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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-02-24

Real happiness oftener looks
out OF the window Of a humble
home than through the opera
glass in the gilded box OF IA
theatre
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03

Dave White our poplar undertaken
says if bizness don't soon pick up in his
line he calkilates he'll haft to git job
worl1in at odd jobs at 81 per day &
found Dave says he never seen stitch
a disgustin helthy town as Bingville in
his life Well, Dave all we got to say
is it's a Ill wind that don't know no
buddy some good.
Miss Ellen Hoskins while singin &
playin her own accompyment on the me-
lodeum to entertain Sam Bidd1e in her
front parler last Satterday evg. had a
mouse to run close to her and Ellen
screamed until she could be heerd by
the nabers on ali sides. Sam thort FL
len was simply tryin to reach a high
note until he seen the mouse and slept
on it. Ellen was historical the rest of
the evg. and Sam went home erly.
Widow Skinner says she would of
had lettuce and onions in her garden
before this if her nabers chickens had
dent of dug up her seeds. This is the
experients of several Bingvi1le folks we
could name.
1t was notised that Anne Hillyer our
loryer, legal lite & ]. of the P. was
turrible nervus & fdgetty in church
last Sunday morning. but nobuddy
knowd why until as soon as Anne got
outen the church he tore his starched
collar often his neck, throwd it on the
ground and stampd on it in a fit of
rage at the same time using langwidge
that didn't come with very good erase
from piller of the church like Anne is.
Anne said that COMPOUNDED collier had a
sharp edge and like to of sawed his
neck off.
Malachi Morse of Millersville was
saw on our street last wk. We didn't
see Malachi ourself but several other
persons did and we take their word
for it. We persoom the several who
seen him would lie If it was necessary,
but not about insignificant thing like
that.
We desire to state that Samantha
Deevers amt quite so sick this wk as
she was last wk but Samantha desires
it to be knowd that she still eonsid-
ers herself on the sicklist even if she
does feel better.
Doc Livermore says that If ennybud-
dy in Bingville feels all run down
what they need is a tonick Doc had
fixt up several gals. of tonick which
he made hisself from herbs and roots
He has put up same in bottels & will
sell it at the rate of rs cts. per bottle
Try a bottel 1t will make you feel
like new man or a new woman as
the case may be. ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
Personal Mentchion

Miss Tabitha Jones Sundayed with
her aunt Mrs. Glenn Wilson over to
Pea Ridge last Sunday and Mondayed
with her brother Will who lives down
Snake Bend way Miss Tabitha is
more than flying around lately, Sum
daying here, Mondaying there, etc
Amos Hillyer our talented loryer
tells US that bizness in the legal line
is very dull lately. Anne says that in
spite of all his advice in three cases
of nabers he knows of they refuse to
go to law aginst each other and let him
handle the case. This Is diseurridging
to Anne and he says he almost loses
heart at times.
Deacon Leavengood swept horses
with Joe Hines last wk. and the next
day after they swept the horse Joe got
dide on him whereas the Deacon's is
still alive. A person has to git up
very erly in the morning to git the
best of the Deacon in horse swop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
STREETCAR LINE EDDY
TORIUL

Last wk or the wk before we
forgit which there was a cappy-
talist from the CO seat by the name
of James P. Sharpe who is con-
neckted with a bank there made
VISIT to Bingville and cald on our
town se1eckt1nen.
Mr.. Sharpe told the se1ecktmen
that he was behint movement to
bid a streetcar elecktrick line from
the co seat to Hardscrabble and de-
sired to know what inducements
Bingville folks would offer to have
it run through our midst. Mr..
Sharp said that if Bingville citti-
zens would git together at mtg
and give the streetcar promoters
right of way through Bingville and
also raise a bonus of a $1,000 dol
lers they would go ahead and bid
their line right through the middle
of Main st and place this town in
tuch with the outside world as they
might say so that person could
ride from Bingville all the way to
the co seat or to Hardscrabble for
the insignificant sum of 10 cts.
Well, last Satterday night in
dignashion mass mtg was held at
the Town Hall to pertest emmy high
handed attempt to bid a st car line
through Bingville After several of
our most respeckted citizens had
spoke aginst the st car line through
Bingvilie that matter was put to
vote and it was the unanimous
sentiment of the mtg that Bingvi1le
wouldn't not only not give the st car
line right of way and a bonus of
$1,000 dollers. but if a st car line was
build through our midst it would
be did at the risk of the st car line
who would be persecooted to the
full extent of the law by Anne Hill
yer our Compensation council.
Bingville has allus managed to
wiggle along without no st car line
and we persoom we allus will As
edditor of the Bingville Bugle we
aint in favor of emmy new tangled
nosllions like st car line. We re-
gard a st car line as menace to
life & limb. Wherever st car lines
has been bilt you will read of some
buddy being run over nearly evry
day & mangeld beyond hurning
recognishion Do the citizens of
Bingville desire to be mangeld !?
Anser-Not by a jugfulll The
unanimus vote aginst the st car
line at the Indignation mass mtg
ort to be a severe rebuke to per
moters like Mister Sharp who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
Country Correspondents
SORROW HOLLOW

