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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28
CURED OF SOLITAIRE PLAY
How One Wife Put stop TO Her Hue
bands Preoeoupstlon With
the Game.

my husband used to be n solitaire
fiend," said a woman the other day.
He used to come home nights and
play several games while | was pre-.
pairing dinner. After eating and he
would hurry that-he would rush to
his card table and play until late at
night II this had happened only once
a week 1t would have been different
and would not have said a word
about It. AS It was, he would play ev.
cry night we we're not going out to-
getber
Il like card playing, but when II
comes to making the game Of solitaire
an occupation. draw the line.
81 worried and fretted about the
proposition as thought II was doing
my husband harm, as well as keeping
him from being sociable, until
thought ! would have gray hair. re-
monstrated, argued fought and shed
tears, but all to no avail. Finally I
hit upon a scheme.
"As was an unusually poor card
player my husband had criticized me
several times for my ignorance, good
humoredly, Of course, and decided to
learn to play solitaire also. bought
a pack of playing cards and one even
ing at dinner told the solitaire fiend
that wanted him to teach me the
game. He was delighted to think ! at
last had come to his side and he said
he would instruct me that very night.
Accordingly, after we had tidied up
the dining room-he helped me that
time-we started in on the single
handed game. My husband sweated
and almost swore at times and he
called me a 'bonehead' and several
other names that mean the same
thing. Finally he gave 1t up in dis
gust and he has not played cards
since"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28
THOUGHT TIN WAS SILVER
Chinese Pirates Meet Bitter Disap-
pointment After Risklng Their
Necks for Loot.

It was a surprise to the Chinese
pirates who looted the Pacific Mall
liner Asia, wrecked in Oriental wa
tiers sometime ago, when what they
believed to be slabs of silver turned
out to be nothing but tin. They were
more than disappointed in view Of the
fact that they had risked their necks
10 get the supposed precious metal
and had conveyed it a great distance
in sampans to dispose of it.
According to w. w. Pipkin, con-
nected with the Chinese maritime Gus
toms service, who arrived the other
day of the liner Persia, there were at
least 100 small Chinese fishing boats
that put in at various places laden
with tin. In their haste to get away
with the cheap but shining metal the
pirates had overlooked the more valu-
able silks and other rich far eastern
products which were in the A5ia's
cargo.
There is nothing now visible of the
old Pacific mailer, according to pas
sengers on the Persia, which passed
close TO where her sister ship went
to her doom ON the treacherous crags
that seem to beckon mockingly out Of
the mist thai necessarily hangs over
them. What portions of the steamer
were not broken up by sslVNrs were
dismembered by the beating seas
San Francisco Chronicle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28
PrImoaenIture.

The law Of primogeniture sends
back it's roots to the most ancient
times. Away back In the patriarchal
ages the frst-born son had a super
ority over all his brethren, and
absence of his father was !"
important sense the head of Nay 4
Upon the death of the fh. H.. ! IN
came, by the unwritten IaN "a /the
could not be questioned, the fther'
and lord of the family, and naturally
to him fell the property as well as the
honors Of the household. Primogeni
ture, wherever It is found today is
the lingering remnant of the ancient
custom-a custom which common
sense and justice pronounce to be as
unfair as it is superstitious.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28
CALLED HER HIS ANGEL PIE
Negro Cook Didn't Permit Use OF
Such Language to Her, Espe-
cIally Over Phone.

The telephone bell rang yesterday
afternoon in South Side apartment.
The negro woman cook answered it.
Hello" she said
as that you, cooker" asked a mans
voice at the other end.
I'm Mr.. BIS cook, but 1 amt no
cookie"
Don't try to fool me, cookie. i
know your voice
Look heah, what you talkin'
about?"
Now, angel pie, you fooled me
once, dear heart, that way, but you
can't do it again. You are by little
sweet cookie, aren't your"
you get away from that telephone
You abe talkin' like a fool"
With that the receiver was slammed
on the hook with all the virtuous in,
dignation of an insulted maiden.
The head of the house was stand
ing near. Turning to him she said
still Tuning:
Some man wanted to know eff
wuz cookie An he called me some
thin like angel pie dom let nc
man call me them names-specially
oveh the telephone. kansas City
Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28
RooTs, HIDES. Wool AND TALLow

