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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-03

called and for the first time IN his
life he held her hand. Next night
he came again and actually put
his arm around her waist. (She
was so lank it might have gone
around twice. In the meantime
Miss Elizabeth had two proposals
by mail and the town constable in
person had offered to make her
his wife. Also, there had been
many fabulous offers for her piece
Of property.
Miss Eliza didn't want money
or home, and was holding out for
the squire.
He fell all right, did the squire,
but, foxy old duffer that he was,
he didn't mention the mine until
a week after the hitching post
proceedings.
One evening ne started on
thuswise: "Lize, / reckon we
mout just as well sell that mine in
yer"
Mrs. Lucas interrupted. eTsint
no mine tall, Seth" she told him,
Cost me $28, includin' freight ter
get that rock sent UP here from
the mine, and tore all the skin
off my fingers planting it out
there myself. | had to get you
some way and
Moral: Gold mines are more
often gold bricks.
NOT BUSINESS
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-03
SHE LANDED HIM
"a Story About the Wooing
of an Old Maid.

A spinster once lived in a small
but prosperous California town.
She was possessed of the regular
line of old maids props, including
parrot, cat and the mo tramp"
sign on the front portal, She was
also there with a face that would
rip a lace curtain, and as for fg-
ure, she resembled luxuriant
string bean.
For many a long year, Miss
Elizabeth nursed sneaking re-
gard for Squire Seth Lucas, but
being gifted with much brain to
make up for other discrepancies,
she wisely secreted her Affection
under her wig. She had made up
her mind, however, the squire was
to be hers, by hook or by gosh.
It came about a few days after
she had sot her mind on making
quick work of old Seth, that some
laborers; engaged to dig a Well1lrl
her back yard, came upon a solid
rock, which was considered some
strange,in a clay country. One of
them Clipped off a hunk and on
looking It oyerfound it to contain
quite a percentage of gold
He straightway told Miss Eliza
about it and the lady decided to
call off the well job. AT 8 that
evening everybody in the hamlet
knew that the old girl had a gold
mine In her yard, that was worth
goodness knows what, ali-because
the ore assayed Sl20,O0 to the
ton.
The same evening the squire
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-03

CORRECTLY
THE package says radishes,
but I've a suspicion its just plain
chicken feed
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-03
NOT BUSINESS

She-You had no BUSINESS to
kiss me.
He-It wasn't business; it was
pleasure,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
WATER. NOT MENACE
TO PUBLIC'S HEALTH

Officers Of the comp ans. would never
put their money into and devote
their attention t. an enterprise that
might die for want of patronage be-
cause the output was liaI l. to de-
stroy the health of large per cent.
of the city's pnpI aiio". y
Samples Of tnp water that passed
through mains have ben sent to
Bowling Green frr fficiAl analysis.
The report comes bace. we under
stand, that the water is free from
all germs and that human life can
not be endangered in the least by its
constant use. So ''others" must
look elsewhere for he cause of SC
much fever. What causes so much
fever in the country?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
KITTY VICTORY.
GAINESVILLE Takes A Out Of 6
Games From Frankfort.

GAINESVILLE. Tenn, Sept. 1.-THE
sixth game of the post series in the
class D baseball between GAINESVILLE
of the Kitty league and Frankfort,
KY, of the Blue Grass league was
played at Baseball park here today
before an immense crowd. Special
tri s were run today from Bowling
Green. Hopkinsvile and Erin and
many were here from Frankfort,
Louisville and Nashville to witness
the game. GAINESVILLE won today's
game by ascore of 6 to 2. thereby
winning the post-series for the Kitty
league. The batteries in today's
game were: Frankfort, Wright and
Schmitt; Clarksville. Nicely and Ba-
sham.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
HORACE SLATER
COlOred Newspaper Correspond.
ent Charged With Passing
Bad Checks.

