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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-06-15

The local bank statements this
week do not bear the ear-marks
Of hard times; on the contrary
they reflect a healthy condition
Of lOcal finances, with a credit
able showing in deposits Fine
institutions, both % them; and
growing all the time.
Our valued friend, Rev. b. w.
Hampton, of Cape GiIardeau, Mo.
IN rVpewing his subscription, adds
that he is now in the midst of a
great revival in his home town.
The tabernacle has a seating
capacity OF 5000 people and a
fine meeting is in progress.
LEMOLAC possesses the vir,
tues of CalOmel without its I'M
pleasant and dangerous after-ef-
fects.
Join that big crowd and see
the Iron Claw" at the Crystal
every Friday.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-06-15

Would You be Interested in a
1890 investment that is bring
ing a return of 20 per cent per
annum This is good rental
property in Hickman; rents right
along and rent paid promptly. NJ
snlde affair; good reasons for
disposing Of property viii sell
half cash, balance on easy Terms.
IL interested, call at Courier Of
flee.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-06-15

An oil expert tells us that
where oil is used on the streets,
insects, mosquitoes, etc, are not
only greatly reduced in number,
but that even English sparrOws
become scarce. The explanation
Is that the sparrows get oil on
their feet and then on their
eggs and this prevents the hatch
ing of the eggs.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-06-15

Suppose a fire broke out today
in the house, office or store a
joining you how would you stand
in regard TO fire insurance poi.
cyl Have you got one at ALT
IL il In a sound and reliable com.
panyi Now il the best time TO
think about il and 10 take out =
policy il you haven't one. You
cant get il afterwards you
know. See us about a policy At
once. The cost is amall-the
benefits great.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-25
THROWING HAND GRENADEs
Baseball Training Helps the Work Of
Americans In the Foreign
c Legion.

Parls.-Throwing. hand grenades
has become an important factor in
modern trench warfare, and oil troops
are trained In the practice, Companies
are drawn up face to face at dis
tance apart which makes 1t unlikely
that anyone will be hit by the dummy
grenades, and the command Is given
to let drive as rapidly as possible.
Americans in the Foreign Legion,
thanks to their baseball practice, have
distinguished themselves in this line,
and practice companies have to be
placed farther apart when they in
clude any Americans.
L'Auto organized championship In
Paris for the young men who have not
yet been called up. An Armenian
Frenchman won with a throw of 40
meters (132 feet 3 inches).
The record at the front was report
ed to be 81 meters (177 feet IL
inches), but a letter from the front
says that at a competition organized
by officers, who did the measuring, a
zouave named Legrand threw 81 me-
ters rs (202 feet inches).
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-25
PLANS OWL CAR FOR LOVERS
Traction Magnate In Ohio WIN Make
New Arrangements for Young
Couples.

Cleveland.-That all the world still
loves n hover Is to be demonstrated by
Joseph Jordan of Willoughby, vice
president and general manager OF the
Cleveland, Painesville and Eastern
railroad.
"And I'm going to see that every
one Of them gets a square deal II my
influence counts for anything" he
said.
Mr.. Jordan learned that young men
who 60 to see their best girls" in
Lake county and take tho last car
back to Cleveland at night must walt
three-quarters of an hour for a city
car at the East Cleveland "Yp after
midnight before they can continue
their journey.
II shall take the matter up with
John Stanley of the Cleveland Rail-
road company and arrange with him
to have a city car walt for the last
interurban car" Mr.. Jordan said.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-25
TAN NOW SUCCEEDS ROUGE
English Society Women Consider II a
Badge of War Time
Service.

London.--In these days when women
are taking up the work of men gone to
the front pink and white are no longer
considered desirable in a woman's COM
plexion and tan has beco.ae the fash-
ionabls shade.
you've either got to wear Red
Gross uniform or a canteen workers
brassard or o munitions badge. or a
tanned face" remarked pretty girl.
IF you come back to town with cheeks
that are as brown as the earth, people
Immediately believe you've been help
Ing to make hay or picking fruit. You
don't need to bother about your COM
plexion. People don't expect you to
have one II you've been helping farm
ers.. And think what It saves al the
chemist'al'f
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-25
RED TAPE FORMS BIG
London Evening Standard P
Interesting War Tim
= Story.

