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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20
MAKING OF THE BASEBALL.
The Industry Established in 1858 EN-
Ploys Hundreds of People Who
Have Leaned Art.

This is the story of a baseball. 1t
begins with a rubber core. Then
it extends through hundreds Of
yards Of wool yarn to a hOrsehide
cover. More hundreds of yards of
wool yarn give the resiliency, or
bounce" Then comes cement,
and an outside cover within the
prescribed weight and circumfer-
ence laid down by the league mag
mates, says the Boston Globe.
To every lover of the national
game the following facts will be
of interest:
Half century ago the game of
"rounders" gave a quick eye, a
well-deyelOped arm, a deep chest
and a feet foot to thousands of
youngsters at recess"
If some of the old yarn balls
made by mothers and grandmoth-
ers had been preserved they
would be priceless to-day as rel
les. Those balls we've "swatted''
out Of shape in the twinkling of
an eye.
Then kid cover was sewed
over the yarn ball. 1t was cut in
eighths of circle, just as the
orange skin is divided. This was
promptly knocked Off in the sec
ond inning, but it gave a thiId
inning for the yarn.
Harrison HarwOod, of Natick
was a lover of the game. He had
"swatted" yarn into the cOmetlike
streamers and had batted 'kid'
covers half way across the dot
In 1855 he designed a twO-piecC
cover. 1t was like what is now
called "tOggle" joint. In Other
words, there were two hemi
spheres of leather, connected by
a narrow isthmus, into which two
other hemispheres fitted snugly
This was the first step. But the
construction made il "dead" ball
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20

! again, for which we may be thankful
we need not get or hats scraped
off now when a friend calamity
essays to save us the fatigue Of car
rying the sunshade Wash gloves have
ousted all others; mits and fingered
"handshuhe" are worn. 1t is the best
to have the gloves and stockings
match the costume rather than con-
trast and one should be very careful
to get right shades Sometimes the
girl behind the counter will inform
you in Indifferent manner that it is
impossible to get certain shades in
silk gloves, but a little searching at
the better stores will reward you with
a rainbow array from which to make
selection The dealers are supplied
with hose and gloves in every imagin-
able tone.
There are shown pretty shoes CT
black patent leather with white up
pers Bits of white on the shoes are
a novelty recently introduced, and are
quite an addition to the sober black to
which we are accustomed. Canvas
CATERS are an excellent novelty, the
old time wooden CATERS were entirely
too heating There is many a cool
day when the low shoe is a trife too
cool, and the canvas 'spat" will come
in we'll
Underclothes deserve a word, for
there is noticeable a decided change
in summer underwear Everything Is
made of softest material and there is
more simplicity Of appearance; not so
much lace and insertion and beading,
but finer, less SNOWY work Embroi-
derry in white, eyelets and scallops
in white, make these AFFAIRS cost
money, but the appearance is quite
simple. AS a rule the lingerie waists
open in the back, and the opening of
the corset cover necessarily should be
hidden. The fullness at the back is
drawn down in small tucks
Very pretty pongee petticoats are
offered for sale. the first cost that of a
good silk petticoat but they make a
more economical investment. wash so
beautifully and wear so well. The
gray silk pongees are especially good
And by the way, gray silk stockings
this year are lovely, in the many tones
Of gray that the season shows In cos
tunes
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20
FWOMAN'S WOES.
Hopkinsville Women Are
Finding Relief at Home.

1t does seem that women have
more than a fair share of the aches
and pains that afflict humanity; they
must keep up" must attend to
duties in spite of constantly aching
backs, or headaches, dizzy spells,
bearing down pains; they must stoop
over, when to stoOp over means tor
ture. They must walk and bend and
work with racking pains and many
aches from kidney ills Kidneys
cause more suffering than any other
organ Of the body. Keep the kid
Z1eys we'll and health is easily main
Gained. Read of remedy for kid
-neys only that helps and cures the
Kidneys and is endorsed by people
you know.
Mrs. John Coombs, Of 1926 South
Virginia street, says: For a great
many years suffered with a persis-
tent aching across my loins and
through the kidneys At times my
back was so bad that ! could hardly
turn in bed and ! could hardly lie on
my back at all without placing my
hand under it which seemed in some
measure TO relieve the pain. A friend
of Mr. Coombs told him about Doan s
, Kidney Pills and he got a box for me
at Thomas q Traherns drug store.
On using them | steadily improved
until the dreadful aching was re-
lieved and | could attend to my
household duties without anV incOn-
Venience. They did more for me
than any medicine | ever used and l
gladly recommend them"
For sale by all dealers. Price Soc
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's--
: and take no other.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20
OYSTER CULTURE m JAPAN
Over Two Centuries Ago, the orientals
We're Engaged in Industry Of
Recent Origin Here.