Horace d. Slater, a colored news
p ,per writer was arrested here We'd
nesday at his home while at dinner
upon notification fr' m Detective
SidebOttom, of Nashville, that he
he'd warrant for him on the charge
of passing a worthless check. Stat
ter was held in the cry lookup until
Thurs lay, when he was taken to
Nashville to answer the charge. He
has recently issueo several worth less
checks here. but they were turned
down by the bank when presented.
Skaters defense is that he expected
to make good the Nashville check
for SIG.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
NEW MAN AT KEY
Western Union Has Secured the
Right Man at Last.

Patrons of the Western Union
Telegraph Co. will be glad to learn
that Mr.. r B. Hall is now in charge
of the local office and if the Western.
Union is wise as it is supposed to be
it will retain Mr.. Hall as long as be
chooses to manipulate the ticker, for
he certainly is the man so long
needed.
He took charge on the first of the
month and already changes for bet
ter service are noticeable. In the first
place the Office will be kept open for
transmission of messages until 10
o'clock at night. The morning hour
for beginning the days business has
not been changed. Mr.. Hall accept
ed the management of the Office with
the express condition that he should
have an operator to assist him in his
work and shorten his hours of SER
vice. So the company now has two
operators and also two messengers
thus being able to give the public the
very best telegraph service. The
office is up in the picture show build
ing and it's handsome quarters have
been made still more attractive by
the installation Of a pretty natural
oak public desk with marble base.
1t is useless to say anything as to
Mr.. Halls efficiency. for he has had
fourteen years experience with the
Postal Telegraph and Cable Co. be-
fore entering the service Of the
Western Union.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
FEMALE PHILANTHROPTST.
Makes Additional Donations to
Sebree Churches.

George Swami. in the Sebree pa
per, says of benevolent lady who
is known in this city:
Mrs. Ella Rakestraw, of Sebree,
KY, is one of the large hearted Civ
ers of Kentucky. Not long ago she
made an outright gift of ten thous.
and dollars to Mclean College, To-
Gated at Hopkinsville, Ky. This
money put the college on a good
footing ana will do good long after
Mrs. Rakestraw is dead.
She has lately given the Baptist
and Methodist churches of Sebret
five hundred dollars each. Also she
has given a beautiful new parsonage
to the Sebree Christian church oil
which church she is a member. Thi:
parsonage has Just been finished.
Mrs. Rakestraw is one of the few
who put their money where it will
do good after they are gone from
this world. We congratulate Mrs
Rakestraw for her far sightednes'
in choosing the church and the schoo
upon which to bestow her gifts"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
FALL TERM
OF COURT.
Session Of Six Weeks Begins
Monday, September
q.

The fall term of Christian Circu t
Court will begin Monday. September
%, for session of six weeks. Yes
terday was the last day for fling
suits for this term and up to noon
there we're SO appearances. so of
which are divorce petitions. There
are IT'S continued equity, 81 common
law and "a commonwealth cases.
making a total of more than 400
cases on the docket for the term.
There are only about half dozen
prisoners in Jail awaiting trial.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
ABOUT WHEAT
Lecture on One of Our Staples
Monday.

Every farmer should spare time to
come to town next Monday and hear
Hon. Geo. d. Roberts lecture on
wheat. Mr.. Roberts is recognized
as an authority on wheat. from
selecting the seeds up to the har-
vesting and delivering the crop.
Every farmer who fails to hear him
will neglect his own interests. The
lecture will be given in the Circuit
Court room.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
Big RumpuS In Denver.

Forty-six true bills were returned
by the Denver grand jury charging
more than a score of past and pres.
elt city officials. including two may
ors and business men. with various
offenses. the sequel to war of news
paper accusations. The indictments
contain an infinite number of allega-
ti0ns Of bribery. misuse Of the city's
streets. theft Of franchises. operat
ing dis0rderly houses. renting
houses for such purposes. neglect Of
duty in nol enforcement Of laws aud
obstructin8 pubic streets
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
TWO FIRE ALARMS
Turned In Thursday Night.
Giving The Department
Little Trouble.

