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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
Soaps in Panama.

All soaps imported here for laundry,
scrubbing, and ordinary bath purposes
come from England and the United
States, the former exporting to Colon
during 1910 $2O,21O worth, while the
amount from the United States was
only $2,4S7, 1t has not been possible
TO obtain from the customs the value
OF the medicated and perfumed soaps
imported into Colon, these being in
cluded under the item Of drugs, but in
,Quiries made of the druggists and
dealers therein establish the fact that
the United States sells more medi-
Gated soap than England. while
France sells more perfumed soap than
either the United States or England.
From the foregoing, It is seen that
England Leads IN the sale Of laundry,
scrubbing. and plain toilet soaps, with
tbe United States seeQpd; the United
States leads In the sale of medicated
soap, with England second France
leads in the sale of perfumed soap,
with the United States second.-From
Consul James c. Kellogg. Colon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
Hiding DImples.

Nobody but the woman herself
knew how bad she felt, but the beauty
doctor knew how bad she wanted 70
make other people think she felt.
Wanted to know If there wasn't
some way to remove dimples, or at
least TO I'LL them up so they wouldn't
show while she was in mourning"
he said. Three nightly pretty dim
plies, she had, too. one In each cheek
ana one in her chin. My diagnosis
was that gift OF nature like. that
could not be hidden. The woman
seemed genuinely sorry.
1T looks 30 frivolous she said.
to show dimples every time you open
your mouth In mourning
That is what call sorrowing
some, even for widow"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
NOVELTY IN LETTER WRITING
How the Ignorant Factory Girl Man.
aged to Accept an OFFER
Of Marriage.

One Englishwcman relates rather a
pretty story about a factory girls
way Of answering marriage proposal
made to her. OF course II happened
long, long ago.
The young woman could not write
or read writing, and one day. says
the lady, she brought letter to me to
read It TO her. II contained an offer
In marriage.
happened to know that the writer
was a deserving young artisan, so I
said to her, Nov, you must consider
this matter very seriously, and II you
like to come to me when you have
made up your mind, / win write a re-
ply for you"
A day or two afterward met the
girl again, and asked her II she want
ed me to answer the letter for her.
70, that Is an Right" Said the girl,
looking radiant and pleased. I've
settled 1t; l answered It myself"
why, how did you do it?" l
asked.
And then she told me that she
could make a capital a." and that she
stuck on the paper a piece OF wool
after It for "wull"-'T wool"
Surely one of the quaintest &C.
ceptances Of an offer in marriage ever
penned.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
Too Much Ceremony.

! A Cincinnati drummer happened to
be put at table at Columbus with q
number Of legislators, and the courtly
way In which they addressed each
other greatly bored the commercial
traveller. II was: VIII the gentieman
from Hardin do thisf' and ''the gen,
psmAR EQR. franklin Do thstr They
Invariably spoke to each other AZ the
gentleman from whatever county they
happened to hail from.
s%H 49, r. ~ sssR '9a;s
Then he suddenly crushed the states
men by singing out IN stentofidH toh9s
to the WAITER viii the gentleman
from Ethiopia please pass the butterl"
That ended the gentleman from"
business. -Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
MARY STUARTS BLACK PEARL
stery Of Accidental Recovery Of the
Scottish Queens Necklace In
Little Shop.

A remarkable story appears in a
Paris contemporary OF the discovery
of the black pearl lecklace Of Mary
Queen Of Scots, which disappeared on
February 8, 1887. We give the
story as we find Il.
A lady cyclist had q mishap with
the cord o. her pincenez while tour
ing in an obscure town In Scotland.
The lady pulled up at the general sfop
and tried to replace the cord. The
shopkeeper, not having g suitable
cord, told the lady he would take the
wire from an old necklace which he
showed her.
She, being struck with It. said she
would buy it at the price asked--12s.
6d.-aud do as best she could for a
cord. On reaching her lodgings the
lady cleaned the pearls and was struck
with their beauty.
The lady's next procedure was to
submit the necklace to an expert Jew.
elry, who pronounced the pearls to be
of very great value, and the Paris
contemporary from which we have
taken the story says they are worth at
least a15.o00. al ling that on the day
of the execution the unfortunate
queen of Scotland divided among her
women who attended, her ornaments
and jewels, including the necklace OF
black pearls. How 1t passed into the
hands Of the ancestors of the shop.
keeper is q mystery. --4H--sp.n.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
4sEA FRUIT is DELICIOUS
Many Little shelIash Of the MedIter-
ranean Of Which the French
Make Good Use.