London.-The leisurely ma
which red tape is unwound
times is illustrated by an Incl
scribed in the Evening Stand
"In January last" the nt
says, "a certain neutral gov
bought a small machine. 1t c
a very small quantity Of a
metal, the export of which i
hiblted unless a permit coult
tained.
''The minister representing I
try concerned applied for a per
application went first to the
Office. From the foreign ofiic
sent upon its travels round w
ultimately reaching the perf
could give the permit on June
"The permit started on III
Journey on June %. When It
rive at the Office of the minis
made the application no one
Well informed opinion favors
mas, with due reservation for :
able delays But nothing can
1t getting there now--even II
wanted"
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-25
DOES MOVIE ACT; SUES CITY
Rochester Man Goes Through Some
! Rough Work With Auto
on Road.

Rochester, N. Y.--Arthur Il. Brown
did about everything expected Of a
slapstick motion picture comedian out
the Scottsvllle road the other night,
according to his adventures as told
In a claim for $110 filed against the
city.
Mr.. Brown was operating an auto
mobile through an unlighted detour,
when a rear wheel went into mud con-
slderably over the rim and refused to
bulge. Brown went around to the re-
calcitrant wheel and tried to pull the
car free. Instead, according to the
complaint, this happened:
81 sank deep into the soft earth or
ashes and fell into hole filled with
iron, tin cans, sticks and other sorts
Of rubbish, sustaining deep cut or
cash on my right hand, bruises on my
left side directly under my left arm,
a severe jarring. causing me to become
sick, sore, lame and disabled, and |
am still sick, sore, lame and disabled.
and my suit Of clothes worn at this
time became soaked with filthy water
and mud and is ruined, and my eye
glasses were Jared from my nose and
were broken. A sharp iron projecting
about two feet broke the right eye
glass and tore the right corner Of
my eye"
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-25
CHICKENS NOW s4 APIECE
Food In Brussels Now at Extravagant
Prices-Butter, Dollar .
Pound.

London.-The Times Bernie corre-
spondent quotes an American from
Brussels as saying that the condition
of that city Is outwardly little changed |;
that the chief privation Is the absence
Of news.
Food commands extrnvagant prices.
bread being 10 cents and meat of all
kinds dollar pound. Chickens are
from So to $4 apiece. Butter is dol
lar a pound. There is much distress
and even starvation i1 the surround
ing country.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-25
IRISH EVEN TO MI
Dislike Of British Orders BY
bernian Shown In nayilul
} Service.

London.--An instance Of the
ing hesitation with which the
eilable Irishman obeys any rel
of the disliked Saxon Is give
writer In the Daily Chronicle.
Soon after the daylight sas
under which the clocks Of the
Kingdom were put forward 9
went Into effect an Englishwu1
ing In Tlpperary found her gart
gloomy mood. She ashe
whether he had put his clock
The gardener evaded the q
evidently preferring to talk Oh
roses. The mistress protested.
ally pressed the question and n
man face her.
"Yes, my lady" said the pa
last. II did. I put 1t on
hour"
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-25

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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-25

Carrolton, acooriingto the Re-
,publican- Record, ha si9,s citizen
who has the cost OF living figured
down to science. His land
lord had been unable to collect
any rent since he had become a
tenant, 80 decided tc deed the
little property to the nonpayer.
The tenant however, was two
much of afin ancier and declined
10 accept the deed, explaining
that he did not wish to be wor.
ried about taxes,
Harry Hall, marriage license
clerk in Kansas City, is sort of
a Solomon. "'he other day a
callow youth Of seventeen, with a
half consumed cigarette hanging
from his droopy lips, applied for
u marriage license. "Nothing
doing" was Hall's decision as he
sized up the Ser do well, "may-
be you're big enough to smoke
cigarettes, but you haven't sense
enough to get married on q
license from this Office"
''It's a mousel" screamed a
Cape Girardeau matron when a
noise from within the kitchen
range alarmed her baby playing
on the floor. Hastily telephon-
ing her husband for aid, the
woman mounted a chair to await
coming. Investigation proved
that it wasn'! a mouse at all, but
that woodpeeker evidently had
flown down the chimney and
found itJ way into the stove.
Announcing her intention of
giving away all her estate before
her death to keep her heirs from
quarreling over it, Mrs. Hannah
Duryea, a widow eighty years,
has decided $4,000 worth of real
estate to st. Louis University.
In the last ten years she has
given away 90 acres OF 100
acre estate near st. Louis, worth
over 81, 900 an acre, living in
two rooms Of her five-room home
on the remaining five acres, and
renting out the other three
rooms.
HIs Consolation
'@There's one consolation about be-
ing in jail. num-" what is It. my
poor man? AFTER I once 60 to bed
nobody here makes me get up and 60
down to be sure that the back doors
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-25
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'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made blythe Shears,
the, Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Orig-
nal, Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All Interesting Reading

