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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-04-06
Dinner or Supper, only
BARKLEY WANTS $4,000 FOR
GOVT. BUILDING HERE.

About two years ago the Young
Men S Business League petitioned
Congressman Alben w. Barkley
to Use his influence in getting an
Appropriation for a government
building at Hickman. Mr. Bark
ley S reply was very favorable.
saying that he would take up the
matter at first opportunity. The
opportunity arrived. Tuesday he
placed a bill before the House ap.
propriating $4,000 for this pur.
pose, and It is to be hoped it viii
pass in due time. For several
years Hickman 5 poStoffice re-
cciptS have made us ent tied u
a government building-which
means all second class offices are
eligible. Experience proves
that it requires considerable time,
even after the appropriation IS
made, to finally get the building
erected.
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ED SULLIVAN CAUGHT.
TELLS HOW THEY GOT OUT.

Ed Sullivan, one of the four
men who got out Of jail here
Monday night, WAS caught yester-
day at Wicklir.c. and brought
back ny Sheriff huddleston and
Jailer MurchisOn. He was serv-
ing a pistol carrying sentence aud
had only 20 days more TO remain
in jail.
lie was arrested by the Wick.
life authorities on the deScrip-
ton Of Lonnie johnson for whom
there is a $3.50 reward offered.
Sullivan says they escaped b.
making key out of a ease knife
to unlock the outside door, af-
ter first opening the cage door
by using a strong shoe string and
piece of broom handle. The piece
of wood was worked under the
door, then the string was brought
up between the door and steel
facing, there being barely room
for the string TO come up. With
this the heavy steel lumber,
which rests OF its own weight in
groove or notch and forms tire
fastening, was raised up and the
door opened. Out in the corr
dor, is was an easy matter to UNI
lock the door and walk out. The
pattern from Which TO make the
key, Mr.. MurchiSOn thinks, was
gotten some time when he was
away and his wife pasSed the key
in TO permit prisoners 10 change
around, which Is done more
or less at al. times, but usually
by the jailer in rerscn. Sullivan
also said that Reed and johnson
pulled off the Job end were first
70 leave. He LETT later, passing
the Court House at 1920. IL
learned the ESCAPE was being
planned, but di1 not know it was
to be attempted. Id got out in
time to see Reed going west a.
round the corner &C. PendletOn =
restaurant and thinks johnson
was ahead of Reed. McClam was
apparently asleep when Sullivan
left, but the fact that he is also
gone indicates he woke up later,
took in the situation and got
busy.
The jailer does not know how
the boys got the knife, as he
doesn't permit knives and forks
TO go in to the prisoners.
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Ih' road builders When roads arc
'' with borrowed money il Ia. OF
COURSE especially important to avoid
''.s error On the other hand. how.
'''f u Us not necessary TO regard the
Total cost Of suriaclng road as
.'"NHmry Improvement Much OF tho
...''.ng may be classed as perma.
'.Hi Investment. for Il is becoming
moro and more common To have sur.
faces built IN two courses. the lower
OBJ. winch is as much a permanent fea.
'..' pt construction as the grading
IT, This Is particularly true OF
....' types of road that ara built with
."'''te foundations for bltuminuus
.'.'lam, brick or asphalt surfaces.
ls probably conservative TO regard
per cont OF the hrst construction
''.. oi macadam or more enduring
'''monts as permanent investment.
DC .s seldom nowadays that hard roads
''' permitted to wear into the founda.
non course Of the surfacing.
whore proper maintenance is as.
.'"l 1T is safe TO say that an average
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Scale books at this office.
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LAST YEAR S COTTON CROP.

The final cotton ginning report
from Washington shows H.
O59,430 running bales, or H.
1873, 1872 bales OF 500 pounds each,
exclusive of linterS. That is the
total product OF the cultivate |
crop Of 1915.
The crop of 1914, which was
ready for the market when the
war broke out, reached &c.
ia, $50 bales of 500 pounds. We
See that low prices curtailed the
product of cotton 80 per cent,
five million bales less in 1915 than
in 1914.
1t would be well for the South
if the crop of 1916 should be no
larger than the crop of 1915. IL
peace comes, there will be an en-
largcd demand, no doubt; but
there is no assurance that peace
will come before this crop is
ready for the market; indeed,
there is little expectation any
where that this will be the ease.
