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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-11-25

".... you will never miss the
'''' o. dime or quarter a
D.. our Christmas Club fund,
''" .priSe you how much
''' 'r'ummated during the
."'a up our AL and see
. .' ' mounts to. You will Ger
'y john the club. Hickman
''"A d. Trust Co.
mng Legislature can do
200 greater service than
law that will abolish
at least, we look at
q" 0at light in Fulton county.
'''n'f- stark & Co.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-11-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Gentry,
of Clinton, are the parents OF one
of the smallest babies in the
world. At It's birth, Sept. l6, the
infant weighed only Ii ounces.
When two weeks old the child
was only u inches tall, but It's
health is good and the attending
physician predicts il will live.
Mrs. Gcntrys wedding ring can
Dee slipped 10 the shoulders a
round the child's arm. Tire par
cniS weigh about $40 pounds each
Tx.
FOR SALE: A 4-roOm residenc
and about one acre ground, lOcat-
ed in the west end of town, above
overflow. Fine view and nice
surroundings. Stable and other
improvements. No city taxes. A
bargain.-The Courier.
30 ACRE FARM FOR SALE:
All in cultivation; 10 acres in
timothy, 3 room house, barn, well,
etc. Located in 0bion county.
Can make easy terms.-The Cou-
rlCr.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-11-25
IA II II @ II II
of the condition Of
The Peoples Bank

doing business At the town Of Hickman
County ~ Fulton. state of Kentucky,
nj the close 81 business on the 10th day Of
November. 1915
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-11-25
u. Ounlns Ih., Does No, Affect The Head

because Of its tonic aud laxative effect, LANA.
TlNE HROMu QUiEiNRis better thsu ordinary
Quiuiuc and DOES not cause nervousness nor
ringing In head Remember the full name and
look ior the signature OF 4. ". GROVE. 9Sc.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-11-25
A Song of
Thanksgiving
By NINA IRVING
Copyright 1915. by American Press Asso-
ciationl
BY NINA IRVING

@lHANKSGIVING to the
Ill Lord Of Hosts,
Who rules the noun
tain and the wave.
Who cools the cannon's burn
ing lips
And leads to victory the
brave.
From lofty peak to level
plain,
From forest land to rolling
sea,
In fields our willing hands
have titled,
Today we bend the grateful
knee.
Thanksgiving for the boun-
teous gifts
That crown the happy har-
vest year.
The wheat all silver on the
stalk,
The corn all golden in the
ear.
Thanksgiving for the count
less herds
That on the sunset hills in
crease.
And thank thee most of all. 0
Lore.
For all the blessed arts Of
peace!
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-11-25

"''s'raling to the Pale and Slckly
..... '1rl general strengthening tonic
u... Iiltss chill TONIC, drives out
l. ihr blood aud builds upth sys.
.His. For adults aud children. Soc
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-09
A Lightning Chan 9

