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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-10

Great goshalmighty'" horrifie5ly
calculated honest Farmer Hornbeak.
in the midst OF his perusal of the
patent side OF the village newspaper.
It's come, just as I knew il would"
Why what's the matter Ezry?'
cried his wife.
They're sellin' rs farmers into
slavery, That's what Here's an
item headed: Three Rubens under
the Hammer Puck.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
A Modest JUDGE.

A certain prominent English jurist
was transferred from the chancery
court to the admiralty court rather un
expectedly. While conversant with
English law to a surprising degree.
this gentleman had spent little time
In marine law and was rather dubt-
GUS as to his ability to cope with the
duties of his new office. His colleagues,
in recognition Of the occasion, gave
him a dinner, after which he was called
upon for an address. He made long
and serious speech. which embraced
about everything from free trade to
Englands foreign policy. Them paus'
ing a moment he glanced round the
crowded room and said:
''Gentlemen. in closing | can think
of no better words than the lines Of
Tennyson:
And may there be no moaning of the bar
When put out 10 sea-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
Touch Turkey.


Mark Twain when he worked In Ne
vada on the Virginia City Enterprise
inserted In the news good many
boarding house jokes.
In revenge the humorist's sensitive
fellow boarders in Virginia City de-
cided TO put up a game on him. They
enlisted the landlady's help and at the
Thanksgiving dinner at the boarding
house Mark Twain by dexterous piece
Of sleight of hand was served appar-
emily direct from the fowl with a tur-
key leg of painted wood.
The humorist sawed away solemnly
at the wooden leg for some time. Then
be said to the landlady. with a smile:
You've changed your poultry dealer,
haven't you, ma'amT
why. no. Mr.. Clemens" she replied.
What makes you think soY"
This turkey" he answered. giving
the wooden drumstick a little whack
with his knife. It's about the tender
est morsel I've struck In this house for
some months"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
The Military Salute.


All salutes. from taking off the hat
to presenting arms originally implied
respect or submission. OF military sa-
lutes, raising the right hand to the
head is generally believed to have orig.
mated from the days of the tourna-
ment. when the knights filed past the
throne Of the queen of beauty and by
way Of compliment raised their hands
to their brows to imply that her beauty
was too dazzling for unshaded eyes to
gaze upon.
The officers salute with the sword
has a double meaning The first posi-
tion, with the hilt opposite the lips, is
a repetition of the crusaders action in
kissing the cross hilt Of his sword In
token Of faith and fealty. while lower
ing the point afterward implies either
submission or friendship. meaning in
either case that ii is no longer neces-
sary to stand on guard. Raising the
hand to the forehead has also been eX-
planned as a sign that the weaponed
hand is empty and in an inoffensive
position. but this reason does not seem
so convincing as the others.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
A Toothso me Revenge.

During the reign Of Charlie M the
age of gallantry. it was the ON
among gentlemen when they drank a
lady's health in order that they might
do her still more honor to destroy at
the same time some part of their cloth.
ing
Upon one occasion Sir Charles Sed-
ley was dining in a tavern and had
ine necktie on, where
upon one of his friends to play him a
trick drank to the health of a certain
lady. at the same time throwing his
necktie in the fire. OF course Sir
Charles had to do likewise, but he got
even. for not long after that, dining
with the same company, he drank the
health of a fair one. at the same time
ordering a dentist whom he had en-
gagged to be present to pull out re-
fractory tooth which had been trou-
bling him. Every one else was obliged
in this manner to mourn a molar
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18

Have sou ever considered the posi-
bility of doing this; Remember that
living In rented mud furnished With
opinions bought on the nStallment
plan. never offers any inducemeGt with
1t for the future not only this. but
you are not saving up anything.
The advantages Of owning your own
mind will he apparent AZ moments
thought.
In the irst place, you come to take
personal interest. which yuI du not
feel when Il is Owued by some one
else. Theu again the natural Increase
In value rebounds to Your own profit.
You have no one 20 dictate to you aS
to the inside furnishings aud decora.
tions. Besides. IL makes you more par
ticular with regard to what YOU put
into it. II you live in Il reuted mind
you don't care mach. You will drive
nails in the walls aud get generally
careless about it. But when YOU own
your own mind you are constantly go-
ing about picking It up. You take real
pride in IL.
Be it ever 50 humble. there is no
place like a mind that you own your
self-Life.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
An Awakening State.

