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The Washington herald., 1911-05-15

The first decision handed down
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission in a case involving the ex-
tension of the interstate commerce
law to include telephone and tele-
graph companies as common car
riers is a victory for the COM
plainant, and the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company, the
defendant, has been directed to re-
adjust its rates for the Cleveland
exchange so as to eliminate the ex-
listing unjust discrimination said to
exist through the continuance in
force of certain longtime contracts
in favor of former subscribers of
the cid Somerset (Md.) exchange.
PROVES BOOMERANG.
William. d. Shoemaker. of Drufnmond
Md, was the complainant. He won his
suit, but the decision will prove boom
erang, for the thirty-seven neighbors Of
Mr. Shoemaker, who for the past decade
and more have been enjoying a rate
less than half that charged in the Dis
trict of Columbia and other nearby
towns of Maryland.
The decision of the commission, which
was written by Commissioner James g.
RI or ha
history of the case.
Long before the establishment of the
Cleveland exchange of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company. a small
exchange was set up at Somerset, Nd,
within the Bethesda district of Montgom-
cry County. a rate of s24 per annum was
charged in the Somerset exchange for
messages within that area. This was the
charge for unlimited service Subscribers
who were willing to limit themselves to
600 calls year paid but SIS.
Later, as the community and the tele-
phone business for that territory grew,
the Chesapeake and Potomac Company
increased its lines, moved the exchange
from Somerset 10 the neghborhood of
Tennallytown and continued to accept
similar TO those at first provided for the
Somerset subscribers.
Further growth of the business of the
neighborhood necessitated the elimination
OF the Tennallytown exchange, known in
the telephone directory as Chevy Chase,
and a third exchange supplanting both
the other two was set up a mile south
of the old Chevy Chase office, and is
known now as the Cleveland exchange.
Thereafter the company ceased to
write contracts such as had been issued
in the days of the Somerset exchange.
They did not cancel any of the old con-
tracts he original subscribers to-day
enjoy the old rate. Some of these sub
scribers live within the District of Co
lumbia, but the greater portion live in
Montgomery County. They number thir-
ty-seven in all. The company has per-
n:tted these old contracts to run on
and on, knowing that in the fullness Of
time they would be eliminated through
removals. discontinuances. and the death
of subscribers.
Complains to i. c. c.
When Mr.. Shoemaker, the complain
ant in the case just decided. saw his
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15
Local Temperature.

Midnight, O.: a. m. 50: a. m. s.; q m
s.; q m, 50: 10 a. m, 6: II noon, 60; 2. m.
II; ?. m, "a; p m. Il; p. m, 6S;
D. NJ, 60. Maximum, "a: minimum, So.
Relative humIdity-s O. m. 81: p m, %
Hour Of sunshine. IA; per cent Of possible sun
shine 100.
Tmperature ame date last year-MaIimum, b
minimum, Il.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15
GOSPEL MISSIONS
FIFTH BIRTHDAY
Strong Plea Is Made for
Greater Forces.
FIELD OF LABOR GROWS

Mass Meeting in First Congrega-
tfonal Church-Rev. J. G. Halli-
mond Tells of Big City slum Work.
Miss Angel Makes Earnest Appeal.
Hearty Response by Helpers.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15

Temperatures in Other Cities.
Temperatures IN other cities. together with III.
amount Of rainfall for the twenty-four hour ended
At d m yesterday. follows:
The Washington herald., 1911-05-15
Complains to i. c. c.

When Mr.. Shoemaker, the complain
ant in the case just decided. saw his
cause for action was in the refusal of
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
Jewel Boz Alarm.

Paris is now interested in my lady's
Jewel box with burglar alarm works In
II. When the burglar picks up the
box. or hampers with 1t. the thing gets
busy with more noise than an alarm
clock. Tips advice 20 any lady who
is warned by an alarm clock jewel box
that burglar is in the room with her
Is to refuse to be wakened by II and
to interfere with his enterprise. Same
advice to men. That device let's Mr..
Burglar get too near before setting up
Its changing clamor. The less fooling
anybody does with burglars at close
quarters the better. The kind of
burglar alarm to recommend itself TO
people who think their lives are more
valuable than precious stones would
be one that would tell you the dark
lantern visitor was coming when he
was five blocks away from your house.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
DlsInfectlnq Theaters.