The late Lord Salisbury. says Count
Paul Vassili in his book. Behind The
Veil at the Russian Coz Z" shared
with the rest of his family the defect
Of being careless In his DIR, IS aud gen
eral appearance, Lord G 10 Russell
who long represented Eng and at Der
lin, told Count Vassili this anecdote
In Illustration of that char cteristic.
"One evening"" says the cunt Lord
Odo and were chatting bout Lord
Sallsbury's attitude towai his per.
sonal appearance, and Lord Odo laugh,
ingly mentioned to me liz surprise
when one day after the di.uer bell of
the embassy had been run he found
Lord Salisbury. who was ving there,
still busy mt work In his staly
" He rushed out said tlc ambasSa-
dor. and before | had he to put
aside the papers on the tale, literally
In three minutes, was nck again
ready for dinner Now il that time
he could not even have "ashed his
hands, yet there he was in evening
clothes, could not help lsking him
how he managed to dress so quickly.
"Oh, my dear Russell" he said. amy
one can change his coat at lnce. and |
had black trousers ON alrea iy -"
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his course for this Zudora heard d
word or two-ransom, fortune. She sal
perfectly still. She determined to waste
no effort. When the right time came she
would make dash for liberty She
had had some experience in affairs like
this, and she had always managed to
find loophoe.
When they landed they were hidden
to walk on straight ahead into the
scrub oaks behind which stood a ram
shackle house. The sea encroached at
the left within dozen feet.
A wretched old woman greeted them.
"Oh, the dearies" she gurgled. Come
right In! Come right in! Fine clothes
an joOls too! Here, you, step faster"
she suddenly called at Nine. Du Val,
whom she caught roughly by the arm
"Tie her up, mother, while | take
care o. this one" said one of the alb
ductors, pushing Zudora on ahead OF
him.
I'll tie her up, never you mind" the
bag sent back, and under Zudoras eyes
Nine. Du Val was made fast to the
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wall. "The two Of 'em are worth ten
thousand If Il cent. an You men see
that you get IT.!
Nine. Du Val was a & ood actress,
and at no time did she owe do her part.
The moment Zudora was secured in
the rear room, the wind( " of which
overlooked the arm of the sea, she let
out shrill scream as If Sc ne one was
torturing her. The screa N ended IN
bitter sobs. Presently Zldora heard
nothing more. The reason COR this was
that madame had returned to the boat
and was on the way back 0 the city
Then John Storm began lis long and
weary search. He had a dozen detec-
tives shadowing Nine, Du Val and all
those who entered her villa. When
confronted by Storm she haughtily de
clared that Zudora had left her at the
park. She was terribly sorry. but be
yond that she knew absolutely nothing
and thought 1t WAS rather strange that
John Storm should come to her for In
formation.
On the tifth day of her Imprisonment
ZudOra found Il bit OF lead pencil,
which she hid She WAS now free to
wander about the room Even II she
got ont there was no way Of leaving
the island. On the sixth day she man
mad tn find u nnW Snunar Shu tnr.,
of strip OF margin and wrote
1.-THE finder will notify John Storm.
Ii Beaver street, that ZudUra Is held
prisoner for ransom ON Craig island"
On the seventh day she found an
empty beer bottle with II patent cork
She stuffed her message into this and
cast 1t out of the window into the sea
at high tide. She had little hope. how
ever, OF it, going far. re next day
might see the bottle stranded on the
beach.
Eight weeks after fisherman in
open water picked up the bottle A
stiff land breeze had blown it out into
deep water The fshern n received
for this message sum that exceeded
a years work.
At once Storm Set out f,r Craig IS
land And woe to those he found
there! This time some one should pay
and pay well.
TO BE Continued
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-09
makeup II we are to es

