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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
Lunatic. cheered tho Shells.
Mary Roberts R%inehart. in the saturds

Mary Roberts Rinehart. in the SATURDAY.
Evening Post.
Just back of Ypres there is a group of
buildings that had been a great lunatic
asylum. 1t is now a hospital for civilians.
although 1t is partially destroyed.
During the evacuation of the town. -
said the commandant, lit was decided
that the lunatics must be taken out. The
asylum had been hit once and shells were
failing in every direction. So the nuns
dressed their patients and started to
march them back along the route to the
nearest. town; Shells were falling ali
but as each shell fell or exploded close at
hand the %lunatics cheered and clapped
their hands. They could hardly get them
away at all: they wanted to stay and see
That is a picture. If you like. 1t was
a very large asylum. containing hundreds
of patients. The nuns could not hurry
them. They stood in the roads. faces up
turned to the sky. where death was whin-
ing its shrill cry overhead. When a she'll
dropped into the road, or into the familiar
fields about them, tearing great holes.
ainging earth, and rocks In every direc-
ton, they cheered. They blocked the
roads. SO that gunners with badly needed
guns could not get by. And behind and
all around them the nuns urged them on
In vain. Some OF them were killed, I be-
lieve. All about great holes in fields and
road tell the story of the hell that beat
about them.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
Origin Of Heel. on Shoes.

1t is said that the heels worn on
shoes had their origin in Persia, where
they took the form of fiat wood on
sandals to raise the feet and protect
them from the hot sands. 1t was many
years afterward that this fashion was
introduced into Venice, but the reason
seems to have been quite different.
Here the originators of the fashion
we're jealous husbands who reasoned
that their ladies, thus equipped. would
lot venture far outside the precincts
of their dwelling. These heels were
called "clogs," and in order to satisfy
the vanity of the wearers and perhaps
to sweeten the. pill-that is. the dis
comfort OF appearing in them-they
were deliberately adorned, sometimes
being incrusted with gold and silver.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
Earmarks,

Alexander Powell, wal correspon-
dent and lecturer, said at q tea in
New York:
The English volunteer troops are
splendid. You can tell by certain ear
marks where they come from. You
can tell the miners Of the Midlands,
the mill hands of Manchester. the
bookkeepers Of London, the"
How do you tell them?" a young
lady asked.
Well" said Mr.. Powell, its easy
enough to tell, for example, the book
keepers. Every time the bookkeepers
are commanded t o stand al ease they
try to put their rifles behind their
ears"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
Avlator.' Safety Parachutes.

The energies of practically all the
inventors of %parachutes for airmen
have been directed towards the devel-
opment of a device for the airman
alone, the aeroplane itself being al
lowed to drop to earth unhindered.
Parachutes for the whole aeroplane
have just been designed by a French
inventor. Two folded parachutes, con-
tanned in cone-shaped receptacles, are
attached to the wings as near the ends
as possible. By e of a simple
mechanism, operated by the movement
of a small hand lever. these para
chutes are pushed out of the contain
ers, after which they are claimed to
open freely, no matter in what man.
mel the aeroplane may be falling. All
the airman has to do is to hang on to
the acceptance.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
All Ia the Methed.
From the Youths Companio

From the Youths Companion.
A Chinaman was brought before a
magistrate in a court Of a Canadian
city and received a fine for a slight
'misdemeanor. The Judge had great DIFF
ficulty in making the Oriental under
stand. for he pretended not to know q
word Of English.
Look here. man." he said, disgust
edly, that ID 81. Dc you see? Pay II
-otherwise In jail! Understands" The
Chinaman signified that he did not un-
derstand and the magistrate repeated
It.
Let me talk with him. your honor
said the pOrtly OFFICER, who had ar
rested the man.. ssIll make him under
stand!"
When the Judge had given him leave,
b OFFICER approached the ChinaInan
and shOuted In his ear:
Soy sou. with the teakettle face
can't 9 hear anything? You've got to
pay = - sfine!"
You're 9 iiar!" cried the chinaman
forgetting himself II his rage. TT
only ST.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09

SINCERITY.


