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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-18
German Flower CITY

ETfuTt- thriving commercial Cit!
OF southern Prussia. with more thar
100000 inhabitants. Is known through
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15

Long before the average person
has breakfasted, the army of show
employees will be busily engaged in
transferring'the huge paraphernalia
from the special train, which will be
side-tracked in the railroad yards,
to the show lot.
Some idea of the Sun Brothers
Shows can be gathered from the fol-
lowing facts:
A complete train of double length
cars, each 60 or 70 feet long, is re-
CURED to transport this tented es-
Enlistment from town to town; the
tents cover an area of five acres; the
main pavilion or big Top" as it is
called in show parlance, seats several
thousand people; there are 200 fine
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15
TO AkoLIsH oTIPs.0
Travelling Men Make Plans
for Protection Against
Etching Palms."

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 12.-The
waiter, the porter and the bell boy
with the itching palm must go. The
tipping" custom must be abolished
This is the edict of the travelling
men of the country, assembled in
Milwaukee to complete the organiza-
ton of the National Travellers As
ISOLATION. The proposed organiza-
ton is to serve as a clearing house
for all complaints from commercial
travellers. The tipping evil heads
the list of grievances and is to be
given first attention. When that
problem has been solved the associ-
alton will work to secure clean tow
els, six-foot sheets, adequate fire
escapes and other things which the
"drummers" believe themselves en-
titled to, but which they do not al
ways receive at the hands Of the no.
tel proprietors.
The present meeting will be in
session during the remainder of the
week. Before it adjourns it is ex-
pected that the national organiza-
ton will be given a good start and
will within a few months it is hoped
to have the membership of not less
than $4,000. The association will
take in members of both of the
national organizations of travelling
men now existing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15

track, is about 132 feet. The appara-
tus is driven by a three phase motor,
supplied with current at 240 volts,
80 cycles.
The elevator is worked by patented
form of geared drum, for which a high
efficiency is claimed, resulting in low
current consumption. The gearing is
Of the double reduction type, with the
motor and drum shafts in line, and is
composed of cast steel double helical
wheels, with accurately machined
teeth inclosed in a cast iron gear case
and running in oil. Care has been
taken in the construction Of the drum
to make the grooves to accurately fit
the diameter of the rope, in order to
minimize wear. The ropes themselves
are made of steel, with a factor of
safety of ten.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15
p - - -
NO SPOTS ON THIS "SUN"

bred draught and acting horses; rs
diminutive Shetland and Iceland DC
MES and several educated comic
mules in the equine department; a
credible display of cages and dens of
rare wild animals, reptiles and birds
are contained in the geological col.
lection. There are so or more male
and female performers Of national
repute and about 100 canvasmen,
hostlers and other workingmen.
The first event of show day will
be the magnificent free open-air ex-
hibitions on the show grounds at
1870 o'clock in the morning. These
free outside spectacles are said to be
gorgeous and meritorious without
precedent, and all free to the public.
The initial performance will be Civ
en- at 2 p. m. and the night show at
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15

The coming Of the Sun Brothers
Greater Progressive Shows is arous-
ing much curiosity among local
amusement goers. The town and
surrounding county has been hand
somely billed, with some of the finest
looking special photographic paper
seen here in a long time, announcing
the coming of the Sun Show. If the
advance printing and advertising
ideas are any criterion to go by, the
show will evidently prove to be a
crack-a-jack in every particular.
This is the 18th consecutive year Of
the Sun Show, and the claim is made
for it that it is newer, better and
more up-to-date than heretofore.
This big carnival of amusements
will exhibit at Hopkinsville on Aug.
20.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15
WAGING WAR ON RATS.
Measures Taken In England to Elk
terminate the Pest.

Measures Taken In England to Elk
terminate the Pest.
The war against rats is being waged
vigorously in Great Britain, where the
annual damage they cause is variously
estimated at amounts ranging from
$5O,OO0,OOO to S75O00,OOO Potatoes in
fected with a tasteless germ are placed
within reach, and this germ-harmless
to man-is expected to cause a rapid
decrease of the rodents by spreading a
fatal disease among them. AS a further
step the Society For the Destruction Of
Vermin seeks to set a price on the ami
mails heads, having offered a prize of
10 guineas and a diploma for the best
method Of making ratskins CONNER
cially useful. Taking the London and
India docks as examples of the seri-
BUSINESS of the plague, it is stated that
each Of the twenty-seven sheds stands
on an acre of ground and is estimated
to harbor 1000 rats under It's floors,
Tlaking a total rodent population Of 54,-
600 for these docks. Each rat is
charged with damage of at least
farthing a day, giving a total yearly
loss of more than $4,000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15
K. of P. Dedication.

