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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-06

Yet Eve was not, We'll take our oaths,
A wholly happy kid;
The moths could never eat her clothes
But oh, the Cutworms did!
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-06

The man who doesn't advertise gets
more dust on his = DDS than in his
cash drawer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-06
Cosmetic Calamity.

Belinda had face they say
Prepared by arts direction.
A heavy rain came up one day
And ruined her complexion.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-06

First Boarder-Will you pass the
cheese?
Second Boarder-How fast is it trav-
cling?
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-06
Daily THOUGHT.

Thanks to the gods My boy has
done his duty.-Addis0n
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-04-24
GERMANY GETTING
HER FIRST LESSON
IN PLAIN OECENCY
AMERICA AND OUR ALLIES ARE
DOING THE SCHOOLING AND
1T COSTS MONEY
THE 'evoNs" OUT OF JOBS
Payment 20 the Piper BY Wiihelr,'s
Crew After the Dance OF
Death

In his Soldiers Three" Kipling
say For every time YOU dance you
must pay the piper. and sometimes II
Is cruel hard"
Germany wanted TO dance TO the
tune Of AutOcracy. 10 the measure OF
World Dominion. For a matter of half
a century Germany was preparing for
the dance She hoped 10 dance and
let the rest OF the world pay the bill
For the piper who pipes for the dance
must always be paid
But today Germany is entering upon
the day of payment. n is a different
day 10 what she had planned The
dance master Wilhelm, had estimated
that Europe could be made 10 dance
the Dance OF Death and pay for her
own funeral steps. Wilhelm had
planned IL all as Cermany's party
And now the World. the New World
and the Old World. is standing by 10
see that Germany lays her own Death
Dance bills
Europe had been half expecting
some such action on the part of the
less il all came as a surprise away
back yonder in August OF 1914 The
nations of Europe who were TO be
made 70 dance at his party we're not
dressed for the occasion They were
not up 10 date in their military dress.
They did not care for the music. pre-
ferring the softer strains OF peace.
But they were forced to dance any
way. II was Germany's own party.
And now II is over The day pay
ment comes and the Allies are the
paymasters They furnished the mu
sic for the last waltzes Of the Huns
out Of r'rance. They piped the strains
that sent the HohenzoIlerns two-step
ping into oblivion.
And Germany doesn't ike IL The
Germans are whining considerably
They are not talking much about the
shining sword" or ~our infexibie VIII
10 conquer or about making Lloyc
George or President Wilson bite
granite" The dancing masters OF
POtsdam. Kaiser Wilhelm and the
Crown Prince and the various Vons
the Mackensens. the Ludendorns. and
the Hindenburgs are all out OF a job
Now comes the time for a series OF
lessons in good manners and deport
ment for Germany She is getting her
schooling now America and the Al
lies are doing the schooling n is
costing Us something Our u. s Dol
lar will have to pay for a part Of the
German schooling That means more
money for the Fifth Liberty Loan
Get into IL and do your part
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-04-24
TIE MISTAKES IN LIFE.

Judge Mccormick OF San Francisco
says these are the thirteen mistakes
OF life:
To attempt 10 set up your own
standards of right and wrong.
? To try 10 measure the enjoyment
of others by your own.
, To expect the uniformity Of opin-
ions in this world
A To fail To make allowance for in
experience.
To endeavor TO mould all dispo-
sifi0ns alike.
g Not to yield to unimportant
trifles.
Z To look for perfection in our own
actions.
; To worry ourselves and others
about what cannot be- remedied-
. Not to help everybody. wherever,
however ard whenever we can.
10 To consider anything impossi-
BILE that we cannot ourselves perform.
IL To believe only what our finite
minds can grasp.
IL Not 10 make allowance for the
weakness of others.
- To estimate by some outside
quality when IL is that within that
makes the man.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-04-24

Now that the sun and tho rain and
the air are all giving the out If doors
it, regular spring cleaning. II j. time
Ia help spruce up the yard bit. OF
course. the wind tried it, best % sweep
up the leaves and the dead grass but
a rake viii make a much ncater job of
the yard. The sun l. oaNing the early
spring flowers 20 give their color o.
make things bright and beautiful hut
some extra plants ana seed will help
10 keep the yard delightful place the
summer through. Better stin. few
hardy shrubs and some hlOssoming
trees will make the yard thing of
beauty and JOY forever.
Why. of course u will pay well for
all this extra trouble. n will pay I'm
To added pleasure the good wife Will
<1ke,>s&s-fhc home. Then. too. Il viii
IIy In what neighbors and friends will
have 20 say about the Improvement I'm
the looks OF the old place. Last and by
no means least. IL viii pay In the value
OF the property II Il Is ever offered for
sale. Let's make May 1t and End SURE
enough cleanup days, and have the
old town looking cleaner and prettier
than she ever did before.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-04-24
RUBBER TIRES.