Carlyle.
This is the grand secret for find
ing readers and retaining them: let
him who would move and convince
others he first moved and convinced
himself. Horace's rule, ST Wis me
fiere. is applicable in a wider sense
than the literal one. To every poet.
to every writer. we might say: Be
true. If you would be believed. Let
a nan but speak forth with gen
uine carnestness the thought. the
emotion, the actual condition of his
w heart: n other men. so
strangely are we all knit together
by the tie of sympathy. must and
will give heed to him. In culture.
m extent OF view, we may stand
above the speaker. or below him:
but in either case. his words, If
they are earnest and sincere, will
find some response within US: for
In spite of all casua variations In
rank or inward. as face
answers face. so does the heart of
man to man.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
The GROWTH Of
WESTERN CANADA
Increase in Railway Mileage,
School Attendance and
Population.

Some idea of the extent of railway
construction in Western Canada car
be derived from the fact that the rail-
way mileage in the Province of AL
berta has been doubled in three years.
The present mileage is 4,O97. In all
Of the settled districts there is ample
railway privileges. The rates are gov
erned by a Dominion Railway Commits
sion, and in the exercise of their pow
srs they not only control the rates.
giving fair equality to both railway
and shipper, but form a court to hear
complaints of any who may desire to
lodge the same.
In the matter of education nc better
instance of the advancement that is
taking place car be given thar that
found in the information to hand that
attendance at the University Of AL
berta has Increased 1000 per cent In
hve years, and Is now thoroughly rep
resentative of all settled portions of
the Province. The students in attend
ance are from sixty-one distinct dis
tricts.
Then as to the prosperity which fol-
lows residence in Western Canada, j.
=. Edward of Blackie, Alta. gives
splendid testimony. He writes, I'm
the spring of 1907 i first came to this
locality from the State of Iowa. Cass
County, and located on a quarter Sec
ton Of land near Blackie. Since COM
ing here I have been engaged in mixed
farming, which l have found to be
mor profitable than where l formerly
lived. On coming here my worldly
holdings were small besides having a
family to car for. l now W three
quarter sections. sixty head of cattle.
twenty head of horses and forty head
Of hogs, without encumbrance.
During the seven years / have not
had a crop fail. N.Y. best crop of oats
averaged ninety bushels per acre, with
. general yield of thirty-fve bushels
and upward. My best wheat crop ver
aged forty-three bushels per acre.
When I have had smaller yields per
acre I have found that 1t has been
due to improper cultivation. The win.
tiers here, although at times the wealth.
er Is cold, I find az a whole are very
agreeable. The IN are warm,
but not sultry. The summer nights
are cool and one is always assured Of
Q good nights rest. My health has
been much better, as l do not suffer
from catarrh since coming here. ]
have no land for sale, and am not
wishing to make any change. but
would be pleased to answer any en-.
QuAies concerning this locality."-Ad.
~vertisement.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
A cinch.

MY big brother is a printer" said
the boy who worked in . downtown
office.
That's nuthin' to brag about" re-
torted his bosom friend.
Maybe it amt, but it's mighty
handy just the same. When l want
to go to a ball game, l get him to put
q death notice in the paper, SO the
boss has got to believe I'm goin' to
= funeral"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
HANDS LIKE velvet
Kept So by Daily Use Of c~utieurs
Soap and Ointment Trial Free.

On retiring soak hands in hot Cuti.
cura soapsuds, dry and rub the Oint.
ment into the hands some minutes.
Wear bandage or old gloves during
night. This is a "one night treat.
ment for red, rough. chapped and
sore hands," 1t works wonders.
Sample each free by mail with 32.p.
Skin Book. Address C~uticura, Dept.
KY, Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
The Heiaht Of Atroeitx.

Il see the Germans are using gas
instead of shot and SHE'LL" said Hank
away. Gould anything be more afro
cious?"
"Oh, yes" said Dingleberry. ut
would be more atrocious if after u.s.
ing the gas they should fire a volley
of gas bills at their victims labeled
Please remit"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
Ii Mlaht Help.

The ga class a having it's daily
lesson in hygiene. The subject for
discussion was cleanliness in the
schoolrOom.
Now" said the teacher, who can
tell me what each of you can do to
keep the room clean?"
Silence followed the question, but
finally a small boy raised his hand and
in an earnest tone of voice said:
we can wash the germs off the
blackboard ."-Indianapolis News.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
Explained.

Hubby came home from a club with
his white waistcoat badly spotted.
How careless you are" said his
wife.
mot at ALL" he replied. "You see,
they didn't have any menu cards, and
knew you'd want to know what we
had to eat"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
Styles.

