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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-11-21
SOME PtMPKINs~-INDEED.

Af this office may BE- seen the mon
sfer pumpkin. mentioned iu these col
uinus short time uEo. which was too
large for the raiser. ". - BcuthaL
90 drive his wagon over when 10
loemrd un in his way as be- gathered
eorL This pumpkin measures . feet.
o.. inches in circumference. ami prob
ably weighs around O5 or go pounds.
This with another almost a. large.
has been donated 10 the Red Cross
and viii be- sold at auction saturday.
ln Justice to Mr. Bcnihsi. we viii Say
thaf be- explained 10 uS that he was
driving "a low. iron-whe,l wagon which
would not pn~S over the pumpkin
and NOT big farm wagon. Tile crro-
neou~ impression WAS left SO his
friends would have u little finn az Mr.
Beufial~ expense and we are glad Ia
viudicaie him in the end.
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TIME EXTENDED.
Ten More Days Allowed for Sending
Overseas Xmas Packages.

Mrs W L. Skinner. who has charge
of the distribution Of cartons fur
nisied By the government for sending
Christmas Packages 10 soldiers. ad-
yisi.S us that the time of milling such
packages has been extended from Ne
vembcr 20 % November 3Oth This
applies 10 those overseas
She l. also authorized 10 state that
II You have not received overseas In
helS (which must be procured before
q package can be- mailetl by Nov. 20.
the nearest Of kin 20 soldier may pro-
'iire One from the local Red Cross by
making affidavit To- this effect 1t
must be- remembered. however. that n
soldier can receive only one box and
only one label win be- issued for him
Apply az Red Cross rooms at court
house Tuesday and Friday afternoons
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Congressman Alhcn ". Barklcy'S
M jority IN the First District was
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ton county. This applies Ia volunteers.
drafted men. soldiers. sailors u.tIie.il
corps. chapiuins. etc. II Is hop.d that
these records win be supplemented by
other information such as is eonta i'm
ed in newspaper clippings letters and
which may be- procured from other
channels The records which You can
now make viii De- of much value in the
years to come We feel that you aS
residents of tiiS county viii take pride.
in making these records relating To-
pur men in Service as complete a. pos
sihie. and la this way have an 0ppor-
funify to render your State material
aid. BESS THOMPSON. County His
furiam
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-11-21
DIED IN ENGLAND.
sergt. Aubrey Townsend. Of Hickman
Dies Of influenza.

Juse one month after his death %,
parents of Aubrey Townsend receive,
the sad news az their sons death
which occurrcd 10 a hospital iu Rrock
port England. ext 18th Spanish in
fiucnza being given as the cause iit
was on the srIic transport with Guy
Lcdwilgc. also Hickman boy. aud ii
l. understood lp took sick while on
the Oceau ani WAS sent 90 fhe hu-pi-
tal Immediately upon arrival az an
english port.
Sergeant Townsend was a sm uI
Mr. and Mrs o. a Townsend and was
reared near ilicsman. lie was stu
dent in the state university where De-
was taking course in agriculiurr
when THE Mexican trouble Developed
Being member of fhe state sunri
Aubrey went with Dis Company fu
Mexico and sfail there until Gcu. Per
hine cleared up the Mexican muddie
TIe was discharged. e.im- hcHuc aud
spent about one week. This was righf
on the verge of our trouble with Ger
mnny. and he Immediately volunteer
cd FOR service again. lie was sent to
"a Thomas for short while and lufel
Assigned as Instructor in the Signal
Corps az Camp shelby. Miss Hc -crF-
cd in this capacity Tor more thlm "a
year. or until his unit was ordered
overseas. In an. hc has seen ahouf
four years sertirc-gud was cverg
inch a soldier and gcnilemnn Fulton
county had no finer young man than
Sergt Townsend aud his uutimeiy
end ~ indeed sid
Besides his parents hc T. survived
hy two sisters Mrs N W. Mhippic
aud Mrs. Albert Jones and the lol
lowing hrofhcrS-A A.. j. r.. = y
and Carl " The latter H. also Ga the
service overseas and has not bccn
heard from for several weeks
The news Of Auhreys death + don
bly sad. inasmuch as the war has end
ell and his loved oncs were looking
forward for his return home But
th.y have the tuusOlatiu. OF knowing
that hc did hiS duty m h nation
crisis lie had his choice af. the out
Set between following the color- rua
staying at homc-a and chose the folncf
It was the young men Of his type tina
made the world safe FOR Democracy.
While ne viii not return. as family |
and friends had hoped. still his mem 1
ory will be- cherished and revcrpd by I
all who knew him.
Tho loved ones have the sympathy /
~ the entire community in their great i
'o~S and hour of grief
life l. short like a iieeting day.
Set us follow their course OF duty.
10y slime through ages and show the
way
ITO noble service. the life of beauty
yho enlist In the cause Of right
You add a star 10 the crown Of light \
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A FINE LADY.
Mrs. Nellie Crostic Departs This Life
at Age of 66 Aear,

