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Jumped down, picked up the scream ng child, and
climbed the fence with her. followed, little flushed,
little excited and little exhiarated that my strength
and agility had actually been of real service But as
vaulted the fence and faced the frightened girl in the
road these emotions left She was about fifteen.
looked into the twitchng, tear stained little face and
endeavored to speak; but could not. do not know
why: there tightness in my throat, jumping of
my heart, shaky nerveess weakness in every joint
and bone of my body, and sank to my knees as help
less as the bull, as frightened as the sirl.
"Now YOU thank Dan, don't you? said Jack kindly.
aThs big Dan Boyd, little girl Aren't you grateful
him? That bull would surely have got you, red coat
and ALL if he hadn't come along. Don't you feel CRATE
ful?'
Certainly" she said, with quaver in her voice;
which left it, however, she proceeded. Il am very
grateful. | thank you Sir with all my heart. 1t was
good of you and very brave"
But did not feel brave then, though made no dis
caimer. She pale and scky of face but refined of
speech and manner, evidently from good home. She
still held in her hands the wild flowers she had been
gathering and the and horror of her recent
peril left her, she recovered her natural manner and
walked on with us. And as she recovered SO did |.
We delivered her to her parents, from whom | re-
ceived than thanks. was kissed by an anxious,
weeping mother and slapped the back by bluff and
breezy father, who declared between mild cuss words
that would go with him he would have in
command in three years.
"Medical student, are you?" he said @To the devil
with medicine! Let the weakinGs become doctors!
You re born for the sea, my lad, where need
Come along with next voyage, and II make sailor
Of YOU
declined with counter thanks, and soon left with
Jack He talked voluby of my feat; but paid little
attention could not rid my mind of the pale wzened
face of the little girl 1t not pretty face; yet
there was something appealing in it, something that
was wistul, hungry only half content, though she
wanted something and did not know what felt that
had seen the little face somewhere; but could not
recall the time or place. had tried again at her home
to speak to her; but found words my tongue seemed
tied and the shaky, nerveess trembling came back and
compelled silence. AT last knew what fear was but
fear of what? Not of the bull, for had conquered the
brute; though learned later, had not killed it.
And could admit to myself that it fear of the
child 1t was something else: and of this Jack has his
theories; but do not accept nor understand them.
The vice. little face haunted during sleep and semi
wakefulness and for days could not study At last,
recognizing that | wanted to the child again,
reused up and called at the house. This time found
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myself able talk to her in embarrassed dsjonted
manner; but she seemed to have lost of her poise
In this regard her father endeavored to encourage her.
@Tel him what you do with a sextant, Nellie, he
said and she did Immediately respond he added,
@Why this kid O. mine has sailed four voyages with me-
and can take the sun, lay traverse, and find her
position by chronometer me Yes, and she knows the
ropes too every rope on board! Now think O that,
Youngster You can learn just easily. I've taken to
you Come along
could not see it, and soon left to be haunted the
by the girls face; which, by the way, had taken
color and ullness since the first meeting. | called
again weeks later and found that the father and
child had sailed in the big ship the former commanded
and learned from the mother the OF Neles being
SO continually at
"Anemia" she had said weariedy. "Delcate since
her birth. She would die if she remained too long
land, and l cannot go myself: must remain with the
other children"
NOV followed marked change in myself not phys
~ caly, but mentally. lost interest in my studes
my old trick of waiting until the last moment failed me-
and little by little fell behind until, at the end of the
term having lost in the examinations was forced to
consider another profession than that of medicine.
had become mentally lazy and toward the last having
given up hope of continuing had put in my spare time
in reading not improving literature, but novels and
tales of the sea.
lack was theoretical psychologist by this time and
attempted to explain my change of heart the influence
OF Nellie mind reactng upon my own ola not ac-
cept this though agree with Jack that the suggestion
of her fathers words may have reached me uncon-
sciously; for in my later life have noticed that sharp
command spoken loudly and distinctly, is invariably
obeyed, even by those in wise obligated to obey.
And Nellies father fellow who delivered advice,
adnonton, and requests in the form of commands.
However, be it what it may, in two months | had
secured berth as boy in deep water ship and with
enthusiasm set myself to the task OF learning the
ways and the work of sailor. | need not detail my
tutelage. 1t grinding soul and body, and would
have killed my found ambition had been weaker
in soul and body AS it was survived the demoralzing
effects of the first voyage and then, better equipped,
signed for another advanced the father had pre-
dcted On the third voyage signed second mate; and
the next having mastered enough of navigation |
signed first mate in DID, blunt nosed high sded and
top heavy bark,-buit by the mile, as we sometimes
say and sawed off to gth,-commanded by chin
whiskered Cape Cod skipper. And now my real story
begins
had not stopped thinking of Nelle-the weak, pale
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SUBJECTIVE