Fruits de mer ("sea fruit'), this is
the comprehensive name by which the
numerous little shelifish of the Med
iterranean are known; the term, affec-
tionate II you will, which the French
use In speaking of these contributions
of the sea which are at their best In
Marseilles and all along the Riviera,
over the border into sunny Italy.
Marseilles Is the great nsh market
Of southern France and Leghorn OF
northern Italy, while Naples Of course
is the center for southern Italy. Along
the Quays Of all three cities an cpl
cure on his rambles will find much Of
interest and many . new sensation for
his palate.
Bouillabaisse, even before 1t gas
made famous In literature by ThSlht-
cray, Was considered the piece de re-
sistance of southern France and mate
lotte de poisson a close second. But
for my part the most luscious NOR
sells OF the fruits of the blue Mediter-
ranean are the little shellfish which
are sold from the booths along the
quays or in the open air Kitchens
where amid doors of garlic and ~
Whit Of the salt air from the seax<hd
of great masses of wet seaweed upon
which the shellfish are temptingly ar
ranged make the nostrils dilate even
as the sight Of the seductive wares
tickle the palate and force one to stop
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
WHAT rAE GUEST SHOULD Be LFE PERIODS AND CLOTHES
Cheerful, Adaptable Man or Woman
VIII Leave Happy Memory Be
hind on Leaving.

With the advent OF summer comes
the beginning Of the period when the
distinction aud the pleasure Of being
guest comes to great many men
and women. With the ready assimila-
ton Of the American people we have
taken that exotic phrase. the week
end, to our common usage. And
whether we are invited to go sailing
IN a hundred-dollar catboat, roughing
II literally in q shanty called bunga-
low, of enjoying the luxuries Of a rich
friends country estate, We are all
week-ending with the same catholicity
Of spirit that we show In the national
habit Of carrying suit cases. Hospi-
tally has two faces-those of the host
and the guest. And the most difficult
one 10 present with an attractive
mien IL that Of the latter estate.
Cheerfulness il the most desirable
Characteristic Of the ideal guest and
second to this comes a readiness of
spirit to enter any plan for the day or
the nights pleasure. The adaptable
man or woman is the one dearest to a
hosts heart; and you may pluck the
reward of your entertainers gratitude
by your readiness to wash dishes as
by your tolerance of dub player at
tennis or bridge in more luxurious
surroundings. We all of us pay our
way through the world through other
mediums than that of the currency Of
the realm. None does this more GER
talnly than the guest who leaves a
happy memory behind him.-Philadel-
phia Press.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
The Finishing Touch.

NO." says the eminent actress ear
nestly, 4 cannot approve Of the fash
ion that 30 many members Of my pro-
fession have Of being photographed
continually"
The reporter makes some feverish
notes and she continues:
TT seems to me that because one
IL on the stage Is no reason why be or
she should consider his or her face
OF absorbing interest TO the public"
She continues for half column and
as the reporter is slowing away his
notebook she smiles sweetly and says:
Here Is one OF my latest photo
graphs for you to use with the inter
view. sat for II only yesterday, so
you may be sure II has never before
been reproduced. judge.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
The Lsss Luxury.

Ten-year-old Arthur had been telling
impressivsly OF the number OF serv.
ants employed In his home. He con-
tinsed; And our house 10 fxed 30
that II you want a drink, or a window
raised, or to go upstairs, or anything,
all you have to do is to pull a chain!"
But what do you want with SO
many servants In that sort OF a
houssr'' asked one Of his hearers.
"Oh." replied Arthur, I'VE have tine
servants TO pull the chains. Judge.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
Small Republics.

Klein-Alp is a diminutive republic
tucked away between Switzerland and
France. Only in summer is the re-
public inhabited, and then by miners
and cowgirls. There is one hotel.
closed during the winter. Another 1T
tie republic is IN Tyrob between Aus,
tria and italy, and IN long gohs Years
was under the Jurisdiction of irst q
king and then an emperor. But In the
adjustment OF frontier nnes the state
Of Val al ventino was In some way
overlooked. and 1t promptly organized
itself into Lililputian republic. Il
has now about 1000 Inhabitants, Nv
ing In six villages. Neither Val al
Ventino or Klein-Alp have any taxes.
There are no ofhcials or cowpplsQgx
military service. The only hdustry
OF Val di ventino. aside from the
farming Of small 1slds, 10 charcoal
RgEs9sRs g.. -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
Physical Limitations.