A committee of French doctors has
been instructed to submit to the Paris
police a scheme of regulations for
minimizing the danger Of the dissem-
ination of infectious diseases at theat-
rical performances. 1t is proposed, in
the first place, that every theater shall
be disinfected after every performance
by means of sawdust stepped in anti
sepiics. Il also is recommended that
windows and doors shall be kept wide
open In the intervals between the per-
formances, that the cushioned seats
shall be sponged with antiseptics. that
the cloak-room attendants shall under
go regular medical inspection, and fin
ally that the air Of the house shall be
sterilized once a week by means Of
steam charged with formaldehyde.
Pestiferous microbes certainly will
need to be Of very hardy character to
resist this drastic treatment.-West'
minister Gazette.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
EARLY School Books.

The horn book invented in 1850 and
used considerably up to the close of
the eighteenth century was the usual
textbook of the elementary school A
thin slab of hard wood was covered
with parchment, on which was printed
the capital and small letters, numerals
and some elementary syllables and
words.
over this a thin sheet of transpar-
ent cows horn was placed and firmly
bound so that no moisture could pene-
trate. To this the Bible and the sam
pier on which little girls painfully
stitched the letters of the alphabet.
some Cody saying" and border Of
herring stitch. or some conventional
pattern of impossible flowers and foli-
age and the legend Mary Smith, her
sampler" or the like, were about all
that the children used UP to the be-
ginning of the eighteenth century.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
SURE SIGN OF CONVERSION
u the Seeker for Salvation Tries to
Remove His Tattoo Marks,
He VIII Stick.

After q month Of doubt as to the
new converts sincerity the mission
airy made up his mind that he was 60
ing to stick.
He Is trying to find some way to
remove tattoo marks" said the mis-
sionary. That Is a sure sign that he
means business. Tattooing is not
necessarily incompatible with religion.
but a lot Of converts seem to think
It 10 and are anxious to shed those
marks along with their bad habits.
Pagan designs that they picked up In
tropical countries strike them as es-
pecially irrsverent.
The average convert can worry
along pretty comfortably with mer-
maids. anchors. and other emblems
OF the sea printed ON his arms. but
heather gods and goddesses affiict
his conscience sorely. In some cases
of tattooing there 10 q repeated ap-
plication Of tannin that will remove
the marks, but that is not always ef-
fective. and many a sincere Christian
has to go through life with the pic
ture of q heather idol on his fore
arm"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
LAKES CHANGES OF LEVEL.

Large lakes and tideless seas, like
the Caspian, have under the force
of great gales been observed to ex-
perience surprising changes of level,
as if they were huge basins of water
tipped by the hand of a giant. In
the Caspian a difference of level be-
tween the two sides of the sea
amounting to 10 feet has been noted
during the prevalence of a heavy
wind. In Lake Erie a difference
of level of 10 feet has occurred in
similar circumstances. Analogous
observations have been made on 9TH
err lakes and the Baltic sea.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
Homeseekers'

Excursion fares to points in Colora-
do. Idaho, Kansas, Michigan. Mis-
-ouri, Montana. Nebraska. Nevada.
Utah, North Dakota. South Dakota
Wisconsin, Arizona, Texas. Oklaho-
ma. Arkansas. Louisiana. Mexico.
New Mexico. Wyoming. The Illinois
Central will sell round-trip home
seekers excursion tickets to points in
the above named states every first
and Srd Tuesday at very reasonably
reduced rates. For further informa
ton ca on. write or phone ticket
agent tinois Central. Cumb. 45 2
T. l.. Morrow. Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
Market Report.
CORRECTED June 6, 1911.
RETAIL GROCERY PRICES.

RETAIL GROCERY PRICES.
Country lard. good color and clean
13c per pound.
Country bacon, 15c per pound.
Black-eyed peas. $3.50 per bushel.
Country shoulders. 12ac per pound.
CouPtry hams. 18c per pound.
Irish potatoes. 81. 20 per bushel.
Northern eating Burbank pots-
toes. S1.50 per bushel
Northern eating Rural potatoes
81 20 per bushel
Texas eating onions. $500 per
bushel
Red eating ouion 81 SO per bushel
Dried Navy beans. 1920 per
bushel
Cabbage. New S and 10 cents Q
head.
Dried Lima beans. 10c per pound.
Country dried apples, 1Oc per
pound
Country dried peaches. l0c per
pound
Daisy cream cheese, 25c per
pound
Full cream brick cheese, 25c per
pound
Full cream Limberger cheese. 25c
per pound
Popcorn. dried on ear &c per pound.
Fresh Eggs zoe per doz
Choice lots fresh, well-worked
country butter, in pound prints. 25c.
FRUITS.
Lemons. 30c per dozen
Navel Oranges. soc, 40c, per doz
Bananas, zoe and 25c doz
New York State apples $500 to
$1,000 per barrel
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
styles In Cigarette Cases.

