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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06
GuIIs and CLAIMS.

The discussion continues between
those who think that all the acts of
the lower animals are satisfactorily
explained by the hypothesis of inher-
tied instinct and those who hold that
there is an element of intelligence, if
not of reasoning, in these things. w.
l.. Finley, in a work on American
birds, mentions an observation of his
which may perhaps be explained either
way, but which in any case is interest
ing. A gull seized upon a clam and,
rising to a height of about fifteen feet,
allowed it to fall upon hard ground.
The clam kept its mouth shut. Again
the gull rose with it to the same height
and dropped it once more, with the
same result. This operation was re-
peated fifteen times, when at last the
shock had the desired effect, the shell
was opened, and the gull enjoyed its
dainty contents.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06
The Bachelors, Excuses.

AT a wedding breakfast the bach
elors were called upon to give their
reasons for remaining single. The fol
lowing were among the reasons given:
81 am like the frog in the fable who,
though he loved the water, would not
jump into the well because he could
not jump out again"
II am too selfish and honest enough
to admit it,"
Il prefer, on the one hand, liberty,
refreshing sleep, the opera, midnight
suppers, quiet seclusion, dreams, ci-
gars, bank account and club to, on
the other hand, disturbed rest, cold
meat, baby linen, soothing sirup, rock
ing horses, bread pudding and empty
pockets"
81 have twin brother, and we have
never had a secret from one another.
He is married"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06
Suspicious.

A man entered a Tenderloin drug
store the other day and asked for a
telephone, says the New York Tribune,
He was evidently from out of town.
''Do pay you first or afterward" he
asked the clerk when the instrument
in question was pointed out to him.
'You call your number and then put
your dime in the SLOT" snapped the
clerk. The stranger was suspicious.
''In that hole there?" he asked, looking
all around the telephone and lingering
the slot obviously. "Yes." II guess
not" said he, turning away, with de-
cision. 81 amt lookin' fer no savin's
bank"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06
SAWED THROUGH A WALL.
Peculiar Engineering Feat Saved Paris
Houses From Vibration.


A peculiar engineering feat has been
performed in Paris whereby a house
wall is now split from edge to edge. 1t
seems that the heavy walls of an old
power house were shared with the
neighboring houses to the right and
left. The buildings were practically
one, and the vibration of the engines in
the power house was so great that the
occupants complained that they could
not sleep and that their trade was
driven away.
A quarryman who heard Of the stu
alton offered a remedy, and, taking an
endless helicoid or spiral surfaced cord
such as is commonly used in saving
stone, he applied it along the top edge
Of the wall and set it in motion with
machinery. The result was that per
pendicular slit two inches wide and
seventy feet deep soon completely sep
arated the power house from the ad-
jacent buildings. Tenants of these
houses say the noise and vibration of
the power house no longer distrub
them,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06
ThriCe-A-Week World
More Alert, More Thorough
More Fearless Than
Ever.
READ IN EVERY ENGLISH
SPEAKING COUNTRY.

A President of the United States
will be elected this year. Who is he
and who is the man whom he will
beat? Nobody yet knows, but the
Thrice-a-Week edition of the New
York World will tell you every step
and every detail of what promises to
be campaign Of the most absorb
ing interest. 1t may not tell you
what you hope, but it will tell you
what is. The Thrice-a-Week World
long ago established character for
impartiality and fearlessness in the
publication of news, and this it will
MAINTAIN. If you want the news as
it really is subscribe to the Thrice.a-
Week edition of the New York
World, which comes to you Eevery
other day except Sunday ,land is:thus
practically a daily at the price of a
weekly.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is only
$1.00 per year, and this pays for 156
papers. We offer this unequaled
newspaper and the HOPKINSVILLE
KENTUCKIAN together for one
year for $2.65. The regular SUBJ
scription price of the two papers is
$500.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06

Ease Of Operation and Lack Of Vbra-
ton Features Of Machine.