Ten thousand Kentucky Knights
of Pythias are expected to be in
Lexington on September 20, when
the K. of P. Widows and Orphans
Home here will be dedicated and the
Grand Council of the State will be in
session for three days. Five hun
dred members of the Uniform Rank
will camp in a field at the home dur
ing the four days. Tents to accom-
modate this number have been or
dered by the local committee. The
parade at noon on September 20 is
expected to be largest the military
parade of the sort ever seen here.
Committees from local Pythian
lodges are making preparations to
serve dinner TO 10000 CT the
grounds of the home on dedication
day. The dinner will consist of bur-
goo, barbecued meats, coffee, pies,
etc.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15

A remarkaSle burglar proof safe has
been placed in bank in England At
night the safe is lowered on cables into
an impregnable metallic lined subvault
Of masonry and concrete. After reach
ing the bottom 1t is fastened down by
massive steel Tugs operated by triple
time lock Until these bars are re-
leased automatically at desired time
no human agency can raise the safe,
and to break in through the mass OF
stone and concrete, which measures
10 by 10 by 16 feet, with dynamite
would wreck the building without max
ing It possible to get at the safe.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15

8 o'clock We have often times
heard the remark, when you have
seen one tented show, you have seen
them all" While in the majority
Of instances this is true, the phrase
cannot apply to the Sun Brothers
Greater Shows, for their program
this season is composed of entirely
new, all star, unique, novel and ex-
elusive features, many of which have
never been seen in this section of the
country. AS matter Of fact, there
is such mighty melange of masto
donic marvels," to quote the general
agent, Mr.. Peter Sun, that all spec
tators sit in rapt amazement
throughout the entire program"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15
A CURIOUS ELEVATOR.
Novel Form Of Electric Life Employed
b at a Hillside Hotel.

Novel Form Of Electric Life Employed
5 at Hillside Hotel.
Ia novel form Of electric elevator has
Fecently been installed In one of the
new hotels at St Moritz, In switzer-
land.
The hotel is built on the hillside
overlooking the lake at st. Moritz-
Dorf and the elevator is.trsed for CON
Feying passengers from the lower level
b the main floor Of the hotel. The car
resembles that of an ordinary elevator.
but is mounted so as always to hang
vertically, swinging on an axis sup
ported by trolleys running on elevated
rails. As will be seen from the illus
tration, the inclination of the rails is
much sleeper at the top than at the
bottom. The rails are mounted on a
light lattice steel structure, supported
by steel towers.
The working load of the car is 1000
pounds, or six passengers, and the
maximum speed Of travel is 14S feet
per minute. The total height Of lift
Is about 90 feet and the total length
or travel measured along the curved
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15
Hardnass of Metals.

A novel device for measuring the
hardness of metals is called the sclero-
scope by Albert f. Shore and DR.. Paul
Herould, its inventors. A steel ball
weighing forty grains, made extreme
ly hard by special process, is inclosed
in a glass tube, and the hardness is
indicated by the rebound as the ball is
dropped on the metal under test. A
scale measures the height Of rebound
ON this scale 100 is the average haid-
ness for carbon steel and proves to
be the safety limit for steel tools after
reheating and tempering. The instru-
ment is valuable in making tools of
standard hardness.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15
Needle Threading Machine.

A machine which threads a thou
sand needles a minute is at work in a
Swiss factory, The purpose of the
machine IL TO thread needles that are
placed afterward in a loom for max
ing lace The device is almost en-
tirely automatic II takes the needle,
carries It along, threads II, ties the
knot cuts the thread off a uniform
length, then carries the needle across
an open space and places ii In a rack.
The work of threading thase needles
was formerly done b!
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15
SMOKED OUT
Officials of Bracken County
Rise to Remark.