The newest cigarette case IL a COM
bination OF gold and platinum, very
thin and perfectly fiat. carrying only a
single row Of cigarettes. The curving
styles are no longer considered the
mode, the new cases being so fiat that
they are easily carried in the vest
pocket These are in gold with stripes
OF platinum. the stripe being some
times ons-sixteenth OF an inch wide.
or again ave or sin hair-lines of plsli-
mum unite % form q stripe On The ssiS
surface ~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
Window Glass.

Utility is the mother of nearly all
decorative features. Windows were
first designed to give light. The his
tory Of glass shows that the useful
has taken decorative prominence. In
old colonial houses glass In small
panes was used probably because 1t
was cheap. The sash was divided by
small pieces of wood called mullions.
After many years glass came to be
used In large sizes. and OF recent
years 1t has been the practice to have
but single sheet. often In a very
large size OF plate glass These are
permissible only where the view war
rants their use. The average house
or cottage is better without them, as
they suggest the show window OF a
shop rather than a dwelling.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
FIRMS sign WAS CHANGED
Bulky Lumber Dealer Gave Way 10
Son When latter Passed
Him In Weight.

when I knew John Ffske," said a
westchester politician, he was in the
lumber business on the West side Of
New York city, with his son as
partner. Both were heavyweights and
both bad the same name. John, ST.,
for years had scaled about $50
pounds. He was a mammoth man.
being more than six feet tall, very
wide and very deep chested. His son
was constructed on similar lines. and
thsy we're styled By their intimates
~ the heavyweight ifrm.'
Father remarked the son one
day. I rather think that rye been
gaining on you lately and wouldn't
be surprised n weighed more than
you do now
Tooltsh talk. my boy. I'll beat
you By 100 pounds. You are heavy.
but you are not in my class yet
Lets set on the scales and fnd
out. What do you sayr
Quite Wiling to submit to the test.
they weighed. John. Sr.. balanced
the beam at exactly 962 pounds
John. Jr.. scaled Se5 Although aston.
ishsd. John. ST.. merely said: I
didn't think II. John, and you GER
tainly don't look It. my boy
! separating, the young man gave
no more thought to the incident, but
the next day he was further sur
prised. The firms sign had been
changed. Hitherto II had read John
Fiske & Son. but now the deposed
heavyweight had transformed It to
John Fiske & Father"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
COULDN'T HEAR SCHOOL BELL
Ing Made Boy Deaf to Call
Of Duty.

A big bumblebee lay helpless upon
a plantain leaf under the morning
glory vine-a sad example OF the eff
fects Of too much Intoxicating drink.
He had imbibed honey freely all the
day before and now. past eight o'clock
Of q bright June morning. when his
fellows had been N work for hours,
he sprawled. half paralyzed. q shock
ing sight to busy people.
l took blade Of grass and tickled
him gently in his yellow plush region.
He raised one leg-he was lying on
his side--and waved II toward me In
feeble protostation. The gesture spoke
plainly. II said: "Lemme lone, can't
yer. JUS wanta have iii nap"
A little napl A little nap. indeed.
on that morning when all the garden
was rustling and humming and whir-
ring and twittering with life. The
robin. who was the father Of a hun
CRY family living in the apple tree.
was hunting worms on the lawn; the
portulacas had been open for half an
hour-ever since the sun had touched
them; the fat toad who lived near
the yellow lilies was awake and look
ing about with slyly twinkling eyes
Che had probably been up all night,
tool; and the morning glories had
been unfolded since daylight. The
school bell rang. But did not hear
it. A school bell on such a morning?
No, l did not hear 1.-THE outlook.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
CHIEF DUTY OF SHEPHERD
u 10 70 Shear the sheep, According 10
Children os Whom Or. Jowett
w Tells.