The backwardDess and unpro'
rressiveness of the element OF our
population that opposes oyster
culture are Indicated by fact
stated in the National Geographic
Magazine, namely, that the Japan
exc were cultiyating oysters over
two centuries ago on the only
uractical basis of individual con-
6roloftheoyster bottoms. This in
aeIligent people long ago saw what
our politicians do not yet see
chat reaping without sowing is as
fmprovident and ruinOus in aqui-
culture as in agriculture. at
comes as shock to our national
pride" says the National Geo
graphic Magazine for May, chat
the Japanese should have taken
np oyster culture a century before
oar nation was born ana have rec
.s0gnized the most essential factor
as successful cultivation, namely,
tBdiVidual ownership or control
of the oyster bOttCm5, when We
Eemember that in {. er'Ost impor-
Gant oyster region in the world,
within a short distance of the cap
1tal of the United states, the vital
principles of oyster culture are tx.
ra0red and efforts to apply them
.aEe resisted sometimes by force
of arms" Happily for the JapS,
among them the least Intelligent
are not permitted to dictate the
Pslicy of the state to their own
hart and to the injrcy Of large pub
Eic interests.
Not only do the laps cultivate
with great profit lie &c mmOn Oys.
Ger but they cultivate also the
pearl oyster They stimulate the
pearl secretion artiticially. with
the result that every year they
hawe 1,250,000 oysters under
treatment and obtain annually
some 100000 pearls. Among us
the raising of terrapin is an I'M
solved problem, so that we are fac
5Esg the extinction of the diamond
Back and of other less valued va
Faeties. But the Japs for years
aAAPe been placing artifcially
grown terrapin on the market.
Near Toxic a single farm markets
yearly crop of about $4,000 to
90, 600 terrapin. In view of facts
IKE this it seems to be up to" our
people to take a comprehensive
w5ew of their valuable but neglect
ed water areas-aress which IN.
der intelligent management are
capable of producing, per acre,
crops largely exceeding in value
Ebose grown on land. We boast of
our position in the van of modern
progress, but in respect to the
utilization of our natural resOur-
ooes we are far in the rear of the
Japanese. In fact we regard our
oyster bottoms from the point of
view of primitive savages who
laOld their land in common and
ssenselessly consume its products
without provision for their re-
MDewal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20

worn with silk skirts long coats of
linen matching in color Shoes and
stockings Of like shade add to the style
of the costume, especially in browns
and tans. And speaking of footwear,
there are now offered the most attrac-
tive embroidered white canvas shoes,
which, worn with open-wOrk stockings
complete a white embroidered costume
very prettily. Our grapdmothers, you
remember, had great fondness for
white hosiery, and we are coming to
appreciation Of what they approved.
ELLEN OSMONDE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20
A Proatable Farthnuake.

Earthquakes occasionally profit man
kind. as in the case of Ouzoun-Ada, a
town on the Caspian. The port OF the
town was visited by an earthquake
last year. and since then II has bsen
found open to steamers which could
not enter It before, owing TO shallow
water.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20

A little life may be sacrificed to an
hours delay Cholera infantum,
diarrhoea come suddenly.
Only safe plan is to have DR.. Fow-
ler's Extract Of Wild Strawberry
always on hand.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20

What's the secret of happy, Wig
gorous health? Simply keeping the
bowels, the stomach, the liver and
the kidneys strong and active. Bur
dock Blood Bittters does it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20

Hives are a terrible treatment to
the little folks, and to some older
ones. Easily cured. Doan's ONT
ment never fails. Instant relief,
permanent cure. At any drug
store, so cents.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20