The ground is quite wet here as we
write these lines. We persoom this is
due to the heavy rains we have had in
this seckshion for the past few days.
AS a result the crick west of town
Is on the rampage Lem Billings had
his henhouse warshed away tother
night with II hens in it and amt saw
hide nor hair of hens or henhouse
sinst. Ennybuddy living further down
the crick finding a henhouse and II
hens kindly let Lem know
Joshua Slade had touch of inflam-
matory roomytiz last wk. Josh says he
wishes to goodness somebuddy else had
it and see how they'd like it for a
change. AS far as we be concerned
Josh is welcome to it.
Jemima Hoff reports that she has a
hen that desires to set Quite late in
the season for setting hen amt il
Jemima?
Miss Amelia Tucker of Bingville and
her beau driv through our midst last
Sunday on a buggy ride. This is the
first time we knowd that Amelia and
Harve was keepin company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03

wants to run deadly electrick cars
skally-hootin through Our midst.
When Bingville folks wants to
go to the co seat they can hitch up
a horse and drive there in cupp1e
of hours without ridin on a st car
that is liable to jump the track and
break their fool necks. And as for
riding from Bingville to Hard
scrabble for five cts who in Sam
Hill in Bingville wants to 60 to
the pusilaninous one horse town
of Hardscrabble at emmy price
Ruthern go to Hardscrabble for
cts Bingville folks would prefer to
pay quarter to stay away from
there. We hope this is the last
well hear of st car line thru Bing-
vile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
Sossiety

Miss Amelia Tucker our raining sos
siety queen who Is al1us doing some
think In the soshia1 whirl line give a
very seleckt & EXCLUSIVE party to a
few invited gests, both ladies & gents
at her home last Satterday evg.
Several innocent games stitch as Co
penhagen" and "Postoffice" was indulg-
ed in by them present after which
Miss Amelia served a col1ashion con-
sisting of doughnuts & tea. The gests
said the tea wassent strong enuh to
keep them awake, but was Mise & hot.
It was close to the late hour of p.
m. ere the gests departed to their vari-
Gus homes conshious of evg. well
spent & full of pleasure.
FOR SALElLI have three half
crowd pigs which ! am willing to sell
to ennybuddy desiring pigs. These pigs
will be sold altogether or sepperate to
whoever will pay the most for same.
The good reasons I give for selling Is
that / have more pigs on hand than |
need. How are you off for pigs? II
not see me at onct.
Bingville. JASPER HAWKINS.
sPEsHIAL NOT1S-The above is
not exacktly what you would call a
sossiety item. On the contrary 1t Is a
advertisement. Jasp said he wanted it
in some prominent place in the. Bugle
and we thort under the head of Sos
siety'' was the prominentest & exeioo-
sivest place we could put it.-EDITOR
BUGGLE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03

that for the past 5 yrs. we haddent
made emmy mentchion of his name m
our columns and the last time his name
was in 1t was to the effect that he
was on the sicklist and even then we
diddent print the faclSt until after he
was up and around and being as he was
disguised with the Bugle he wanted it
stopt instanter.
This amt no excoose for IL stoppin
his paper If he wanted his name in
print offener why in Sam Hill diddent
Il go and do somethink notorious to
deserve mentchion instid of settin
cooped up at home like bump on a
log whilst his crowd up sons done the
teamwork? There amt nothink excit-
ing about Izzes life and its no wonder
his name diddent git into the Bugle
offener If he had of had a fife with
his wife or had had COW to die on
his hands or a horse run off and break
his leg we would of mentchioned it
with great cheer. but when person
lives stitch a monotonus life as IL does
its no wonder his name don't git into
the paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
HARDSCRABBLE.