any muscle of body and face looked him Squarely IN
the eyes, conscious the while of thought except that
did not want to fight; and the fist down. the
arm slid away from my neck, his eyes dropped, and he
backed away. After that he my admirer and friend
Again. for the fault of another called up before the
teacher to receive rattan punishment. l could not
denounce the guilty boy yet did not want that poised
rattan to descend upon my outstretched hand, and
strenuously hoping that it would not, looked the
teacher frankly in the face 1t did not descend: was
sent to my seat unpunished.
So marked by similar incidents, my boyhood passed
without my feeling pain, and, consequence, without
nv knowing the emotion of fear But at that age
felt a dim sort of way that had not yet been fully
tested; that events ahead of that would not
only teach the sensations of pain and fear but would
demand all of my bodily and mental powers foresta
and offset Yet the first emotion of fear that assaied
me came from no formidable cause-only small sick
girl.
TT was after had been graduated from the high school,
and with Jack Flynt had begun course in medicine
at a college in a nearby town. Jack and had been
strollng in the country and in passing fenced field
were aroused by bulls below and a scream. We saw
little girl red jacket running toward for the fence,
and the bull not hundred feet behind, gaining gain
ing fast that he surely would catch her before she
reached the fence Jack got the top of the fence and
remained there. | got over, and into the field.
lid not fear the bull nor did fear for the child;
for had taken the top rail of the snake fence with
1t about twelve feet in length-farly heavy my
hands, but more potent on that account-and inter
cepted the pair when about three feet apart and fifty
from the fence. Swinging the huge club my head,
brought it down with all my strength the forehead
of the bull He dropped to his knees and quiet for
moment, long enough for to swing that club and
smite him again. This blow finished him, and Jack
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the boys l was a leader; though my
leadership was given me, not fought
for. And in fact l never needed to
fight, as instance: new boy and
bully came to the school and con-
tested my leadership. | held my
temper and answered his challenges
quietly but firmly, arguing against
the foolishness of fighting and the
useless suffering of one or the other.
l did not convince him; for he
grabbed me round the neck with one
arm, called me a coward, raised his
right fist, and dared me to move a
finger. | did not move a finger, nor
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
swoRo-FIaH PIERCED PLANK.

A curious sea yarn was told by
the crew of the W. G. Hall, when the
vessel put into port recently. While
crossing the Hawaii channel, the
crew report, the boat struck an enOr-
nous sword-fsh and the impact was
so great that the sharp edges of the
fish's teeth went through the plank
ing Of the vessel, so that she immedi-
ately sprang leak. When the story
was told, of course, landsmen were
skeptical of it and refused to believe
that sword-fsh could pierce even
wooden vessel, but it pointed out
that the fish could gather speed of
fully sixty miles an hour. There is
sufficient evidence to show that the
fish did damage the boat.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
LET HER DO AS SHE PLEAsEs,

Men have said, says Chancellor
James R. Day of Syracuse univer-
sity, that the best thing for woman is
good, strong man to control her. 1t
must have been a long time since
that man was administered by his
mother or by his sister or by some
one else's sister. You can't control
woman, even though you claim to be
the head of the family. You will
learn to obey her commands meekly
especially when she insists that
she is being robbed of her rights.
This is getting a little on the border
of the suffragette and l am frank TO
say that / don't know where l am
on that question. am in favor Of
letting woman have what she wants
and of letting her do as she pleases.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
PAPAL TRAIN TO BE RELIC.