Within a day s ride of St. Louis.
New Orleans and Kansas City. tn
principal centers OF the MissisSpK
Valley. lies the Cinderella Of the
states. While her sisters have been
gathering in the plaUdits of the
world and the dollars of the young
men and women marching westward,
Arkansas has remained at home and
unsung. Unlike the tabled Cinde-
ella this modern duster of the
hearth was not discovered and car
,ied away to the palace in a golden
:oach by a handsome prince to find
1er dainty foot fitted to the magic
crystal slipper. While tending to
her work at home Arkansas found
pearls and diamonds in the ashes;
found that her hills in the 0zarks
would raise, under proper care, the
most royal red apples that kings
have tasted; that her clay hills in
the back yard could, by the alchemy
Of trade. be turned into pie plates,
pin trays, or the Aluminium frame Of
an aeroplane; that her already large
crops of cotton could be doubled in
quality and quantity; that the erst-
while worthless eumbo land in GER
tain districts could be made to pro-
duce year after year with increasing
volume the finest grade of rice the
market has yet known-From "The
Awakening of Arkansas" in the
February Technical World Maga-
zine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
10 Was a Good Mixer.

There used to be a popular minister
In indianapolis who was well known
in Louisville. He was pastor of one
of the leading churches of the city,
He was built on the plan of the late
Henry George. whose motto was, II am
for men" This indianapolis preacher
was what is called "A good mixer"
One day be stopped in a blacksmith
shop to chat with the workmen. Dur
ing the visit horid faced man OF
prosperous appearance came into the
shop. He and the minister began
chatting, but neither knew the others
line Of business. They became good
friends in few minutes Finally the
horid faced man produced his card.
which announced that he was In the
saloon business on West street.
Come down to my place any time
he said. "and I'll show you a good
time"
"All right" replied the minister
''and. by the way. I'm running a pretty
good place myself Come and see me.
and I'll show you a good time"
'I'll sure do that" said the other
"But, by the way. where is your ioint?"
MY joint" was the reply. lis the
First Presbyterian church Just in
quire for Myron w. Weed the pastor.
and I'll be at your service. Louis
willie Times
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
Test For Eishhooks.

A party in waters down east was
going bluefshing. The boy had
brought the fishing tackle up from
the cabin, and now the skipper was
sitting on deck with a big file, fling
the hooks.
'Used to be man go bluefshing
with me-" the skipper said, chat
always filed his own hooks; carried
file in his pocket for just that;
always had that file with him and
always filed his own hooks. When
he'd got hook filed he'd test'it by
hanging it on his nose. He'd tip
his head back just a little and just
rest the point of the hook on his
nose, and if it slid off he'd sharpen
it some more, but if it hung there
he knew it was all right"
singular way of testing fish
hooks ?" said one of the party.
'1t was," said the skipper, ''but
he always caught fish. New York
Sun.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
WILD PLANTS.
Provided by Nature With Weapons For
Their Own Defense.

The keen competition in COM
mercial circles even in these stren-
uous days is as nothing beside that
of many plants and trees for bare
existence. Their entire lives, from
the time they form in the parent
seed pod, are beset with peril, for
nature is as much mistress of de-
struction as of creation.
At the same time all plants il
their wild state are provided with
weapons of defense, and often the
weakest plant has proportionately
the strongest weapon. Directly cul-
tivation is brought about, however,
so do the defensive faculties disap-
pear
Thorns, spikes, spines and stiff,
bristly growths are the most com
mon forms of plant defense.
In a childish way we have all
looked at the araucaria, or monkey
puzzle tree, and firmly decided that
The spikes were intended to ward
off simian acrobats. As a matter
Of fact, however, the spikes were
there for very different purpose.
The trunk of the araucaria is COM
posed of soft, pithy wood, and the
sap travels upward so near the bark
that were this covering broken by
blow the tree would ''bleed." The
spikes therefore are to prevent a
possible blow from reaching the
bark. and as the tree grows and the
trunk toward the base toughens so
do these basal spikes drop off.
The most terrible plant defense
of all is that of the wreath of
thorns, creeper that fourishes in
the dense jungles of South Ameri-
ca. A horse or man struggling
through such jungle if so unfor-
tunate as to come in contact with
this creeper will rapidly be EMBODIED
with the sinuous lengths that,
SudhCllNG, lOI III d CuCNduA QS 1lloG
around the intruder, from the
clutches of which it is impossible to
get free without assistance.
But often the more subtle meth
DDS Of defense prove of greater in
terest than the apparent ones. 1t
is we'll known fact that animals
dislike drinking water that has lain
in the large, bowl-like leaves of GER
tain plants. The rhododendron, for
example, has stringy, tough leaves,
that must be the reverse of palata-
bic, even to the most goatlike ami
nal. The more familiar laurel is
also distinctly uninviting as a dish,
and if moth we're placed in an air
tight box with some crushed laurel
leaves the poisonous fumes would
kill the insect.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
To Munich a Viper.

