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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
MEASURES ioo,oooTH OF iHcii;
New Apparatus Of English InVentIoa
That VIII Determine Extremely
Minute Distances.

The extreme delicacy of scientific
measurement is shown by an appar
ratus Of English invention for com
pairing oficial standards of length
Its action depends upon the Interior
ence OF light waves, causing shadow
bands, the width OF which is half the
wave length of the light employed.
The red radiation from hydrogen o.
cadmium is used, and It's wave length
is, say, the SOL ,000th Of an inch. Tha
machine carries two microscopes. Ons
of which is attached to one OF the
glass plates rejecting the light and
producing the interference bands. ...
First, the recognised standard rod
say the imperial standard yards
placed under the two microscopes, and
one Of its terminal marks ID brougha
under the spider lines OF each. Then
the rod to be tested is substituted.
and one Of It's terminals 10 accurately
adjusted.
II It varies from the length OF the
standard. the other microscope, carry
ing the reflector, must be shifted I'M
I'll coincidence rs obtained. The NUM-
Der Of bands that move past during
tha shifting. multiplied By the haa9
wave-lenGths OF the light. gives o.
difference in length OF the rods.--S&
entifc American. IL
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
PEOPLE WHO NEVER EXISTED
Universe Circle u Aeq.sirtsnoss Gre
stsd fer We by Minas - orset
Wrltsv.

An enthusiasts dictionary o. the
novels OF Sir Walter Scott informs M
that there are no Ices than a,sse char
acters in his stories. These figures
serve TO make US realize how surpass-
ingiy large n the. circle Of purely Inn
aginauve aoQuaintances whose Nance
and characteristics and stories the
lover Of literature and art stores In
his memory in the course of . life
time. and how cosmopolitan the COM
pany Ia.
In infancy We are introduced to the
early racial circle Of acQuaintsnces
whom We inherit from our earliest
anoestors-fLries good and wicked.
heroes OF many chimes. imaginary PEG
pie whom We never forget and do not
allow TO be forgotten By those who
come after US. Then follow the giants
Of childhood-Robinson Crusoo. Chris
tan the Pilgrim. Don 0uixots. Quill
yer. Passing aoquaintanoes. onos
liked. but readily forgotten. We pass
over. And now the circle widens sud
denly. The companions q . lifetime
come trooping out Of the past and
present-Homer's heroes and heroines.
King Arthur's court. Canterbury pill
grims. Shakespeare's immortal com
pany, the men and women Thackeray
drew, a few Of George Eliot's charac-
ters. Dickens unforgettAble types. and
from abroad, Dumas swashbucklers,
Balzao's crowded human comedy,
some OF Daudet's personages, Tolls
toys Anna, Kipling's Soldiers Three
and junglefolk, Hester Prynne, Mere
dith's great creations, Anstoie
Frances M. Bergeret and his contem-
poraries.-New York Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
Refined Torture.

The oft-recurring question Of the
meanest man had found its way into
the conversation.
THE meanest man on earth" al
legged Jones, lives In Philadelphia
City Of Brotherly Love He resides in
an apartment hotel. His bedroom win
dow gives upon a court which is pos
sessed of terrific acoustic properties.
This meanest man shores. With the
coming OF spring sleepers in the court
opened wider their windows. So did
the mean mantle accomplished
snorer. His tenants suffered.
They begged him to desist. Now what
do you think he did?'
Nobody guessed.
"He rugged up a megaphons. caused
II to project into the open court, and
snored into It all night"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
NEARLY AS COOP As nTLE
Harry Was colersl On oevssnss's stsm
and cesId Wear Nest 0erpeous
unlforrn. "A

Have you ever thought that you
would care to marry a man with
title?" he asked.
Really" she replied, pretending 70
make ligkt OF IT, II have never
thought much about IT,"
"Stiil, | suppose II a man with a
jtle were TO come along you would
not treat him coldly merely because
be happened to have a handle to his
Manner w..
well, have no doubt that there
are some very good men who possess
titles"
Let Us suppose. for instance. that |
had a title"
Il can't imagine such a thing"
But II such a thing could ber
Il hardly know what you mean.
Why. II had q title and came TO
you with q proposal Of marriage. would
you b disposed to listen to me
kindiyf"
But you haven't any title. and you
are nsvor likely 70 have one"
= "Tou are mistaken; I3have . title"
silly Why do you say thatr
Its . fact. I've been appointed a
colousl on the governors star"
why. you can't bo seriousf"
Il am serious. I'll show you my
commission II you wish to see It."
DO you get a salary for being a
colonel on the governors staf1"
mo, but have the right to wear a
splendid uniform at public func'
tons"
"Oh, Harry! Did you really mean
IT when you proposed q moment sgo?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
Ancient Remedies"