Mrs Molie. wife Of W. : Crostic.
departed this life THURSDAY. November
"a. after q long illness of tui,ercular
trouble Dcnih occurred at the home
Hf her SON. Frank Crosfic. uf Moscow
90 which place the couple were visit
Ing
nerea-c was one of the pioueer
itizrn~ uf fnlfOu cuunfy ami ume of
our very best and uobirsf womrn. Sine
HaS born in Tennessee some Oi years
-u. hut MOST OF beer life was spent in
his county She d. survived hv her
'eucrah'e husband and four children
lErce ~pu- Frank. Walter and Ed-
uHrd frr residents 90 fhi~ section.
ud She haas onc daughter. Mrs ". D..
iial af Poplar Grove. Ark Further
.uck iNru lpr oldest suu cam re0niir.f.
Mrs Cru-fic hns been affiliated with
le Methodist church. lrr membership
being ut HARMONY. nud hrr life meas
rrrd up fo thc highest Christian stand
rd. Her many friends viii he sad
lcucd hv the news of her death and
De- lo-~ fo beer family o. iueSfimahle
Funeral ~crviDt.~ were conducted
'riday afternoon hy Rev Holly. oil
ayce. and the remains laid CD rest
It Harmony cemetery
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NEW STAMPS BLUE.

New war saving stamps Ia be Is
sued after January I viii be- blue i'm
stead 81 green and will bear por-
trait Of Bcniamin Franklin. Secretary
McAdoo has announced
The same thrift stamps and thrift
cards viii be used and exchanged FOR
s. war saving stamps by the method
now Ca use
The 1915 series will mature january
l. 1874
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$1,000 DIE OF Flu.

Influenza during the two months IL
was epidemic IN the United States
caused more than twice as many deaths
a~ resulted from all causes among the
mniubci~ II the American Expedition
AIRY Forces from the time the first
American soldier landed overseas nm
til the cessation Of hosfilities Re-
ports indicate more than - 600 deaths
from influence and from 10000 10
5000 deaihs among the American
forces
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ln mention lust week of thr
shortage boo local attorneys. ihc name
~ Judgi. j. W Koncy was iefi out uf
uur copy. lie H. ou- among other
who cannot aid in filling ouf queS-
fiouuaire~ being Government Appeal
agent. which di~quaiiies. Hence oniF
four attorneys Davis. Amhers. Stem
bridge and Moore. had 90 handle this
work
. Tho ending ~ the war must o. "a
terrible blow o. Nashville merchantS-
many 81 whom are said to have heen
getting two or three prices for their
coois by neecing the powder plant
workers But Nashville Wasn't the
only town that made profit out of
patriotism. The woods are NOW fun
of miliionaires
President Wilson. in proclamation
given out Monday. namct Thursday
November ~ as n dry of ThanksgiV-
ing and prayer. lie called on the peo-
pie to give thanks for the victory that
has been vouchsafed 90 the allied
cauSc-
The Hickman Cash Grocery win re-
rire from busiue~. az Hickman and
1Ir Chambers wiz rcfurn o. Martin
to look after the firms store there
Now that the war Is over. we may
look FOR some Of the vacant business
houses 90 fill mp.
r. A. Hammond Is in 81. Louis pur
Dh ising goods for the s.. Louis Fur.
GO.
Extra values I'm Boys Knee Pants.
s. a. Si.-Smith & Amberg.
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STARTS TOMORROW.

Demohilization Of the men az Camp
Zachary Taylor will probably begin
tomorrow. ~ Gen Austin has receiv-
ed orders from the War Department
10 reduce the 159th Depot Brigade to
four training battnliOns. one of which
j. 90 be "a negro organization.
u j. expected that approximately
3Joo will be- mustered out Of this or
ganization. which has handled the in
How and preliminary training of So
f4rf-
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ATTENDING CONFERENCE.