Part Of Russian regiment stat
toned at LODI mutined and killed an
officer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20

Diphtheria relieved il twenty
minutes. Almost miraculous. DR..
Thomas Electric OIL At any drug
store.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20

New York police have unearthed
a "beggars' trust, " made up of per-
sons who are well-to-do.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20

Enormous damage was done by
storms in the suburbs of Paris,
France.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20
THIS IS AFAcT
which may be demonstra-
ted by trying a course OF
I lIttt'S Pills

A detective sergeant was killed at
Warsaw, and a merchant was ac-
cidentally killed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20

Samuel Curry, a well-known man
of Bloomington, Ind, dropped dead
there.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20

whitman Bros leaping the gap on bicyclesl Becker
and Decker, the cycle whirlers; Dennis
bomb attached to balloon feet in mid-ar; Slack
wire Juggling, Trapeze Performing and many other acts
equally good BRASS BAND, FREE ICE WATER AND
BIG DISPLAY AT FLORAL KALI
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20
GREATER!
GRANDER! BETTER
THAN EVER

90 FREE ACTS IN FRONT GRAND An
~ SAND, INCLUD1N EI HING ~
~ M0REs, TEE GREAT1sT AIRlAL IN
- - ARTISTS IN THE WORLD. -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20
! FACT
aBOUT THE "BLUES"

What Is known IS the "Blucs'
seldom occasioned BY actual exist
~ external conditions, but In tn e
eat majority Of cases by a disorder
lNEp.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-07-20

40 AS TOREA.
Ensnmns 1ln Kind You HsR Alnays Bought
.'. r NSM2zzE(
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-10
CHAMBERS DROWNED.
Body Found in Tank Of Oil Near
Chanute, Kansas.

Chanute, Kan. Aug. 5.-The body
OF Dudley F. Chambers, treasurer
and assistant general manager OF
the Southwestern Oil and Gas Com
pany, has been found floating In q
tank OF oil on the Burghardt lease,
six and q hall miles east OF town.
He went to the lease to look after
the delivery of some oil, and hours
after his arrival he was missed.
Search was made and the body vas
found floating in one Of the tanks.
Chambers had gone down on q lad
der inside q tank to see how much oil
there was at the bottom 1t is sup
posed he became asphvxiated and
was drowned while unconscious.
Dudley Chambers was Butler boy
and lived with his uncle. James Cow
ley, and clerked at the Cowley Hotel
at the depot. He WAS station agent
at Amsterdam for some time. The
remains were shipped to Adrian,
where funeral services were conducted
under the auspices of Goulay Com
mandery Knights Templar, of which
he was a member and interment had
in Crescent Hill cemetery. A num-
Der of Butler Nasons attended the
funeral at Adrian on Sunday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-10
Now Is The Time.

August Is. is our next excursion
date. We took out Of Bates and
Cass our last date II good men to
look at our good cheap land In west
ern Kansas. We offer q free trip for
all our home seekers to points west
OF Grainfield, Kas., az iar as Colorado
line. The usual rate OF one fare plus
80 90 for round trip to Grain6eld
prevails but beyond that free. This
gives q great opportunity to gee the
good. and cheaper lands in Logan
and Wallace counties. This court
esey ia not promised for, any other
date than August 18th, and you
must come to US before you buy your
tickets, or we will not be able to ex-
tend to you this privilege. Good
men are buying the good lands
rapidly. Will you join the process
sion, or trail on behind? Every ex-
cursion date you let slip cuts against
you in your location and price. Ad-
wise us az soon "a you can that you
viii be with US for the morning train
August 18th.
ATKINSON & ATKEsoN,
Butler, No.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-10
Melvin Captured.