uidhcup IL we aTe " eS
cape the old hawk eyes of Hunt"
On the day of departure Hunt said tc
Baird that 1t would be wise to make nc
acquaintances in the smoke room. They
both played chess, and they could very
well while away the time at this pur.
suit without any outside assistance.
With equal cunning Radcliffe impress
ed Bruce with the fact that they had
better dine in their staterooms and
keep off the promenade deck as much
rs possible. They both might escape a
casual glance from Hunt, but there
was small need of counting discovery
by hanging around In the vicinity Of
the old thief taker.
The voyage was uneyentful. Six
weeks later Hunt and Baird arrived ut
the Zudora mine and set about the task
of locating the second mine One end
OF the survey they could locate, but
whether 1t ran north, east or west re-
manned for them to find out, They
employed the services of an expert
miner to spot blue clay"
II guess YOU chaps are up against
II" he admitted after the first week
From your map the claim might be
ten or twenty miles north or east or
west. What you have shown me Is
merely your mans starting point. You
20 somewhere from here, but wheref"
TITS n wild goose chase, all right"
replied Hunt But we had to find
nut for ourselves. And, by the way,
Baird. have you noticed the man on
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express!''
well. you can go few miles, drop
me and return before the express ar
rives."
I'm ready to do that" agreed the
engineer.
As the train started Radcliffe man.
aged to get aboard. He staggered into
the coach where Baird was and fierce
hand to hand fight took place. The
blood lust went to Baird's head also,
and he fought to kill. What the re-
suit would have been no one can say.
for the battle was strangely interrupt
ed A spread rail threw the engine of
the track, and the whole train fol.
lowed 1t down the embankment. Baird
was stunned for moment, but man
aged to get up and stagger away The
man Radcliffe appeared to be dead. So
much the better was Bairds opinion.
He limped back to his lodgings and In
formed Hunt
We cant get anywhere" said Hunt.
We are only wasting time and money
here. I've booked to sail Saturday II
these two book for the same boat III
have their cuticle taken off and search
ed when We reach New York. Take II
from me, they'll be up to the old game
OF smuggling In gems II that bearded
chap Is dead, well and good But you'u
find that he was merely knocked sense.
less"
An hour before sailing for America
Hunt cabled the United States Gus
toms, warning Of the approach of SNUG
glers, following this with a code de-
scription.
Bruce came aboard limping, crutch
under each arm, Radcliffe WAS no.
where to be seen
Keep away from him." warned
Hunt. IF you see him In the smoke
room, keep out. Wen play the same
game we played coming over. But III
hang him up to dry when he sets foot
In little old New York"
Bruce was searched thoroughly
enough, but not stone as big as n
plnhead came to light. Hunt went
home. thoroughly disguised with the
whole adventure.
Now. MEANWHILE In fact, the day
after Baird and Hunt sailed for South
Africa-Storm and Xudora entered
jewelers. shop and found Nine. Du Val
making some purchases.
Take a ride with me-" she invited.
Storm shook his head decidedly, but
today Zudora was bit willful. She
considered herself match for any one
woman. and perhaps she was.
~ shall be delighted to 60" replied
Zudora.
Storm accompanied them to the auto,
bowed CURLY and took himself off
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They'll follow u.s. said Radcliffe.
rrutclfes and the chap with the big
henrd we've been running into latelyY'
ayes; Eve been watching them. and.
what Is more, they've been watching
u.s."
Same idea here. Well, let 'em
watch. Much good 1t will do them.'
They'll probably carry away some
gems. There is no injunction to hold
the ropues In the leash. Hunt, I'm
sentimt ntal about this deal" continued
Baird travely, Il want that girl to
come irto her own There was a day
when l made things mighty uncom,
Portable Cor her"
That night Bruce and Radcliffe In
dulged In Il bottle Of champagne
Hunts mission to South Africa was a
