and ] re-
peat that the sooner we learn "a
ascribe honest motives to the men who
hold different views from our own the
soone will the change we are all look
ing forward to come about.
GEORGE CAMERON.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-06

To the Editor OF the Evening Star:
That the Cleveland monument fund
Is receiving daily boosts is a cause
for congratulation, but 1t does seem to
me that there should not be a def
cheney of about $1,000 at this late hour.
AS | understand 1t, the list is to Hose
March Is, the late presidents birthday
anniversary. and this Is a short time
in which to collect that amount.
1t Ia most Iaudabie on the part OF
those most interested in bringing the
splendid project to a worthy conclu-
sion. to make UGH an arnes appeal
to the Patriotism of the people of Essex
county. 1t was within its confines that
Cleveland first saw the light Of day ami
surely this should be an Incentive to
the good people OF Essex to pe~rpetuate
his memory. There should be little or
no trouble in getting together the
$1,000. right here and right now.
MARTIN.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-06
The People s Rostrum


able to the lay mind as they are ap-
parent.
There is a crying grievance against
this sort Of treatment. The city has
submitted in silence and meekness long
enough and a demand should now be
made for at least an honest effort to
improve the trolley facilities between
the heart of the city and its residen-
tial sections and suburbs. Has such
an effort been made? No one expects
the impossible. but certainly we are
entitled to fair treatment.
To the Oranges, to Forest Hill and
to Roseville the service is a mere pre-
ext of service. Morning after morn
ing I have ridden on cars on these
lines crowded to the doors, five min
utes or more apart, and night after
night | have swung to the straps under
the same conditions. when, indeed, the
cars stopped to receive me. One-third.
the limit of human endurance. Ger
tainly. II seems to me a plan could be
evolved to relieve this intolerable situ-
alton. There Is no need for n 20
spend forty minutes in going from
Broad and Bank streets to the Rose
vile ~section-yet this Is the average OF
four nights run last week.
Must every a pass Broad and Mar
ket streets or creep along n of these
thoroughfares at a snail's pace? Can't
other streets be used, making 1t pos
sible to put more cars in service? ] do
not come with a criticism In hand
and a remedy In the other: l have only
the criticism: the public pays the troll
ley experts to supply the remedy And
remedy there must be before Newark
can grow and develop as she should
for what transient within your gates
will long endure such things?
l. for one, an ready to pool my In
terests with others. for in union there
Is strength, even to compel the trolley
comany to give relief. II must be dont
in a spirit of fairness and conserva'
tism, without malice and with regard
to the traction companys welfare
which is our welfare al we'll, but II
certainly must be done. That is essen
tial. Who will help to bring II about
w. H. P.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-06
JERSEY DoCKAGE FOR THE BIO LINERS.

"a Y HAT the New York Sun describes as of transcendent i'm.
WV portance TO the transportation industry of the nation
does not require that the docking facilities on New York
bay must be on the Manhattan side of the stream. The Federal
Harbor Board las turned down the request for permission to ex-
tend piers on that side to accommodate the larger ocean liners that
are now building in England. If permission is granted other piers
will also be extended and navigation will be seriously interfered
with. But docking room an be had on the New Jersey side, not
by extending the piers, but by deepening the docks. The steam
ship companies can as we'll have their docks on the west shore as
on the east. The German liners find west shore dockage convenient
enough. In the hearing to be given by the secretary of war New
Jersey representatives should oppose pier extension and submit to
the secretary the advantages offered by the New Jersey waterfront.