Two alarms were turned in Thurs
day night. The first was at 500.
An ash barrel had caught fire ON
Eighth street. between Liberty and
Clay streets. The department did
not connect with the fire plug.
The second alarm was turned in
at 1920 from Hotel Latham. A
barrel Of kindling in the cook room
had ignited and this was also ex--
tinguished without the aid of the.
department.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
QUARTERLY MEETING
At Vaughan'S Chapel Today
And Tomorrow.

The fourth quarterly meeting fol
the Hopkinsvile circuit will be held
at Vaughan's Chapel today and to-
morrow. Sept. IA and 10. There
will be preaching this morning at IL
O'Clock and dinner on the ground.
On tomorrow the Presiding Elder
will preach and administer the sacra-
ment of the Lords supper.
q. W. LOGAN, Pastor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
SO Per Cent. of Germs Re-
moved Before Water is
Forced Through
Mains.

When anything like an epidemic
revails, whether or not it be ma
Iignant in its character. physicians
and others begin to philosopher as
to the primal cause. Sometimes.
but very rarely, the Others" not
by demonstration but by theory.
stumble upon what may be theo-
retical cause. The medical profess
sion, for good reasons, are deserving
of more consideration when they ar
rive at conclusions.
1t is no secret that malarial fever,
is quite common in both the city and
county. 1t is also well known that
there is an unusual number Of cases
of typhoid fever here as well as in
the county, though but few have
proven fatal Public health is a.
ways to be guarded. and in doing so
the wise and prudent both too oftel
do not think of prevention until it is
too late. then they puzzle their
brains as TO cause after they have
seen the effect.
Some people in their efforts to
find out the cause Of so much sick
ness at this time have arrived at the
conclusion that the water furnished
by the W ..I Company i, impure.
We say. mos @ulpnatiealIy, that
there never wasa greater III icy.
What we cannot ALWAYS u derstand
we nusr sometimes beievs from the
assertiops f h7se wno 90 under
stard
Three or more years since. D..
James A. Young was ssxed II ne pe-
Moved our hydrant water was pure.
Wi,hout minutes hesita'j"n he
answrl eli ~ his doSmatic way: 'P4r-
er than Ll..-.eAtns Ot lac clstern
water in Hopkinsvil e." The same
question was put to several physi-
clans this week and the answers
were virtually the same. Who is
most competent to judge. the ply
sicians or the "others?" We leave
the question with you, for it is cas-
lily answered.
We want the readers of this paper
to fully understand that this article
is not written for pay. We do not
get a cent for it. WHAT we write
was not inspired by the promise OF
dollars in return. We have investi-
gated and we write of our own vo
lition-the water company had no
more knowledge of our intentions
than had our readers before this is
sue of the paper reached them. So
don't accuse US Of a sordid motive,
( but give us the credit of trying to
do what any well.wishing newspa-
per man should do.
We have told you of what we have
heard Of water from physicians who
would not make statement that
they believed to be untrue-they are
competent to Judge. AS to the
Others" they will most probably
continue to air their views. ex.
plain their theories and spout their
philosophy. But when public health
is at stake investigation is wise.
A representative of this paper
took il upon himself to go out to the
pumping station last Thursday and
y see if there was any reason for any
body making the assertion that the
water furnished our citizens could
possibly endanger their lives.
Ne found that the company ID
spending fully $4,000 in improving
its plant. independent Of the thous-
ands Of dollars being paid out for
extending their mains. substituting
lead pipes for iron. etc.
A new pumping engine was start
ed Thursday that cost $40. 900. They
have tBo others, either Of which
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
Caught On the Fly.