Should the war continue, it is
clear that the world can then
take, rs now organized, a crop
like that Of 1915 and pay reason
able prices for il; but if a 10 or
l6 million bale crop be raised and
the war continues, there is gong
10 be trouble.
Curtail your cotton acreage and
put il in corn, oats, etc, and see
ut once the benefit that will come
from diversified farming.
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For that bad cold, try Stone S
Cold Tablets, at Hickman Drug
Co.
The Fiscal Court will finish
business and adjourn today. The
only business on hand is 10 re-
celve the reports of Sheriff Hud-
dlcSton and County Supt. Miss
Virginia Luten. Treasurer Reed
filed his report yesterday. and
was highly complimented upon the
careful and efficient manner IN
which he kept the financial rec
ordS. The court devoted a ma
ior portion Of It's time TO consid-
Grafton Of road improvement, and
each member has pledged him
self 10 make Better Roads" the
slogan for 1916.
Rev. r c. Douglass will preach
at East Hickman Chapel at 3 o.
clock Sunday afternoon.
All kinds Of the latest Lunch
Goods at BetteswOrth.
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A Few WaYs Of SAVING Money.

Saving money by not spending II for
good roads is like saving II In refusing
to improve stock.
II is like saving II by refusing to
build a modern barn.
II is like saving money by doing
without a sllo.
Il ia like saving money by using ma.
chinery beyond It's period OF useful.
ness.
II Ia like saving money by paying
IL 70 tho doctors instead OF caring
for the health OF the family.
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Farmers and Others who live at
a distance from a drug store
should keep in the house a bottle
% BILLIARDS SNOW LINZ
MENT. 1t may be needed at any
time for cuts, wounds, sores,
spains or rheumatism. Il is Il
powerful healing and penetrating
remedy Price 25c, soc and 500
per bottle. Sold by Hickman
Drug Co. Advt.
Last Sunday Mrs. Chas. Brown
gave a birthday dinner in honor
of her husband s jOth birthday,
and the following We're invited 10
share the day with him: j. NJ.
Eel and wife. Swan Burrus and
wife. Val Carpenter and wife,
Roger Wilson and wife, Mrs Geo.
Hibstenberg and family, George
Bradberry and wife, II. c. Taylor
and wife. Misses Bonnie Carpen-
ter. Lena Creed and Guy Faulk-
ner and John Greed.
Scale books at this office.
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Primarily, cleanup days are for
getting rid Of trash and filth +;
but il should not stop there.
Give the old house a coat Of paint,
fix up the fences and barns.
We will pay l5c for eggs this
week; goose eggs 35c per dozen.
Cash priccS.-J. A. Roper & Bro.
Swayne Walker is in Arkansas
on business this week.
A. o. Caruthers went b Padu-
cab this morning.
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The fiscal court has had a
busy session tins week. A full
account of their proceedings Will
be given later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Barnes re-
turned Wednesday night from st.
Louis.
GOOD ALFALFA Hay for sale.
lsce Page, Phone NV. 4-2Op
We will paw l5c for eggs this
week goose eggs 35c per dozen.
Cash prices j. \. Roper y Fro
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and maintenance charges will always
be necessary. ON the other hand.
many features OF a good road are to
be regarded as permanent investments.
When roads arc built with borrowed
money. the distinction between tho
permanent and the temporary improve
ment must be carefully observed in
order that the county may have some
thing in exchange when tho timo
comes TO repay the loan.
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To- expanding money raised by tho
ssIo Ul highway bonds highway com.
msaIonors should distinguish care
m.Iy between the permanent and the
peashablo features OF the road
Foundations. drainage structures
alignment and grades are In general
fairly permanent features which
should be looked upon In the light OF
900 Investment II these features do
..t comply with a certain standard.
% will be- poor economy to spend mon.
~ on transitory improvements such
as hard surfaces which must. at con.
siderable expense. be renewed from
year 90 year In the same way. Il II
m,uI'ostly poor policy 10 build an ex.