e. L. Melvin, the man who dyna-
mited the whiskey joints in Kansas
and destroyed so much property
there on July 10th, was captured in
a railroad camp In Iowa last week
and returned to Kansas. He was
kept in Kansas City, Kan, jail Tor
several days before the public be-
came aware OF his arrest. Melvin
said to reporter, respecting bis es-
cape:
"Aiter | blew up the saloons In
lola" said Melvin, 81 went to Bates
county, Missouri. am not going to
tell you how | got there or anything
about that. 1t is sufficient for you
to know that l went from lola to
Bates county. Twas raised In Bates
county, but did not 60 In the vicin.
|ity of my old home. l saw several
persons | knew, but they did not
know me. / worked with q thresh-
ing machine stacking straw for sew.
eral days and saved about 80 out Of
nv wages. With this money went
to Kansas City, Mo-, arriving there
Saturday morning, July %. l stay.
ed in Kansas City until the next day,
Sunday, and shipped out with sever
al laborers to Iowa. l have been in
Iowa since and worked hard filing
scrapers.
Melvin denied that anyone connect
ed with the prohibition movement in
lola had conspired with him or as
sisted him in the work OF dynamiting
the saloons. He insists that be is
not insane and declares that he does
not need a lawyer, but will defend
himself in court against any charge
brought against him. 1t is evident
| from his talk and actions that he is
Grassy as q bed.bug on that subject.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-10
Peru Items.

Quite q number attended the Ice
cream supper last Thursday night at
the Double Branch church. The pro-
ceeds are to buy an organ for the
church, $33 so was cleared.
Mr.. r. j. Booth and family, Mr.. l.
G. Thomas and family also Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown were the guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. CLANCY last Sunday
Quite a nice rain was enjoyed last
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Lizzie McGiness and children
OF Rich Hill, are visiting friends and
relatives In this vicinity.
Miss Mary Walker has just return
ed from Amsterdam where she had
been visiting the last few weeks.
Quite a number Of young folks call
ed on Miss Nola Cough last Sunday
evening. Those present we're Mise.
Visa Thomas, Minnie McGsughey
Mr.. Grover Carroll, Mr.. Marion
Thomas and Johnnie Terrell.
Miss Emma Marilla, Of Kansas
City, is visiting friends and relatives
OF this neighborhood.
Mr.. John Carroll who recently
went to Kansas City to be doctored
for dropsy is reported to be a little
better.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Jenk
ms, a fine boy.
Mr.. Schylor Is reported q little bet
ter this week.
Remember the Sunday School al
Willow Branch every Sunday at II
q. m.
There was preaching st IL a. m
bv Rev. W. F. Baker last Sunday
Also remember the Epworth League
every Sunday night.
Mr.. Dick Warren threshed last
week, his wheat averaged % bushels
to the acre. Two measured acret
made one hundred bushels.
UNCLE ABB.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-10
Bridge Orders.

The county court this week made
the following bridge orders:
Bridge Commissioner ordered tc
build wooden bridge over Lone 0ak
branch, between Pleasant Gap and
Lone Oak townships.
Repair bridge in Howard township
on section line between sections 1a
and IA, also to make estimate FOL
stone sulvert between Alderman and
Hollands, on section line.
Repair the following bridges; Ap
proach to Schell City bridge; bridge
east Of Prairie City; bridge ovel
Knabs creek, between sections 2s
and 33, In Elkhart township; have
stone sbutments erected for bridg,
over Cove creek, Mingo township
between sections 26 and ~.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-10

Miss Perle Day, OF Rich Hill. was
visiting Miss Maude Wineinger two
days OF last week. They seemed 10
have quite q time horseback riding,
From the way they rode, we would
think they were experienced riders.
AIR. and Mrs. Cbas. Kennedy, Mrs
Wineinger and daughter were trad
ing in Rich Hill Saturday. They
we're laying In quite a supply OF rec
ords for their graphaphone. We pre-
sumo they will 60 more now from
house TO house to entertain theiI
neighbors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thornburg entertain
ed quite a number OF friends Sunday
Those present were Mr.. Kennedy and
wife, Mr.. Brunson. wife and baby
Mr. Wineinger, wife and daughter
Mrs, Fred Cam, Mr., Lowry and wife
and VIII Baker. Ice cream and CAKE
were served in the afternoon.
DAISY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-10
QurreI Over Melon Patch.