Prices paid by wholesale dealers tc
butchers and farmers:
Roots-Southern ginseng, IS. rs ID
Golden Seal" yellow root, sI.35n
Mayapple, 81; pink root, 12c and 49,
Tallow-No. l. A, No. 2, &c.
Woodbury., Zoe to TIC: Clea,
Grease, 21c. medium, tub washed.
2Sc to 3Oc; coarse, dingy, tubwashed,
18c.
Feathers-Prime white goose, SOC,
dark and mixed old goose, I5c to soc;
gray mixed, I5c to 30c; white duck
DC 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. 9-lO bet.
| ter demand
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28
GRIM STORY or MISSIONARY
Converted pyak, Forced by Sweet
heart to Hunt Heads, Brought
Those Of Her Relatives.

The missionary lighted a fresh Ct
gar.
"Yes," he said, II have seen grim
happenings In my time. The grim
NEST, 1 suppose, occurred among the
Dyak head hunters.
I'VE had converted a young Dyak.
and the lad had abandoned head
hunting forever. But he met girl,
beautiful girl, and then"
The missionary shook HIS head and
sighed.
The girl listened to his wooing, for
he was handsome lad, but smoked
heads to a Dyak maid are what jewels
are to a chorus girl, and with curl
Of the lip she said:
"'You vow you love me. but you
bring me no heads to prove It,
"But I am a Christian he replied
"'when did Dyak wooer ever &c
a-wooing without headsT said she
You are not a man; you are a girlv
THE young convert ground his
teeth and left her. The next morning
early he staggered into her presence
with bloodshot eyes. There was a has
on his shoulder.
"'You asked for heads he said
Tookl'
"And he emptied from the bag ont'
the floor the heads Of her father ant
her two brothers!"
The missionary smiled sadly.
THAT wasn't playing the game" h,
said. IT'S the heads Of enemies tina
the head hunter must bring in, no
the heads of ones own brother tribes
men. They shut the young convert Il
a Slated cage of bamboo to starve L
death. He died under his sweet
hearts eye"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28
Mere Details.

A writer was describing a forth
coming work of his. He spoke most
enthusiastically of the progress he
had made on 1t.
The idea, he said, was clear in his
mind-clear as crystal. All the situa'
lions were sketched out, everything
that was TO happen in each chapter
decided upon. Why, even the titles
OF the chapters were written!
Just as he was riding astrides the
high-water mark of his enthusiasm one
of those clammy. literal friends that
all men have suddenly remarked:
II see. You have everything about
that novel completed except the writ
ing and the selling OF IT,"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28

lisCal Patterns viii enable you 20 make IN your
CUn home, with your Own hands, clothing for
yourself aud children which will be perfect
IN style aud NJ fTico-nono higher Than ~
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28
Irreverenee.

You know how Il Is when a man
grows fat and the rolls Of fat at the
back of his neck are sort of piled one
above the other. until stopped by the
base of his skull. Well, man with
the rear Of his neck disposed that way
was sitting at the theater one evening
I'm a seat just in front of one who
isn't reyerent.
The latter contemplated the exuber'
ant layers OF flesh surrounding the
Eat mans collar Then, pointing to
them. he remarked, soto voee, TO the
companion beside him:
Look at the plate of buckwheai
cakes!"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28
RETAIL GROCERY PRICES.