Thirteen home runs were made on
the Paducah grounds this season.
one of them by Webber. of Hopkins
vile.
GAINESVILLE undoubtedly has the
best team in either the B'ue Grass
League or the Kitty League.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
Local Paragraphs

And not word about a chrysan-
thmum show here or at Pembroke
has reached our ears as yet.
The Latham home in Virginia
Parh has been removed and in few
days the last building will be out of
the way and the work of beautifying
the grounds will begin.
N. Stadelman has leased the store
room adjoining his meat market,
His business assumed such proper
lions that he mas found 1t necessary
10 occupy two rooms.
Excavatlng Tor the culinary build
ing Of Hotel Latham is in progress
aud TIE Old machinery in the base
ment is being removed preparatory,
to installing a new heating plant.
Jailer Mullins now has ID prison
ers, 2 white and IL black. Five are
being held for examination by the
September grand jury. Several are
working out fines on the county,
roads.
The Jewish population observed
"Roshoshana," or New Years Day,
last Thursday, beginning at o'clock
Wednesday evening and ending at
6 Thursday. 'YOm Kippur," or the
Day of Atonement, comes next Sat-
urday, the 21st.
The little flower plat on the West
side of the L. & N. station is as
pretty as picture now. All that
is needed to make the station a de-
lightful waiting place is a she'd
roof extended to Eleventh street..
where the Pullman cars stop.
Quite number of baseball fans
went to GAINESVILLE Wednesday to
the ball game. Since GAINESVILLE put
up such good ball during the Kitty
League period our fans have wanted
their neighbors to make a clean,
sweep of everything it went up
against.
If we get another railroad in,
twelve months you will see two large
buildings go up in the same time,
and we believe they will be built
even if the railroad is not. We are
not authorized to say much yet, but
are just tossing few straws to the
windward to let you know that big
things are coming.
The sun enters the first point of
Libra on the 23d of September,
which is the autumnal equinox. So
it is nine days off. but sometimes the
equinoctial rains and winds come
first; and while the sun and strong
dry winds are death to vegetation
and ruinous to crops, let's just wait
while the disjointed seasons of 1912
get settled into their right places
and quit growing.
In the East the straw hat season
ends with the last day of August.
and the summer head covering must
go. and it goes promptly. Continued
warm weather cuts no figure. In
the South the time for donning fall
and winter hats is two or three
weeks later. but hats are not mashed
down over fellows ears. as is:done
in the East. and oftentimes they ere
knocked off and stamped to smith
Greens.
A man wanted to know the otheF
day If we are going to have a late
fall. There is but one answer 10 the
question: This has been a new year
and all the seasons have got cut OF
joint. So there's no telling what's A.
Ginning until it gets here. Signs Of
he fall are visible. tits true. bat the
trees sometimes seem TO tire Cf-
caring their green foliage and +.
change to brown before the weather
N sends rth,his release to chang
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
Still Another.

Greene. N. r.. Sept. IL. -Deaih
claimed its lS0th victim of aviation
when Aviator William Chambers. Of
Danbury. Conn.,. died from injuries
received last week ia an exhibition
flight.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
Watcn The Date

After your name. renew
promptly. and not miss a mum
Der. The Postal regulations
require subscriptions. TO be
paid IN advance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14
TOBACCO IS
VERY HIGH
Civil War Times Only Ex.
Ceeded the Figures in
August.
CLOSE TO A BILLION POUNDS.
Has the Dissolution of Tobacco
Trust Any Bearing on Ad-
vance in Prices?
CLOSE TO A BILLION POUNDS.