The splendid Papal train, the
present of Napoleon III. to Plus
TX, was brought the other night
from the workshops at Florence
where it has been under repair, to
Rome. The train, which consists of
three carriages, including sleeping
apartment, had, owing to long dis
use, grown rusty in the springs and
framework, and the rich fittings and
ornamental woodwork were removed
while it underwent thorough over
hauling. Everything is now re-
stored in the original, and the train
is the most luxurious specimen of
rolling stock III the world. 1t is
hardly likely that a pope will ever
travel in it, aud it is to be trans
ferred to the Castle of st. Angelo,
to enrich the museum of art and in
dustry in that ancient fortress.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
plNEo oNTHE PARROT.

Col. George W. Goethals, engineer
in chief at the canal zone, has joke
on himself which is affording amuse-
ment to his brother officers. While
in Panama Colonel Goethals had q
pet parrot, the cleverness and re-
markable qualities of which he adj
mired greatly. But the bird had an
embarrassing habit of repeating re-
marks it heard, and besides had a
noisy and boisterous disposition. One
day when it had been particularly
laxative, Colonel Cocktails negro
attendant overheard the colonel say:
"You old bird I'll have you fried
if you don't stop talking" The
next. Day when the colonel sat down
to luncheon he had what appeared to
be a fine chicken set before him.
This chicken has a queer taste" he
said to his negro, when he sampled
it. "Dat amt no chicken, boss" the
negro replied; "dat's dat 'er parrot.
1t didn't stop talkin'."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
He FELL IN ACTION.

They were talking of war, and the
young man mentioned that one of
his ancestors was killed during the
Revolution, says The Youths Com
panion. "He was a brave man." he
said, land we are all very proud of
his record.
The young woman looked pensive.
81 had an uncle who was killed in
the Civil war, the very first battle
he ever went to" she said. "He was
only a private, so he hadn't made
any record"
"That was hard" the young man
said, ITO be shot down in his first
engagement"
"He wasn't shot down." the
young woman said. ''He fell and
broke his neck when he was running
down hill. think war is awful
cruel, don't you?"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03

Three Young Men spoke Right Up"
Without Regard for the Old
Time Members.

Senatorial presidents are expert
encing hard times. The general rule
Of the senate for a great many years
concerning new members is very
similar to the old-fashioned family
maxim, that little boys should be
seen and not heard. The little
boys" Of the senate broke into the
discussion on the Lorimer case, while
grsy-headed and bald-headed veter-
ans gasped in astonishment. Luke
Lea Of Tennessee, who is only thirty
two years old, and looks younger,
had his say without the slightest re-
gard for the feelings of the octo-
genarians. SO did Senator Kenyon
Of Iowa, formerly q government
trust buster and now classed as en-
insurgent Republican. Kenyon lie
pretty youthful himself.
He said very frankly that he had
heard lot Of talk about senatorial
courtesy during his brief experience
in the upper house, but he did not
propose to let it stand in the way of
expressing his honest convictions on
any subject. He was against the
proposal to send the Lorimer case to
the committee on privileges and
elections.
Senator Works of California also
made speech against the same prop
osition. The latter is not youthful
in years, but he is very young in the
ways of the august and honorable
senate. He is also very insurgent.
With these three newcomers violat-
ing time-honored customs all in one
day the senate indeed suffered
nervous shock.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
"I'II Be There; Will You 7"
CATCHY SLOGAN FOR BOOSTING
OF STATE FAIR is DECIDED
UPON.

A slogan for the ninth Kentucky
State Fair has been decided upon and
il is expected to become household
word before September IL rolls
around. 1t is as follows:
'I'll be there will your
The state fair management thinks
that all Kentuckians and southern In
dianians should be boosters" for the
Kentucky State Fair and this slogan
is suggested as an appropriate one to
use in that connection. 1t will be adj
vertised extensively and the hope is
expressed that it will be taken up and
used generously.
In using this slogan the person do
ing so suggests first that he or she is
going to attend the fair and thus be
come a booster 1t then asks the
question:: "Will your In other
words, 1t puts 1t up to the person ad'
dressed to get busy and join in max
ing the fair the greatest in the his
tory of the south. Just as the greet
ing "Howdy!" became a household
word in and around Louisville when
the Mystic Shrine met in that city
80 is the greeting, ''I'll be there; will
your" expected to become equally
popular the length and breadth OF the
state.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
DATES WHEN ENTRIES
FOR FAIR WILL CLOSE
SECRETARY shy CALLS ATTEN
TON TO FACT THAT RULES
WILL be STRICTLY AD-
HERED TO.