The Hardscrabble Banner has not
went up the spout as was roomerd in
Bingville last wk The reason no Ban
ner come out last wk was becus the
edditor was away He says it will
come out this wk however biggern
ushual
Bill Hayward went into the black
smith shop bizness the first of the wk
and got kicked clean acrost the shop
trying to shoe Sim Hines stubborn
mule and went outen bizness the last
of the wk Bill says the blacksmith
shop bizness is a menace to life & limb
and as far as he is eoncernd he's had
enuff of it.
Sim Goodwin our accommodating
postmaster desires us to inform his pa
irons that he has moved the P. O.
from the back end of Jake Hanover's
store to the front end and will be
pleased to see all his old custummers
in his new locashion.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Cobbs felt purity
poorly for a cupple of days last wk
owing to a vilent sick headake but is
better at this writing.
There is some talk of repairing the
main st through this town which aint
been repaired for six yrs. We hope ii
wont end in talk like it allus has did
heretofore.
News is not as plenty this wk. as
they ushually are. More anon.
OBSERVER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
Joke on
II Looks Like as If Bill Hepburn
Our Artistick Blacksmith Kind
of Got the Best of Rev. Moore,
Faster Of the BingviIIe Church
in a Argument


Tother day down to Hen Weathers-
by's store Bill Hepburn our artistick
blacksmith happend to mentchion in the
presents of Rev. San1 Moore, pastel
of the Bingviile church & several
other representative citizens of Bing-
vile. who was also present that he ex-
peckted to make trip to the co. seat
the follering Satterday on bizness &
pleasure.
OF course everybuddy In Bingville
knows what Bill goes over to the CO.
seat for so punckshual evry Satterday
Everybody knows that evry Satterday
night Bill has came back from the CO.
seat from time immoral as we might
say, with his skin full of the Old De
mon Rum & ushually lays abed all day
Sunday with a splittin headake and
sometimes not even able to go to work
in the shop Monday morning.
We'll, when Bill mentchions cashual
like that he was a going to the CO.
seat everybody present but Rev. Moore
grinned and snic<erd, but Rev Moore
he hove a awful deep sigh and going
acrost to Bill laid his hand on his
shoulder and said in kind voice:
William, it pains & greeves me tur-
rible deep to think that the Demon
Rum has went and got the upper hand
of you. Don't you know brother, that
wine is a mocker and strong drink is
ragin and whoever partakes thereof ort
to know better. Look not upon the
wine when it is red, William, for in
the end it bitheth like a serpent and
don't you reform and lead a nobuller
life?"
Bill he himmed and hawed and twist
ed in his chair and blusht while Rev.
Moore was a talking to him and tride
to laff it off with a sick1y smile and
finally he says:
well, parson, I don't calki1ate that
leetle soshial nip onct per wk. hurts
ennybuddy. Besides" says Bill, Seems
to me there's somethink in the scripter
about ticker being good for a persons
stummick's sake in case of emergency
or for medisinul purposes only"
Then Rev Moore lit into Bill agin
and told him that red ticker was rank
pizen when took internal and wassent
never intended as a beverage for hui
ming consumpshion & that IL a person
had the stumnick axe or emmy think
like that hot mustard plaster external
or some ginger tea internal was jest
as good:
William" says Rev Moore, when
you're thirsty why don't you alius drink
water ?"
Bill he wriggled some more on his
chair and finally he says:
Don't you know, parson, that water
will rot feller's boots, Well, if wa
ter will rot feller's boots for good
ness sakes what in time would it do to
a poor mans stummick?"
Everybody present hollerd & laft
Rev Moore diddent seem to be able
to think up a anser to Bills questshion
right off, so he cleared his throat and
past outen the store sighin and shakin
his head like as if he had gave up Bill
as hopeless.
1t was the general opinyun of them
present that Bill got leetle mite the
best of Rev. Moore in this temperents
argument.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
aid Up & Stopt

Israel Lydekker, who lives mile
west of Bingville on farm paid US a
unpleasant call last Tuesday Il paid
us S. on his subscripshion up to date
and then told us he wanted his paper
stopt.
When we askt IL why he desired to
discontinue his subscripshion he said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
Save your
Butter and eggs
For ME-!