Though the prescription seems to
have disappeared from the pharmaco-
poeia of modern beauty specialists,
1t was for centuries notorious that to
feed on snake meat was the way to
win perpetual youth; to cure goiter,
again, or any other swelling all that
was necessary was to MUNICH viper.
from the tail up, as it might be stick
of celery, while yet another snake, IL
eaten, conferred the power of Under
standing all the tongues Of birds.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
Here and There.

The town Of Benton's financial
statement for 1909 shows total res
ceipts Of $l609. 13 and total disburse
ment of 81. .59774.
FOR RENT-New store room.
See w. A. P'Pool
Hoge Peyton has been appointed
assistant to President M. H. Smith,
of the L. & N. Railroad, a place
that has been vacant since w. l..
Mapother was promoted to First
Vice President.
FOR SALE-The life, Trial and
Execution of Alonzo Pennington,
near Hopkinsville. in 1916. Price
25 cents. C. B. Brewer, Fairview,
KY.
The two RussellviIle banks show
deposits subject to check $287,
600.
See j. H. Dagg for contracting,
building and general repair work of
all kinds. Phone 476.
The Rev. Daniel Glass. 1Ol years
old. died at his home near Johnson
City, Tenn. He was Baptist min
lister.
Home Seekers rates to the North
west and Southwest on first and
third Tuesdays. For further infor-
nation call on agent Illinois Central.
til MORROW. Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
Great Forests.

Canada owns u forest larger In area
than the whole of England, Scotland
and Wales all put together. The great
est length of Britain is COS miles. and
its greatest width 325 miles, while a
Canadian forest in the Hudson bay
and Labrador region is 1000 by LOO
miles in extent. Another big forest
stretches from Alaska to Washington
state. The Amazon basin, South Amer
lea, comprises about 2,10O by 1900
miles Of forest. while Central Africa
has a forest region 5000 miles from
north to south and Of unknown width
from east to west, and the pine, larch
and cedar forests of Siberia are 1900
by 1000 miles in extent
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18

A creeping moss is found in Ja-
yaaica. in Barbados and in certain
oth>r islands of the West Indies
which is called the '1ife tree" or,
more properly, the '1ife plant"
The powers Of vitality Of this
strange freak of nature are said to
be beyond those of any other known
plant. 1t is absolutely indestrgcti-
BILE by any means except immersion
in boiling water or by application
of a redhot iron. 1t may be cut
and divided in any manner, and the
smallest shreds remaining will
throw out roots, grow and form
buds. The leaves of this extraor-
dinary plant have been placed in a
closed, air tight, dark box, without
moisture, for the purpose of testing
its vitality, but invariably without
effect on the plants duration of
life.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
Lenoth Of Dreams.

Three physicians were discussing this
matter of the length OF dreams.
"One afternoon" said Que Of them
II called to see patient aud. much
to my satisfaction. | found him sleep
ing soundly | sat by his bed felt OF
his pulse without disturbing him and
waited for him to awaken After a
few minutes junk Dealers cart with
discordant ringing bells turned into the
street. and as their first tones reached
US my patient opened his eyes.
Doctor be said. I'm glad TO see
you and awfully glad that you woke
me, for have been tortured by Il most
distressing dream that must have last
ed for several hours. | dreamed that
| was sick as | am. and that my boy
came into the room with string OF
most horribly sounding sleighbells and
rang them In my ears, while hadn't
power to move or speak to him. | suf-
fered tortures for what appeared to be
an interminabe time. I'm so glad you
woke me-
The ringing of those bells for one
second had caused nll Of that dream
and Just at the waking moment"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
Not Her First Choice.