Secretary Perry M. Shy, of the Ken
lucky State Fair Board, is anxious tc
have the fact impressed on the minds
of prospective exhibitors that the final
dates fixed for the closing of entries in
all departments will be strictly ad.
hered to. ''In this way only" said Sec.
rotary Shy, "can l treat every one
alike. This intend doing and it will
be necessary to refuse to receive en-.
tries after the dates set forth"
In the Women's department, Field,
Seed and Grain, and Poultry, which al.
ways are of great interest, 1t is urged
that prospective contestants get in
early.
The dates on which entries to the
different departments will close are as
follows:
women's Department, Saturday,
September 2.
Cattle, Monday, September 4.
Field, Seed and Grain, Monday, Sep
tefnber 4.
Swine, Monday, September 4.
Sheep, Monday. September 4.
Poultry, Thursday, September I.
Horses, Thursday, September Z.
Mules and Jacks, Thursday, Septem'
eaA7.
Vollie Dogs, Tuesday. September 8.
Plants and Flowers, Monday, Sep
TENDER IL.
horticultural. Monday, September
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
CLASSY RACES BIG
FEATURE OF FAIR
TRoTTfNe AND PACING EVENTS
WILL STIR BLOOD IN VEINS
OF ALL HORSE LOVERS.

Not content with an exceptionally
good racing card in the past, l.. b.
Shropshire, assistant secretary OF the
Kentucky State Fair, has figured II
ont that couple OF added stakes
would about suit the popular taste
and he has suggested two trottins
raced<one a Alt and the other 2:20
event This suggestion met the ap'
prevail Of James L. Dent member In
charge.
The early closing events. In which
the entries closed June 1. include the
2;15. AIT, 2:2O and 2:25 classes 10
the trotting. and the 2:14 and the 2:2s
classes In the pacing events. The
purse In each of these events 10 $500
The additional classes include the
following offerings: Trotting-2:24,
2:1s and 2:14 classes, purse $500 each
Pacing-2:25, 2:15 and free-for-au
Glasses, purse $500 each.
; Entries for the class races will
close September 4, 1911. The pro
gram of races, distributed as they are
ami calling for a grand total OF $G,60c
in purses, should be sufficient to at
tract not only a bunch of horses which
will furnish some excellent sport but
also an attendance of enthusiasts on
each of the five days.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
ALWAYS NEED FOR FIGHTERS
Reign Of Universal Peace VIII Not Do
Away With Chances for
Daring.

1t is feared by some that the reign
Of universal peace will deprive them
of the opportunity of exhibiting dar-
ing and heroism. Without inquiring
too carefully what use has been made
of their present opportunities by
those who express this fear, it must
be said that such fear is altogether
groundless. There are an infinite
number of positions in life in which
courage is needed as much as on a
battlefield, though, for the most
part, with less risk of that total an
Inhalation which in the past has
done 80 much to breed out the cou-
rageous stocks. Moreover, the Ger
tain establishment of peace will i'm
mensely enlarge the scope for daring
and adventure in the social sphere.
There are departments in the higher
breeding and social evolution Of the
race-some perhaps even involving
questions Of life and death-where
the highest courage is needed. But
those persoos who are burning to
display heroism may rest assured
that the course of social evolution
will offer them every opportunity
Havelock Ellis, in Atlantic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
THEIR HANDICAP.

One summer / spent my vacation
in the village of B on a farm
with two old maids. The corn sea-
son had just opened and we had corn
every day. / observed when Mary
ate corn Lizzy didn't; when Lizzy
did Mary didn't. l couldn't figure
it out, so one day I said.
"Mary, how does it happen when
you eat corn Liz doesn't, and when
Liz does you don't"
"Ho, no." said Mary, a little hot
under the collar, eve hain't only one
set of teeth, you darned foo" p
Exchange.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
FINE FOR THE CANDIDATES
BIG DAY DURING KENTUCKY
STATE FAIR SET ASIDE IN
THEIR INTEREST.