Lawton, Okla, Augugt This
morning James Corn, a grain dealer,
farmer and ex postmaster OF Faxon,
was fatally cut by R. b. Davis, bis
nelghbor. The difficulty occurred on
the public highway in front OF Davis
home. After the difficulty Davis LETT
for Lawton to give himself up, and
vas overtaken by Constable g. Mad
dox, who accompanied him here and
placed him in jail.
1t is alleged the fight occurred over
Corn accusing the Davis boys Of
going 10 his melon patch. Com was
cut several times, the most danger
ous gssh being about 4 inches long
lust below the heart.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-10
Mt. Zion Items.

Sam Lane sold three head Of cat.
tie to Mr.. Steel, sent to Rich Hill
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Lane have gone
to the bedside Of her sister, Miss Rus
sell, in Ksnsas. We hope they found
her better on arriving there.
Everett Pitchford and sister.
Bertha, we're shopping In Rich Hill
Thursday.
The quarterly meeting Of the N. E.
Church south vas held at Papinville
July 20 and 81. ur. Thornburg was
reelected superintendent OF the Mt.
Zion Sunday School, and Mrs. Wine.
niger, assistant superintendent.
Mrs. John Baker and son, Arthur,
we're shopping In Rich Hill Friday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-10
South Of Spruce Items.

A number OF young folks gathered
at the home OF Mr.. Mister Saturday
night, and q very enjoyable evening
was spent.
Miss Mae Carroll, OF near Spruce,
met death in Q terrible manner last
Friday. While driving to Spruce,
her horse became frightened and ran
for q great distance. While it was
running, she was thrown from her
buggy, and her foot was caught. She
was dragged for some distance. Her
body was greatly battered and man.
gled. She was carried to her home,
and two doctors we're summoned, but
to no avail, she departed from this
life Friday night. Mae would have
been 20 years old, her next birthday.
The remains we're inferred in the But.
lery cemetery. To her memory:
Dear one thou has left us;
Left US, yes, iorevermore,
But we hope to meet thee
On that bright and heavenly shore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Evans and two
children visited at VIM. Halls near
Windsor last week,
The ice cream social at Spruce Sat.
urdsy night was largely attended,
and is reported that the proceeds
were 1872.
Rev. Duggins filed his appoint,
ment at Union Sunday evening.
1t is reported that Mrs. Jim Hill
got her leg broken last week, but no
particulars were learned.
Mrs. W. Fl. Shelton visited at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. W. o.
Shillinger, the past week.
Miss Annie Lawson was the guest
OF Miss Leila Shillinger Sunday even
ing.
F A. Kretzinger made a business
trip to Stringtown Sunday evening.
The revival meeting at the Presby.
'erian church at Spruce commenced
Sunday morning. BELLE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-10
Farms For Sale or Trade.

One 80 acre farm in East Boone
township. House 6 rooms. barn and
well watered. Some timber. All IN
der fence.
One so acre trart fenced, same
township. No Improvement. All H.
cultivation
One so acre tract, improved, at
E'khart, No. Stora building aud
blacksmith shopon pramisa.-HAz--
stock OF goods in store buni
ing which will sell with farm, ~.
sired. Address or phone,
). Z. ALEXANDRA
S-1m' Adrian, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-10
Revolution Imminent.

A sure sign Of approaching revolt
and serious trouble in your system
Is nervousness, sleeplessness, or
stomach upsets. Electric Bitters
will quickly dismember the trouble
some causes. 1t never fails to tone
the stomach, regulate the Kidneys
and Bowels, stimulate the liver, and
clarity the blood. RIM down systems
benefit particularly and all the usual
attending aches vanish under its
searching and thorough effective
ness. Electric Bitters Is only SOC,
and that ia returned II it don't give
periect satisfaction. Guaranteed by
Frank T. Clay, Druggist.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-10
Fight Will Be Bitter.

Those who will persist in closing
their ears against the continual
recommendation OF DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, will
have a long and bitter fight with
their troubles, II not ended earlier by
fatal termination. Read what T. R.
Beall OF Beall, Miss. has to say;
Last fall my wife had every symp'
tom Of consumption. She took Dr.
Kings New Discovery after every
thing else had failed. Improvement
came at once and four bottles entire
ly cured her. Guaranteed by Frank
T. Clay, Druggist. Price SOC and 81
Tria, bottles free.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-08-10

Misses Ruby and Pearl McCann, Of
Butler, spent Sunday with Robt. Nc
Cam and family.