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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
SHE was EXPERT SHOPPER
Clerks In Atchson Store Were Awe
Stricken by skill Of the Woman
Customer.

Early this morning a thin, we'll
dressed woman walked rapidly into an
Atchison dry goods store where big
sale was going on. She stopped at the
first counter she came to and began
ransacking Il. The woman at the
counter fell back and a clerk hurried
forward and respectfully looked on.
The woman's hands handled the goods
on that counter with the practiced
skill of a surgeon when he is perform
ing an operation: she did not miss one
piece of goods, and then with hard
glitter in her eyes and setting her
thin lips more closely together she
darted to another counter, plunging
head first into the material piled two
or three feet high. The other women
at the counter looked at her deferen-
TALLY, and the clerks gazed fascinated.
From counter to counter the woman
went. without glancing to the right or
to the left. She examined every yard
of goods, every ready-to-wear gar
ment, every piece of embroidery, lace,
etc.
Then, with the swiftness Of an ar
row, she shot into the basement Of the
store, and from a damaged egg beaten
to bolts of cloth her hands flew over
everything in that basement. Every
where the woman encountered awe
stricken glances from the other wo-
men and the clerks. At last the town
clock began striking p. m. Clerks
removed their aprons and covers were
placed over the goods preparatory to
closing the store for the night, and
that small, thin woman, with a tri-
umphant CLEAN IN her eyes and grim
smile on her lips, carrying a bundle
about as large as a walnut, walked
out Of the store, and every clerk there
aud every woman knew they had seen
a magnificent shopper in full opera
tion.-Atchison Globe.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
LESSON FROM THE FLOWERS
Little Girl Learns That She VIII Noe
BE Loser BY Her Cen
eroslty.

The little girls pansy bed was not
thriving. Also the rose geranium
bush was thin and scraggly. you
need to pick your pansy blossoms and
geranium leaves more freely" ex-
planned the visitor. For instance,
suppose you give me bunch Of
EACH" A look Of dismay appeared on
the small face. "Oh, but ! have so
few" Exactly. II you will try my
rule you will have more. You save
too carefully. Cut loose and give
more freely. There's a great big les
son in II. The flowers will teach you
how. Try It just once If my words
fail III not ask you again" Reluct-
antly the little maid complied, but
with a flushed and deeply dissatisfied
countenance as the visitor remorse-
lessly pushed the situation to its limit
and refused to be satisfied while a
pansy yet adorned the bed or frag-
rant leaf of any appreciable size re-
mained on the bush.
A week later the visitor was greet
ed by smiling little face and a smil-
ing pansy bed, royal in purple and
gold, while the geranium bush sturd-
lily held aloft thick verdure Of odor-
Gus leaves. Are you satisfied, little
grip" oh, yes, I'm giving to every
body now and have plenty"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
Awed AbyssInIan peIeaates.

An amusing mistake was made by
two Abyssinian delegates of the En-.
peror Menelik to France. Awed by
the splendor Of his gold lace uniform
and the solemnity of his imposing
manner, they mistook the usher at
the door Of the foreign minister's Of.
fice for M. de Selves himself AS they
were brought into the ante room the
usher was standing with his hand on
the door handle ready to announce
them. But at the sight Of his silver
chain, his medals, his sword, his gold
topped cane and his three-cornered
hat the Abyssinians could not be ex.
pected to know they were In the pres.
ence Of a mere servant. So bowling
low repeatedly. they approached him
slowly and with great respect until
they were In reach OF his coattails,
which, one on either side. they seized
In their hands and kissed The usher
did not know what to do, but the ap.
pearance OF the minister relieved the
situation; s<mzEw@TYIEl
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
LAST MINSTREL OF IRELAND
Thomas Smith, Aged Wandering
Singer and story Teller, Died Re-
Gently In County Meath.