Styles.
Bill see the Atlanta c%onvicts are
no longer required to wear striped
clothing.
J~ill-Perhaps that's the reason some
Of the fashionable ONE are breaking
out in it.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09

The trouble is not SO much that PEG
pie cheer nonsense IS that they vote
for 1t.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
Awkward.
Noah beheld the flood.
And not a blessed place to intern
he cried.
Drink oenison's cofFee.
Always pure and delicious.

What II Does.
There's nothing like adversely to
bring a man out"
yes. out at the elbows"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
Just the Man.

There is an eastern %potentate who
would be even better than a Panama
expert to conduct this fy-killing cam
paign."
"Who is that??''
"The Akhoond of Swat"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09

If you never begin a task you'll
neveT finish it.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09

Marriage rings and prize rings often
lead to the stage.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04
CANTILL0N ENTERTAINS
HICKMAN FRIENDS.

Joe CantillOn entertained a
number of his Hickman friends
last Thursday night at his beauti-
iul aud palatial winter home AT a
stag dinner.
The guests arrived about Z 80
and were as follows DIR. G. w.
Curlm, DR.. j. o. Stubs, John
Pyle, Doyle Jurney, j r. Dillon,
C. q. Schlenker, j. c. Newton, G..
III. Moore, W. p. skinner, l.. NJ
Frost, A. NJ. Alexander, W w.
Bee, Lawrence Reynolds, NJ. B.
Shaw, j. T. Stephens, r. L. Bral-
ley, ID. p. Liebovitz, A. Il. Stone,
W. A. Dodds, Ii. G.. Helm, o. b.
Powell, A. @. Wynne, j. G. Sex
ton, Tas CHASER j. q. Adams, 7.
D. Malone At . O'Clock they
were invited into the dining
room and served 10 an elegant
-four course dinner.
The gentlemen composing the
party enjoyed themselves until a
late hour, vieing with each other
in complimenting Mr. Cantillon
and his genuine hospitality.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04
j. T. DILLON.
FALL FROM PORCH RESULTS
IN SERIOUS INJURY.

Ben Bramham, a well known
grain buyer of Union City, walk
ed off A. o. Caruthers porch
here about g O'Clock Monday
evening, falling about six feet,
resulting in the breaking of both
bones at the wrist of his left
hand and painful bruise over
one eye. The accident occurred
Just after dark, and not being
familiar with the location of the
steps, he missed them. When Mr.
Bramham recovered Consciousness,
he found himself at the Hickman
Drug Store, but could not tell
what had happened to him. DIR.
Chas. Curtin was sommoned by
q. b. kerlin and the wounded
man given medical attention. In
vestigation proved that he had
fallen from the porch. Beneath
IT, the ground was bloody and
showed an imprint of his body.
MIR. Caruthers failed to hear the
fall, and the unfortunate man
may have remained ON the cold.
wet ground for some time.
MIR. Bramham was able TO re-
turn TO his home on the night
train. He is about 40 years old.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04
TWO GOOD TRUCK
SPEAKERS HEARD HERE

Although il rained inces,an.s
Saturday, some 90 to - farm
managed TO attend the uu..
speaking IN the afternoon Mics.
Chas n Brumfield aud Il
Rigby, of the Agricultural or
dustrial department of the
railroad were /the speakers Both
addresses were entertaining anal
instructive; founded on r...r
concise, logical reasons for rni....
more truck and diversified ar.
lng IA general. As railroad. ..
dependent upon the prosperity
their patrons for success tl...
selves, II ~ certainly primu fl..
evidence that railroads bpII d.,
what they preach. else they wound
mol go Ia the expense of sond.u
these men out 10 encourage tr.. H..
growing Aud these sppaI ur
campaigns are growing nor
interest every day MANY IuI
ton county farmers. who Boo.
heretofore given little or .
thought To truck, are now ar'u..
~ making arrangements o. rr.y
4 this year Let's keep thr t,I
rolling
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04

Wheat sold at 1850 a busbrI boo
Chicago Friday
Saturday Is aud SUNDAY rains
IN this section are said lo b. 70
excess ot four inches
Godfrey Hunter has decided Feb
become candidate Tor the j.
publican nomination for governor
The y VI Is L. viii meet at
\ o clock tomorrow afternoon
The office of \ T. KENNEDY.
Every member should attend
Morris solomon. ct Cairo who
buys Junk etc. IA tins section.
closed o deal la.t week with "
III Badger for lb2i acres oi land
.at Phillippy
Let me sell or rent your real a,.
tate Accounts collected prompt
ly Notary public for the pu
ic See me ai Mitt Shaw s Office
Il b Coffcy.
Atty W j McMurry has been
named by Judge Flat "a oinuaI
receiver OF the county of Fulton
Here s hoping Me finds little 90
do IA this line
President Wilson vetoed the ls
migration hill aud sent q sprciAl
message 10 congress saying Poo
iisapproyed the measure bcoau,c
Of the literacy test and other o.
slrlcil,c tests which It propose
as condition OF admission oi
immigrants 10 the United States
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04
PHILLIPPY ITEMS.