Some of the sufferers from coughs
and colds may feel disposed to try
one of the remedies recommended by
Pliny. These include VOLTS nven dis.
solved in hot wine, honey mixed with
the gall OF a bear and powders made
from rabbit skins and bullock's horns
burned and pounded together. Should
ones Ills resist these simple RENE
dies for a cough he might try wrap
ping any Of his fingers In the skin
OF a freshly killed dog. Tree frogs,
too, are excellent for all forms OF
catarrh. Place one In the mouth for
a minute. and when he makes his
escape the sufferer Is cured. No harm
is done to the frog. For a cold in the
head Pliny prescribes a simple yet In
fallible remedy-three kisses on the
mouth Of a mule.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
Not Beautiful to Modern Eyea

The famous beauties Of the world
are wise when they leave no portraits
of themselves, says a writer. Take
Marguerite of Valois. She was an i'm;
moral, dishonorable, criminal. schenr
ing. INSCRIPTIONS, villainous, but she
was lowered with such charm that
there was not a jailer or an enemy
she could not charm If she tried. No
nor a woman-even the wives Of her
lovers. Men came from every coun-
try, taking year-long Journeys, only
to see her, and went away after liz
tie glimpse saying they had seen
loneliness itself" Then one sees her
portraits Too much forehead. n"t
enough eyebrow; a straight nose and
expressive mouth Tin one picture q
lovely mouth and that is all. Mary
Queen of Scots was lovely-threc
kingdoms battled because OF her
beauty-and yet her pictures leave
one cold Fouche said her portrait
showed every trait of the lowest
criminal type. That was before he
knew whose picture he criticised.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
W0MAN'S COURAGE is HIGH
English SocioIogist Advances the Tho
DRY That This Is Due to the
Maternal Instinct.

In high police circles woman's trait
Of courage that exceeds their physical
strength is regarded as no new mani
festation In the Proverbially weaker
sex
Ever since l became associated
with police work." said one expert
enced officer, II have noticed that
women seemed always ready to help
any one in apparent difficulties. Per
haps because they are weak them
selves they are disposed readily to
help the weaker side without thought
Of consequences to themselves"
A highly interesting explanation Of
this undoubted bravery In women was
vouchsafed by j. w. Slaughter, the
eminent English SOCIOLOGICAL, who as
signed female courage largely to the
maternal instinct Nothing on earth
can be more ferocious, more danger
Gus and moro courageous than the fs-
male animal defending her young.
The maternal instinct In woman ia in
itself an inspiration to courage. You
will never see a woman on the edge
Of a crowd taking the side of the ulN
per dog. Women, moreover. act more
directly than men. They are more
impulsive and less calculating.
I'VE are accustomed to think OF
women as afraid OF this or that, but
It is because they have not really had
experience. Courage is, after all, a
matter of experience. One is not
afraid of things one is used to or
knows how to deal with.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
THIS THIEF WAS THOUGHTFUL
Kept the Money, But Mailed Pocket
book With Its Papers Back TO
His Victim.

The West side man took a small, fiat
wallet out Of his hip pocket and
showed It to a friend. Uncle Sam is
a good postmaster" he said. 81 got
that in the mail yesterday, just as II
Is, without even a rubber band about
1t to hold the contents in"
"But-why should you get your own
wallet In the NALL don't under
stand"
The West side man .smiled-rathel
reluctantly. Tho fact is" he con.
! fessed. al had my pocket picked q
few nights aEo-nrst time In my life.
I was going home on the street ca
and somebody relieved me OF this
purse. Fortunately It contained only
nve-dollar bill In money. but there
were two promissory notes in 1t and
some other papers which were valua
( BILE to me. only. The nght-nngered
citizen kept the money. but was sui
ficiently considerate to toss the purse
containing all the papers. into the re
ceiving box OF one of the branch pos
odices. Some Of my visiting cards
were in the wallet and he chose the
post once nearest my home. cal
that thoughtful, don't you? The pos
once employees evidently gave the
purse the most respectful attention
for It was delivered to me intact. but
it was not wrapped or tied. | suppose
the intention was to have me see Just
the condition in which the post Office
had received it."-New York Sun.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
-srIcw- WAS pie sLAcKsHAkn
Writer Tslis ~ ris Nsrrow nsoswn
From the n>sSiy Reptile ~ a
the Australian Bush.