We are now prepared 10 put on
rubber tires. We use only the best
rubber. Drive around 10 the Hickman
Wagon Factory and have your buggy
retired while you wait Also bring
your corn and have your meal made
of your own corn You can't miss the
toll we take
We also have Corona Wool Fat IN
stock. zoe and S1-00 size VIII send
by parcel post prepaid on receipt OF
price. We have two and three-horse
harrows. single shovel. double-trees
single-trees. clevises, tap-rings. for
sale at close prices. See US for what
you want. +. May & Son. Hickman,
Ky SIP.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-04-24
REV. SUNDAY On DANCING.

The following are few of the tell
ing shots bet loose by the Rev. Billy
Sunday:
The woman who scrubs your floor
il she j. a Christian. il "a better woman
than you are, II You are not Chris
tian"
1t l. foolish 10 gallop mile or two
20 get hug or two
The dance is q hugging match set
10 music"
THE frce-for-all has something on
the private club dance. Ia that the
girls there wear more clothes"
~DccOlletfe. that means collar around
the waist"
Take the leg show OF the stage and
the theatres would 90 into bankruptcy.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-04-24

A special from Cape Girardeau, Mo-.
says: William III. Wilke. former post
ma ster at Charlottesville. Mo- yester-
day pleaded guilty to defalcation OF
SOS. 262 while he was postmaster and
was sentenced by Judge ID r. Dyer OF
the federal court to five years In
prison
The arrest Of wilke occurred last
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-04-24

The Southwest Association Of odd
Fellows are planning for a big time
at wickliffe next saturday Several
from Hickman expect 10 60 Great
preparations for the event are being
made by the Odd Fellows lodge and
the citizens Of wickliffe for the event
and a glorious time il anticipated
wire fence anchors for sale at Bet
tersWorth'a
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-04-24

The bill issuing 100000 capitalize
ing the revenue derived from Reelfoot
Lake 10 build a hard road from sam
burg 10 Union City via Hornbeak and
Troy, has passed both houses Of the
Legislature
Corn Wanted: I want to buy good
sound white corn, suitable for grind
ing into meal. delivered Mt tie CID Cole
mill, at Hickman--Moee NarketG nc
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-04-24

End Hand Cars: have . Ford
Runabout. a Ford 5-passenger. a Ford
truck and 4-passenger Overland.
VIII sell any Of these at q big bar
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-04-24

December after an examination Of his
books showed that he was short The
examina ton OF the accounts followed
rumors that wilke was gambling
heavily.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-04-24
Residence For Sale:

Residence For Sale: 1 will sell
cheap my residence property just east
of the city limits Good residence and
46 lots. ? hen houses. barn. COW stable.
coal house. all fenced. etc. Am moving
back % farm.-Ves Kelly. tie
Grant DELPHI and wife. Of Nashville
spent Easter with her parents. AIR. and
Mrs MIN Walker
Dr. J. .. Stubs returned Tuesday
from Memphis. where he attended the
dental clinic.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-04-24

For sale: Large Jersey COW with
four days old heifer cuif.-faui
Choate. 1p.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25
WIN IRISH BRIDES
Many United States Sailors Mar
ry in Ireland.
Plans for Dismantling Naval Stations
Are Going Forward
Rapidly.