County lard, good color and clean
lac pefVound.
Countfy bacon, l2sc per pound.
Blackfyed peas. 81 90 per busbel.
County shoulders, l2sc per pound
Country hams, 2lc per pound.
Irish potatoes, 81 40 per busbel.
Northep eating Rural potatoes
81 40 per buShel
Texas %tns onions, sl.75 per
bushel
Red eating onions, 81 rs per busbel
Dried Navy beans. 1925 pe,
bushel
Cabbage, ; cents pound.
Dried Limb beans. lOc per pOuno.
Country dried apples, lOc Der
pound
Country dried peaches. lOc per
pound
Daisy cream cheese, Csc De,
pound
Full cream brick cheese, Csc per
pound
Full cream u mberger cheese. 25c
per pound
Popcorn.d dried on ear. &c Der pound.
Fresh Eggs 35c per doz
Choice lots fresh, welI-worked
country butter, IN pound prints. 3Oc
FRUITs.
Lemons 25c per dozen
Navel Oranges, SOc, 4Oc per don
Bananas, 15c and Zoe doz
New York State apples $500 I,
Sc 90 per barrel
Cash Price Paid For Produce.
POULTRY.
Dressed hens, l2ac per pound
Dressed cocks, 7c per pound
live hens, 1Oc per pound; live cocks
&c pound; live turkeys, l2c De
pound
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28
HOpkinSvi11e Market
Quotations.
Corrected Dec IA, 1911.

Dressed geese. lie per pound for
choice lots, live 81
Fresh country eggs, Is cents per
dozen
Fresh country butter 25c ID.
A good demand exists for spring
chickens. and choice lots of fresh
country butter
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28
cIrcuItous RetrIbutlon.

did you help elect that man be-
cause OF his personal popularity
No" replied Farmer Corntossei.
Il had my suspicious Of him for a
long time and wanted 10 shove him
along TO where the muckrakers could
get good so at him. Washington
Star,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28
FOR $3.50

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-28
Hay AND GRAIN.

Choice timothy hay, sIs 90
No. | timothy hay, SIT 90
Choice clover hay, SIG 90
No. ! clover hay, SIG 90
Clean, bright straw hay, $500
Alfalfa hay, $Is 90
White seed'oats, 55c
Black seed oats, 55c
Mixed seed oats, 4Sc
No. 2white corn. 55c
No. 2 mixed corn. 55c
Winter wheat bran, $500.
Chops. $3.50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-30
E---INVESTMENT

| lots on Jackson Ave, with East
frontage and soon to have sewerage,
for $3.50, 1925, 1925, and $4OO Inquire
the price of other Fairview lots.
Will find the ones on the opposite
side of the street with West 'front.'
age can't be bought for less than
$500. each.
lot with sewerage on Jackson Ave-
near College street for $500.
lot corner Hancock and Bell SITS.
East frontage for $3.50
/ beautiful Lee street lot rs feetx2l9
feet East frontage, quick sale can sell
for $4,000.
One 6 room house with sewerage
and gas. located in good community,
for $1,000. Will rent for $3.50 per
onth.
$40 acres, 1-2 miles from Cobb.
Ca, good dwelling, tenant houses
barns. etc. Land productive. Inves-
tigate this bargain price $40, per acre
865 acres, IL miles from r. R.
station; $50 acres cleared, balance in
woods; land productive and lies a.
most level; good dwelling, 70 houses,
barn, deep well with gasoline engine
and tank. Cheap at SIS per acre
Terms.
z5o-acres, on fine road miles
from Americas; 100 acres in cultiva-
on, balance in woods and pasture;
land lies we'll; Sill, gray with clay
ubsoil room dwelling, 3 tenant
houses and barns. Price $50. per
acre. Terms
An improved farm of 100 acres, 3
miles from good town of 1900 people;
100 acres open balance in oak, hickory
and pine; land productive and lies
well; good dwelling situated in beau
tiful grove, 2 good houses, barns,
chicken houses, several tracts wired
in for stock and poultry; 1400 fruit
trees and acres in asparagus; run
ming water. This is an ideal farm for
trucking, poultry and stock raising,
See me for price and terms,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-30

$50 O'Clock, and it will be the last
game of the season to be played mere
The management of the Americas
Institute and the football team wishes
to urge once more as large an atten-
dance fro;.- among their white friends
as possible. Perfect order will be
maintained, and the assurance is given
that there will be nothing to happen
that would prove an Objectionable
nature to any one who may be presnt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-30
A, c, CROCKETT
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN
REAL ESTATE AGENT. Americas, Ga.