Louisville, KY, Aug. II. County
Judge Bradford and County Attor-
ney Kinney deny the charges of Gov
ernor Wilson of neglect of duty and
sympathy with lawlessness and say
that they are not in sympathy with
the night riders. They assert that
they are dong all they can to uphold
the law.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15

Heavy. impure blood makes a
muddy, pimply complexion, head
aches, nausea, indigestion. Thin
blood makes you weak, pale, sickly.
Burdock Blood Bitters makes the
Blood rich, red, pure-restores per-
feet health.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15
Kentucky Fair Dates.

The following are the dates fixed
for holding the Kentucky fairs for
1908:
Shepherdsville, August 10, 4 days.
Lawrenceburg, August IS, 4 days
Richmond, August Is, days.
Ewing. August 20, 8 days.
Shelbyville, August %, 4 days.
London, August %, days.
Elizabethtown, August 25, 8 days.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15

Burlington, August &c, A days.
Germantown, August 26, A days.
Morgantown, August 27. 8 days.
Somerset, September /, 4 days.
Hardinsburg, September / 3 days.
Fern Creek, September 2, 8 days.
Bardstown, September 2, 4 days.
Monticello, September 8, 4 days.
Hodgenville, September 8, 8 days.
Glasgow, September 8. A days.
Louisville State Fair, September
4, 3 days.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15

Stop itching instantly. Cures piles,
eczema, salt rheum, letter, itch,
hives, herpes, scabies--Doan's ONT
ment. At any drug store.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15
ZOlSM is GROUND
For Divorce, Says the Judge
of Campbell Circuit
Court.

Cincinnati, O., Aug, 12.-Judge
Yungblut, of the Campbell Circuit
Court, has decided that embracing of
Zoism, a new and mysterious relig-
ion, is good ground for divorce. A
year ago Fred Dietz, a wealthy resi-
dent of Dayton, KY, sued his wife
for divorce, alleging Zoism as the
ground. He said his wife joined the
church whose tenets demand denun.
citation of marriage vows. The court
found it difficult to get literature on
the subject, but today handed down
a decision granting a divorce to the
husband. Dietz had been married
fifteen years and had three children.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15

For a mild, easy action of the bow
els, a single dose Doan's Regulets is
enough. Treatment cures habitual
constipation. % cents a box. Ask
your druggist for them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-15
800

Feet of curbing foa sale cheap.
Meacham Contracting Co.
INCORPORATED.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-03

Pugh had treated his request for nv. b
dorsement. The result was that Pot
tus beat Pugh for reelection by an
overwhelming majority. and remained
In the Senate until his death, few
years ago. #
"Uncic Joe. sunesed.
There are many instances where men
OF moro or less prominence have a,if-
fered at the hands OF restless conpti- 4
tuonts. In the great Democratic sitIn,p
some years ago. even Uncle JoeD Can
non went down In defeat, and -was
forced to stay out OF Congress tor at
icast gwo years. after having beer,
there since a time when the memory
OF mar runneth not to the contrary.,s
me same voters who turned "trnclc
JOG out turned him In again at tho
next election, and shortly afterwar,, no
WAS elevated to his present exalted po-
s s,,.. as speaker of the House. But
..nese nnaccountahIc things nnpnen a.
democrats as we'll as to Repuhijca IL,
Poiltical cyclones, In other woria
nave no particular regard for parsons
or parties. a few years ago one Of
the hurricanes hit what la known 40
Inc swamp Angel" District of MN.
sourl. For many terms the brilliant
editor, lawyer and platform lecturer.
Champ Clark, had been It's Representa-
i've IN Congress. This time his people
got out of 1umor about something. and
they elected travelling piano tuner
to Congress over Clark. This was an
erratlc move. but not more SO than the
complete reversal which followed at
the next election, when Clark. having
L made up with his constituents swept
the district.
Texas Benrs the Palm.
There are cratic people all over the
country, but at this time the Second
Congressional District of Texas holds
the palm for fickleness among Its
Democratic voters. This Is in the ia
nous Beaumont oil section, and is per- !
haps the wealthiest district In the Lone
Star State. Strange as 1t may seem,
1t has what might be properly termed
an alternating representative In Com
gress. Sam Bronson Cooper, a. brilliant
lawyer, who was born in Kentucky,
has represented the district off and on
for the past sixteen years. Cooper
stays in one term and is beaten for the
next. This Is his time to be out in the
usual course Of events, and he has Just
been defeated for denomination by W..
a. Dies by small majority. -Four
| years ago a man named Moses Eycup-
gus Brooks defeated Cooper. and two
years later the Beaumont lawyer re-
gained his hold and was returned.
Now he is down and out again" but
| II history repeats itself in his district.
he will have to wait only two years
before returning to his old seat in the
Federal Congress.
Famous for Changes.
Virginia has county in the far
Southwest Which is as tickle in poll
tics as the Second Congressional Dis
trlct of Texas. Perhaps 1t is more so.
| for though the Texans may change
party nominees. they are always Demo-
cratic. Lee county, Va. goes Demo-
cratic one year and Republican the
next with an exactness which is almost
like clock work. II one wishes to make
a safe prediction as to the political
complexion Of the next member Of tho
Legislature from Lee, he has only to
look back and find to what party the
Hast one belonged.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-03
BY q. A. BoYCE.