The blAcksnsks IL the danger Of ~
Australian bush, and . deadly reptfAN
he 10. whose bite will kill any one NJ
about eight minutes. Yet, notwitn-I
standing all the warnings was givenI
I never could remember to be on The
lookout for snakes nor TO avoid doin4
such foolish things as sitting on Oh
dead tree trunks. which are their
favorite hiding places.
I had Just fired two barrels At .
rabbit whsn Just In front Of me $40
q long. gnarled, black stick. a charreA
branch Of . dead gum, as I thouene
Another moment I should carelesafy
have stepped either across or on ~
when one Of the ladies Of the party.
who was walking with US. seized MO
arm and pulled me backward. callin0
out In q voice Of terror: Take care
It's q snaksi" ROussd by her VOICE
my stick" woke up and long blaoA
snake vrigEisd away In front Of ~
The snake had got 10 it's hole. 30
my rsscusr gaiiantiy bsiabored IL vffh
her stick. while my other companies
rushed up and blew the tail on at Q
shot. Then one u ne men dashsa
away for . spade. with which II waq
dug out. vhea We ioessd both our -
bores to make sure Of killing H. "
was a big snake and measured We
over three feet. We were far more
pleased with our one blacksnake tha@
II we had shot a hundred rabbits,--
Westminster Gazette.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
Awful lnquIsition.

A little colored girl, deeply insultel
by her playmate, who had pushed he.
"off'n de stoop," took her case before
the Justice of the peace. He inquired
into the circumstances and said, turn
ing to the injured one:
The plaintiff is allowed to ask the
defendant a question, in regard 10
the assault"
"Wha's dat yo' say. sah2"
Il say that you may ask the de
PENDANT a question"
"Wh-whatll All ask her. sahI"
Any question you like"
The child studied the floor a mo.
ment. Then, with the politest OF
smiles. she inquired, sally. am yo'
mamma well?"-Everybody's Maya
zine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
BARKsDALE HAMLETT
EDUCATOR CANDIDATE FOR ST..
PERINTENpENT OF PUeLIc
- INSTRUCTION.
Democratic Party VIII Demand as Its
Candidate a'man Who Is Prae-
teal and Experienced
Educator.

The first law of a democracy is
che. equalization of opportunity,
wEch means the equitable distribu-
ton of intelligence through All ade-
quate provision of educational equip
ment. .,
There can appear no virtue in the
cry of Square Deal 80 long as
there exists a monopoly of intelli-
gence, in a state where society is
composed Of individuals equally en-
dowed by nature, yet to the great
masses Of whom all the light Of liu-
man achievement and the spcial her
itage of truth are denied. '<J ''r
Through a permanently organized
campaign for educational improve
ment, readjusted ideals must be con-
verted into practical realities. Thus
will the latent energies of society be
set free and opportunity will indeed
knock at the door Of every home in
Kentucky.
His Platform.
stand specifically for: A school
free and accessible to every child in
every rural district in Kentucky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
The Ancient OraeIes.

Herodotus mentions between seven.
ty and eighty oracles of one sort and
another There is no reason for think.
ing that the people who patronized
the oracles had other than the live
Hest faith in them, else why should
they have gone to them, sometimes at
great trouble and expense to them.
selves2 The two great oracleB were
those at Delphi and Dodona. though
there were several others that stood
well with the people. The predictions
were, Of course, nothing but predic'
tons, since 1t is now generally under
stood that the promoters Of those
famous institutions were only ordinary
human beings like those who patron
lied them. The deliverance OF the
oracles belong to one OF two classes,
first, those founded on secret informa.
ton, and. secondly. those in which
the oracle had absolutely no ideas
on the subject and took refuge in
sheer vagueness. IL was the faith
Of the people rather than the infalli
bility OF the oracles that kept them
up so long
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
Love Of Nature.

II is mistake to conclude that men
are insenslble to those beauties which
they are not continually talking about
and analyzing-that the love OF Ma
ture is a new feeling because thetAsts
for the picturesque is q modern taste.
When the mOuntaineer descends into
the plain. he soon begins TO pine for
his native hills. and many have been
known TO fall sick-nay. even 70 die.
of that love. Yet had he never left the
hills. you would never have heard him
pirate about them.-Julius CHARLES
HArs.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
Napoleon In the sepulehsr.