Queenstown, Ireland.-Plans for the
dismantlng of the American naval sta
tions in and around Queenstown are
going forward rapidly. Time will be
required to remove the base hospital
at White Point and much work will be
involved In removing the many big
warehouses which were brought here
from America and set up In record
time. Other important parts Of the
American plant include wireless sta
tions at Queenstown and Aglada and
many hutments.
American officers and men have
made q deep impression on the people
of Queenstown and In other parts OF
South Ireland, and relations generally
have been of the most cordial nature.
This is proved by the fact that num-
ber of weddings already have taken
place, and more than one American
sailor has promised to return for the
girl he must leave behind.
Queenstown has prospered greatly
since the station was established here
but the people declare their regret IL
seeing the Americans depart Is be
cause they have become accustomed Il
their presence and like them for thu
fine young fellows they ares
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25

The facilities for handling the
troops sent to this point for transfer
to ships is about as complete as a
staff of railroad experts can make 1t.
It is far superior to French railroad
facilities. Not the least share Of the
tremendous undertaking of receiving
and transporting the American fight
ing men falls to the humble steve
dores, dock wallopers, road makers
truck drivers and general rousta-
bouts, colored as well as white.
There is Intense rivalry between
the nine American ports established
In France for the honor Of breaking
the record of unloading ahd forward
Ing material and supplies to the
armies of occupation. This contest
Is known as the "race to Berlin" In
which Brest leads. No fighters ever
worked harder than do the dock men,
lighter men and steyedores In trying
for this prize, which Is to be shared
in by all the men Of the winning port
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25
The Day Came at Last.

Special permission to accompany
the French armies into Strassburg was
asked by Captain Danner, grandson OF
Baron Prom, prefect of Strassburg dur
ing the war of 1870. At the time OF
the old city's bombardment the cathe-
dral belfry was struck, and from the
debris the prefect secured a piece of
granite, and instructed his children
that whenever the day of liberation
came they should take the stone back
and present 1t to the authorities of
the town. Carefully kept during the
s4S years, it was to ! be returned to
Strassburg by Captain Danner on the
very day Of the entry OF the French
troops Christian Science Monitor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25
ANCIENT TAVERN IS CLOSED
Operating Since 1852 in
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia-The rising tide Of pro-
hibition has swept away another an
cient hostelry, the Blue Anchor, at
Front and Dock streets, claimed to be,
the oldest tavern in Pennsylvania, and
one of the two or three oldest In
America.
The Blue Anchor Is one of the land
marks of the city. Its walls bear the
inscription that the inn was founded
in 1882, shortly after the landing of
William Penn, when Dock street was
Dock creek. As tavern and bar, the
building on this site has been operated
continuously for 237 years.
Chroniclers of Dock street say that
the original building was burned in
the later years of the eighteenth CEN
fury, and that the present building
dates from about 1889. The inn was
long known for it's fish dinners.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25
FLAX DISTRICT IS RUINED
Belgian City Taken by Germans Shorn
OF Baroes and Precious
Machinery.

Washington.-Before the war Cour.
trai was center for the production
Of fax Of European Importance, and
the city harbored for this purpose q
large English and Irish colony. Now
the whole flax district is ruined. The
large barges In which the flax was put
to rot in the Lys were sold by the
Germans as firewood much below their
value.
The copper from the fax mills and
the other precious machines were
requisitioned. The soldiers were quar-
tered in the factories and the cele.
brated "Leicweerschen," the plains on
which the sfiax was bleached, were
plowed and planted with tobacco and
potatoes. Many, indeed. Of the fertile
fax fields were turned over several
times and many served as battleflelds
It will be years before the fields bear
fax again
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25
PLAY TRICKS ON HUNS
BY HIDING TREASURE
Family in Lille ConceaIs Auto and
Tires From Soldier
SearcherS.