Rev. DR.. Jowett. at a dinner in New
York, said. apropos OF his salary:
The cost Of living is so high over
here that have decided, after all, to
accept the generous salary that first
declined. hope that this acceptance
won't call to my congregations minds.
however. the story Of the sheep.
"A minister. you know, WINS once
addressing Sunday school. II was a
sunday school Of little children. and
Tie minister IN hin address desired to
conpass himself 10 q shepherd. and
his eonsrssstios 10 the shepherds
nocAA
"Whst are these beautiful am
msisr hs said. pointing to q drawing
On the blackboard.
"'mheepi shsspl' cborused the chill
drsA.
"'Asd the clesked figure In the fore
groond-vhst IL her
"a shsphsrdi' the children cried.
'Exsetiy.' agreed the minister.
besrning with satisfaction. And now.
dear children. can you tell me what
II h that the shepherd does for the
sheepf'
"A score Of little mouths opened
wide.r and a score Of treble voices
cried shrilly:
He shears emf"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
FRESH AIR FOR E s'IiillEpIaa
Might 10 the Only Time Most Poor
City Workers Can Get That
Boon. N =

Out-of-doors, fresh, daytime air is
not for the poor worker Of towns OF
cities. Only the rich, the leisurely,
the idle or the agricultural can en-
joy this natural precious boon Of
freedom. Yes, the work Of town and
city is carried on indoors. Most
people, though, whatever their occu-
patton, could with little trouble man
age almost to sleep in out Of doors
fresh air. Almost any room with an
outside window can be kept full of
fresh air most seasons Of the year.
Food is expensive; air is free. II
man had to work for fresh air as he
does for food, he would value it.
Clean, fresh air is hardly attainsble
at any price to the lodger, the tene-
ment dweller and factory worker.
Country folk used always to shut
tight the windows at night to keep
out the malaria, bad air, but now all
know that mosquitoes cause malaria.
Afraid Of burglars the town tags
grew up with the tight-aired con-
sumptive country folk. Then came
smaller and more crowded rooms, un-
til thousands Of the poor were al
most smothered and killed in their
own poisons.-New York Press.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
Ant. plague English District.

An extraordinary plague of ants is
causing alarm in the Durham, Eng
land. colliery village Of Ryhope. One
hundred and twenty miners houses
are infested with myriads of the pests.
which swarm in the living rooms. eaus-
ing serious discomfort and damage.
The ants spread rapidly. and swarm
about the cupboards and on the food
In the houses. They are OF a foreign
species. and were brought TO the viii
age In consignments OF Egyptian hay.
The colliery owners have engaged ex-
perts TO exterminate the pests. The
infested houses are dealt with In turn.
the ants being dug out In colonies and
their nests dsstroyedH Ta'
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.

In commenting on the possibility
Of the appointment of Sir Mathew
Nathan to succeed Sir Eldon Gorst
as the representative of Great Brit
ain in Egypt a London dispatch
says that should the report be cor
rect it will be the second time in
1000 years that q Jew will have oc-
cupied SO prominent a place in that
country. Simon Wolf, for many
years recorder Of Washington, likes
to tell the story that when he made
his official call in 1881 to present
his credentials as minister from the
United States to Egypt the khedive
said to him: "Mr. Wolf, unless
greatly mistake, the last Jew who
came to this court in a diplomatic
capacity was Joseph"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
HaIeyon Days.

Alcyone. or Halcyone. the daughter
Of Aeolus. married Ceyx. Ceyx was
drowned and Alcyone. on learning his
fate. threw herself into the sea. The
gods were moved by the tragedy Of
the young lovers; they brought them
back to life in the form OF halcyons,
or kingnshers. and they decreed that
for the seven days from December 22
to December 20 the sea should re-
main calm while the seablrds built
their nests upon II. Those seven
days. the last OF the year. are there
fore called the halcyon days. days of
tranquillity.-London Globe.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
A MIXING UP.

"What did Jack do when you told
him he would have to put a good
face on the matter?"
Gle changed countenance."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
THE CONTRARY RESULT.

"Did the old man give you a
raise when you asked him?"
eyes, so l invited him out and
we both took a drop"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
9 a 9 7 . r a
A Way 20 slip In.

TITS my opinion de millionaires
won't storm de gates O. glory, but
you'll hear many of 'em akin some
poor soul: 'Whar is dat crack In dc
fence what | hearn folks talkin'
'boutP ATLANTA Constitution.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
Cash Price Paid For Produce.
POULTRY.