There was a very stupid play pre-,
scented early In the New York season,
an adaptation" It was called BY the
author. Even the best-natuYed critics
went away In disgust. One newspaper
representative turned to another and
said; IF this tumble had been pre-
ssnted on the other side Of the water
II would have been Kissed. As there
were q lot OF foreign visitors present
j wonder that II was not"
1T really 10 a wonder" was the
others reply. Il would IKE 10 have
hisssd myself. but-yOu can't ,yAWa
and hiss II the same time. "-AEOtro.
politan Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
CURIOUS TRAITS OF ANIMALS
Peculiar Habits Of Files, ~, Mice,
Snakes and Goldfish, 8Ke
Of Them uncxplaInable.

A fy on window pane will crawl
to the top, fly back to the bottom and
crawl up again. This order is seldom
reversed. Why, no one knows, II is
on record that a ny Crawled up a
window pane thirty-two times, return
ing each time awning.
Hens scratch for food with the sun
behind them, the reason being that the
rays reflect on the minute PARTICLES.
A blind hen win pick grain and not
miss a kernel.
Cats seldom lie with their feet to
the IRE. Usually they lie on the left
side. Dogs lie with their fore paws
to the IRE.
A mouse win ignore q food supply
sufficient for a meal and run great
risks to nibble at a wholesale supply,
says the Milwaukee Sentinel It viii
hide at the source Of food supply and
not depart therefrom until actually
disturbed. II isn't true that mouse
runs to hole at the first alarm.
Find a harmless little snake the
length Of lead pencil and provide a
box for 1t in the house, visit II daily,
and at the end Of three months II will
crawl to you for food.
Goldfish usually swim around globe
to the right. They can be taught to
take fly out of the hand in six
weeks time. The presence Of other
FISH IN the globe is generally ignored
by goldfish. Drop a piece of chip on
the surface Of the water and it will
Brighten a fish.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
A Polite ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

After command" performance in
Queen Victoria's time it was the Gus
tom for her majesty's secretary to
send letter Of thanks to the RESPONSE
BILE manager Sir Henry Ponsonby,
upon whom this duty devolved, was
the soul Of politeness and, not wisbing
TO make any invidious distinction,
drew up one form Of letter. On the
whole this plan worked well, but on
one occasion the proprietor OF a troupe
Of performing geese, which had enter
tained the royal children at a Windsor
garden party, received the following
communication from Sir Henry: Sir
am instructed by the queen to thank
you for your visit of yesterday. and
to express the hope that the ladies' and
gentlemen of your company arrived
safely In London and in good health"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17

Sides ---~----.-.--
pocket or room robber, and the Of
fee would have stood by him.
The dabbler in paints and oils had
bad 10 occasion to use much money
during TIE week. When Saturday
bame he felt for his wealth to find
it gone. In his scrambles over the
mountain he had lost it, and it
you'd be like looking for q needle
in a haystack to 60 out and search
t@ it. Elys hundred dollars is,
Worth Worrying about. For less
than that sum people have upset
whole hotel and have had two hun
dred guests looking at each other
with suspicion Instead of shouting
his loss through the halls and on
the verandas, Mr.. Chalmers loafed
along down to the office and stated
il to the manager and asked his
advice about writing out some re-
ward notices and posting them about
the grounds.
81 have known them TO do that !"
was the ironical reply.
what do you mean, sir"
81 have known them to do that,
but no one ever succeeded in finding
the lost sum-
'oYou seem TO intimate, Ir-you
seem 10 intimate"
THAT if you don't pay your bill
you will be arrested as a fraud I!
There is a law 10 cover the case -
Mr.. Chalmers haughtily asked the
amount and wrote out check on his
city bank and tossed il over. The
manager simply pointed to the sign
of mo Checks Cashed."
81 will telephone my bank to send
me- rp a few hundreds"
- you know, of course, that
ttt lie has been down two days p
"See here, man, l don't like this
AsG " talk / came up here with
fge hundred dollars and have lost il.
That doesn't break me. III your
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17

Some women while engaged decorst-
Ing a village church were informed
that a goat was making . meal Of =
Peace on Earth. Good VIII 70 Men"
design on the leaves. which had been
left in the church yard. sal the 81.
Louis Post-Dispatch- -
MAKE haste. Pat" cried the women.
''ths goat Is starting to sat again"
LET him ate away" said Pat Il
am Eoin' 10 wait until he's got some
good VIII 10 man inside Of him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
Tit for Tat.