Ease Of Operation and Lack Of vibra-
ton Features Of Machine.
In the accompanying cut is shown
an entirely new design of hammer
Up to the present time no steam ham
mers have been built of the single
frame type in which the anvil block
Is a&tached to and forms part of the
mal4 frame casting, and In this par
ticular point they are therefore en-
tirely different from the ordinary
steam hammer, where the anvil block
is a separate casting and is not con-
nected In any way with the bedplate
The result is that there is certain
amount of shifting movement to the
anvil block of the ordinary steam ham,
mer when the blow Is struck, which
movement would prevent the hammer
being used, except on the toughest sort
Of formed work-that is, the alignment
Of the dies is not close enough to be
used in most kinds Of die work. The
fact that the hammer has balanced
valve motion gives to its operation an
extremely sensitive control so that it
can be well operated by the foot
treadle, and this does away largely
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06
Rainfall Of the wnrld

The rainfall of the continents after
long collecting of records has been es.
timated to average thirty inches a year.
Ocean measurements are difficult, but
after considering all known facts
Fritsche has now concluded that the
entire earth's surface has a mean an.
nual rainfall of thirty-six inches. This
means total fall OF 1888 900, 600 metric
tons of water every minute.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06
Zinc Production.

The world production of zine in 1907
was 1854 tons, which is an increase
Of per cent over the preceding year,
the United States with 226,S3S and
Germany with 2Os,7o0 tons being the
chief producers OF this metal In the
same year the principal zinc consunl
ers were: United States. 100000; Ger
many. 174,900; Great Britain, 100000;
France. 09,600 tons.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06
Saw Him with Her own Ewes.

ut is too bad" said Mrs. Oldcastle,
that our curate seems likely to be a
valetudinarian all his life"
"Why, he amt, is he?" replied her
hostess as she toyed with her diamond
studded lorgnette. ''I'm almost sure |
seen him eatin' beefsteak at the dinner
in the parish house night before last"
Chicago Record-H Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06
Another Authority.

Mr.. Howe - suppose you have
studied all the authorities on social and
economic questions? Mr. Wise-Not
quite all. My daughters graduation es-
say is not out yet.-Life.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06
sOIdin HopkinsVis BY the Anderson Fowler Drug Co.
Incorporated
Summer Rates To Cerulear
And Dawson.

Beginning Saturday May 16. 1908
and on every Saturday and Sunday
thereafter up to and including Sun
day October 18th. 1908, the Illinois
Central will sell tickets to Cerulean
and Dawson Springs, KY. and return
for all trains Saturday and Sunday
morning at rate of one fare for the
round trip.
G. R. Newman. Agt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06

Father Ito little son returning from
horseback ride)-Got fall, did you?
Well, hope you didn't cry like baby.
Son--No, dad, didn't cry. just said
one word-the same as you'd have said.
Punch.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06

"since Footlight inherited fortune
he is a paradox"
whats the answerT
"He is both the richest and poorest
actor on the stage"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06
Poultry Printing.

We have very large and COM
plete line of poultry cuts and are
prepared to do any and all kinds of
printing for poultry raisers at low
prices.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06
G. r. Newman, Agent.
/. gSSl )
TINE TABLE.
TRAINS GONG NORTH.

TRAINS GNNG NORTH.
No. 52-St. Louns Express, 1924 a. N
No. 54--St. l.. Fast Mail, 1905 D. M
No. &C. & st. L. Linn, SOC a. m
No. 56-Hopkinsville Ac. 8:55 p. m!
No. 94.-Dixie Flyer, $40 p. m
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No. 51-St. L. Express $40 p. m
No. 63-St. L. Fast Mail 5:35 a. m
No. CSC. & N o. Lin. 1850 p. m
No. 65-Hopkinsville Ac. 7:O5 a. M
No. 95.-Dixie Flyer, 9:43 a. mt
No. 81 and s4 connect at st. Louis and other
p ants west.
No. 81 connects at Guthrie for Memphis Line
paints as far south as Erin and Tor LouiaVl e,
ClncinnAu and the East,
No. So and SIS make direct connection at Gutb.
for Louisville, Cincinnati and all points
moth and east thereof. No. 50 and SIS also con-
meet for Memphis andwaY points.
No % runs through 20 Chicago and win rot
carry passengers 10 point South Of Evansville.
Also carries through sleepers 70 ST. Louis.
No. %, through sieepers TO Atlanta, Macon
Jacksonville, st. Augustine and Tamra, Fla.
A lsn Pullman sleepers 20 New Orleans. Con-
rects at Guthrie for points East and West. NO.
90 viii not carry local passengers for potts North
N ashvilIe Tenn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06
MISS KATIE MCDANIEL.
Successor 10 Mrs Sarah McD. Richards.
Fire, Tornado, Liability, Health
and Accident
~ | ~ S u r a NJ G E. 4Aa