1t Is now permissible to tell of the
hiding places OF French and Belgian
inhabitants, where they saved person
al property from requisition or con-
fiscation by the Germans. This in
formation was at first held up for
fear the Germans In their retirement
might tear down houses where they
suspected concealment Of property.
In Lille one family had an alcove
boarded up and wall paper plastered
over the boards to match the paper
of the rest of the chamber, which was
the living room. In this alcove were
hidden a complete automobile, except
ing the frame, including two extra
tires; also 800 bottles of wine, bronze
and copper candlesticks and other
ornaments. This family was in "hot
water" several times when visited by
German searching parties.
The method of the searchers was
for noncommissioned officers to en-
gage the woman of the house in con-
versation upon some alleged breach
of regulations while German soldiers
secretly made their way into the
house and gained every floor.
The soldiers with hammers would
sound walls, ceiling and floors in an
endeavor to find the suspected cache.
They would trace exposed water
pipes, gas pipes and electric wires
The family with the boarded up al
cove was fortunate to escape all the
wall tests.
A number of families, even with
German officers and soldiers billeted
In their homes, were able to clean out
hiding places behind wainscotins
where they stored surprising amount
of wine and other goods greatly de
sired by the enemy. Many hole
was dug In cellars and covered witt
big fiat stones, and many persons hat
money and jewelry sewed up in hid
den pockets in their clothing.
"They were not so clever as the!
thought they were, those Germans
smile the people of Lille, the larges
French city that had been occupied
by the Germans. Then with winl
they show you what escaped becom
ing loot.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25
Mother Offers Eyes
to Restore Sons Sight

Troy, N. Y.--Mrs. Margaret
Waugh wants her eyes trans
ferred to the sockets OF her son,
James Waugh, who entered the
army when he was seventeen,
and fought until he was blind
ed last September. In making
the formal offer Of this sacrifice,
Mrs. Waugh told the Red Cross
she heard Of q rabbits eyeball
being successfully transferred
to another animals head, and
said she believed 1t could be
done with human eyes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25
PLANNING FOR WAR HISTORY
American officers Sent to Italy to
Study Regions In Which Battles
Were Fought.

Paris, France-To insure the writing
of an accurate history of the war a
score of officers under orders to re-
turn to America have been detained
and sent to Italy to make a study of re-
gions over which the italian and Aus
trian campaigns were fought. A large
number of officers are now engaged In
studying the devastated regions Of
France and Belgium for the same pur.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25
Enemy Keeps Skeleton
of Its Standing Army

Coblenz.-Information reach
ing the Americans Is to the ef-
feet that every infantry, artil-
lery and cavalry regiment which
was part Of the German stand
Ing army in July, 1914, contin-
ues In existence except some Al
sace-Lorraine regiments, which
were dissolved. These regiments,
the reports agree, are now mere
skeleton organizations, probably
only few numbering more
than a thousand men each.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25
MOUNTAIN LION CAUGHT
That Animal Fell Into Trap Set for
Coons.

Jacob Gilbert of Grass Valley, New.
exhibited handsome young Califor.
MIA lion which had been captured with
trap set for coons. He had set his
trap In Clear creek between North
San Juan and Freeman's Crossing and
was astonished when he went to visit
the trap and saw a large lion vainIy
trying to shake it loose. Gilbert sized
his victim up and, knowing that the
only good lion was a dead lion, he
proceeded to empty the contents of
his trusty gun into the animals body.
The animal measured six feet from
tip to tip.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25

Declaring that unpadded seats re-
suit in undue wear" on the troAsers
OF the members of the Ohio house
OF representatives. Assemblyman
Long introduced resolution author
ixing the purchase of seat covers. The
measure was adopted by unanimous
vote.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25

Lltchfield, nl.-Repairing q Christ
mas toy for his grandson cost DR.. w.
A. Allen, pioneer physician. his life. He
cut his hand and blood poison a.
veloped. resulting in his death . lev
days afterward.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25