\ fine girl was born 10 the
wife of Frank Frazer Monday
j Il Phlpps. of Martin. was here
this week on business connected
with the Jolly Hoop Co of
which he is manager Morris Solo.
mon, of Cairo, was here this
week completing deal with "
II Badger by which he becomes
the owner OF the latter farm.
Mr. Badger has purchased farm
IN Southern Illinois On which ne
expects 10 reside. hat will MT
move until summer Chas Stahr
and wife who have been residents
ot our community for the past
year moved 10 Hickman this week
They have made many friends
during their stay here who deep.
~ regret their leaving Chas
l. Phllhppy aud wife visited a
llickmm Tuesday A W. Day
is, OF Hickman. was here Wed
nesday and installed a telephone
m Esq lno. + Newman rrsi
dence Charlie Phillippy AMI
daughter Mrs. Ethel Clifford. of
Caro-, arrived sunday 10 visit At
the home OF Chas l. Phillippy
aud wife \ crowd of young
people gathered at the home ali
Il Il Nallcy Sunday evening aud
an old fashioned singing was On.
Joyed. Jno NJ Rhodes led the
songs aud an enjoyable evening
was reported by those that were
present
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04

Il. + Bats. OF Union City.
was bitten by mad dog one
day last week
Arrangements have been made
by which there will be- preaching
at the Baptist church each sun
day morning aud night, during
the month of February Every
member Of the church IL urged
10 be present next Sunday morn
ing
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04
Colds Are Often Most Serious.
Stop Possible Complications.

The disregard of Cold has Of
ten brought many a regret. The
fact of Sneezing, Coughing, or a
Fever should be warning enough
that your system needs immediate
attention. Certainly Loss of
Sleep is most serious. Ii is a
warning given by Nature. 1t Is
mans duty to himself to assist by
doing his part. DR.. Kings New
Discovery is based on a scientific
analysis of Colds. soc at your
druggist. Buy a bottle today.
(Advt)
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04
GUILD LEASE CITY HALL.

AT the Monday night session OF
city council, Col. c. l.. Walk
dictator, and c. NJ. Reynolds,
Iretary, representing the local
ier of Moose, appeared before
city council to negotiate for
Ne lease of the old city hall for
a home for the lodge. Nothing
definite resulted. but a commit
tee was appointed to confer with
the order with view of leasing.
On previous occasion, the
Courier reported that the Moose
had secured quarters above the
store of Ezell & Son. That
much was true, but being unable
TO get a front stairway, the deal
was declared off.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04
NEW STOCK MARSHAL.

Dennis Perry was appointed
city stock marshal Monday night
by the council at IT'S regular
monthly meeting The office has
been vacant for the past month.
being formerly held by Lon Cot
ton. The city fathers no doubt
made a good selection in Mr. Per
ry.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04

A special" round trip rate,
on account of the world S fair,
TO San Francisco, is about $500
from this vicinity. If a lot of
us get to see the big show. the
fare will have to be reduced to
about $50.
A. II. Young was here from Tn
ion City Friday to attend the
funeral Of Mrs. c. B. Hackett.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04
LENT BEGINS FEB. 18th.

The Lenten season begins with
Ash Wednesday, Feb L.. aud ter
inmates with Easter Sunday.
April 4.
The season Is one of great self
denial and of special peniience.
lasting 40 days It's observers ah-
stain from eating meats ON Ger
tam days and deprive themselves
OF all forms of amusement
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04

Those new Tenders for auiomo
blles make the front of the ear
look like safety razor and. IN
deed they are supposed Ia save
the pedestrian by a close shave.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04
NOTICE TO CITY
PROPERTY OWNERS.