This is to notofy the general public In
cIooding everybuddy else without sighting
ennybuddy who has Hens cows that
have went into the Butter and Egs busi-
ness on a big skaie until further motifs.
have trfde my hand at several other thinge
and failed so I thort IL wouldn't DO no
harm to try it at this. I Will pay hing
Vile prices for butter and eggs, then
will take them to the Co. Seat and sell
them at co. seat prices making hand
be rich why take your butter q eggs to
just the same he does and no more
believe in live q Let live
will come around in my wagon and
coileckt your eggs Butter EvBY Friday.
Be ye ready for me. Or you can bring
same to my house and feave them with my
wife and I will pay you later. Don't WORRY
About Your PAY being as line considered
Just good wheat in the barn
There is also another thing-I might
be able to a Few spring CHIKEENS
pervided / can find market for them.
II I buy your chickens right and sell
them at considerable more, I'll do So In
Conclusions 1 desire to say that Your
eggs & Butter must be Fresh. THIS Is
important. Look out for my wagon and
lissen for my horn. When you hear some
think blow. that's me.
Yours For produces
Silas Henderson
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-06
British CurtaiIment
Of COa|ing Rights
Will Affect The u, s

WASHINGTON. Dec. D. = turia!i'
ment Of coallng privileges at briLlSh
ports Is threatening farrcaching et-
fncts on American shipping, and while
representatiOns have been made 10
Great Britain by the state departmenl,
il Is realized here that ii may be dli-
ticult to secure any allovation OF the
constantly tightening restrictions I'M
posed by the British aulhorltlrS. Vi,
iicials point out that the right 10 coal
at foreign ports is based almost en-,
firely on international comfy ana
that treaty pledges in the present
instance are not Of a nature to make
the case entirely clear.
Great Brltain'S inability TO guar
antee bunker coal 10 any vcSScl not
utilizing it lin such a way that BRIT,
ish or allied interests arc benehleu,
was announced today in d statement
hv the British embassy in the form ol
4 memorandum drawn up in London.
The announcement is the first pubic
expression, officials say. OF policy
which has in fact been in operation
for some time AMI which has brought
forth protests by this country Ill soy
pral eases. Many American SHIPS
have been refused coal. it is declared
and consequently held up for from
three days TO week. with Il resulting
heavy loss to their owners.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-06
FORGERY CHARGED ON
REGISTRATION BILL AT
THE EXTRA SESSION

CHARLESTON ". Va. Dec. 81
Applicaton for writ Of mandamuS 10
prevent the printing Of senate b!il
No, ! into the acts Of the cXtra0rdln-
.ary session of The West Virginia leg
jsIaturr of 1916. was made 70 the Su-
prcmr court OF appeals today by sen.
Fred l.. Fox. Democratic leader in the
senate.
The petitioner alleges that &c y
amendments in This bill Wer" II l
into the cUnirrrnC" committee
after the report had been accepted =
both senate and house, and the Dill
had been finally passed.
John T. Harris. clerk Of the senate.
and J. &. Prchard. clerk of thn house,
are mad" defendants in the proceed
ing. u is sought 10 prevent them
from making up the journals o! he
respective houses showing the lncln-
sion Of these alleged fraudulent
amendments. The bill in question Is
that krow0 as the registration h!H.
The court has MOI conSlderea 'ne
petition bul immediate action is eN-
DrCird
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-06
SENATE COMMERCE
COMMITTEE TO TAKE
Up R, R, LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.--Further
railroad Legislation suggested by
President Wilson al the time of the
enactment Of The Adamson law will
be taken by Friday by he Senate
Commerce Committee. Chairman New
lands said today. Measures before the
committee include:
\ bill 10 enlarge the membership
OF the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion from seven to nine and empower
it TO sit with full authority in groups:
a bill similar to the Canadian disputes
act 70 forbid strikes or lockouts on
interstate railroads pending efforts by
the Federal Board Of Mediation and
Cancellation to settle differences. and
a bill which would give the President
power to operate railroads for mill
tary purposes when their functions
are suspended or hindered.
Measures affecting Interstate com
merce were introduced today by Sen
atorS Underwood and Townsend but
they probably will not be considered
br the committee this week. Senator
Cnderwood's bill proposes 10 give the
interstate commerce commission the
power TO fix wages and hours of labor
OF interstate railroad employees and
authority 20 act in such matters on
its own Initiative or on application
Of the public service, the employees or
the railroads.
Senator T0wnSend'S measure would
authorize investigation of. railroad
controversies including matters OF
wages. hours and employment condi-
tons BY a presidential commission.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-06
]. D. ARCHbOLD,.
STANDARD 0|L
|NACNATEE, DEAD
LOSES BRAVE FIGHT
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
Complications Followed an
Operation for Appendicitis
Family at Bedside.

