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Tuns Catttt, Htrm, Ht-lt PrMHMNy ImtoilnnllM
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WIRE FENCE
BARGAIN
I3XT:
AMERICAN FENCE
mr new fence for yean to come. Gel ihr big, heavy wire, the
t the rotkI galvanlilng, the exactly proportioned quality of iteel
1 1 oharil nor too nft ' '
" in thow you thli fence In our rtnclc mil einbln Its merlti and
i. . 'y "ot u0'y ' ,uc roll but in the fielu.
RIGHT NOW
Beginning SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 5th, we offer some startling bargains in
AMERICAN FENCE. The following prices are CASH rnot a rod will be charged at these
figures. Here are the prices :
726-6 American Fence
726-12
832-12
w
25c per rod
'" 20c "
v 29c "
22c r
939-6 American Fence 4
939-12
1 047-6
1047-12
33c per rod
25c
3.8c
29c
The credit price is from 3c to 4c per rod higher, according to size. ' "
WE DON'T MEET PRICES, WE MAKE THEM
If you don't buy yaur wire from us we both "lose money. Wire is'going higher alii the time
O OET1 BUSYi
HICKMAN HARDWARE CO.
(INCORPORATED)
n.-ie, or Martin. Is
d N Helm. Stio nr
i m! will spend several
Quality coupti In ihlnglei get the
beit by buying' direct from our mill.
Yatet i. Kirk Shingle Co., Hickman,
I Ky.
ft Don't M Tn to Buy !
Wc just ask you to see and examine
this range before purchasing : : : :
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iii v liw-SfsSBBlBB
St. Louis Furniture Co.
EQUITY SHOULD BE MUTUAL.
lljr John A. McOlure
Director Srd Initltute District
lit tho Issuo of tho Courier of Fob.
Gth, wo referred to a lack ot encour
agement for the farmers In tho vi
cinity of Hickman in thu matter of
producing vegetables and small f rults i
for Uio homo market. That nrtlcle
was not written In u spirit of ad
verso criticism, nor In disparagement
of any particular merchant and his
methods, but from a sincere desire
for tho progress of both this und of
Fulton count); and Uio City of Hick
man. Their Interests Jiro lmitunlnud
Uio prosperity of tho farmer Is re
flected iu his purchasing center, be
It Hickman, Fulton or Union City.
Thu tbreo cities mentioned are riv
als, and tho most enterprising and
liberal ouo of them will appeal to thu
watchful farmer from n ' cuumierclal
standpoint. Which ouo shall It bo?
No doubt soiuo of your rural friends
tucked their thumbs Into tho arm
holes of their vesta and congratulated
thenisolreti that at last somebody
bad Uio hardihood to say what they
had had on their minds for a long
time; patted their breast In figura
tive adulation of the honesty hidden
behind tho Jumpers that encased
heurtH bubbling over with laudable
deslro it they wero glvou half a
chancer.
'Squlru Dickinson, now dead, hut
well aud fuvorably known when liv
ing, remarked to the wrltor at oilu
Umo, that small apples gravltato to
ward tho center ot tllo barrel; his
loglu was tills; that Inferior goods,
bo they upples, strawberries, pota
toes, tomutocs aud many other pro
ducts ot tho farm uro always hidden
beneath superior und saleable fruit
and vegetables; bud buttor encased
In a veneer of fresh and sweet, and
still other dairy products that thu
vendors do nut attempt to disguise,
and which aro a libel on an honest
dairy animal, bo she scrub or thor
oughbred. Our morcliauts hesitate to handle
tho article but it is offered by a good
purchasing customer uud they daro
not rotuso for fear that the other
fellow will tako tho vlllanous product,
oven at rt Ions, and securo tho cus
tomer. Much of this Inferior produce
Is brought to market because thu uior
chant will buy or trada for It, it Is
a lamo system that has boon foisted
upon us by our forbears and will not
bo eliminated until progressive far
mers frown It out ot existence, or tho
merchant educates his customer a
long better and more modern busl
uess lines.
This Inferior stock going Into our
central markets Is ono of thu causes
ot dishonest commission merchants;
it gives them a chance to discount
tho good with thu bad and tho honest
and, scrupulous producer Is tho suf
ferer. .' It Is these unbuslness-Uko
methods that have caused tho fruit
growers ot California, Georgia, Wash
Ington aud New Jersey to form fruit
growers' associations and pool their
products when shipped to central
markets; - aud It has been tho pro
vulonco ot theso practices that is
causing tho dairy Interests that en
iro our largo .cities to unite their
interests for pure and unadulterated
milk ' and butter, and woo to tho
dairyman or orchardlst that foists nil
Inferior package upon any of theso
associations, for tho first offence ho
is warned, for tho second ho Is dis
missed; ho goes forth among his hon
est associates with tho mark of Cain
upon his brow. This practice is dis
covered by a prlvato mark upon each
package which betrays thu dishonest
ono and traces him to his orchard
or dairy.