Brest Is not very much to look ap
The most striking thing about 1t is
its mud. 1t is sort of mud that
sticks to ones memory as well as to
ones clothes.
There is no other mud in the world
like that of Brest. 1t Is always pres.
ent, for, with the exception of a very
few days during the year, the low.
ering skies of bleak Finisterre are
momentarily freshening up, because 1t
always seems to rain in Finisterre.
At first it is disagreeable, this mud
of Brest, but, like other things In life
familiarity breeds contempt for 1t and
inures one to the disadvantages Of
always having it about ones person
One of the bravest spectacles to b"
witnessed, with the mist that nearly
always conceals the sun and fertil
ICES the mud, is that provided by the
American girls, who now number sew.
eral thousand, that have come over
seas to administer to the wants of
the American boys who have come to
fight for Americas principles. Some
Of these girls, gently reared and more
accustomed to luxuries than to pri.
vation, have become so accustomed to
the mud that 1t is difficult to dis.
sociate them from memory of 1T.
Recalls the Golden Gate.
Brest is natural port. This Il
the precise term employed by the
technical men of the army and navy
Coming in from the Atlantic, trans
ports eastern bound enter the grim
rocked harbor, whose outside aspects
are not dissimilar to those of the
Golden Gate at San Francisco. 1t Ii
valuable marine terminus, which
the French have used for many cen
turies In which to shelter from thu
depredations OF the hostile fleets thai
preyed upon its commerce.
There is deep water through tn,
| gate and In the harbor itself, which
| spreads fanlike in an almost com
plete oval, confined by ramparts thai
rise from 100 to 800 feet along tn,
shore lines.
The United States engineers ant
marine experts, after comparing tn,
advantages of other harbors, decided
that Brest was best suited to the pur
pose Of the western democracy asked
to transport its fighting men to assis
in the crushing of Germany. In al
the population Of the venerabi
Breton town is about $4,000. The ne
cessities Of war have doubled this
and at intervals 1t becomes thre
times as much. But the influx o
population with the restless and i'm
patient Americans has exercised III
tie influence on the ancient burg.
The city's hotel accommodations ar
just as primitive as they were a Ger
tury ago, with the exception that ther
are now electric lights instead Of tai
low dips In one of the bostelries AM
an elevator which groans under tn
weight Of two persons.
Other than that things are prett
much as they were before. Ancien
forms and customs prevail general
to the Inconvenience Of the energeti
American and provide excellent m,
terial for moving picture artists. Tn
water supply-the one paramoun
problem to be solved by the America
engineers-is obtained by ancien
processes. There Is no sewerage sy.
tenn. The suggestion Of making one fo
Brest as they have provided at Hi
vana and Manila nearly precipitated
revolution.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-25

next door to death and constantly un'
der the thunder Of great guns are
finding life at detention and intern
ment camps rather uninteresting. II
Is the purpose of the officials respon
sible for their welfare to keep them
occupied so that they will not miss
the tumult of war or brood too much
upon the delay of getting home.
Up to date the chief occupation OF
the 10000 men who are centered here
has been confined to speculation as to
dates Of departure and taking close
up view of the few attractions OF
Brest.
Some idea of the native entertain
ment is furnished by the fact that
there is only one moving picture show
In the town. Severe restrictions are
placed upon the ventures OF the
doughboys In the night life Of the
ancient burg. The girls of Brest are
not particularly attractive. Their
faces are not lacking in qualities OF
classical beauty, although their hands
and feet are not the sort that inspire
the sculptor or painter to reproduce
them In mud, marble or on canvas.
The military police keep pretty
sharp eye on the men in Ahaki, and
the penalties for infractions Of army
law are pretty severe.
The doughboys make light Of the
mud, their well shod feet squash into
It. and their comfortable clothes re
sist the penetration Of the mist that
| floats over and around the Finisterre
| peninsula. There is little or no dis.
comfort from cold, because while
| much further north than New York.
Brest catches the eastern end Of the
| Gulf stream, and the temperature
rarely falls below 35 and most fire.
quently fuctuates between 40 and 90
The men are well fed and comfort
ably housed. The mothers Of some OF
them would probably raise theii
hands In horror at one or two features
of their daily life, but the health re.
ports Of the camp furnish substantial
proof that the precautions taken by
] the government are working out much
more satisfactorily than the regimen
| inspired by home influence.
The army and navy officials point
with pride to the fact that In one day
$4,000 American troops debarked al
Brest, and that during the next day
5000 were added to the total. tbs
means that an aggregation of fighting
men one-half the size Of the mobile
army of the United States four year,
ago was dumped into the mud al
Brest by convoy OF the most i'm
pressive ships that ever sailed thu
main--the Leviathan, Mount Wash
ington, President Grant. Gedrg'
Washington, President lincoln, h
France, Paris and the Lutetia.
Medical Regulations Rigid.
The medical regulations that prevail
In the chief American military de
barkati0n port are most rigid. NJ
soldier is permitted to enter or leav'
the camp without thorough exami
nation and when he receives his ticke
to 60 aboard ship to go home he mus
be 100 per cent physically.
4 Arriving by train from interio
points his clothing Is taken from hin
and is subjected to process tina
precludes the possibility of infection
or insect life. He gets complet
new outfit and many other convent
ences that were not possible Will
be was up near the lighting line.