Rev. X. &. Douglass. of the First
Methodist church. and Rev ]. II. Sim
mons. of the West Hickman Chapel.
left yesterday 20 attend the annual
Methodist Conference at Jackson.
Tenn. Both carry with them splen-
ded reports OF the church year just
ending.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-11-21

Rs ilroad telegraphers' wages were
advanced by order Of Director Cen
eral McAdOo Monday l3 cents an hour
above the rate prevailing last Jan
uary l. with a minimum Of A. cents
an hour retroactive 10 October L.
Eight hours hereafter is TO be con-
Sidered days work and overtime will
be- paid at the rate Of time and half.
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The price fixing committee Of the
war Industries board has recommend
eel that the present cotton fabric prices
be- continued until January /. and af-
ter that date no further action will
be taken by the committee.
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Although unwilling to concede the
election Of Edward ID. Hays. Repub-
lican candidate for Congress. until
all of the official returns are received.
the members OF the County Central
Committee Of the Democratic party.
are of the opinion that Congressman
Joe j. Russell. OF Charleston. has
been defeated in his race for re-elec-
tion--Charleston (Mo.) Courier
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Mrs Alice Lee C0rum. wife Of w.
H. Corum. died Tuesday afternoon.
November - at her home I'm Union
City. death taking place suddenly.
Tom Donnell writes MS from Nash
vile 20 change the address of his pa
per-sa wing he Is now i'm the employ
Of the y G. K St l.. Ry. Co.
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ANY additional information give on
scperate sheet of paper
The above war record sheet =
printed witt ihc reques; that IL he
filled out ~ once and mailed H. nae
by the nearest relative of al men hIv-
ing entered military service from Ful-
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SEND IT IN.
Soifiiiy Historian Wants Information
f.esAfsiiiig cir Soldier BOYS.

Glowing H. condensed form of in-
formation wanted iy tho County Hi.in-
fith. Miss ResS Thiinrson. 20 Hickman.
ItL 1Ne "a al Fulton somtg havS ln
ntie sans ~ei vice 4 history IL
being complied and this informant tisn
j necessary II yolr sun. brother. nus
lcind- ETC. Is given place ln The
,""k Fih II ont now and mail 10 t.
he Historian.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-30
Observation-Disclosures
Big Wages for Spare Time.

Factory workers In an Ohio town,
last year, earned money during spare
time at the rate of 81 cents an hour.
That would be $7.38 for an eight-hour
day. $220.80 month. $2,649.8O q year.
That is good deal more than fair
profit on idle hours.
What were they doing7 Working in
home gardens, growing vegetables
that they and their families ate. The
manufacturing concern for which they
worked during regular hours kept an
accurate record Of the time the men
spent working In the gardens and the
value of the garden stuff grown.
This matter isn't news, particularly.
1t is nearly nine months old. But It
does seem worth mentioning just now
by way Of calling the attention Of the
Industrial workers of the nation to
the fact that time spent working home
gardens is not time thrown away, that
the hour they spend morning or eve
ming working the garden yields better
returns than any hour they put In In
the factory.
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Care Of Young Horsea

Give the weanllngs and immature
horses good care. The colts should
be given an ample supply Of grain and
good roughage In order that they may
mature into useful work horses. The
saving Of grain should be made with
the Idle mature horse and not with
the colt. There are many economical
rations that can be fed to both young
and mature stock. depending on the
local feeds available. Write to your
state experiment station for informa-
tlon regarding the most economical ra-
tions to be fed In your state. Also
write to the United States department
Of agriculture for Farmers Bulletin
803, which gives information on the
feeding and management Of young
horses.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-30