IeDs.ye surface on defective grades
with poor nlignments and short.llyed
drainage features
Even when much Of the money eH.
pended upon a highway has gone into
,he permanent features. there Ia stu
danger that the cost OF repairs and
maintenance will be overlooked. or at
least sighted. In the calculations Of
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here does not mean dawdling over
a cup Of coffee and nibbling in
differently at a roll. II means a
good, substantial, we'll relished
meal. For the dishes set before
You are 50 tempting that they
create good healthy appetite at
once. Start the day right by
breakfasting at this restaurant.
Sunday Dinner or Supper, only
35c
FROST'S CAFE
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These seven chapels. as Archdearnr
Stuck has said. "radiate from the SAM.
tuary like jewels around the neck u
stately woman" Six have been com.
pleted. The Chapel OF st. Arsgarus
known as the Huntington memora. -
approaching completion, This and st
James's Chapel. or the Potter NJ.
mortal. recently con~ciated. are A..
Cording In experts. gems Of pure Gothic
and probably among the best ao"K
done anywhere in modern times IN
adornment TO any cathedral. The foA
lesser chapels are Of admirable errio.
siastical taste.
\ practical work with INN grams
is being done through these Chape.sF
the Tongues. which represenl seven
different rites. as follows, hegnr.ns
with the south side: 81. James,
Chapel. Spanish Mozarabic ri'. :;
Ambrose. Italian rite, St Martin o.
Tours. Huguenot chapel. Gail.csr
rite, 50. Saviour. Oriental rite :
Columbia, Scots chapel, British rye
ST. Boniface. Holland chapel. German
rite. st. Ans9arius. Swedes' chape.
Scandinavian rite,
In the influence exercised the cathe
dral Is realizing more and more re
ideal Of service spoken OF by Dean
Grosvenor in hts vision Of what the
cathedral may be.
The cathedral is intended 70 Re me
centre Of religious life and Of religious
light TO the diocese and in its degree
To the whole church. 81. Johns RAJ
no easy task at the very centre u
civilization of the Western world. SUI.
rounded by b.0o0.0 900 people Of divsra
races and languages, a vas number
OF whom have no connection with the
church which 81. John the Divine typ.
fies. Yet a great deal Of work has
been done IN the cathedral.
No n can enter II on a wee.-
day or on a Sunday without see'-s
hat It has laid hold Of the hearts -
the people az the metropolis 80 o7e
can doubt that there is great lie a"'
energy within IL and & 60 hecon'rg
very much a centre ~ relIE.oue -
10 the non-Roman Catholic portion .
this overwhelming city.
When the cathedral il spoken = a.
a centre Of religious lie - wo"S. :
! naturally first. The MI
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a reversal OF detected opinion regard
ing the great east window. the Llght
of the World" Many were disap-
puinted 10y what seemed the haunting
iawn.ss OF reds. blues and Colds. That
aNful window shocked nan an &c
clesiastical parlor Ansibility. despite
the fact that the glass stainer VINO
did 4, stands in the front rank in n n
beautiful art. But now 1t is realized
that such "A splash OF color is not 10 be
Judge without reference to the com
panion pieces tha; are 10 flank II.
Il vii, not remain In It's present drab
society Of blind glass and dusty brown
curtains. ON either size will he three
windows Just az brilliantly coiored,
harmonizing with a po,ychromatic
decorative scheme centralized in the
half dome over the sanctuary, where
a frleze OF colossal saints will sup
port a Christ in glory. The concave
will bc covered with mosaics as lus-
,rous as any in the world. The pur-
pose OF the special committee on In
terror decoration was expressed as
follows:
The strategic point Of the build.
ing from the standpoint OF decorative
symbolism il the vaulting of the sane
tuary Whatever II placed here stamps
the character Of the building. In any
Christian church the central thought
is OF Christ: in this church it ought
TO be OF Christ AZ presented by ST.
John.
The proper subject for this central
space would seem 70 be The I~ncarna,e
Word of God (John l., l-l4). and the
didactic aim OF this supremacy impor-
tant piece OF decoration would he to
express something OF the thought of
the prologue to 81. Johns gospel. II
Is recommended that this be filed with
mosaic upon a gold ground. which
might contain a great circle or ma:riy
as background for n central figure or
group"
Again Il IL necessary to let fancy
bridge the distance from the west door
TO the choir. Through wide spaces
past rick sculptures and choicest Sc
orcts Of hooks and %crannies the lines
will lead the eve straight 10 ia. altar:
then the vision will take its flight up
ward with the pun ~ marble and stone
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his excitement playing checkers AT the
local fire engine house. and he hoped
to he in Kennebunkport. Me. instead
of Vera Cruz when the battle began.