] represent such companies as the
Maryland Casualty Company, Phoe-
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Eastern Casualty and Indemnity Co., q,
Phoenix of Hartford, London and
Lancashire, Palatine and New Hamp-
shire Fire Insurance.
Your business, or at least a portion
Of it, solicited All policies promptly
issued and delivered.
Office: 2nd Floor Odd Fellows Building.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1908-08-06
ROUND TRIP RATEs-LIMIT 80 DAYS

ROUND TRIP RATES-LINIIT 80 DAYS
Evansville to French Lick S3.16
to West Baden 3.20
Rockport to French Lick 2.52
" to West Baden 2.56
Cannelton to French Lick 2.72
" to West Baden 2.76
Tell City o French Lick 2.60
to West Baden 2.64
Troy to French Lick 2.44
" to West Baden 2.48
J. c. BEAM, JR., A. G. P. A.,
st. Louis, Mo,
E. D STRATTON. P. A.,
Evansville. Ind.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-10
WIDEA WAKES ELECT
Men Who Supported Lincoln in '61 and Taft in 08 to Have
 Permanent Organization.
w. S. WELLS IS CAPTAIN
Movement to Revive the Association All Over the Country Emanatcs
 from New Haven.

The members of the "Wideawakes of lS6l," who live in New Haven met last evening In the parlors of the Young Mems Republican club and made pre- limlnary plans for reorganization The local Wideawakes will make an effort to have this reorganization spread all over the country, 20 that by the time of the inauguration of Mir Taft, whom they supported, members from all over the country will be in Washington to take part in the event.
 There were over thirty Wideawakes who supported Abraham Lincoln at the Republican club last evening and after a. reunion the following officers were elected:
 w, s. Wells, captain; David Porter, first lieutenant; David Benjamin, sec- ond lieutenant: w. F, Whittelsey, sec retary; Dr. W. A. Welch, assistant sec- retary; Edward Hubbell, treasurer; Charles Porter, assistant treasurer. 1 When the Wideawakes were organiz ed for the support of Abraham Lincoln there were nearly three thousand in New Haven and vicinity. In the whole country there were 54ooOO of whom 9; per cent. went to the Civil war. After the war the organization was not kept up. but was revived here in this cam. paign for the support of Mir. Taft.
 The next meeting will be held tht second Monday Tn December when per manent organization will take place and more members added Tn the mean time efforts will be made to revive or ganizatlons of WideawalSes In othe, cities.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-10
NOT FATALLY WOUNDED
Postmaster of New York Owes Life to
 Young Daughter.

New York, Nov. 9.-Edward M. Morgan, postmaster of New York city, who was wounded in the abdo- men to-day by a bullet fired hy F.. II, B. Mackay, an eccentric English stem ographer, who then committed sui- eide, was resting well tonight, and unless complications develop he will recover. Mir Morgan probably owes his life to the quick wit and bravery of his fourteen-year- daughter, Dorothy. who saw Mackay draw his revolver and struck 1t with her hand. This denected the bullet; otherwise the postmaser would have been fatal ly wounded, for his asseilant was at close range and fired four shots in all.
 Tho shooting occurred at l96th street and only a short distance from Mir. Morgan's home. He was on his way down town at the time.
 An investigation of the record of Maekay shows that he was of nor bid nature and former inmate of an asylum. in Worcester, Mass, That his act was premeditated is made certain by letter he left; but aside from a fancied grievance against Mir. Morgan and the postoffice authorities concern ing the handling of his mail, nothing has come to light to indicate why ne should have sought to murder the postmaster.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-10
ASQUITH ON THE BALKANS
Premier objects to Altering of Treaty
 Except by rnanimous Consent.