An aged wandering singer, rhymster
and story teller, who was said to be a
descendant of one famed in the days
of minstrelsy, died recently in the hos
pital in County Meath, Ireland He
was the last of the old school of so
called poets who lived by story tell
ing and verse making at farm house
f1resides. His name was Thomas Smith,
and according to report one of his
ancestors wore cap and bells and
served as a jester to a prince. In
his boyhood Smith wore faded doub-
let of alternating stripes of yellow
and blue which had been handed down
to him as a relic of his great-grand.
daddy's fame as a countryside fun
maker.
His stories for the most part had to
do with the fairies, and always pre-
scented the good fairy in the part of
Strengthened tangles and easing the
path Of happy marriage. His visits
throughout the country were made
with scheduled regularity, and an
evening with the poet was the occa-
sion for gathering of young folks.
Like most poets, he was not thrifty,
and died poor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
What swatters Face?

A female house fly which has hiber.
mated in a dwelling house, or else
where, writes Prof. F. L. Washburn
in the Popular Science Monthly, may
produce in the spring, at the lowest
estimate, 100 eggs. Assuming that
one-half of these hatch as females,
and allowing that the breeding goes
on without check for four months, we
have as the descendants OF a single
alternating individual 214,557, s44,320,
000,O00, 100000 flies. Now, house fly
measures exactly one-fourth of an
inch in length; the distance around
the earth at the equator is said to be
24,S00 miles. It would take, therefore,
3,6SS,312,000 fies placed end to end to
go around the world once. Using this
number as a denomination, and the
number OF flies produced n four
months from one mother as a numer.
ator, We find she will give rise, in the
course of summer, to enough flies to
encircle the globe at the equator
5000 times, and have plenty OF
progeny to sparel
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
NATURE TEACHES THE RABBIT
Instinct Alone, Not Their Parents,
Tells Them How and What
TO Eat.

In popular mature literature" it is
often stated that wild animals "go to
school," that the wood mothers teach
their young both manners and morals
that lead to the saving of their lives
by grace of their legs. A writer, how
ever, who has had pair of rabbits
under constant observation, having
taken them from their mother when
they were but day old, declares that
nature, in the guise of instinct, was
the only teacher they had or needed
The baby rabbits got along excel
lently. They soon began to crawl wab'
blingly out of their nest and nibble at
oats and to chew up whole blades OF
tender grass.
OF several things I am positive. They
never saw their mother Freeze" nor
wash her face. nor sit up on her hind
legs; nor could they have learned
from her what is good to eat and
what is poisonous.
AS soon as they we're strong enough
to balance themselves, ! saw them
often sitting erect and snuffing the
air. About the same time they were
observed busily to wash their faces
with their fore paws. Some tried to
do it and fell over, unable to balance
themselves. No experience was re-
CURED for them to practice the art OF
washing.
! tried to feed the rabbits with CON-
mon vegetable poison. By giving them
very small handful OF grass with
several sprigs of nightshade inter
mixed. was able to note their pref
erences. This experience was often
repeated. In no case did see them
eat any nightshade. Evidently they
possessed protective instincts which
guarded them without a mothers
teaching.-Country Life in America.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
Gloves and Kings.

Gloves have always been connected
with royalty. When the tomb Of
King John was opened a century ago
It was discovered that his hands were
gloved. In France the gloves worn
by the king at the coronation were
consecrated by the officiating bishoP,
and at the recent English coronation
a glove was thrown down as a chal-
lenge TO any one to dispute the royal
title.
When George IL. was crowned an
unknown Jacobite came forward and
lifted the glove on behalf OF the alb
sent Stuart. and az the coronation Of
Edward VII. the duke Of Norfolk hand.
ed to his majesty a pair embroidered
with the ducal arms because a manor
connected with the dukes Inheritance
is held by the service Of presenting
the monarch with a right hand glove
-. -. =. .......... -.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
Shaping the Pony.

The formation OF breeds Of ponies
In different parts of the world is one
OF the most interesting things In con-
nection with horses, for, unlike the
'diminutive breeds in other kinds of
domestic creatures as bantams,
among fowls, or the smaller varieties
among dogs-which have been bred
down below the normal size by the
skill Of man, the diminution which
has resulted in any Of the breeds of
really small ponies has been wholly
the work Of nature. The horse only
attained the size that we are accus-
toned to consider as normal in the
temperate zone and If taken to a very
cold or very hot country he will in
eVitably deteriOrate in size. He does
not deteriorate, however, in other re-
spects; indeed, the pony of whatever
type is much more thoroughly a
horse, as regards the highest equine
qualities and characteristics, than
horses like those of the draft breeds,
which greatly exceed In size the nor
NAL and original type.-outing Mag
Iazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
House For Rent.