10 one who makes even casual
study of American politics. the subject
becomes more and more of an enigma,
and the fickleness' Of the voter is
made more and more apparent With
each passing event.
Not only are the varying inclinations
OF individual voters shown In their
switching from one party to another,
but their cratic disposition to change
from one favorite to another In their
own clan Is frequently demonstrated.
Democratic party leaders, for exam
pie, who fought most earnestly for
Mr.. Cleveland in 1854 and 1888, were
violently opposed to him in 1892. This
was especiully true in the South. II
the roll should be called. it would be
found that Daniel, of Virginia; Pugh,
OF Alabama; Vest and Cockrell. OF
Missouri; German, of Maryland, and
MANY other Southern men or proml-
hence. took up the fight against the
only democrat who had been seated as
president since the administration or
James Buchanan, of PennsylVanla'
back in the sixties. IT is tact ina.
In the popular belief Tilden was electeu
in 1876, but Quay OF Pehhsy y ,v a.,,
then the head and front OF the 'epuu
loan machine, and perhaps the most
astnte political manipulation OF ms
dan and gepAration, worked a n.uii
by sending s9t his famous MESSAGE nmm sye
.,,yUe have won the election, ana we
viii hold it with mailed hand
WAS Loved and Despiseu.
The south was in in no a6ap p9oa'' aa e T.
Tort she lost out through the
famous commission to which the mat
ter was submitted for final arbitra-
mentA ~
question. The career Of Mr.. Cleveland
was demonstrative Of the tickleness OF
American voters. There We're times
when he was the idol of his partyi
there were other times when many
Of his erstwhile supporters heartily
despised him. and yet when he died
few months ago, he was perhaps the
most universally beloved OF all Amer
lean citizens.
IN rscountlng promlnent Southern
Senator's who opposed Mr.. Cleyeland's
nomination in 1892, the name OF James
II. Pugh, os, Alabama. has been lnen-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-03
lege. Miss Baker Will succeed Miss

lege. Miss Baker will succeed Miss
Mcleod at the Woman's College.
Miss Edna May Valentine. of Church
Hill. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fulcher,
of Staunton. She will return to Rich
mond before leaving In September for
Somerset, Ky.
Mrs. Jennie Noel and two sons. OF
Somerset, KY, are guests of Mrs. Noel's
parents on North Twenty third Street.
Miss Lima Page Pollard has returned
to the city after pleasant trip North.
She visited New York and other cities
and seacoast resorts and went to
spend some time with friends in the
White Mountains. New Hampshire.
Misses Alice Brooks and Lillian Lee
Thaw left on Thursday for Charlotte,
IN. c., and Atlanta, Ca, where they
will spend some weeks visiting rela-
tivea
Mrs. Charles w. Harwood and daugh-
ters, Misses Marie, Rosalie and Alfrida,
have returned to their home. after a
months stay at Virginia Beach.
The Rev. DIR. and Mrs. w. r. L.
Smith and Mr.. Alfred Smith left on
Thursday for a weeks visit to New
York and Elizabeth. N. j. They will be
guests of DR.. T. b. Thames. in Eliza
beth. for whom DR.. SMITH will preach
on Sunday.
Miss Claudia Gardner. daughter of
the Rev. DR.. c. S. Gardner, formerly OF
Richmond, and now of Louisville. KY,
is visiting Mrs. c. r. Smith, at No.
925 West Grace Street.
Miss Nplnie Smith has returned after
a visit to Miss Conway Fleming, in
her cottage at Buckroe Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Sutton and
small son are spending the summer at
Gwathmey.
Miss Anne Ruth Harris and Miss
Willie Pauline Harris are the guests of
relatives in Staunton.
Miss Ethel May Deal. of Deep Creek,
who has been attending the University
School of Methods, is the guest of Mrs.
Elvie Percival Harris.
Mrs. Charles q. Lefew and daughter,
Mildred. are at Alton House for the
remainder of the summer.
MI. William Holmes Chapman, of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-03
FICKLENESS OF VOTERS
NOW POLITICAL PROVERB
Districts That Swing From Republican to Democratic Col
umn and Back Again as Regularly as Pendulum
of Clock--Some Notable Instances.