When, after the Battle OF Jena. Ma
poleon invaded Prussia, he visited
Potsdam, which contains tho mortal
remains OF the Prussian kings. The
sepulcher OF Frederick the Great 90
cupisd a prominent site in the mauso-
leum. When entering tho latter, Ma
poleon uncovered his head. and went
directly up TO the sare0phasuS OF the
noted warrior.
30 Eur. . m0mept. the eonquerOr stood
still. seemingly absorbed In deep
thought Then with ths f0ronnEsr Of
his hight hand he wrOes ths wosd 'sSa,
Doleon" In the dust d tAs Augs sesne
caskst. and turning 10 his nASuAAls
SAID; ....
"osntlsmsn. II ~ wsss living I
weaid not ps 'Asr~sAArs~nS os.-
p@AioA tt. !
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24

The improvement, sanitation and
equipment Of our rural schools, in
accordance with the best modern
standards.
Minimum seven months terms in
every district.
A rational and effective compul-
sorry attendance.
Practical course Of study; agricul-
tural and the domestic and mechan-
zeal arts and sciences.
Good roads and consolidation
where practical.
Teachers of scholarship, character
and personality.
County high schools, accessibly To-
Gated in every county.
Improved facilities for the county
superintendent's Office.
Liberal enlargement and mainte-
nance of our normal schools and
state university as component parts
of our public school system.
REIMBURSEMENT of our system Of
finance to effect larger results on a
more economic basis,
Personal leadership in the field on
the part of the state superintend-
ent.
Success Comes Only at End Of Effort.
The subject Of this sketch is a
man of strong individuality, keen
mentality, and a broad humanita-
rian spirit, whose interest in his fell
low men is sincere, while his work is
always actuated by a desire to adj
vance the cause of education.
- = He worked in the tobacco
patch for the means with which to
educate himself, and succeeded TO
the extent that he was graduated
from the Hamden-Sidney College of
Virginia, with the Orators medal Of
his class, at the age of nineteen.
$500 From E. Polk John
sons History of Kentucky, in pub
lication. ......
Endorsed by Educators and Press.
An ex-president Of the Kentucky
Educational association, one of lis
five original incorporators, and up
to.3ie present time a member OF its
boaFd of directors. An ex-president
of the Fourth Congressional District
association; an exState board exam
iner. Began his career as teacher IN
Lynnland Academy, Hardin county,
taught in the rural district and nor
NAL schools, Iarue county principal
of the graded schools of Corydon,
and principal Of the Henderson high
school, from which he same 70 the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
A Wretehed Pun.

The professor had paid a long-de.
layed visit TO a neighboring tonsorial
parlor.
Later in the day he encountered his
implacable enemy. the doctor.
Well" remarked the doctor, critic
ally inspecting him. you look lit
tie more like a civilized human be.
ing"
"On the contrary" frowned the pro
lessor. running his hnEep through
his cropped beard. Il look like q relic
OF barbarian. --ChioAs Tribuns.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24

~, his wonderful brain power arc
wrapped in this, the greatest work
to.be done in Kentucky. Though yet
young, he is undoubtedly the best
equipped man for this Office the
state has ever produced" q.
Dissemination and Success In His Face
A young man who seems to have
an ambition to accomplish something
worth while in the educational field,
and judging from that determined
expression in his frank open counte-
nance, he is going 30 succeed in the
undertaking. - daily Bulletin
Maysville.)
A Worthy and Competent Leader.
His work at Hopkinsville is a
monument 10 his ability as a school
worker and organizer. He is abund-
antly qualified for the high Office
which Sc seeks, and his broad plat
form embraces the very best in edu-
cational endeavor. He is a worthy
man in every respect, having work.
ed himself up from a poor boy. AL
ready he has pledged to him almost
the solid vote Of the teachers of the
state, and all interested in the im-
proyement and advancement of Ken
tucky's educational facilities, see in
him a worthy and competent leader
for the accomplishment of those
things Hartford Herald.)
Successful in Great Undertakings.
He is eminenty qualified for the
position which he seeks, and his rec
ord as an educator has been one of
uninterrupted success. 1t is due to
him that the handsome new Chris
tian county and Hopkinsville high
school is now a permanent reality,
having been erected under the Sulli-
van law, at a cost of 100000
(The News-Democrat, Paducah.)
Right. Man In the Right Place.
We believe as state superintendent
of public instruction, he would be
the right man in the right place
Galloway County Gazette.
Mr.. Hamlet believes in the equal
ization of opportunities, and his
greatest wish in his work is to make
opportunity knock at the home Of
every school child in Kentucky. We
like Mr.. Hamlet, and unlike most
politicians he improves on acquaint-
ance. In fact, he is not n politician,
hei is a school man who is well equip
ped for the office.-(The Breckln-
ridge News. Cloverport.)
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
Making a Fine Race.