London. Nov a.-Thc prime minis tor Herbert II, Asqulth, was the principal speaker at the Guildhall banquet tonight which marked the inauguration of the new lord mayor of London, Sir George Wyatt Trus- colt. and brought tp a fitting close the celebration of the kings 67th birthday.
 The prime minister devoted his ob- servations mainly 10 the European situation. After congratulating Tur- key. in the person of the Turkish am bassador, Musurus Pacha on the suc- cess of the most amazing revolution in the annals of history. he declared that. subject to the important princi- pie that international treaties could not be altered except by the consent of all the sgnatorles, the British gov etrmt nt had no prejudice against, or prrfcrel.ce in favor of, any particular settlement It had never objected to direct negotiations between Austria and Bulgaria and Turkey, always pro- vided that Turkey, as the most preju- diced, should have settlement con sIstent with her honor and interests and that the agreement must be coun- terslgned by all parties to the Berlin treaty.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-10
MORSE DECLARES HE IS BANKRUPT Application to Court of Appeals for Release on Bail Brings
 Forth 8 Surprising
 Statement.
STILL IN TONES PRISON
District Attorney Ridiculcs Claim That the Banker Is Pauper--No Decision for Several
 Days.

New York, Nov. 9.A-Charles w. Morse, who two years ago was rated as being worth upwards of s2o,o0O,- 900, to-day swore under oath that he had not enough money or securities left from his vast fortune to pay his debts.
 This revelation was made when Morses attorneys appeared in the U. s. Circuit court of appeals to argue for the admission of Morse to bail. Morse, who has been sentenced to 15 years Imprisonment at hard labor in the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga, was not permitted to leave the Tomps to-day, but an affidavit made by him was read Tho motion was argued be- fore Judges Lacombe. Ward and Coxe ani decision was reserved.
 It had not been expected that Morse would make the plea that he was bankrupt, as ever since the finan- cial panic which swept the greater part of his fortune away, he has maintained that he would be able to adjust his affairs to the satisfaction of all creditors, and Judge Hough, in refusing to grant an application for bail after he had sentenced Morse, said that one reason for refusing bail was that the prisoner was worth $22,0sO, 900 and that 1t would not in- convenience him to furnish bail.
 Wallace MacFarlane appeared in be- half of Morse and quoted from the opinion of Judge Hough fin refusing 10 grant ball, in which Judge Hough said that no amount of ball would be sufficient to secure the appearance in court of such a wealthy man as Morse when he was wanted. Mir. MacFarlane then continued:
 q have an affidavit here from Morse himself in which he states that he Il not rich man. MT. Morse says that he is in sense impoverished, and that his assets would not pay his debts, and that 1t is doubtful If they ever would If Morse is allowed ball his old friends would have to provide 1t. The state ment that he is millionaire is false and further information will be given to the district attorney if he desires it."
 The lawyer called attention to the fact--that when Morse was indicted he was on his way to Europe, but that he came immediately back to thit country upon fearing Of his indictment If ball were granted and the amount were placed so high that Mir Morse could not furnish 1t, MT MacFarlan, said that the result would be practca denial of the application.
 The district attorney said 1t was ridiculous to represent Morse as be. ing pauper in view of Morse's state. ments during the trial as to the ex. tent of his financial transactions.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-10
REACTIONARY PLOT
Persian Royalists Intent Upon AbOl-
 ishing of Parliament.

St. Petersburg Nov. a--Ofic'al con firmation has just been received from Teheran of a reactionary plot to abol- ish the Persian parliament. Russia, which in conjunctlor with Great Brit ain, has repeatedly warned the shah of the dangers of such course has decided to renew her energetic repre- sentations against the contemplated coup detat
 The situation in Northern Persia is n source of great anxiety 10 the Russian foreign ofTce Russian revolutiopists from the Caucasus, who have hocked to Satar Khans standard are manifest D ing hostile spirit towards the Rus sian official and commercial representa- - lives, which may force intervention. The foreign office, however, Is most re- luctant to act, since the dispatch of troops to Tabriz at this juncture might be construed into encouragement of the reactionary party at Toheran and would probably necessltate more ex- tenslve operations in AzerhaiIan prov Ince, a heavy expense and no perma- nent advantage to Russia,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-10
"T0SCA" AT MANHATTAN
New York Opera Season Inauguratcd
 Before Brilliant Audience.