pWihiAtu6 49,, ~ ~ -~ ~
and ready for use by September
let.
An Indiana man recently pur.
chased .2,640 acres Of land in
Mississippi county, the consider
alton being about 100000.
The citizens OF Dearborn are
boosting for electric lights, and
as soon as these are secured they
are to get in line for waterworks.
The Bell Telephone Co., at
Poplar Bluff, is to spend $4,000
in remodeling their exchange
system. Work to be commenced
at an early date.
Ths state sujtor at Jefferson
City set. apart St,954, ,134.95 as
the puhlic school fund for the
present year. This is an increase
SO. .465 "a over last year.
A Boonville professional man
has solved the morning problem
of sleep and sanitation by getting
I'm about X O'Clock and then tax.
ing nap in the bath tub.
The Board Of Directors Of the
Kennett School District have
announced its intention to see
that the Compulsory Educational
Law is enforced in that school
district.
George D. Jones Of Laclede
county, 10 years old, recently
took ride on a train for his first
time and, on the same day, saw
and rode upon a street car for the
fret ting.
A woman smoking a cigar was
pne OF the sights at Lamar the
plher day, where the unusual
performance threatened 10 stop
traffic along the west side Of the
public square.
Three gallons Of flies day is
the catch reported from the Home
Economics Club and the city
pooled funds and bought two
dozen big screen wire traps,
Each trap has been averaging a
pint Of flies day since installa-
iion.
During the summer session
this year the Springfield Normal
led with 1850 students; Warrens-
burg came next with 1,410; Mis-
souri, University had 1914;
Kirksville, 1900; Cape Giradeau,
1000; and Maryville, 600.
Having deposited $3.50 in q
Liberty bank, Eddie Rhine began
writing checks on his bank
account and had issued $500
worth Of personal paper in bis
home town and Kansas City be-
fore the sheriff put stop to his
high finance.
II is told OF a backward child
that its vocabulary comprises
only four words. The first word
the child mastered was ''cat.''
It now can pronounce distinctly
s'dog," horse" and the name oil
widely known motor car.
John Barleycorn is blamed foi
most Of the crimes in this world
but he can prove an alibi in the
case OF st. Louis servant CIR
who stole $50 and gave as an ex.
cuse that ohe had bad teeth anc
wanted to get them fixed up.
Elder John Giddens, a Chris.
tian minister. whose wife died II
Sedalia a year ago, found in tn,
Book that it is not good for ]
man to live alone, 50 he weddst
9 woman who owns farm neaI
Dresden, and he will live on .h'
farm. The Elder is eighty ysarI
CID and his bride is sixsy-two,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-25
HTs conselat'on.

"There's one consolation about be-
ing in jail, mum" what is It. my
poor man?" After I once 60 to bed
nobody here makes me get up and 90
down to be sure that the back doors
locked. ."--petroit Free Presa
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-25
ENDS HIKE or 1000
Young Prohibition Lecturer
pedltlon In Chase Of \
Bandits.

4 | / i b " ||.
st. Paul, Minn.-One Of ths
ing figures at the recent P
convention here was Lauren
Gahan, twenty-five years ol
Prohibition lecturer. McM
rived here after a Shike"
miles. The young hiker \
ding along a road 80 miles
Columbus, N. NJ, when he \
the raid on that town by
his bandits. He Joined a sherl
and a detachment Of the sta
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-25