He is a man of infinite ability and
capacity and stands upon platform
that neither trims nor tergiversates ;
that begs no question nor evades a
single issue. Mr.. Hamlet, a man Of
individuality and ability, an educator
and orator, is conceded to be the
logical man for the place and is en-
dorsed by leading educators and the
press. Prof. Hamlet is out for the
Democratic nomination and is maxi
ing a vigorous canvass; he stands
for progression and has the unquali-
fled endorsement Of his home people.
He has the credentials Of a sturdy
Democrat and bears the highest
qualifications of an ideal superin-
tendent.
Eminently qualified for the posi-
ton sought, we believe him to be
"the man" for superintendent of our
state schools.
Prof. Hamlet Is a strong friend
to the cause Of advanced education
and believes IN a square deal from
the smallest district to the most pro-
gressive city in the country. He is
friend to the common schools Of
the state, is a clean, sound and
energetic teacher who has all the
elements of success in his makeup
and is a man in every way capable Of
making an officer of whom the whole
state would be justly proud.
1t is hoped that Mr.. Hamlet will
have no opposition before the DEM
ocratic primary, for he is so thor
oughly Democratic and clean in his
views, so well equipped from all
angles, that antagonism would be al
most uniustifable.
Mr.. Hamlet has given a good ac-
count Of himself, and his work at
Hopkinsyille is a monument to his
ability as a school worker and Or
ganzer. He has made more than
good there and can make good at the
head of Kentucky's school affairs. If
YOU want to know what Barksdale
Hamlet stands for, just follow care
fully the creed of the man as pro-
mulgated by himself Henderson
Journal
In the Lead.
Barksdale Hamlet, of Hopkins
Vile, continues in the lead for the
Democratic nomination for Superin-
tendent Of Schools. His superior
qualifications for the office give him
a decided advantage over both his
opponents, who are not active school
men. The people Of the State are
awakening to the fact that to elect
a lawyer to the agricultural depart
ment or a farmer 10 the superinten-
dency Of schools would be sheer folly,
and they are lining up in this sec
ton at least for Mr.. Hamlet mainly
because he is an eminent, active edu-
Gator and has madea success in his
chosen line of wOrk.-The Somerset
journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
An Ideal superintendent.

Barksdale Hamlet, of Hopkins
vile, is the most advanced, intelli-
gent and capable man in the state
for superintendent of public instruc-
ton. He knows the needs of the
state in all educational matters and
would make an ideal state superin-
tendent of public instruction.-(H.
A. Summers in The Elizabethtown
News.)
Prof. Hamlet possesses all the
qualifications to make the state an
ideal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Rec
ord.)
The Man Of the Hour.
AS he is seen by the Ballard Coun-
ty Yeoman:
'The most casual reader can see
in him the man Of the hour, the
man in whom all people Of all par
ties can graciously unite and work
Tor. His whole life. his every sner'
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24

~, his wonderful brain power arc
wrapped in this, the greatest work
to.be done in Kentucky. Though yet
young, he is undoubtedly the best
equipped man for this Office the
state has ever produced"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-07
FINE WASHABLE COTTON
VOILEs, 25c YARD.

We h've just received anoth-
er shipment Of beautiful sheer
cotton voiles. All Of the popular
spring shades are included
Light Blue, Pink, Copenhagen,
Hello, Light Gray. These fab
RIGS are woven Of a very fine mer-
corized thread and have the. APP
pearance Of the better grades of
worsted Voiles. As an inexpen-
sive material for an evening
gown nothing could be more de-
sirable.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-07
$3.50 SMITHS ADMINISTER AND
VELVET RUGS. 81 40

Hundreds Of beautiful designs to
select from. Floral and Oriental. Size
27X54 and 27x60. Sold in all stores at
$3.50 to $2.9S. Saturday night only
81 40