Washington. May 23.-Proyost Mar
shal General Crowder today announ-
ced that every man of draft age must
work or fight after July /. The order
Is under drastic amendment to the
selective service regulations. All
draft registrants, besides idlers, in
what are held to be nonuseful occupa-
tions, will be given an opportunity be-
fore local boards to choose new job
or join the army.
Gamblers, race track and bucket
shop attendants and fortune tellers
head the list, but those who will be
reached by the new regulation also in
clude walters and bartenders, theater
ushers and attendants, passenger ele-
vator operators and other attendants
of clubs. hotels, stores, ETC.. domestics
and clerks In stores.
Deferred classification granted on ac-
count OF dependents will be disregard
ed entirely in applying the rule. A
man may be at the bottom of class /.
or even In class 4. but II he fails with
In the regulation and refuses to take
useful employment he will be given
new number In class ! that will send
him into the military service forthwith.
Local boards are authorized to use dis
cretlon only where they find that en-
forced change Of employment would
result In dlsproportionate hardship up
on his dependents.
May Solve the Labor Problem.
The statement Of the provost mar.
shal generals office Is as follows:
provost Marshal General Crowder
today announced an amendment to the
selective service regulations which
deals with the great question Of CON-
pelling men not engaged In a useful
occupation Immediately to apply them
selves to some form Of labor. contrib
uting to the general good. The idler,
too, will find himself confronted with
the alternative Of finding suitable en-
ployment or entering the army.
This regulation provides that after
July l, any reglstrant who is found by
a local board to be a habitual idler or
not engaged In some useful occupation
shall be summoned before the board,
given a chance to explain and, In the
absence of satisfactory explanation,
to be inducted into the military service
of the United States.
ANY local board Will be authorized
to take action, whether It has an orig.
inal Jurisdiction of the reglstrant or
not; In other words, any man loafng
around a poolroom in Chicago may be
held to answer to Chicago board even
though he may have registered In
New York and lived there most Of his
life.
"The regulations which apply to Idle
registrants viii be deemed to apply
also to gamblers Of all description and
emplt yees and attendants Of bucket
shops and race tracks, fortune tellers,
claIr,oyants. palmlsts and the like,
who for tke purpose Of the regulations
shall be considered as idlers.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-30

books which contain the needed infor-
nation, these have not proved ade-
Quate.
1t Is quite possible for the American
beekeeping industry to be developed
so that the honey crop will be ten
times what It is at present. Not only
would such development be valuable
In an emergency such as the present
crisis, but in normal times the bee
keeping industry can provide a con-
centrated. nutritious food. almost unl-
versally liked. and assuredly an arti-
Gle Of diet preferable to the inferior
sirups and jams SO commonly used.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-30
inexp. ;,slye Garden Tools

The cultivation Of a home garden
requires very little expenditure In
tools. A spade, hoe, and rake, rep
resenting a total cost Of considerably
less than S.. are all the bought tools
necessary to be used. Everything else
can be improvised. A garden line can
be made with a piece Of twine tied to
two sharpened sticks that serve as
stakes. A thin piece Of board or
shlngle can be made into service
able trowel. A good scratcher and
weeder can be made by driving about
three small nails through the end Of
piece Of lath. A heavier weeder can
be made from piece Of hoop iron.
with one end sharpansd, bent Into a
loop.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-30
e50,000, 1000 QUARTS
CANNED LAST YEAR

Girls canning clubs In the
United States put up total OF
14.640,187 containers Of fruits
and vegetables during 1917.
Counting in the canning done
by the organized women's
clubs and through the home
demonstration agents, the total
canned product is estimated at
S50.OOO,0OO quarts, with a value
Of about $140.000.000, and this
does not include the products
dried and salted for home use.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-30
/, NEARBY MARKET
IS USUALLY BEST
Canning Clubs Should Be Able to
Guarantee Packs Of Dif-
ferent Products.
LABELS ON TIN CONTAINERS
As Necessary to Establish Reputation
for Reliability as to Have Prod.
ucts Put Up Attraetively-
Cater to Needs Of Buyers.

Well-stocked pantry shelves found
In so many American homes at the
end of the canning season have not
been enough in the way Of food saw
Ing for many women and girls who
last year. especially through their or
ganized clubs, put up millions Of Jars
and cans of fruits and vegetables In
response to the worlds need of food.
Although some of this surplus
canned food. that the pantry shelves
would not hold, was sold on local mar
kets, and some of it was even shipped
to nearby points, here and there the
home Gamers found that 1t was hard
to sell the surplus. One Of the main
difficulties, as pointed out by the bu-
reau of markets, was that the home
canned products were not standard
ized, for many cases were found where
well.selected. carefully packed stand
ardlzed goods brought good prices to
the home Gamer.
, Best Markets
Local or nearby markets for home
canned products are usually the best.
The attractiveness of the pack and
containers affects its selling qualities.
Merchants or other buyers do not
want a miscellaneous assortment OF
products, and 1t Is better practice to
put different products In boxes by
themselves and not to mix containers
of peaches and peppers, for example,
In the same lot when offering them
for sale. Containers should be graded
as to size and quarts and pints kept
separate. Labels are necessary on tin
containers and help sell canned goods.
Where products are put up by mem
pers of canning clubs under organized
supervision 1t Is possible to guaran-
tee the pack Of the different products
as TO grade and weight Of measure.
This is a considerable aid In selling,
since the buyer then knows exactly
what he is buying.
Pooling Products.
In case the products are pooled for
marketing, the different kinds Of fruit
or yegetpsS can be placed together
in gradtAcked containers, when. per-
haps, the pack Of any one Individual
might not be large enough to make
up quantity sufficient to attract
buyers. 1t is as necessary to estab-
fish a reputation for reliability as to
have products put up attractively. The
marketing of home or club-canned
products can be made successful II
the Gamers will study the marketing
problem and cater to the needs Of buy
ers. When orders are secured In ad-
vance for products, home Gamers
should endeavor to flll the orders on
time and give the buyer the kind Of
products agreed upon.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-30
FIGHT OR WORK,
cR0WDER'sORDER
Ball Players, Bartenders, Golfers,
Clerks, Gamblers, Must Find
Useful Employment.
ACTORS ON EXEMPTED LIST
Sweeping Edict, Effective July I, to
Make Nation Efficient in War,
Takes Registrants Out Of the
Deferred CIass.
Bulletin.