A Kentucky community without one
or more candidates, present or pros
.pective, for state or district Office.
\ sad community indeed. In old
Kentucky, according to tradition, chill
dren are taught political dogmas with
their prayers. But add to the great
host of candidates for the more i'm
portant Offices the army Of those seek
ing city, or county, positions and a
forcsfWill be brought together suffi-
cielJto drive both Madero and Diaz,
with their followers out OF the turbu'
lent country of Mexico and into the
sea
The decision. therefore. TO have one
day of Kentucky State Fair week set
aside to be known as Candidates day
Is certain 10 meet with yociferous ap
prevail and there need be no fear OF a
record breaking crowd for the day on
that oSeRsloR
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03

Octave Thanet Says They should
Work There for Good Wages
and Good Living.

Octave Thanet recently expressed
herself to some Chicago friends on
woman's suffrage and the servant
question.
"The militant suffragettes," she
said, "will probably get what they
want; they need it more than we do.
But the situation in Colorado is suf-
hcient for me-if not a wose pc-
litical condition than before the
woman bad the vote, certainly not .
better. And as for women wanting
. hand in the housekeeping Of the
nation, look what she has done with
her own neutrality-suspicious. at the
servant problem p
"But isn't it the working girl who
most needs the vote ?" was sslred.
~Ths working girir ~ aba fairly ex-
ploded. what the working girl 10
psrishing for is not votes, but COM
mon or garden sense. II abe had it
she wouldn't risk her soul and body
In unsanitary, underpaid, crowded
trades in which she does one thing
over and over, learning nothing that
will ever help her or fit her to be q
wife and a mother; when she has
only TO go to the nearest intelligence
Office to find good wages, good food,
all the hot water she wants; and
every opportunity to learn what will
help her all her life long. Where we
are idiots is that we have not made
this plain to her long ago."-Ex-
change.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
FRANCE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE
Nation Of Small Farmers, Full Of
Wealth but With Few Multi
MiIllonalres.

There is not a nation on earth
that has prospered for any length Of
time that has not fostered and cared
for her agricultural life. Read the
history Of the old nations Of the
world, the old world, and you will
find that those nations who
have neglected their agricultural
life and devoted their ener-
gies in other directions have
slowly gone down and be-
come the paupers Of the world. Take
France as an illustration. There is
a nation Of small farmers. Only .
few years ago, within the remem-
brance Of every person present, she
had to pay an indemnity Of $1,000
5000 to Germany and lost two Of
her most valuable territories, and yet
today she is the money lender Of the
world. There are very few multi
millionaires in France, but it is the
wealth of the people, it ia the whole
people. She is simply a nation OF
farmers, of small farmers, and yet
hers are the most progressive, the
most successful, the most money
making men there are in all the
world as a nation. Then why should
not we here cultivate that very con-
dition with us?-John A. Mead.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
SAW MOONLIGHT RAINBOW.

A moonlight rainbow that hung
over the sea for a quarter of an hour
was seen on Friday night 500 miles
OF more from the Atlantic coast by
passengers on the White Star liner
Arabic, which is at her dock here.
Scores of passengers and the crew
watched the rainbow develop and
disappear. The phenomenon is one
Of the rarest of marine spsctaclss.--
New York COrs<PooAs.ss Pit,~
baEg Dispstsh
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
THE PROPHETS CAT.

Mohammed cut of his sleeve to
avoid waking the cat.
"We want to leave ii behind when
we go away for the SUMNER" he ex-
planned.
Herewith he worked up a reputa-
ton for Observation-Disclosures.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
THE GREAT SERVICE.

Dad Waller-He never did any
thin fer nobody.
Pop Weeks-You're mistaken.
His folks wanted him to take les
sons on the cornet and he refused.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
A SLIGHT HITCH.

"Is old Grubbs pursuing an hon.
est life nowp
''Yes, but he hasn't caught up
With it yet"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03
THE WAY or 1T.

'YOu say the cook has been Inn
pertinentI Well, don't take notice Of
her."
II WON'T I've Just given it,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-03

Do you look upon champagne as
necessity
Oh, no. A $15 headache comes
under the head of Injuries.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-21

Wanted-Young lady experienced
bookkeeper. Steady position to
right party. Address N. j., care
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