Cottage of 6 rooms at % West 18th
street. newly painted and in good
condition. Less than one square
from Main street. House now occu-
pied but will be vacated to suit.
Apply to CHAS. M. MEACHAM.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30

II you have house or building Of
any kind that you want moved see
r. c. Lawson or call Cumberland
phone 635.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
COunCllmen.

First ward-John j. Metcalfe.
Second ward-W. S. Harmed.
Third Ward1H. l.. Hayden.
Fourth Ward-F, W. Dabney.
Sixth Ward-Wm. H. Draper.
Seventh Ward-W. A. P'Pool.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
The ohvIeua Ranlx.

Pa" inquired William. what ID
Ourlssque?'
"A burlesque. son." replied the faith
.er. lis a take-off."
Take on what7"
Henry" interrupted the mother,
who had been listening TO the conyer-
station. IF you are going TO answer
thAt question will leave the room"
Judge.
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
Choice COCkerelS Cheap.

Nice lot of young cockerels of sew
eral strains of Barred Plymouth
Rocks for sale, some of them early
Matched from $40 eggs direct from
noted breeders. If taken at once,
81 to S. each. Great bargain for
those wanting the best only. Phones
"a and 1922.
STANDARD POULTRY Co.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
PREFERRED LOCALS

See j. H. Dagg for contracting
building and general repair work Of
all kinds. Phone 476.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
$4,000

To loan on first-class real estate So
curity. The rs. KNIGHT & co.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.


For United States Senator,
OLLIE M. JAMES.
Of Crittenden.
For Governor,
JAMES B. McCREARY,
of Madison.
For Lieutenant Governor,
E. J. McDERMoTT,
of Louisville.
For State Treasurer,
THOMAS G. RHEA,
of Logan.
For Auditor,
HENRY NJ. BOSWORTH,
Ct Fayette.
For Attorney General,
JAMES GARRETT,
of Adair,
For Secretary of.State,
C. F. CRECELIOUS,
Of Pendleton.
For Superintendent Of Public In
struction.
BARKSDALE HAMLET,
of.Christian.
Fol- Commissioner of Agriculture,
]. W. NEWMAN,
of Woodford.
For Clerk of Court of Appeals,
K. L. GREENE,
of Franklin.
Railroad Commissioner,
LAWRENCE B. FINN,
of Simpson.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
Notice To Tax Payers.
Pay your state, county and
poll tax before Nov. 80, 1911.
LOWE JOHNSON. Sheriff.
Max Never & Son.

Beginning with this date and to
continue all of this fall will sell the
Choicest of Native Baby Beef.
Steaks at .........12 1c per ID
Second Cuts at ........ .10c per ID
Choicest Beef Roast at .123c per ID
Second Cut Beef Roast. loo per ID
Choicest select Part Lamb -. l2ac ID
Pork Steak, chop or roast .12bc ID
MAX MEYER & SON.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30

Row u LOOKED 10 him.
Mrs. Dresser was looking over the
grocer's bill '~sss 80 laz'f
How many pounds are there in q
peck, Henry?" she asked
Her husband looked up from his
newspaper.
"Are you trying to figure out the
weight of your | atc-t couture. my
dear ." be asked.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30

Those who would like to know
about one of the best standard make
pianos or organs for the money,
write me for free catalogue.
G. o. GREGORY,
Hopkinsville, KY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-30
Diverse Causes.

MANY a man becomes a cynic be-
Dause he was disappointed In love"
Yes replied Miss Cayenne and
many others eventually become cy-
mics because they were not"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-09-01

The rapid of Seattle the action
Of Federal Judge anford injunction rail
defiance
decision the ought the
official invariably
the people whenever the the
his than charged
of high standing in Seattle that his life of such char
render him unfit position of responsibility
power Could people of his district opportunity
would undoubtedly retire him life without the loss of
hour But other federal judge either be elected
recalled He receives life appointment the hands of the pres
the United True have the power impeachment
but is process mostly visionary the history of
extending will show We have Hanford and
Grosscups stand for them think have
democracy this country Then pray what ogarchy? If
naught ignore will of the whole people, and lift up
that
quiet call the federal then what kind of
under? Of what legislature to
make laws clothed with penary dump them
the What did profit forefathe write into
the constitution of the United States of free speech and
free if federal judge Jail when dare
against what deem injustice? Until federal judges
made elective to the will Of the people whose
business theirs and not to rule have not approached
pndbund and punderbund railing against the recall
he judiciary and bringing into play their sophsy OF argument
federal last buwak
capitalism We that this latest exhibition of
federal has already made socialists
all the literature circulated and propaganda work done Seattle
in the past year.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-09-01
MRS. s. MITCHELL, President.
ADA NICHOLS, Secretary.