Washington, May %. - General
Crowder's new work -or-tight" regula-
tions may require professional base
ball players either to engage In some
useful occupation or to join the army.
Baseball players. as well as jockeys,
professional golfers and other profes-
si0nal sportsmen, General Crowder
said today. will be affected by the reg
ulations II strictly enforced. General
Crowder said he did not desire to make
specific rulings at this time and would
make rulings only when cases came to
him from local boards after July /.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST

The Chinese alphabet consists Of 214
letters.
OIL has been discovered at Bell Is
land, Newfoundland.
Ecuador has tree producing berries
which can be used as soap.
Only a third of South Americas pop
ulation Is OF pure white blood.
In 1856 New York city then New
Amsterdam and ruled by the Dutch.
had 1000 inhabitants, 12O houses and
II streets
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-30
Why Beekeepers Fall.

Failure to make q success Of bee
keeping almost always results from
lack of study Of the needs Of the bees,
combined with the failure to do
things on time. Beekeeping Is essen
TALLY an industry which requires
studlous care, and In consequence the
proper development Of this branch of
agriculture necessitates to an unusual
degree the dissemination Of informa-
tion of rather detailed nature. While
there are published bulletins and
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-30
Bulletin.

Washington. May 23.-Theatrical
performers have been excepted from
the new draft regulations at the d.
rection Of Secretary Baker. who is said
to feel that the people cannot do with
out all amusement In war time and
that other amusements could be dis
pensed with more readily.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-30

Apparatus using electrically pro-
duced ozone has been invented by a
Paris scientist for quickly purifying
the interior Of barrels used In brew.
cries.
An oven has been invented to utilize
for baking the smoke and hot gases
that ordinarily would pass out Of a
chimney from residence heating
plant.
The cherry gets Its name from Ce.
rasos. an old Greek town on the Black
sea. whence came the first garden
cherries known to Europe.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-30
THESE ARE HIT BY ORDER TO
FIGHT OR WORK.

Idlers.
Gamblers.
Bucket shop employees.
Race track attendants.
Clairvoyants and the like.
Professional golfers.
Professional baseball players
(probably).
Elevator operators at clubs and
stores.
Club and hotel doormen.
Walters In hotels and clubs.
Ushers in theaters.
Attendants at sports.
Persons in domestic service.
Clerks In stores.
Specially Exempt.
Actors.
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Share and Share Alike.

The Russian revolution was not
without Its lighter side as the follow
Ing account Of what happened in Pc
trograd will show:
woman communist was holding
forth, asserting that all were equal
and all wealth should he divided
equally ON this II man in her audi
ence produced coins amounting to
about dollar and onc-half from his
pocket 81 agree with you" he re-
marked you have convinced me-
Turning to bystnnder he asked him
10 change one of the pieces for him.
He obtained two notes
Facing the lady orator, he said (:
This is all the money I possess. |
viii halve 1t with YOU" and he held
out the sevcnty-fvc cents. She had To
take It, and was about tn commence
her Grafton again when her question
or continued: mo, no How much
have you in your purse? We must
now divide that, since we are to share
equally in our wealth" Reluctantly
she produced her purse II was open
ed ana found to contain twenty dol
lars. The man poCketed ten dollars OF
this, thanked her for her interesting
lecture and withdrew.