New York, Nov. 9-With every in dlcation that it would prove one of the most memorable on record, the season of grand opera in New York was in augurated tonight at the Manhattan Opera house. where Puccinis "'rosca' was sung to an audience perhaps as brilliant as ever has gathered upon a similar occasion. Society lent It's pres ence in force, while the ranks of mu- sic lovers and opera enthusiasts filled the upper portions of the house and were massed six deep In the area re- served for tho "Standees."
 A flavor of excitement was imparted to the occasion by the first appearance of one of the most important of Mir. Hammerstein's new artists, Maria Labia, a dramatic soprano, who sang the title role. Plaudits were freely, even lavishly bestowed upon the new conner as her singing and ImpersOna- tion of the operas heroine aroused the audience to enthusiasm.
 No less emphatic were the manifes- tations of approval reserved for the old favorites of the house.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-10
GOMPERS DRAWS APPLAUSE
John Mitchell Says No Blaine Can Be
 Attached to Labor Leader,

Denver Col, Nov. 9.-IIearty applause greeted President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor to- day AS he appeared before the dele gates at the opening session of the twcnty-elghth annual convention of the organization.
 Cheers also followed the close of his report, which he read at the afternoon session.
 "The statement that there will be a big fight in the convention in regard to the action taken by President Com pers in the recent campaign will not be fulfilled" said John Mitchell, for merly president of the United Mine Workers of America. The action of Mir, Gompers was the result of ln- structions given him by the Federation at previous conventions. and he will have the support of the present con ventlon.
 There may be fight on allowing the Federation to be brought into politics in the future, but do not think that Mir. Gompers will be censured for the part he played In supporting MT. Bry- an"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-10
MRS. PHIPPS NEAR DEATH BY DYNAMITE
Divorced Wife of Pittsburg Mil lionaire, Pursued by Black mailer, Has Narrow
 Escape.

Denver, Col. Nov. 0-,Mrs. Gene yleve Chanler Phipps, divorced wife of Lawrence Phipps, Pittsburg mill lionalre, to-day narrowly escaped death by dynamite at the hands of Il woman, unidentified by the police Who for two days had haunted the Phipps home and had at last got hold of Mrs, Phipps and demanded $20,OO0 under penalty of death, immediate and horrible,
 When foiled in her attempt the woman cast dynamite at detectives from Mrs. Phipps automobile in which she had forced her intended victim to drive her to bank to pro- cure the money. An explosion was prevented because the dynamite struck d cushion of the automobile ThC woman was quickly placed under con- trol, and efforts are being made to find some clue to her identity, She persistently refuses to give her name, but insists that she is under the lnlu ence of a hypnotist and this explain her attempts to blackmail Mrs, Phipp
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-10
Supreme Court Decides That Negroes Can Be Excluded from Schools for
 Whites.
KENTUCKY LAW UPHELD
Justice Harlan, Dissenting, Declares Act Cruel and Contrary to Prln- ciplc of Equality Before
 the Law.

Washington, Nov. 9,-1n deciding the case of Berea college vs. the State of Kentucky favorably to the state, the Supreme court of the United States to- day held that the states of the Union may constitutionally legislate to pre- vent the co-education of the white and black races.
 The case was instituted to test the validity of the state law of 1894, pro- hibiting white and black children from attending the same schools. The opin- ion of the court was handed down by Justice Brewer and affirmed the find ing of both the Kentucky circuit court and the court of appeals. Justices liar Ian and Day dissented,
 Justice Brewers opinion dealt entire ly with corporations as affected by the Kentucky statute. and did not consider the question of It's applicability to in dividuals. Proceeding upon the theory that a state has complete control over corporations as It's own creations, he then construed the law of 1904 as In ef- feet an amendment to the charter of Bcnea college,
 Contendlng that 1t would prove 1 impracticable and unsatisfactory to separate corporate from private schools, Justice Harlan in his dis senting opinion said the court should meet the entire question squarely and l, tn I,nIV 1 Tai | conditions to educate white children and negro children at, the same instl- tutiom He did not concede that it should be so regarded. Have we, ' he asked, become so Inoculated with | prejudice of race that an American government professedly based on the principles of freedom and charged with the protection of all citizens alike can make distinctions between such citizens In the matter Of their volun- l tary association for innocent purposes simply because of their respective races?
 Further, If tho lower court he right then a state may make it crime fol white and colored persons to frequent the same market places at the samt time or appear in an assemblage of citizens convened to consider question: of q public or political nature in whicl all citizens. without regard to race ar' equally interested Many other Illus trations might he given to show tht mischievous, not to say cruel, charac ter of the statute in question and how inconsistent such legislation is with th' great principle of the equality of eiti zens before the law"
 Justice Harlan added that he did no want to he understood as critIcizinf the system of separate public schooA for the races, but that his censure wal directed at the penal provision of tn Kentucky law involved In this case He considered 1t unconstitutional