failure, and that was all they cared
to know. The crutcles OF Bruce were
neatly followed ont and about ten or
twelve fine stones secreted In each
hollow, then filled with wax. Why
pay duty to Uncle Sam when 1t wasn't
at all necessary?
They went out to the mines for a
final look about the next day and pass
ed both Baird and Hunt
They'll follow us" said Radcliffe.
LET EN- Wen play a joke on
them Fill up an old watch with peb-
bles. Hunt will have his eye peeled
for a bit of smuggling. and wen trip
him up, oh, he is not so wise as to
look nj the crutches"
Baird picked out Radcliffe to shad
ow and the latter lured him to the
window of the room Radcliffe picked
the watch out Of the wastebasket
emptied It and enacted n little come
dy for Baird's particular benefit. He
replaced the pebbles. smiled and drop.
ped the watch into the basket again.
then wen, out. Baird swallowed the
bait quickly enough He recovered
the watch but Ms he climbed out of
the window he ran into Radcliffe. who
grappIed with him Baird, however.
managed to hit first and downed his
opponent, who staggered to his feet
mad with rage He determined forth
with to put Baird out of the game for
Keeps,
There was n large sand dune beyond
the house, and Baird made for this,
with Radcliffe ut his heels Had Baird
been armed he would have waited, but
Radcliffe might do some real damage,
and he concluded that discretion was
the better part of valor. Beyond the
dunes train stood on Il siding wait
ing for the express to pass Baird ran
TO the engineer aud explained that the
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"Wait until | call him up" said Hunt
at home as much as possible. Don't
answer any strange letters. If you
should receive one from either Baird
or myself saying that we were In trOu
BILE, tear It up and sit tight PromiseY
81 promise" said Zudora
"IIonest Injun?'
"H0nest lnjun" she laughed.
IAN right. I'll let You know when
we snIl But you mustn't come down
to see us off. We are being watched
all the time"
On the following day Hunt and Baird
entered hooking Office and applied for
tickets for Cape Town.
"What do you think about 1t, Hunt
"a wild goose chase, but there Is al
ways the possibility Of something turn
ing up. II that superintendent was
alive he could help us We've just
got TO trust to luck But III tell you
this much. Baird. I'm In this affair to
the hilt. I'm going to win, blind. !
feel 1t In my bones that II can get
the right stuff | can brenk up the big
gest smuggling gang In the country
They are all clever, well educated
They can walk In muck without bring
Ing any Of II away And when we do
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And Immediately Xudora regretted hei
impulse. But she was too plucky to
admit this fact to Nine. Du Val
Later she remembered Hunts explicit
warning to stay at home Nine. Du
Val declared that she was first bound
TO the customs office. MS she had been
notified Of the receipt Of package Of
italian laceS. After this duty was
over they would ride out to the Bronx.
At the customs Office she merely call
ed up three men she could trust to
meet her ut n certain spot Xndora
was with her, and they would know
what to do.
There had been a series Of automo.
bile holdups about this time, 50 when
tue three men sprang out from an al
leyway and oyerpowered the chauf
feur ZudOrn was quite innocent so far
as slispectlng the truth. Nine Du Val
struggled valiantly. but she. too, was
bound and gagged. The men started
the ear at once and headed for one Of
the nondescript docks along the water
front. Here the two women We're com
manded on the pain Of death to alight
from the automobile and step into the
mOtorboat that was waiting in the
slip,
Madame walled and wept, offered her
jewels, implored. The men paid no at
tention to her. Zudora. on the con
trary. uttered not sound She read
these brute faces tolerably we'll There
was no particle of mercy In any one Of
them Where were they taking them?
What were they going to do with
them? Down the river sped the high
power boat, across the bay toward the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-09
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRINC WIFE