TARRYTOWN. y. Y. Dec. John
D. Archbold, the Standard Oil mag
nate. died al $50 o'clock this morn
ing at his home in South Broadway.
here. Death resulted1'rom complica-
tions following an operation for appen-
dicitis. performed November q.
Mr.. Archbold's brave fight for life
during the TWO weeks after his opera
lion was in keeping with the traits OF
character that brought him successes
in business--dogged trnacity infl"yi-
BILE will and optimism. Hope was
practically abandoned for him nearly
a week ago but Mr.. ArChbUld fought
against death with tile iron will that
his opponents in the oil business found
in wears gone by had crushed them.
IIr. Archhold'S body will rest in the
family mauSucum at the north end OF
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, where the
body Of Mrs. John ID. Rockefeller was
placed before being taken TO CleTe-
land.
Surrounded by Family.
With Mr.. Arch bold at the end were
Mrs. ArchbOld and their children,
John +. Archbold, Mrs. Michael NJ. Van
Beuren and Mrs. Armar Saunderson.
the latter Of England. Mrs. Arch0old
had about recovered from the collapse
suffered several days ago.
Mr.. Archbold was president OF the
Standard Oil CO. Of New Jersey and
was aged GS YEARS. H. was John D.
Rockrfeller's riehr-haud in the great
Standard on system.
Mr. Archbold was striken with lp-
pendicris on November - and opera
ted on two days later. His condition
was Immediately realized as desperate
Blood TRANSMISSION WAS reSorted to. MIR.
Archbold's chauffeur, Mosger, volun-
teering to furnish the blood. For a
time SIr. Archhold seemed 10 rally af-
ter this operation.
John D. Rockefeller. aged head OF
the Standard Oil. remained at his
home in Pocantco Hills waiting Tor
the result of his executives fight.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-06
Official Text Of The.
Belgian Deportation
Protest Reaches u. S.

WASHINGTOE nec 5--rhc official
text of tho HelGian government ap-
peal t. III" United States for intcrTen-
lion IA stop the deportation OF H"l%l&n-
to Germany for forced labor was hnnd-
ed 10 Secretary Lansing today hy Min
islrr IIavrpi;h. IL will hc mad public
after it has h"cn translated from ice
French.
4 summary Of thr communication
was submitted to IN" stat" department
hy Mr.. IIav"niih several weeks AC'.
about the tim" II b"Cam" known thlt
American charge Grew nt l"riH had
been instructed t" say informally I"
the German foreign utfic" that tho
treatment Of tn" B"lC,AnS was c;rai lnE
a most unravorah!" Impression in IN"
United States and other neutral c"ln-
tries Til" ChHr:cr wa~ informed that
Tho d"n"rtniion% w"r' I military n'N"%-
sltr and not in violation of iAtcrnati"n-
al law.
Sine" then further representations
hav" boon made hT the United Sial"S.
the exact natur" nf which has not been
disclosed 50 far IS - known. no r"-
MI. has come from Germany.
Th.. R"Einn apUHal speaks or lh.h"o
citizens having been dnportef. since
j, has hran in IN" mails. Mr.. lav"ntth
declared today, :he total has grown 10
nearly 10n,NoN with daily additions Of
about 5000.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-06
CORRUPT PRACTICES
BILL TO Be PRESSED
IN SENATE BY GORE

WASHINGTON. Dec. i. - Corrupt
practice legislation. The Owen bill TO
limit expenditures by any political par
" for election OF President and Vice
president, 10 $400, 600 and 10 further
restrict expenditures for election OF
senators and representatives, was
made today. the unfinished business
of the Senate Senator Owen. VINO
made the motion, said he would press
the bill at every possible opportunity
until its passage.
The Oklahoma Senator referred 10
promises of cu-uprrati0n given by Re-
uuhlicln senators just beiOr" ad-
ioumment last September, when ~
Tile effort was made 10 pass the Dill.
He called upon these senators 10
make good their words. declaring mat
mo Republican can permit 4 condl'
iicn TO endure which permits the hi%i'
rst legislative and executive powers
Of the prOpl" 10 he controlled ny lHe
sorcIid list, Of money on Il large scale.
Senator PruruSc introduced as an
amendment 20 the Owen bill. III" old
Force bill" defeated in a notable
fight g years ago. which would SiHe
suprrvis0n OF elections 10 III" led
nral government and prevent diStran-
rhisnmem of negroes III the southern
states. Tie amendment was ordered
read and mus; bc voted on before
disposition of The corrupt nractlceS
measure.
Efforts 10 bring about cloture OF
debate in the Senate were revived
early in the day. Senator Hoke
smith Introducing an amcndmenl to
the rules which would close debate
on any measure by two thirds vote
on petition by sixteen senators. tham-
pionS of corruW practices measures
said the main purpose in rushing this
amendment was 10 a$Sur" an oppor,
tnnirv for voting on the Owen Dill
before Adjournment next March.