When making out his laundry list
the methodical man set down oppo-
site each item the amount OF money
be should claim II the article were
lost. One week the laundryman lost
a shirt valued at 81. Without protest
he deducted So cents from the months
bill.
What's the matter with that other
Is centsf" demanded the methodical
man. why don't get THAR"
I'VE kept that 10 pay for our work.
the laundryman replied. we had al
nesfx s-eehe4 and ironad The ahirf :"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
Curious Neiehbors Fooled.

A wealthy New York society woman
has recently become very much inter
ested in city missionary work. In her
district is poor but respectable fam
lily named Moriarty, living on the top
floor rear of a tenement house in a
congested east side street.
Every time she has visited the MORT
artys she has been much annoyed by
the staring and whispering of the 9TH
er occupants of the building. The
other day she spoke to Mrs. Moriarty
about Il ss~s6azeLaMrxx
"T6dr neigh6ors seem very curious
10 know who and what / am" she
remarked.
They do So" acquiesced Mrs- Mort
arty.
DO they ask you about TT"
"IndAdS thsy do. mA'AmS .--~>
"And do you tell themr
Faith, thin, an OF do not OF fist
soy you're me dressmaker, an let It
go at thot. metropolitan Magazine,
mtE1tl -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
hIa Wonderful Mamorx.

Excuse me-" said the abssntmindsd
professor. N''but haven't We met bs
foreY"
why. yes" replied the beautiful
girl Our hostess introduced Us Just
before dinner tonight"
"Ah. ! remember ! never fo<gss
q facsl"-stray Stories.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
THE pEcEIvER.

Sergeant-'Altl Take Murphy's
name for talkin' in the ranks.
Corporal - WY, sergeant, Q
weren't talkin'.
Sergeant-W Wasn't hep Well, cross
it out an put i'm in the guardhouse
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17

MY constituents never faii 70 40.
cord me continuous applause. 10
marked Senator Sorghum. hopefully.
Yes" replied Farmer corntassel
"A lot o. folks on our way would
rather hear themselves cheer than
Ilafnn a anoflar r...u fafk
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17

down to the railroad in She bus and
telegraph my bank. Do / look like
a hotel beat 2"
90 shall object to your going to
the railroad, except with the sheriff,
and as for your looks l have nothing
to say. It's my money / want.
You'd better look around and see if
you can't borrow it,"
II was no use for Mr.. Chalmers
to raise a row, though he trembled
with indignation. A row would only
call everybody's attention 10 him
and his embarrassing situation. Bor-
row. OF whom, when he had not
seen the face Of an acquaintancei
Even If permitted to 20 to the rail-
road station alone the bank would
be closed at noon Of the day. Az to
taking French leave, he hadn't
money enough to pay his fare ten
miles. Then what 10 do and how
to get out of itp
Mr.. Chalmers wandered away to
find q quiet retreat and think. He
may have been followed at distance
by some hotel clerk provided with a
police whistle to give the alarm in
case he bolted. The quiet retreat
was found half mile away, but the
dabbler had not occupied it ten min
utes when a good-natured looking
fat man came along and pumped
himself down and said he wished he
had gone to the seashore instead.
A fat man always reminds others
of good cheer-of money to buy
good cheer with. He looked easy to
borrow of. Strange thoughts entered
the head of Mr.. Chalmers as he
glared at the intrduer. Should he
tell his tale and try to borrow?
Should he take him by the throat
and command him to give up?
Should he kill him and despol the
body and bury it beside the big
rockP And all the time the fat
man had been casting furtive glances
at the dabbler, as if seeking to place
him in his memory. He finally
slapped his leg and laughed and
cried out:
"Got you at lasti Your name
is Chalmers
"Well?"
"You paint portraits and things"
"Well ?"
'Well, you painted my portrait
about three years ago. My name is
Gregg. Funny you didn't know me
at first sight, after so many sit
tings."
eyes, and you must excuse me,
Mr.. Gregg. Yes, l ought. to have
recognized you at once, but-but-"
"But you we're meditating"
eyes. / am in a little trouble"
"Glad of that, for l always like
to advise. Just go ahead and tell
me all about it."
1t was a humiliating thing to do,
but it was done, and Mr.. Gregg en-
joyed every word of it. When the
tale was finished he said:
"Chalmers, III make a bargain
with you. I paid you three hundred
dollars for that portrait, but it's so
execrable l never hung it up. If
you'll agree to never paint another
III lend yo4 two hundred more"
Mr.. Chalmers wasn't hurt a bit.
He had always said ne was no artist,
and that he pitied the buyers Of his
portraits and landscapes. He reached
his hand for the bills. end w.
Gregg passed tbew put and added:
1.-TWO hundred dollars, and III in
troduce you to my daughter Molly
besides. Here she comes. Molly,
ibis j. Mr.. Bob Chalmers, who 1
have just hired to do no more por-,
tEait painting. Rs4 tell yOg why
Life had suddenly changed for
the dabbler No more suspicious
no more dead beats-no more sher-
ifs! He even felt that his case Of
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17
The Good Meal Assured.