After -Four Years Of Discouraging
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Upin Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.
Catron, Ky.-ln an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: ~ suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, ! could only sit up for little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. At times, l would have severe pains
in my left side.
The doctor was called In, and his treat
ment relieved me for while, but was
soon confined to my bed again. After
that, nothing seemed to do me any good
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-09
CHAPTER XVII.
The Island Of Mystery.

a: ::;: :: !: G.: !: e: IS: !: :
secure a cOnY OF the new din.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-09
The Broom at the Masthead.

There still exists very oid custom
among seamen OF displayiI 8 II broom
at the masthead Of ships Intended to
be sold to indicate that the are to be
swept away" The custom original
ed with the famous Dutch admiral
Tromp, who. when he appeared off the
English coast. hoisted broom TO show
his Intention of sweeping the Eng
lish fleet from the sea. The Eng
llsh admiral, replying to this imper-
tinent signal, Immediately hoisted u
horsewhIp to the masthead Of his ship
to show the arrogant Dutehman that
he meant TO give him drubbing. For
this reason pennant Ia oftentimes
dubbed the horsewhip" by seafaring
men. Sea lore, Of course. Is full Of
symbolism, and the broom Is cssly one
Of many signs used that have a msta-
phorical meaning London Globe.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-09

| ''oioW6u Outt
throw the net there mustn't he hole
large enough for n perch spawn ia
swim through"
There WAS one thing the conspirators
did regularly, and that was to search
once a week the South African sailing
lists Sometimes Radcliffe performed
this service sometimes Bruce, some
times Nine Du Val herself So one
day. when Bruce wds making the
rounds, he came across the two names
lie jumped into taxi and spun away
to the Du Val villa to acquaint the
mistress with the news.
Hunt and Baird are off To South
Africa on Saturday" he announced
"Thls means new stunts for us They're
having good deal of luck. u you want
my opinion, and with no one to stop
them they may stumble upon some
thing worth while. What shall we dot"
"rhe captain will be here shortly"
said madame, Wen talk 1t over when
he comes. II We move Mt all 1t must
be at the same time as they move"
And Radcliffe when he arrived read
fly agreed with this. He had no desire
to leave the comforts of New York,
and he growled not little, but he
realized that he had no choice.
with Hunt and Baird out of the way
might be able to induce Zudora to
take vacation" suggested madame
"She has beaten me dozen times, and
II Tankles."
"Suit yourself about that. What's
the matter with sending her TO visit
Beggnr Mary at Craig islandf There's
no need now of putting her out Of the
way for good"
But we could make good terms with
the enemy II we had Zudora where we
wanted her"
We'll. that's In your hands. Come
on, Bruce. We may find 1t difficult to
get decent booking"
"0n South Africa tub2 Leave that
to me. But we must agree upon some
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Fontaine, the artist, Detective
IL Hunt was fortunate enough tC
secure u copy Of the new dia
moDd find which Radcliffe had pur.
Joined rom Zudora's room. But bis
best efforts failed to find the secret OF
the onyx table 1t was something to
know, however, that valuable papers
reposed in 1t. Sooner or later he knew
that he would overcome the obstacle OF
the secret spring. Hunt sent the copy
Immediately TO Zudora, and one day
she and Storm paid the detective a
visit
Suppose We could locate this find"
suggested Storm. I'VE could stake 1t
out and make 1t legally Zudora's auto
matically as u new found claim"
But this map gives US only one end
OF the survey" replied Hunt. The
rogues lave just as good chance as
we have"
But If we should start firstY' said
Zudora
you want me to go to African
"If you VIII 1t would be the great
est pleasure In the world to cut under
their feet" went on ZudOra. II know
OF nothing that would please me more
than to set up claim next door to the
old mine and make II pay"
why not bring the whole business
into court and have done with It"
asked Storm.
you have told me repeatedly that
We would lose" she answered.
That's a fact" assented Hunt. "We
might send them all to Sing Sing ON
the counts of abduction and attempted
murder. but the gold and diamond
mines would still be under their con-
troll No.. Miss Keene, we've got to
keep away from the courts until we
have the goods on those fine birds. I'll
20 to Africa, but on one condition"
whats thatT
"That can take Jim Baird along
with me. He's familiar with the
ground"
I'VE would be glad to have him 60
with you"
"Walt until call him up" said
Hunt. reaching for the telephone.
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| had gotten so weak could not stand,
and gave up in despair.
AT last, my husband got me bottle Of
Cardui. the woman's tonic, and COM
menced taking ii. From the very first
dose, ! could tell it was helping me.
can now walk two miles without its
firing me, and am doing all my work"
If you are all run down from womanly
troubles, don't give up in despair. Try
Cardui, the woman's tonic. Ithas helped
more than million women, In Its so
years Of continuous success, and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
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it will do. Ask him. He will recom-
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Write To-: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladies'
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Treatment TOR Women. sent In plain wrapper. I6s
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ZUDORA
In the Twenty Million
Dollar Mystery
BY HAROLD MACCRATH
Copyright. 1914 and 1918. by Harold MacGrath

Presently he hooked the receiver and
turned to Zudora with a smile Africa
1t Is. Baird says he will lie glad to go
with me, Now, listen to my advice.
While I'm gone you two children stay
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-07-01
UNION CHURCH NEWS

The pastor, DR.. Roberts, and wife
are enjoying a most pleasant vaca-
ton at their former home, Rochest-
err, N. Y.
The Communion Service, which
should be held next Sunday will be
postponed one week.
DR.. Robertson will preach a pa
triotic sermon next Sunday, subject,
The True Grandeur OF a Nation.
The Glades District Sunday School
Convention will be held at Silver
Creek, Sunday afternoon.
All are urged to attend.
Rev. Howard Hudson, assistant
pastor, occupied the pulpit last
Sunday in the absence Of the pas
tor, DR.. Roberts.
Five united with the Church last
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. John
ston and children.
There was a united meeting OF
the Woman's Missionary Society and
Woman's Christian Association,
Wednesday afternoon at the Parish
House.
Everybody is invited TO the prayer
meeting, Thursday night.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-07-01
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