Many well meaning but msed people talk about the community
of interest between capital and labor 1t is favor theme for
learned dvnes when moved address their congregations the
labor problem The Civic Federation has wesd with the problem
of bringing labor and capital into harmonious relations until has
wresed itself exceedingly bad odo with large
monsts the country There isn't really such thing
community of between labor and capital Labor the
produce Capital stored up labor The employee striving
and under the profit always strive for larger and
share of that which he produces The employer looks
profits and obtain them he strives keep down He
slash the keen competition his line of business and
slash them he does if he An occasional caspmg of hands
the banquet board change the of the labor
question under the profit system Rather aggravaes The
will fight full share of what his labor produces and the
employer will fight retain the lions share of the wealth created
by labor long produce for profit instead of for and
all the smooth pratte about mutual will abae the
battle
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-09-01
At the Local Theatres
This Week
NEW ACTORS PLEASE AT THE
ACME.

Miss Grace johnson, the new leading
company at the Acme theater, scored a
decided hit with the patrons of this
popular playhouse when she opened Sun
day as Genie Houston in "a Texas Girl"
Miss Johnson is beautiful and graceful,
has commanding stage presence, com
bined with a pleasing voice, and is
thoroughly finished actress. Miss John
son has an excellent role in the play and
she handles the part excellently. Lee G.
Tyrrell who is back with the company
after a prolonged absence from the city
is enthusiastically greeted on his APP
pearance, and the work of Mr.. Carroll
Ashborn is of very high standard
Foster company is, without exception,
the best stock company that has ever
appeared at this popular playhouse. The
play, "A Texas Girl" is a comedy drama,
filled with humor and pathos, and car
rying very strong heart interest story.
Howard Foster is especially good in the
role of John Brewster, young railway
construction engineer working under diff
ficulties. Miss Patsy Gray has a pretty
part in the role of Rosalie Lysle friend
of the heroine and she handles it most
acceptably, and Mr.. Sullivan is good in
the character of Frank Maitland, a
Texas ranch foreman. The balance of
the company is very satisfactory, max
| ing the bill one of the most pleasing at
the Acme for a long time. To add to
the success of the bill, every piece of
scenery is new and perfectly suited to
the surroundings, the scenic effects, in
fact, being about the best ever shown
here. The play will continue through
the week with the usual Saturday matt
nee.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-09-01
AT THE STAR THEATER
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

The head-on collision between two 10
comotives is one of the feature incidents
in the Vitagraph Monthly of Current
Events, an educational and topical reel
which was released August Is. The col
lision occurred at indianapolis, Ind, on
July 4, and was pre-arranged as a sci
entfific demonstration before a body of
engineers. After starting their respect
i've engines and throwing on full steam,
the firement and drivers jumped and the
two locomotives came together with a
crash that was heard for miles. The
Vitagraph Monthly of Current Events,
August issue, contains several other in
teresting features well calculated to ere
ate demand for this novel kind of
film.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-09-01

Monday Day and the hosts of labor will make of day
and recreation We will swell with pride when
tell what industrial heroes how integral
upward labor Some of will de-
things that said about and possibly of
the uncOmpmeny things that said about
who would like throw brick
No which belong ought all of
the day and send thoughts
ing southwark that Jail in the city of Los Angeles where lie those
for the trial which shall spell the words
life liberty home the 'galows rope We
believe that they did
things their they did We
believe victims of vile backened the
pages history Believing that would be indeed if
will be
avail them after the trial They need sympathy and
dark Labor Day them will be far
different from any This year they will
clasp friendly hands No marching hosts of labor will
the faint rumble Of distant feet the
parade the city will penetrate the stiffness
cells Every organization of labor Labor Day morning
good cheer and Affections tell
organized labor intends them if be within the
tell that the workers of this
intend to change shall be forever impossible
another scheme against those who dared to stand and
he the forces of enrenched privilege.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-09-01