Mistress have some friends com
Ing to dinner today, Mary, so l want
you 10 cook your very best.
cook-You can depend on me,
ma'am; I've got some friends Of me
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17

Rev. Mr.. Hollers-Mistah Johnsing.
what foh you call dat son OF yoh's
Izaak Walton. when he was baptized
Geowge Washington
Mr.. Johnson-Because. sab. dat ras-
calls reputashun fob verao'ty made dat
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-17

Ll4C udN puduShlJ ShuhBCN AOA
the dabbler No more suspicious
no more dead beats-no more sher-
ifs! He even felt that his case Of
dyspepsia was fleeing. He even
laughed about the bargain he had
just closed. And that evening when
the fat Mr.. Gregg asked his daugh-
ter how she liked the young man,
she replied:
"Say, Daddy, you were real mean
and cruel. He's the very artist /
had picked out to paint my own pOr-
trait"
Hell make a mess of il, dear"
"But Pm sure he won't"
"But look at mine"
"Yes, but ypn are 30 big and fat,
and then you fell over the picture
and stuck your foot through the
canvass before it was ready to hang"
"There, there-hAve you way
about it. III get that two hundred
dollsrs back six months hence when
he comes to ask me to be his father
in-law !"
Morris tribune., 1911-03-10
THE HEAVIEST TAX

In these days of lodging and petit
foggery it is refreshing to read what
Governor Vessey of South Dakota
said in his message relative to the
liquor question. He does not solve
the question. but he talks plain busi-
ness sense when he says .
"We are all familiar with the mag
nitude of evils arising from the use of
intoxicating liquors and believe the
people of the State generally are be-
coming more strongly impressed with
the necessity for the enactment of
such laws as will tend to discourage
the sale and use of such intoxisants.
"Many wise men of the past and
present have contended that the saloon
cannot be abolished and it should
therefore be licensed, made as respect
able as possible, and thus minimize
the evils attendant upon it. I am
out only persuaded that such a policy
is unwise, but lam absolutely convinced
that the respectable saloon is very
much more dangerous to the average
young man than the squalid booze
joint.
''The matter resolves itself into
two questions for you to answer. Is
the sale of intoxicating liquor neces-
sary for serving the best interests of
the people of community and does it's
consumption tend toward the progress
sive development of the commercia al
and moral welfare, or is it the factor
bringing with it more poverty, misery
and crime than any other agent with
which we have to deal at the present
time?
II believe that the liquor traffic is
in reality the highest tax that is being
paid by the common people of today
and that it is the heaviest drain upon
their resources. If this is a fact it
is your duty to legislate in the in
terests of these people and not in the
interests of the men who are in the
business for profit or money con-
sideration.
No apologetic fear of the allied
liquor interests in that message.
Morris tribune., 1911-03-10
Representative Edwards has

Representative Edwards has in
troduced bill providing for the pub
lication of the personal property tax
list of each town in the nearest news
paper. The object of this bill is a
good one and there is much to be said
in its favor. The laws today provide
for much publicity in the expenditure
of public money, but little or no pro-
vision is made for turning on the light
as to where it comes from or where it
does not come from. Where personal
property tax lists nave been published,
valuations have uniformly increased
for the reason that the tax dodger
became the uncomfortable object of
conversation among his neighbors.