He was excessively fond Of dane
ing, says a writer in the Utica Trib-
une; also he was very clumsy, and,
like a good many other people, he
was fondest of doing the thing he
did worst.
She, too, was excessively fond of
dancing, with the difference that
she was the personifcation of
grace. But now she was suffering.
Already he had torn her train with
his ungovernable feet, and her dain-
ty slippers bore the marks of his
shoes. At last she could stand it
no longer.
"Iet us sit out the rest of this
dance" she SUGGESTED. II am tired" 7"
He was reluctant. Il thought
you said you could die waltzing?"
he said.
$50 l could" she replied, ''but
there are pleasanter ways Of dying
than being trampled to DEATH"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18

The travelling salesman had look
ed at Mrs. Dolan's third floor back
and found it neat and attractive.
'1'll take it for two months" he
said, "and always pay as / go. /
suppose that will suit you"
ut will not" said Mrs. Dolan
firmly. "There's times Pm not in
the house whin folks goes. They're
liable to be called off student whin
Pm out o the way. My boarders
pays whin they come-or else they
don't come"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
Indict Pullman Company.

Paducah, KY. Jan. 15.-The Pull
man company was indicted twice by
the McCracken grand jury for carry
ing two negro prize fighters from
Louisville to Memphis. Their man.
ager procured tickets, and the ne
groes boarded the colored coach.
going back to their berths at he'd,
time. ~ :
Paducah people saw them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
SlOO REWARD SlOO.

The readers Of this paper win be pleased to
learn that there is at Least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to curen all its stages
and that Is Catarrh. Halls catarrh Cure is the
uniy positive cure now known TO the medical frat
.rnity. Catarrh being constitutional disease,
requires constitutional treatment. Halls Cat
HFh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surface OF the system,
sneroby destroying the foundation OF the disease,
and giving the patient strength by building up
he constitution and assisting nature iu doing it's
work. The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that il fails to cure. Send
ar list Of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
lsold by an Druggists, 7sc.
Take Halls Family Pulls for constipation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
costIx Counsel.

II can understand all you have to say
on the subject in an hours time" said
the judge.
BEG pardon, your honor" persisted
the young lawyer, but | shall con-
sumo at least five hours in my argu-
ment."
Very well; have it your own way"
said the judge, with resignation. But
it will take the prisoner about FIVE
years to tell why he employed you"
-Harper's Weekly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
MRS. ALLEN DEAD.
One of The Benefciaries
Under The Latham Will.

A telegram was received here
yesterday announcing the death of
Mrs. Ellen H. Allen, of Memphis,
Tenn, mother in-law of the late
John C. Latham, of New York. and
a beneficiary under the will for
$25 900.
By a singular coincidence, the La
than will case was set for hearing
in New York yesterday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
Ensland's Lotteries.

1t was not until 1926 that gov
ernment lotteries we're abandoned
in Britain. For the thirty years
preceding an average annual profit
of over 81, 1,725,000 had accrued, one
contractor alone spending $150,00O
in advertisements in a single year.
The money thus raised was usually
for a particular purpose, such as
the improvement of London, the
purchase of Tomkins' picture gal
lery or the repair Of various har-
bors. From the seventeenth CEN
tury to the reign of George Nv. the
crown repeatedly drew considerable
revenues from such sources.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
BIG BLAZE
Burns Business Section of
Bardwell.

Bardwell, KY, Jan 17.-Probably
the worst fire in the history of this
county started Friday night about
midnight in the business section and
before being gotten under control
did damage estimated at more than
$4,000. The fire originated in
Walkers restaurant and quickly
spread until the postoffice. the Office
of the Carlisle County News and nu-
merous other places of business were
in blaze.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18

Roberta DeJanon, the silly Phila-
delphia girl who ran away with
Fred Cohen. a married man three
times her age. is back with her pa
rents and a report of the police sur
geon corroborates the girls claim
that no charge more serious than
abduction can be substantiated
against Cohen, although they were
travelling around together for two
weeks.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
CHARGE REDUCED.
And Defendant Was Fined
$500 And Costs.