It pays to bo honest; to bo honest
Is building upon a rock. To practice
dishonesty, is to build upon tho sand.
This article Is not written with a
"holler than thou" Incentive, but to
? BOND SUBDIVISION t
Finest in Hickman
Will soon have 18 bouses
in it. Lots are going like
hot cakes. Let me sell you
a lot or a house and lot on
easy terms. This Is your
chance to own a home. Do
not put it off or you will
never have one. I have
houses to rent. See me at
the Oil Mill Office,
Phone No. 7, or 173
G. B. BOND
bring home to tho ono that Is guilty
tho convlctlou that it does not pay
to foist inferior products upon the
merchant or consumer, although there
may io no prlvato mark upon your
packages, Uie ono or tho other will
discover tho perpetrator.
Let us wako up to Uio fact that
it Is often our own faults that tho
merchant does not pay us what wo
think nn equitnblo price for our pro
ducts and that ho goes to othor mar
kets for his goods. When wo "show
him" that wo aro growing superior
fruit nnd vegetables; are. bringing
No. 1 dairy products to Hickman, I
believe ho will uppreclato It, and savo
freight by buying at homo. Don't all
commence doing bettor at onco as
shocks aro sometimes fatal.
Don't get mad; its an indication
that you are hit. You can't throw
a brick Into a crowd without hlttlug
soiuo one, and tho ouo that Is hit
cannot conceal tho fact thnt ho Is
hurt. To sum up, let us nil make
for a more progressive county and a
thriving city. Dy this means wo will
benefit ourselves, our children and
keep thu merchants in a good humor.
Into the Subsoil.
We havo concluded to make two
classes for the corn contest; tho sec
ond class will Include boys and young
men botweon thu ages of 1G aud 20.
To be fair, both classes will bo sep
arate nnd distinct and thu premiums
otfored to bo tho sumo In each class.
Wo aro making for bettor corn and
corn yields lu Fulton county. Fall In
lino and help. Address us H. F, D.
No. 3.
0
Thero aro so mo old buildings In
this (own that should bo coudomued
by our city fathers ouo of them Is
north of tho Courier offico. It will
cither tako some uurvo on thu part
of tho city council or a good firo to
do what needs doing with them.
Thuy aro a menaco to civic pride a
gob of tar In tho center of a flno
painting.
'-0
Indictments charging conspiracy to
ralso prices on foodstuffs contrary to
tho public good, against all officials
of tho National Packing Company so-
called beef trust wero presented to
Judge Swayzo In tho Supreme Court
ot Hudson county, N. J., In Jersey
City, last week. Six firms and twen
ty-ouo Individuals wero Indicted.
INNOCENCE VOT ISS.
Tho Fulton Commercial printed tho
following last week in a letter writ
ten by a special correspondent at
Frankfort:
"Tho senate of Kentucky present
ed Mott Ayers, the sergeant at arms,
with a handsomo diamond studded
medal tho other day for efficient ser
vice but wo ought not to mention
It here, for somo ono will bo saying,
"hub, I bet Mott wroto that plcco to
Tho Commercial himself."
Hist this Is a deep mystery. Tho
authorship of this article will cvor bo
an unsolved puzzlo. Ohl no, no ono
would think of Mott being so do void
of modesty and refinement as to
throw boquots at himself.
O
Mrs. Gelger, wife of Hov, II. J.
Gelger ot the Episcopal Church, who
was taken to Ilaltlmoro for medical
treatment, was operated on last
Thursday and latest advices are to
tho effect that sho Is resting well.
Tho operation was a dangerous ono,
nnd was performed by Dr. Howard
Kelly. v
Power"
Over
Illness
Don't criticise your doctor
because medicine prescribed
by him falls to have the de
sired effect. The prescrip
tion may have been good,
but the ingredients dispensed
poor. Give the doctor a fair
show by taking his prescrip
tions to a druggist who makes
a point of dispensing only
pure drugs of right potentcy
drugs that have the power
to overcome illness.
Tested drugs only are
used here, and skilled phar
macists do the compounding.
You should have the best
procurable when combating
sickness.
Covvg ill's Drug Store
(Incorporated)