EOULTh1.
dressed hens. 12Ac per pound
Dressed cocks. &c per pound
live hens, 10c per pound; live cocks.
&c pound; live turkeys. 16ac per
pound
Dressed geese. lie per pound for
f1hoice lots, live 81
"fresh country eggs, l2a cents per
dozen
Fresh country butter zoe Id.
A good demand exists for spring
chickens. and choice lots of fresh
country butter
HAY AND GRAIN.
lESice timothy hay, SI7.00
No. l timothy hay. $40 90
Choice clover hay.f$I4 90
M. | clover hay, $I4 90
Clean. bright straw hay. $500
Alfalfa hay, $1,000
White seed oats, 42c
Black seed oats, 40c
Mixed seed oats, Ale
No. 2 white corn, SOC
No. 2 mixed corn, SOC
Winter wheat bran, $1,000.
Chops, $3.50.
Roofs. HIDES. Wool AND TALLow'
Prices paid by wholesale dealers to
butchers and farmers:
Roots-Southern ginseng, IS. rs ID
Golden Seal" yellow root, $I.35 II
Mayapple. 81; pink root. 12c and ia
Tallow-No. l. AZ; No. 2, &c.
Woodbury., Zoe to TIC: Clear
Grease, 2lc. medium. tub washed.
23c to SOC; coarse. dingy, tubwashed.
18c to 23c.
Feathers-Prime white goose. SOC:
dark and mixed old goose, I5c to Soc;
gray mixed. I5c to 30c: white duck.
22c to 35c. new.
Hides and Skins-These quotations
are for Kentucky hides. Southern
green hides &c. We quote assorted
lots dry flint, I2c to I4c. $40 bet
ter demand
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-15
tnvlnsIbIe Foe.

The word obsolete puts a battleship
on the junkpile quicker than a hard.
fought battle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-26
Escaped With His Life.

"Twenty-one years ago 1 faced
an awful DEATH" writes II B. Mar
tin, Port Harrelson, S. G. Doctors
said I had consumption and the
dreadful cough 1 had looked like it,
sure enough. l tried everything 1
could hear of, for my cough, and
was under the treatment of the best
doctor in Georgetown, S. c., for a
year, but could get no relief. A
friend advised me to try DR.. Kings
New Discovery. did so, and was
completely cured. l feel that l owe
my life to this great throat and
lung cure. Its positively guaranteed
for coughs, colds and all bronchial
affections. SOC and $1.OO. Trial bot
tie free at Penn & Holstein, w E
Lynch & Co., B Timmons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-26
Kills More Than Wild Beasts.

The number of people killed year
ly by wild beasts don't approach the
vast number killed by disease germs.
No life is safe from their attacks.
They're in air. water, dust, even
food. But grand protection is afford
ed by Electric Bltters, which des-
troy and expel these deadly disease
germs from the system. That's why
chills, fever and ague, all malarial
and many blood diseases yield
promptly to this wonderful blood
purifier. Try them, and enjoy the
glorious health and new strength
they'll give you. Money back if not
satisfied. Only SOC at Penn & Hol-
STEMS, w E Lynch & Co., B Tim
mons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-26
Union Meeting.

The union meeting of the End di-
vision of the Edgefeld Baptist as
sociation will meet with Ebenezer
church on Saturday and Sunday,
July 29th and go, 1911 at II a. m
Devotional exercises conducted
by J d Hughey, moderator. Roll
call, delegates to make verbal re-
ports of their churches.
1st Query-What is the mission
of the church? It's influence over
moral and material welfare of the
community. J II Courtney, j G
Whitlock, S 3 Mays.
2nd Query-How can the men of
the church aid in the good work
done by the w. NJ. s., w. G. T. U.
and other organizations of the wo-
men? Rev. J p Mealing, w d Hol-
and, G G Jones.
3rd Query-What should be the
Christian rule of giving? Rev. 6 L
Knight, G w Medlock, d. E. Ian
ham
Sunday morning IL a. M, some
suggestions or remedies for keeping
our young people in the Sunday
school. J D Hughey, G NJ Melli-
champ, Rev. J. t. Littlejohn. Mis-
sionary sermon by Rev. J. P. Meal
ing or Rev. P B Lanham.
Sunday afternoon to be provided
for.
G. NJ. Wellichamp.
For committee
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-07-26
Vacant Scholarships in The
Citadel.
The Military College of South Carolina,
Charleston, S. C..

One (D vacancy in the benefcia-
ry schoiarships.in the Citadel from
Edgefeld county will be filled by
competitive examination on August
18th 1911.
For full information concerning
these scholarships address the su'
perintendent, at the Citadel, Char
lesion, S. G. Next session begins
September goth, 1911.
The Citadel offers courses in
Civil Engineering, English, Chemis'
try, and physics. Degrees of B. S.,
and G. E. conferred. 1t is designat-
ed by the war department as one OF
the distinguished military institu-
tions, one of whose graduates re-
ceives a commission in the U. S.
army.