John Bradshaw, the negro charg-
ed with cutting in sudden heat and
passion, had his trial before Judge
Knight Saturday and was fined five
dollars and costs, the charge being
breach of the peace Bradshaw had
some trouble with Bill Wallace. COL.
and during the alteration Wallace
was cut about the chin. The wound
was not dangerous.
Bradshaw settled his fine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
GOOD SHOTS.
Several Officers and Men to
Get Bronze Medals.

1t is announced by the Adiutant
General that the following Hop
kinsville soldiers will receive bronze
medals for work done at the rifle
range last fall:
Expert rifeman-Capt E. w.
Clark. Capt. A. G.. Chapman, Capt
B. Gordon Nelson.
Marksmen--Co. Jouett Henry,
Lieut.. H. E. Holeman, Lieut.. j. w.
Smith. Sergeant James J. Claiborne.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18

"What-a boy~of your age doesn't
know the parts of speech" exclaimed
the schoolmaster.
"No, sir" replied the pupil
Haven't you ever heard Of nounT'
"0h. yes, sirT
'Well. what comes nextT'
IL don't know, sir"
"a pronoun." said the master. "Now
remer' ber that. Then comes the verb.
Now what follows that?"
"a proverb, please, sir. London
Scraps.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
A Choice Of Calves.

The difficulties the early ViPginian
colonists had with their live stock Is
curiously illustrated by the fact that
in the colony Of Massachusetts Bay a
red calf was cheaper than black one,
experience having shown that the for
mer was more likely to be attacked by
wolves owing, it was thought, to the
wolves mistaking it for a deer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18

The supreme court of Tennessee
will doubtless read with much inter-
est that the Reelfoot Lake Night
Riders, are at it again and are send
iRg out threatening notes to those
engaged in the fish business.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
poino Very Well.

''How's your son making out in busi-
ness" asked the first capitalist.
Very WELL indeed" replied the
other; hes got quarter Of million"
"Why, you started him with a mil
lion, didn't you?"
Eyes, and it's two months now since
he started operations in Wall street"
Catholic Standard and Times
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18

A special dispatch from Lisbon
quotes from an authorized source
that the marriage of King Manuel
Of Portugal and the Princess Vic
tOria Patricia, youngest daughter Of
the Duke of Connaught, will be
sOlemnized next May. The Young
King is 20 years old.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
Deceived.

Edith-You say old Mr.. Goldley de-
ceived Edith dreadfully about his age?
Gladys-Yes. poor girl. After they
were married he confessed that he was
only sixty instead of seventy-dye,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
rha orea,sst Elnanolar.

"Who was the greatest fnancier
ever known"
"Noah. because he fioated his stock
when the whole world was in liquida-
ton"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
Douglas Daughter.

The wife of Mr.. Douglas Graham,
cashier of the Bank of Pembroke,
presented her husband with a fine
girl Sunday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18

Most Of the farmers uplifting
which counts comes from the hauling
he does for Observation-Disclosures
Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18

Where did Phlyem get his pro-
pensity for ballooning?"
II don't know. but his grandfather
died In the air"
above the treesT
"No; under one New York Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18

Geo. S. Wilson, speaker of the
House. will move to Owensboro
after the Legislature adjourns.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
Score one Tor sweden.

It is to the honor of swedes that the
fact of woman working for her liv-
ing in no way lowers her social posi-.
ton.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
Genuine Faith Cure.

Towne-Do | understand you to say
that Spencer's case was really a faith
cure? Browne-Yes. You see, the
doctor and the druggist both trusted
him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
Some Are More Than WIIIIna.

Justice may be blind, but there are
any number of men willing and anx-
ious to give her the proper steer--as
they see 1t.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18

Think of your wonderful immunity
from harm II you mind your own
business. .-Loonis.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
Truly Celestial.

Young Lady-This novel is heavdtkG
ly. never read one with so me *
romantic unfortunates and miserany
failures in it.--Fliegende BIaettel kble
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-01-18
The Weather.

FOR KENTUCKY Probably rain
followed by colder Tuesday,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-07
TREE GROWING FOR PROFIT IS PLAN
Of NEW YORK CORPORATION

formerly associated on the Isthmus OF
Tehuantepec, and whom he visited while
i'm this civ will leave for California