at Westboro and was killed. The
Westboro Enterprise says he
fell less than six feet. He fell on
his head and shoulders and broke
his neck.
Blackleg among cattle in Cape
Girardeau is causing many
deaths and the disease seems to
be spreading rapidly in spite
OF the fight against 1t. The
county farm agent is vaocinatlng
cattle by the hundreds.
Artesian water underlies all Of
Harrison county, according to a
report published in the Bethany
Republican. An exhaustive sur
vey has been made bv j. O..
Brown, who says flowing wells
can be had at any point in the
county less than 800 feet above
sea level.
How many crackers a parrot
can est during a bargain sale was
solved recently at Jefferson City,
where department store gave
away a bird that devoured 1859
crackers in the given time. The
bird is female and has only one
bad habit, that Of yelling "Hello"
at the travelling men.
The great Burke and Hobbs
revival meetinng is still in pro-
gress at Kennett. Rev. Steve
Burke is doing the preaching,
being ably assisted by Rev. A.
B. Hobbs and Harry Loss are
directing the singing. The at
tendance is large and much in.
terest is in evidence.
Miss Margaret Tinsley Of
Charlottesville. Mo-, was nomi-
mated in the August primary for
county clerk OF Pemiscot county
Miss Pinsley had three opponents
and defeated them by a large
majority. The Democratic press
of that county believes that hel
nomination will add strength tc
the ticket in November election.
Declaring that he has good
reason TO believe that his livery
barn, which was burned July 81
was set on fire, Walter Peak oI
Lexington offers a reward oil
$500 for the arrest and convict.
ion Of the actual incendary OF
the arrest apd conviction of. The
psrson who hired the deed done
Three times in the last two years
Mr.. Peaks livery barn has burn.
ed.
There is a 220 acre rice farm
in Stoddard county near Dudley
The product at present is in it
boot stage and in ten days mor'
will be headed out, after which
the water will be drained of
when it viii be harvested a few
days later. A deep twelve incl
well with a kerosene engine
pumping continuously a twelve
inch stream of water is used Il
irrigate the rice field.
Ernest Lettin of Maryville wal
arrested at the Merchants Hote
in Omaha, Tuesday, after he ant
Sadie Olney, also of Maryville
had registered as man and wifi,
under an assumed name. Letti.
is twenty one and the girl fifteen
According to the girls father
George Olney, who arrived il
city the next day with a deput,
sheriff from Maryville. Letti
had worked for him on his farm
for the past two years. Satur
day he borrowed s10O from hin
AMI left with the Girl,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-25

Some Of the highest clouds
on a summers day ere made d
fakes and tiny floating crystals
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-22
BATTLES IN The AIR
FEATURE WAR NEWS

Paris, May 22.-The greatest aerial
activity on both sides was reported in
the official statement from the war of
flee announcing unsuccessful German
attacks on the Belgian front and in
the Champagne, but no infantry fight
ing at Verdun.
German aeroplanes bombarded the
French seaport town of Dunkirk, kill
ing six persons and wounding thirty
eight. In reprisal a French air squad
ron attacked enemy camps at Wyfwe
gen, Zarren and Handzaem, and a Bel.
gian squadron bombarded the Ghif
telles aerodrome. many bombs reach
ing the mark.
Lieutenant Navarro, French ali
hero, brought down his eleventh Ger
man aeroplane behind the French
lines near Chattancourt, northwest OF
Verdun. Both German occupants were
captured This was the second plane
brought down by Navarro in twenty
four hours
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-22
AUSTRIAN HEIR TO
THRONE AT FRONT

Rome, May 22-Emulating the ex-
ample of the German heir apparent
the Austrian crown prince has arrived
at Trent and is directing the campaign
against Vicenza, the Verdun of the
Northern Italian front
Field Marshal Conrad Won Holtze-
burg, ief OF the Austrian general
staff, has Joined the array OF generals
In the Tyrolese front. 1t is reported
here that General Cadorna, Italian
commander-in-chi viii move his
headquarters to the Trentino front
Though the latest official statement
admitted further retirements there Is
every confidence here that the Aus
trian offensive is about to come to a
halt. Despite heavy sacrifices In men
and ammunition the Austrians thus
far have crossed the Italian frontier
at but one point-in the Aztec val
ley AT no place do their lines ap-
proach nearer than twenty-five miles
the important strategic position of vi
cenza, reported to be the goal Of the
present position.
Between 100000 and 220 900 Aus
trian troops are engaged on the from
tier leading eastward from the Adige
valley
1t is admitted that the losses on
both sides have been very heavy
though no figures are available at the
present time.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-22
FORD is NOT DISTURBED D
Says RooseveIt's Opinion OF His Work
Does His Propaganda Good.