toned. Pugh had been one OF Ala
bama'I popular leaders and had en-
joyed all the honors it was possible
for q State to bestow upon afavorite
son. But an incident that occurred
along In the COS again furnishes a
strong illustration of the fickleness Of
the public mind The late Judge Ed
mund w. Pettus, a brilliant lawyer
and former Confederate general, was
o candidate for a Federal judgeship
under Mr.. Cleveland. and he requested
Senator Pughs Endorsement. The lat
ter remarkeds that Judge Pettus was
too OILS to go on the bench.''
II may be too old for Federal
judgeship, but am young enough to
be a tied States Senator" said Judge
Pettus, When he heard how Senator
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-03
Hop In Ashland.
Especial 10 The Times-Dlspatch. i

tSpesiai W NC AiiAaes- D'sPn's''l
ASHLAND. VA. August MIR. Jo-
seph Vaughan proprietor of the Henry
Clay Inn. opened his regime last night
with very enjoyable hop. which was
enjoyed by the following: Misses Annie
Macon Potts. Condo Bridges. Louise
Rice, Page Nixon, Grace Vest Rich
mond; Mamie Peake, Augusta Nixon,
Graysoil Ioofnagle, Annie Hunter.
Miss De Grafenreid, OF Mississippi, and
Mr.. Mclaughlin, of st. Louis. and
Messrs. w. c. Blanton, w. l.. Foy, Rob-
ert Hunter!SP. I. Hall, Charles Chenery.
C. B. Jones. c. Is. Pendleton. r. II.
Carr. Walter Baldwin, e. w. Jordan
and 7. L. Wright
The chaperons were Mrs. Rpther-
ford Fleet. Mrs. Blassingame, Mrs. A.
S. Carr Mrs. N r. Peake and Mrs.
James Hunter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-08-03
POLITICAL NEWS
FOR THE WEEK

A quiet week is looked for in the
political world. WillisH, H Taft. the
Republican presidential nominee, has
promised to address the Virginia Bar
Association, at It's annual meeting on
"Wednesday at Hot Springs, Va. The
speech will be nonpolitical. ana Is the
only one the candidate has planned to
make during the week.
William jennings Bryan expects to
finish writing his speech accepting the
Democratic presidential nomination on
Wednesday. No engagements for the
week have been announced by him.
Eugene w. Chafin, Of Chicago, the
Prohibition presidential nominee, is to
make several speeches during the week
In Lincoln, Neb.
or the ce-presidential candidates,
nominee, is to spend week on Wolf
Island, in the st. LawrenG, River, rest
ing and gathering strength for the
campaign. John w. Kerr, Mr.. Bryan's
running mate, has one address sche-S
duled for the week. This is to be de-
livered before chatauqua gathering
at Charles City. Iowa, on Saturday.
The campaign managers. Frank II.
Hitchcock. for the Republicans, and
Norman =. Mack, for the Democrats.
will continue during the coming week
to prepare for, the fight that is soon
to come. Mr.. Hitchcock Will be in New
York the greater part of the week.
while Mr.. Mack will spend most Of
his time in Chicago.
Other political events scheduled for
the week include a Democratic State
nominating convention at Wallace,
Idaho, on Tuesday, and a convention
Of the National Liberty party at Wheel
ing, w. Va, on Monday and Tuesday,
at which candidates for President ana
Vfce-President of the United States
are to be named.
The call for the convention is adj
dressed to all members Of the National
Liberty leagues and other organiza-
tons and individuals interested In tho
welfare of the negro race.
The officers and members of the Ma.
tional Negro Democratic League gem
eral committee will meet in Chicago
Thursday at which time proclama-
ton will be issued to the coIored voters
or the country. A place and date for
holding the national convention Of the
party Will be named