"I have been shot at wrote Mr..
Harrington. but never with my CON
sent"
What Davis marvelled AZ was the
attitude OF the ordinary reader OF a
newspaper toward a war correspond
ent.
when a correspondent IL arrested"
he used to say. the average ews
paper reader will say good but II his
baker Is arrested. so that ne can't de-
liver rolls, and the reader has no rolls
for breakfast. ne is put out. A war
correspondent goes to get news for the
morning paper. II the subscriber has
not this news because the man who
IL trying to get II Is arrested he should
not rejoice any more than he does
when his rolls don't come and he IL
without my, The joke is on him and
not the correspondent, for he Is the
lc~Af."
In this sketch ] have endeavored
to draw "A picture OF Itichard Harding
Davis the man. more than the writer.
Some insinuate he was "A snob. per-
haps because OF a limited Cockiness In
his walk. the slightly tilted hat, the,
at least, f%gurative flower in his butt
,onhole and his air of being able to
take care Of himself. But these critics
seldom have their names m magazine
covers, practically never. perhaps the
reason being they are knockers" Lit.
tie attempt has been made TO analyze
the writings OF Mr.. Davis. They are
too well known. too wholesome, too
right out from the shoulder to require
this. They only show Davis for what
he was. the mans sized man, which
he had been since the start. which he
was when he died.
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trouble could always depend upon
Davis.
Some of the best stories written by
the hero Of this sketch have been
founded on fact. His great story The
Derelict" was based on n newspaper
incident which happened in the Far
East. He lived in part many Of the
adventures through which his readers
follow his characters.
Davis never tried to solve the
subtleties of women in his writings.
perhaps because he was n big man. in
fine health. straight. clean. soldierly
looking. who never lodged any issues
hen they anne up. He was 80 SOL
dierly looking that the Germans
wanted to shoot him as an English
spy recently. He was always in con
dition. At to go on any campaign and
stood all hardships with the toughest.
lie was fond Of prizefights and base
ball. lie was called to the telephone
While at lunch one day.
'In bet" he said as he excused him
self from the table, "it is Jack Barry
more wanting me TO go TO the fight to-
night"
II was right" he declared when he
returned. and YOU bet I'm going
Right then Davis was sure the pros
pective fght would be the best one he
had ever seen, He was that sort OF
an optimist. He always found some
thing new 70 enjoy and amuse him.
In his younger days. when he was on
the Philadelphia Press. he went 10
cover" "A fght for his paper. The
Mayor attended this exhibition. and
his Honor's collar had worked loose
from the back button. In the excite
ment attendant on the battle II moved
mp and down his mech as loose as
ashes. Davis based his story on the
mannerlsms OF the Mayors collar and
reported the fght from the point ~
view Of the collar. When things were
duh in the ring the collar was calm.
When Il moved M and down. like the
walking beam on u Hudson River
steamer. the fighters were mixing it,
Everybody in Philadelphia was talk
Ing Of the story and the collar the
next day.
Whenever n shot had been fred In
war in the last twenty years Davis
had been there, lie liked the game.
In this he was directly opposed in
tastes to his distinguished contempo-
rary. Booth Harrington. whom / IN
deavored TO induce TO 20 TO Mexico
when war threatened there last spring.
Mr.. Harrington declined very en-
phaticaily. saying ne preferred 10 get
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the Brazilian and English Ambassa-
doris at the Mexican capital. for Mr..
Davis to interview President Huerta,
with safe conduct uhis being about AZ
safe as non-skid tires) TO Mexico city.
Mr.. Davis was asked If he would
make the trip. In less than two hours
back came this laconic cable:
Leaving Mexico city tomorrow az
ternoon at 3 o'clock"
That was Richard Harding Davis
no h~esitancy. no vacillation. He was
always willing to go. to take any
chance. to endure discomfort and all
II ne had a fighting opportunity TO
get the news. The public now knows
that Davis was arrested on this trip.
that Huerta refused to make GOOD on
the interview. and that 1t vas only
through the good efforts Of the British
Ambassador at the Mexican capital he
was released. But Davis went.