Washington, D. c.. Sept, 49,
Did the dissolution of the American
Tobacco Company help the farmer
by raising the price of tobacco? The
price per pound for August 1912,
was approximately IL cents, &C
cording to an unofficial statement
from the department of agriculture
today, the exact figures not being
available yet. Except for four short
crop years. 1874. 1865, 1864, and
1868, this price was higher than the
average that has been paid for any
year since colonial times. when a
planter could purchase wife for a
few hundred pounds of his then new
luxury.
The statement from the depart
ment of agriculture today gives the
tobacco acreage for 1912 as 1.194..
200.
STUNNING CROP.
Estimating the size of the crop
upon its condition for September l
as compared with that for the corre-
spending date of 1911, the depart
ment predicts that 976,0O0.000 of
pounds will be produced this year.
This would be the third largest crop
in the history of the country. The
largest crop yet produced was that
of 1909, which passed the billion
mark. The crop for 1911 was 915.-
100000 pounds. and there were
1,012,800 acres planted. The aver
age price has not reached IL cents
per pound before this year since
1865. when a crop of ITS. 1856, 000
pounds brought 11.8 cents. The two
years preceding 1865 the price was
14.8 and IA 9 cents. In 1847 a crop
of 200, 100000 pounds sold on an
average at 5 cents. This was the
lowest average price recorded by the
department of agriculture in the
last century.
BOUGHT WIVES WITH WEED.
Before 1913 the chief productions
of tobacco came from the fields of
Indian cultivators and from the
gardens of John Rolfe at jamestown,
Va By 1919 the production had
been so accelerated by the demand
which started when Sir Walter
Raleigh smoked his pipe at his Lon
dor club that it went to 10000
pounds. These were the days when
the farmers referred to tobacco as
worth its weight in gold" and
when a wife could be purchased for
a few hundred pounds. In 1913 the
average price for the 10000 pounds
was 54.75 cents. 1t was the same
for the next two years, although the
total production nearly doubled each
year. Prices began to fall heavily
after 1921, for the world was not
learning to consume tobacco as rap
IDLY as the American farmers were
learning to produce it. In 1889 the
average price was COS cents. the
production being 100000 pounds.
Toe lowest average price ever paid
for tobacco as far as the records of
the department of agriculture show
as l.52 cents in 1890. The crop in
that year was SO. 600, 900.
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-14

Robert Hill left Wednesday night
for Chicago. where he will enter a
Veterinary school.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-07-17
BLEASE DENIES CHARGES.
says lie can Show the People that the.
T Tnarses OF the Detective are lot

True. "0 &
,osGaun 11,umoia, s: c., July 15- The Blease
todav met IN the governors Office
rooo1 D ior conference and Is saiS
Wv t g., ,11"posure was discussed. n
@ ,oilowlhg the conference the
hittorI,' uou d statement in which he
Ieeioiat, attacked the members of the
tbe Tarao committee and w. j. Burns,
nicL tous tn detective. Fred Fl. Domi-
nrnor nn tne pI campaign manager of5gov-
ference. "U Ine con
one bIease said today that he had NOT
siahteu the pardon to Gus DeFord
dotoa1il ne man ior whose pardon the Burns
pI TCectlNe schemed in order to catch
sn,s e"se ,s Ill the act of receiving money
ioi ~, ana he further stated that sam
,, Ntoi'ois' the Spartanburg attorney
DnTn 'no ulctagraph says acted for
no,' III getting near Blease, had
ns u nonIloned to him the granting
ene Derord pardon. Nichols spent
oftn,,' WIN BleaSe but left in the
afternoon for his home.
The following was issued sror, .,,o
governors office by Governor oi p o",
this afternoon following tbn nonSan
enCe: 'i'c confer
.. i VIII show the people of the state
aI the proper time with the nroofs
nave received numbers of islesrorns
letters and telephone messages iSro,n @
my friends throughout the state and nd
from parties who have heretofore
never been my friends in which thaU
aenounce the committee for tho acti3y,
II mas taken and assuring ma of tb
undlVided support / am satisfled tt2 2y
nave done me no injury but haveSntE,
Serlaliy strengthened me VIII
friends and all other Soutb 10 Ig
llnians who love their state and
WIN resent the manner in which NE
co"ardiy character thief has attaror ,o
ed to injure the chief magIstreta
MI ms state with the assistance ns'thIs ~
Referring to w. ]. Burns 80
tectiYe, the governor said. '"', qe
In my opinion Burns nrovsd ~
self unworthy OF belief and cia.ssn ~
transactions" '"ol