The beautiful Bungalo of VIII Hum
ber's on Taylor street, just completed
with every modern improvement, To-
Gated in the best residence section,
near schools and churches and in the
healthiest part of the city. Will sell
for $4,000 cash and $4,000 on years
time at 8 per cen. per annum to a
quick buyer.
Call upon or write The Mutual
Realty Co., ]. A. Davenport, Mgr,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-30
s::GalTRAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY.
Current Schedules Corrected to Date
Trains Arrive.

Trains Arrive.
Fro m Savannah, Augusta,
Atlanta and Macon e. ..4I90:p m
From Lockhart, Dothan, AL
bany, Troy and Mon'ery *10;40 p NJ
From Lockhart, Dothan, AL
bany, Troy and Mon'ery "2:15 p IN
From Atlanta and Macon ..S2:15 p m
rom Augusta, Savannah,
Atlanta and Macon. $3.50 IA
From Columbus and inter
mediate points .%12:0S M
rom Columbus and inter
mediate points =. ....!!11:3o a m
From Columbus and inter
mediate points -. ....!12:O1 p m
From Albany and Jackson
vile 80. 49,. $3.50 a IN
From Albany .. 3. =. .. =. Gao IN
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-30
COTTON MARKET
At AMERICUS

Pending the National holiday, the
cotton market yesterday remained
dull and inactive. The contract mar
ket continued in the ruts of the day
before. with January, the active month
still at 8.S5 at the close of the day.
In the Americas market there was
little doing, though receipts were UNI
expectedly large-35O bales. Quota
tons are as follows:
1911 1910
Coed middling ..........9 Is IA 3-S
Middling.. .......S IA IA Is
Low Middling. :. =. -
RECEIPTS IN AMERICUS
1911 1910
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-30

The only time woman pays te!e-
phone charge cheerfully is when she
calls up the neighborhood to give 1t
some new gossip.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-30
COL0RED TEAMS READY
FOR AFTERNOON GAME
OF Football at City Baseball Park.

Typical football weather is promised
for the game to be played to-day be-
tween the teams IF the Americas ms
titute and the Florida Agricultural
nd Mechanical College, which is sched
uIed TO occur this afternoon at Dudley
Field. The game is due to begin at
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-30

JOHN w. BLOUNT.
District Passenger Agent, Macon, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-30
"Daily.

*Daily.
Except Sunday
ISunday only.
Sleeping cars between Americas and
Atlanta on trains leaving Americas
7N:40 p. M; arriving Americas $50 a
m. Connects at Macon with sleeping
cars to and from Savannah. Pullman
Sleeping Cars between Chicago, St
Louis and Jacksonville on Seminole
Limited" which leaves Americas for
Jacksonville at 1910 a. M Leaves
Americas for st. Louis and Chicago
Ia Columbus and Birmingham, at
3:35 a. m. For further information
apply to ]. Z. HIGHTOWER, Agent,
Americas, Ga.
JOHN w. BLOUNT.
District Passenger Agent, Macon, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-30
Trains Depart
For Macon. Augusta and

For Macon, Augusta anu
Savannah ,...............6:40 N
For Albany. Dothan, Lock
hart, Troy and Mortery "5;29 N
For Albany, Dothan, Lock
hart Troy and Mont'cry T2:i5 p N
For Macon and Atlanta. .."2:15 y m
or Macon, Atlanta Saw
annah and Augusta ..%i0:40 p N
or Columbus 49,. ...... !3:4a p N
For Columbus o.. ...... 1900 p m
For Columbus Birming-
ham and Chicago. DID,. 1885 m
Fer Albany. 81. e.. ....*t;O0 p IN
or Albany and Jackson
vile. =. g.. liz. ~ "a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-30

Mount Vernon. n. Y Dec. %, '0S.
Our Mr.. Williams has been con-
sidered a paint expert for % years
After trying several makes of High
Grade Paints we decided upon
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-30

Being engaged is buying a lottery
ticket; being married Is not cashing it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-11-30