There was an echo OF this journey
20 the Mexican capital several months
later after the conflict In Europe had
been raging for "A few weeks. Lord
Kitchener announced at n stage
J Of the proceedings he would permit a
: NiliNtt IiCsb'Id'h stiVNbeu did ~
dorsed by the United States Govern
mcnt. 10 accompany the British army
10 the front. OF course. all the swarm
Of American correspondents in Lon
don at the time were eager for the
desirable Endorsement, Mr.. Davis
cabled back the conditions OF his ac-
c%eptance. Immediately Secretary OF
State Bryan was called In Washington
on the long distance telephone.
Lord Kitchener has announced" the
Secretary Of State was told. that he
will accept one correspondent with
the British troops in the field. II he
is indorsed by the United States Gov
eminent. Richard Harding Davis. who
Is in London. represents a string of
the strongest nes. spapers in the United
States for this syndicate. and We desire
the Endorsement OF the State Depart
ment so he can obtain this appoint
ment."
Mr.. Davis made US some trouble
when he was in Mexico" answered MIR
Bryan. II proceeded to tho Mexi-
can capital without our consent and
! will have 20 consider the matter
very carefully before indorsing him
His Mexican escapade caused us some
diplomatic efforts and embarrassment
What the Secretary Of State did Ia
bring about Mr., Davis's release on the
occasion Of his Mexican arrest il still
"A secret Of the Department.
Mr.. Bryan did not indorse Mr.. Davis
finally. which was well. since Lord
Kitchener of khartum kept the Sc
lected list OF correspondents loahng
around London on one pretext or an
other so long they all became Disguised
and went without an official pass
from *. OF *" AS soon AZ Mir. Davis
was told he would not be appointed
he proceeded to Belgium and returned
some OF the most thrilling stories writ
ten on this conflict at great personal
risk.
With a certain New York newspa pei
Mr. Davis once. several a ago
had ZONE dispute. and the feeling he
tween the WI has never since then
been Of the best. However. | was talk.
Ing to the managing editor OF this
paper recently and We driftcd To the
subject of Davis. He does not like
Mr.. Davis and freely admits f..
We'll" said the N. r.. there In on'
thing about Davis none can deny. III
viii go anywhere that anybody vii
' go. he will never quit on . Job be
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and rhythmic color to the central fig
ure above the sanctuary-a triumph OF
symbolism. fun OF deep meaning for
the instructed churchman and a chal-
lenge to study for those who are less
versed In the mysteries which the
visible church shadows forth.
That the problem OF ftly assembling
the parts OF the cathedral, OF 1uxtapos-
ing Romanesque sanctuary and Gothic
nave and transepts. Of harmonizing the
supcrstructurc, will finally he solved
would seem 10 b." indicated hv the
workmanship of the seven exquisite
'harels of the Tongues. which, in the
opinion ~ competent observers, are
eloquent Of promise for the remainder
Of the work.
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He Worked Hard and the Life He Lived Was as Full of
Incident and Adventure as the Stories Which
Made Him Famous

cate had a stan man at Vera Cruz
az well. and thought to scoop" the
country by sending this representative
to see Huerta. In this way beating
even the other subscribers TO the Davis
service. An interview In Mexico city
was consequently arranged and the
stan man was cabled and asked to
make the trip. He promptly cabled his
refusal. this young man preferring
to take no such chances. 1t was then
suggested that Mr.. Davis should at
tempt il. Bv pulling some wires al
Washington II was arranged. through
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sense of ~IaTgoness. The architectural
canons of the classic Greek porch,
where the column was proportioucd
ftly IN hear It's visible burden OF en-
tablsture. will not be applicable.
Let one imagine oneself entering at
the great west portal and without any
intervening obstacle. receive that burst
OF glory from the distant eastern end
beyond the central gulf Of light. Then
those Olympic guardians will conpel
attention To the sanctuary. s~houldering
what invisible weight OF mystery, af-
fording resting place whence the
grateful y may pass to lovely
depths prolonged in the concatcna-
ton Of chspels beyond,
Similar considerations have caused