Detroit, May 22-The failure Of
Colonel Roosevelt and Henry Ford to
meet was due to the insistence Of
each that the other take the initiative.
Discussing the colonels visit Mr. Ford
said
What Colonel Roosevelt thinks
about me and my work doesn't disturb
me. IL does my propaganda good. ]
have no feeling In the matter except
| feel like thanking him for again
bringing to the attention of the pub
lie his views and thereby arraying the
public against his armament crowd
"The people will attend to Roose
velt at the proper time. The trouble
with this whole Detroit demonstration
is that the armament and munitions
crowd are too prominent in 1t. ! know
this crowd and | know that It is not
all patriotism.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-22
FORMER BOSS COX
OF CINCINNATI DEAD

Cincinnati, May 22.-George B. Cox,
theatrical manager, former political
ruler Of this city and one of the Re.
publican leaders of Ohio, is dead at
his home in Clifton.
Mr. Cox suffered stroke OF paraIy.
sis Feb. 20 and had been In o serious
condition since A few days ago pneu-
monia developed and from that time
he sank rapidly
MIR. Cox was born in Cincinnati
April %, 1853 He was the last of the
municipal bosses. He himself ac
knowledeed the title. He was forced
to leave school when eight years old to
help support his widowed mother. He
started as bootblack and news
butcher, then became a salesman.
After he had saved 81 600 he became
a saloon keeper At twenty-four he
was elected to the city council and
soon became Republican leader Of his
ward His power widened as he de.
livered the goods
Following a state ripper bin Great
ing a board OF public works in Gin
cinnati Mr.. Cox, at the instance OF
the governor, had the power 10 name
it's members. Ousting the Democrats
he became ruler OF the city. his power
reaching its zenith in 1890. Several
strong fights were made to oust him
from power, but not until Henry Hunt
was elected mayor, following grand
jury activities, was Cox's rule broken.
Thnn he rpfirnd
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-22
SenatOrTillmanOppo
er Appropriation.
CALLS III CRIMINAL WASTE
South Carolina Solon Speaks Against
S43, 100000 "Pork Barrel" Measure
and Bees Associates to Turn This
Sum Into Preparedness Channel.

Washington, May 22-Chairmar
Tillman of the senate naval commit
tee attacked the $43, 600 900 rivers and
harbors bill as a criminal waste and
begged that the money be devoted &c
naval preparedness
He spoke for navy second to none
except England's.
THE forty-three million dollars
would build two battle cruisers" he
told the senate
mo one knows how many subma
rines it would build, and | can onl>
guess how many airships and othel
things OF that sort we could buy with
it,
81 believe the nation needs, thou
sand-fold more, two modern battle
cruisers of the best type than it does
or can possibly be benefited by this
appropriation for rivers and harbors
IF the bill passes | only pray that
the president will veto it"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-22
MILITIA SLOW TO RESPOND
Action Delays ReaIignment of the
Border Patrol

Washington. May 22.-General Fun.
ston's realignment of the border pa.
troll is being delayed, war department
officials said by slow mobilization of
the Arizona and New Mexico national
guard and by the disappointing show
ing in numbers and equipment of
some of the guard companies that have
reported for service.
Although II has been ten days since
President Wilson called out the Texas.
Arizona and New Mexico guardsmen
for patrol duty along the border their
mobilization and assignment is far
from complete.
The Texas companies responded
promptly, but in the other two states
the call has not met with as quick a
response as officials expected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-22
SEES DANGER IN PARADES
But Socialist Mayor Does Not Oppose
Preparedness.

Milwaukee, May 22.-Daniel w
Hoan, Socialist mayor of Milwaukee
replying to a telegram from w. Rufus
Abbott of Chicago asking him If his
name might be used in connection
with an appeal to be signed by the
mayors of twenty representative cit
les for preparedness parade demon
strations, replied that there Is grave
danger that preparedness parades may
be seized upon for all time by the pri
vate munitions and armor plate man
ufacturers as an evidence that thf
American people are in favor of mill
tarism and a huge standing army such
as brought the countries of Europe
into conflict He believed, therefore
the call for preparedness parades
should clearly define its meaning. He
gave permission to use his name.