Whereas the Everett Labor Journal stands squarey before tho
public for the organized labor and consist
emily fought the label and for labeled goods and
Whereas The Journal advancing the of the Women
Union Label League this by putting before the its
aims and Objects therefore, be it
Resolved That recommend all members that far
possible when making purchases they paron the merchants using
its columns that recommend that whenever oppoune remind
the of that aiding
fight for union conditions the paper that advertisers should pat
ronize if they expect trade.
MRS s. MITCHELL. President
ADA NICHOLS Secretary.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-09-01

We always wondous power the union label tn
industrial decency and the aroused interest in tn
work of organized labor due the activity of the Womens Car
and Label League proving the truth of the assertion
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-09-01

If Councilman Ericsson of Seattle isn't headed straight for the
ernor's chair then miss guess.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-09-01

You Mr. Unorganzed Wogman who won't join the union OF
craft because away your boosted American ndepend
enee will feel mighty lonesome Labor Day
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-09-15
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
WILSON MAKES CHIEF AD-
DRESS ON OCCASION.
2 GOVERNORS PRESENT
GOVERNOR sHAFRoTH AND GOV.
ERNoR CAREY OF WYOMING
WERE NOTED GUESTS.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-One of the largest irriga.
ton projects in America, the STANDBY
dam and irrigation system, was
opened in the presence of Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson, Governor Shat
roth, Governor Carey of Wyoming, sew
eral prominent engineers and 500
guests from all parts of the United
States.
The dam is fifteen miles northwest
of Denver. The guests of the COM
pany were taken to the big reservoir
in a Colorado & Southern special
train.
A grandstand and speakers stand
had been erected on the dam site and
luncheon was served at a spot COM
manding a view of the rolling country
to be irrigated and the foothills
whence comes the water to the six
teen canals and four large lakes.
Secretary Wilson, who had jour
neyed from Washington to Denver to
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-09-15

gold was to have been shipped to Phil.
sdelphia by express today to catch Q
steamer for Venezuela"
Mr. Grimm nodded.
THE fact that this gold was In
Senior Rodiguez's possession could not
have been known to more than half
dozen persons, as the negotiations
throughout have been in strict Sc
creoy," and Mr.. Campbell smiled be.
nignly. $50 muchi Now, Senior Rod.
riguez has Just telephoned asking that
! send man to the legation at once.
The gold was kept there over night
or perhaps should say that the senior
intended to keep 1t there over night"
Mr.. Campbell stared at Mr.. Grimm for
a moment, then: Miss Thorne, you
know. is a guest at the legation. that
is why am referring the matter to
you"
Il understand" said Mr.. Grimm.
And ten minutes later Mr.. Grimm
presented himself to Senior Rodriguez.
The minister from Venezuela. bulb
bling with excitement, was pacing
forth and back across his offios. ruf.
Ming his gray-black hair with nervous,
twining fingers. Mr.. Grimm sat down.
"senor." he inquired placidly. fifty
thousand dollars In gold would weigh
nearly two hundred pounds. wouldn't
1T"
Senior Rodriguez stared at him
blankly.
Isl. senor." he agreed absently. And
then. in English: Eyes. should i'm
agine So"
swell, was all Of It stolen. or only
a part Of TT" Mr.. Grimm went on.
Tho minister gaxed into the listless
eyes for time. then, apparently be-
wildered. walked forth and back
across the room again. Finally he sat
down.
"All Of It." he admitted. Il can't I'M
derstand 1t. No one, not a soul In this
house. except myself. knew It was
here"
TN addition to this weight of. say
two hundred pounds. nifty thousand
dollars would make considerable
bulk" unused Mr.. Grimm. Very WE'LL
Therefore It would appear that the
person. or persons. who got 1t must
have gone away from here heavily
laden?"
Senior Rodriguez nodded.
And now, Senor," Mr.. Grimm con-
tinued. III you will kindly state the
circumstances Immediately preceding
and following the theft?"
A slight frown which had been