In finishing the city assess
ment il is necessary that your
property is correctly listed. II
there have been any changes from
September |, 1913, to Septem-
Der |, 1914, same has been cor
rected as nearly as possible; but
IT behoves every property owner
10 see that his or her LOT mum.
bers correspond to deeds in or
der that there can be no flaw in
tracing the title in future. | am
endeavorlng To make the list alb
solutely correct, but il is essen.
tial, in some instances, 10 have
the cooperation of the own r
for the reason that if property
has been sold and no record OF
deed shown then the title remains
in the name of the seller instead
of being put in the name of the
purchaser.
In regard TO payers of poll tax
only. | will cause list TO be
published before the Board If
Equalizers meet and If you are
wrongfully assessed il will be To
your interest TO inform either they
or | in order that your name can
be stricken from the roll before
the final assessment is passed
upon. III You are not listed |
will thank You TO report same, as
every good citizen should pay
taxes whether it be property,
poll or both.
j. T. DILLON.
City Tax Assessor.
p. 81 find a number that say
copy my 1913 list. If | do not
hear from you | will take il for
granted that you wish the same.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04
If You
before and after each meal and you win
obtainprompt reliei. Sold only by Va. 80
The Hickman Drug Co.

Crisco in 25c cans. Prather &
Malone.
A man will spend the whole day
wanting things he cant get and
then he will come home at night
and raise cain because the baby
acts that way.
There are all sorts of people in
the world, including the man who
eats hmburger and onions and
then denounces tobacco chewing
as a filthy habit.
Dawson has adopted as its slo-
gan: The Town That Does
Things But some people who
get done at Dawson every
year don't like TO be called
things"
The Charleston Republican
changed hands last week q. n.
|Shlle, former pilot of the publ
cation turned the property over
TO DIR Jno. NJ. Rowe, bag and
baggage.
DIR c. II. Wilson. a specialist
of Nashville, arrived here Tues.
day TO consult with DIR. II. Il.
Prather in the ease of Mr. and
Mrs. w A. Johnston little
daughter.
There is a bill before Congress
to make a new State out part
of Washington and part of
Idaho. The bill provides that the
name of the new State shall be-
Lincoln. The project is being
given much favorable considerl.
ton, strange as II may seem.
Local Manager White. OF the
Cumberland Tel Co, leaves next
week for Paducah. where he will
act AS district clerk in the office
of the company in that city.
Glad 10 see White promoted.
While he has been here only
short time, he has made many
friends in Hickman.
John Bull has delivered four
very important orders TO Uncle
Sam during the past few days.
The orders, briefly stated, are Is
follows We have the right 10
search your ships, and We are
going TO do il. We wont let You
buy German ships If the Dacia
sails We II capture il. We wont
let you ship carg0es 10 Ger
many ~ What Uncle Sam 90
my 10 do about itG
A heavy cold in the lungs that
was expected TO cure istelf has
been the starting point in many
eases of disease that ended fatal
ly. The sensible course is to take
frequent doses of BALLARD IS
HOREH0UND SYRUP. II checks
the progress of the disorder and
assists nature to restore normal
conditions Price 25c, soc and
Sl.OO per bottle. Sold by Hick
man Drug Co. (AdvtJ
Mrs. W. II. Baltzer entertained
the Embroidery Club Saturday al
ternoon from 2;30 to >. At
the close of the afternoon a deli.
clOus salad course was served.
Those present were: Mesdames j
II. Millet, l.. A. Stone, c. b. Trav-
rs, Jessie Dillon, A. A. Faris, Jr.,
II. n Cowgirl, d b. Wilson. Il.
d. johnson, j. 7. Stephens. +. $. |
Moore, and visitors Mesdames B. |
+. Gabby and X NJ. Isler.
The Courier has Just completed
a nice order OF stationery for our |
county officials use. Ii not on.
Iy has the name of the officer |
Tor which it was printed, but al
so has the names of the differ
INT officials of the county to-
gether with the picture of the
.ourt house printed on the paper.
This is as il should be, and the OF
'icers using this style of paper
IRE to be commended for the
ride they take in showing the
world what Fulton coun-
y has for the Temple of Justice,
lnd also showing who the Other
of the county are.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-04
FOR SALE.

Fancy Quality pure Louisiana
syrup sealed in | gal. cans. Sat
isfaction guaranteed. 80 cts per
gal. or 10 cts. ON 100 gal. Or
ders.-Claude W. Comfort, route
2, KOsciusko, Miss. 81