The pompous man seems t. think
nature is taking liberties when it
rains on him, Az ID
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03

friends. Automobile trips about the
city will form part Of the local lodges
treat to the women enthusiasts during
their stay. Part Of day will be spent
at Riversids at the home OF W. B.
Lower. Launch rides on the Big Sioux
will be one Of the pastimes on that
day. 1t is probable baseball games will
be arranged between teams composed
of visiting Elks. Evenings will be spent
at theater parties and dances and such
other amusements as the committe
will be able to devise in the coming two
months. Music will be furnished by
Reeds military band and by the bands
which will accompany the various
lodges. The outlook now is for about
six such groups Of melody producers.
Parades will be features of each days
session
The attendance is expected to be one
Of the features of the meeting If thu
anticipations of the Sioux City antler-
bearers are verified there will be be-
tween 1000 and 5000 visitors IN the city
during the summer festival. These will
come from Iowa, Minnesota. South Da-
kota and Nebraska.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03

matory rheumatism. didn't need the
dozen, you bet you-three bottles
knocked the daylights right out of 1t
and cured me completely. The other
nine bottles / gave to rheumatic
friends, and they are hopping around
pretty lively now. same as I am. Fuss
is wonder
This is but one Of hundreds Of
similar reports on this amazing
remedy, the only known antidote to
uric acid. Furthermore. it is as safe
las food. containing no chloral,
opium, morphine. cocaine. alcohol.
ether. chloroform or other stimu-
liant or narcotic; not a drop.
Fuss gives immediate relief, and
destroys uric acid in the blood which
causes rheumatism, govt, lumbaso
and kidney trouble.
Don't hesitate but get fuss" and
stop the agony right Off and get cured.
Fuss" rheumatism Cure sold at
$100 a bottle by all leading druggists,
or will be sent prepaid on receipt Of
LOO, or bottles for $500, by the Fuss
Remedy Co.. Flint, Mich.
For sale In Marshalltown by B. A.
Morgan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03
70 CLEAR STUMP LAMoo.
Minnseets 70 Sell Ready Made Farms
TO settlers. d

Minnssets 70 Sell Ready Mads Farms
TO settlers. 81
ST. Paul, April S.-Minnesota IS pre-
pairing to try an entirely new plan IN
the sale OF unimproved lands belonging
to the state and 1t is believed tn eek
pertinent win be watched with interest
by other states having lands for sale
az inquiries have already been made.
The house Of representatives already
has passed bill which provides that
ten separate, forty-acre government
subdivisions shall be selected by .
reclamation board to be appointed by
the governor and that half OF each OF
these forty acres shall be cleared OF
stunps and otherwise improved so the
twenty acres shall be ready Tor cultiI
walton. The actual cost Of this I'M
provement is to be added to the ap-
praised value Of the land and these
farms will then be sold on the INSTALL
ment plan.
Minnesota is the first state to try
this plan, which has every assurance OF
adoption, as no opposition is expected
in the senate and Governor Eberhart is
certain to sign the bill Tt Is argued
that it will be a great attraction to
settlers to move to a forty-acre farm
with half Of it ready for the plow. 1t
Is hard and tedious work to clear cut
over land of stumps and when home
steader takes a tract of unimproved
land It is months before he can begin
To realize any profits from his invest
melt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-03
DINING CAR HAS NEW SYSTEM.
Conductor and His Wife Serve Meals,
Eliminating CcIored Walters.

Sioux City. April 3.-The Chicago q
Northwest tern railway has recently been
trying out an innovation in its dining
car service which thus far has brought
most successful results. according to
officials OF the road Negro walters
have been eliminated on the cafe par
Tor car operated between Chicago and
Sioux City, Iowa, on trains Nos. 20 and
II for the last six months, and in their
places a white man and his wife, Mr.
and Mrs c. w. GARNER. have been
placed i'll complete charge of the car.
Mr.. GARNER dispensed with the col
ored walters and has himself acted as
conductor and assistant waiter while
Mrs GARNER has served as waitress.
Gince their advent in the manage
n ent of the car. it IS said. the route has
become unusually popular with the
Sioux City people who find It necessary
to 60 TO Chicago or anw eastern point
thru the Chicago gateway as we'll as
with Chicagoans travelling west.