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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11
DANGEROUS COLOR is BLUE
Men Who Voyage Above the Earth
Prefer Red for the Covering of
Their Balloons.

In case you ever feel tempted to buy
a balloon, don't buy a blue one. Red
ones are the best. There is a scientific
reason why. According to the re-
searches of M. Reynaud, caoutchouc is
strongly attracted by the ultraviolet
rays from the mercury vapor lamp
with a quartz tube, which is a power
full source of such rays. This fact
has a practical bearing in connection
with balloon envelopes which are
treated with caoutchouc.
Aeronauts are familiar with the dis
covery that the. envelopes suffer dur
ing ascensions, and this is explained
by the greater effect of ultraviolet
rays at high attitudes. Experiment
had already led to using yellow color
ing matter on the envelopes, and red
balloons are sometimes seen, but
never blue or violet M. Reynaud con-
siders that red is the best color to
use, as it not only absorbs the ultra
violet rays, but also the blue rays, and
these last are likely to share in the
bad action of the suns rays upon bal.
looms.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11
Valuable Find of Manuscript.

A very interesting and remarkable
discovery of Illuminated manuscripts
and early printed books, ranging as
far back as 1880, has just been made
in the library at Oxton Hall, says the
Nottingham (Eng) Guardian.
1t came about in this way: The
vicar of the parish, Rev. W. Laycock,
obtained permission to go through the
books in the library at his. leisure.
While so doing his curiosity was
aroused by a locked and forgotten
cupboard therein, which he proceeded
to investigate It's contents proved to
be between forty and fifty volumes,
which confirmed the impression con-
veyed by the antiquity of their APP
pearance that they belonged to the
very earliest stage of the art of print
ing, which was introduced into this
country in 1S47.
The majority of them are folio vol
umes, and with one exception they are
all in their original bindings. The
covers are carefully planed boards Of
solid oak, and the books are bound
with stout leather iaces, the backing
and lining being fragments of illum-
mated manuscripts of a much earlier
date, cut up as waste with a ruthless
indifference.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11
Weak. Cold Spells

Wilmington, N. C.-Mrs. Cora L.
Ritter. Of this place, says: Il used
to have headaches, and blind dizzy
spells, and weak cold spells went all
over me. had different doctors,
MT they we're unableto tell me what
was wrong. so ! begun to take Car
dui. II am now all right, in good
health, and better than ! have been
for 10 years " Cardui is a remedy
for women, which has been helping
sick women for nearly a life teme.
You can absolutely rely upon It.
Other people have done the testing
and you should profit by their ex-
perience. Cardui has benefited a
million women. Why not you? b. ?
gin taking Cardui today.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11
The Pesalmlst.

Let us suppose that a man was on
the lucky side Of S5, that he had a
beautiful wife, who loved him; that
they had healthy, perfect child;
that he had good job, and that they
possessed comfortable home. What
more could any man want than that?"
"Oh, II he had all those blessings
I'll bet the cook would be threatening
to quit or there would be something
the matter with the furnace. There's
no use expecting that anybody win
ever hnd conditions perfect in this
world"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11
Parchment From Human skin.

1t was tradition of the horror
stricken Scriptures Of "Old Gaul' that
the Able Rivas, attracted by the ex-
IRENE tenuity and smoothness of the
leaves of a Bible of the thirteenth
century, became convinced that the
satiny skin of beautiful woman had
furnished the parchment maker with
raw material for his unrivaled product.
In another instance, one Gayer de
Sansale, famous bibliothecaire OF the
College of the Sorbonne, at Paris, de-
clared that some one had dressed and
finished human skin to make the
parchment used for certain Decretals.
National Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11
HELPED OUT GREAT NOVELIST
Schoolgirl Friend Of HE Daughter Sup
piled Names for Thackeray'e
: Great story.

A delightful Thackeray anecdote
(which, so far as one remembers, is
new has turned up at the dinner Of
the Colquhoun club. The guests in
cluded Philip Newman, who recount
ed that his wife when a girl happened
to go to the same school as the nov
elist's daughters and afterwards kept
up an intimacy with the family.
One day, when she was out for
walk with Miss Thackeray, the latter
mentioned that her father had started
a new story but was at a loss to de-
eide upon the hero's name. The fu-
ture Mrs Newman, with her fiance
in her thoughts, suggested that his
name, Philip" might serve the pur-
pose.
At that moment who should come
up unobserved behind the two girls
but Thackeray himself. Making his
presence known by laying a hand on
a shoulder of each of the young peo-
pie, he asked why they we're so deep
in conversation. Thereupon Miss
Thackeray, turning around, revealed
the subject under discussion and told
him her friends suggestion as to the
hero's name.
Admirable" was Thackeray's YER
dict. "And now, my dear" he went
on, what is your own nameT Char
lotte." We'll, that's a very nice name
too" was the response, and Thack-
cray wore a look Of satisfaction.
The result was the tale called 1.-THE
Adventures of Philip" in which the
principal woman character figures as
charlotte. Pail Mall Gazette.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11
Robin Adair
by Lesser Martin


tcopyfiahs. 1917. By Associated Literary prsss)
when you have finished picking
the berries OF that hedge, Jack, shall
be much relieved" Edith leaned over
the garden gate and laid a protesting
hand upon her lovers arm.
Don't joke, honey" Jack drew her
nearer to him. Il am trying so hard
to sec your point of view and / sim
ply cannot imagine you all alone in
London singing your heart out and no
one really caring as do"
Why, Jack, you silly boy, don't
spoil our last evening together. ex-
pect to be home for Christmas and
should think you would be glad am
going to have such a great opportun-
ity. Just Think how good of the dear
old rector to pay all my expenses and
give me my training just because he
likes my voice and thinks I will make
a famous singer. And here you are
spelling 1t ALL" A little sob of self
pity, a sudden sense of loneliness, and
the pretty curly head was hidden in
Jacks coat.
"Dearie, my love win help me to un-
derstand only--always remember If
things do not go just right and you
are not happy, why, I shall be longing
for you every minute, and the farm,
am thinking, needs a mistress bad
ly."
There, Jack, know every word Of
that story by heart, so don't worry me
any MORE" she said.
A glorious morning and two whole
hours before breakfast Quickly Dress
ing, she crept quietly past her aunt's
door, realizing, with a little catch Of
her breath, that even this home so
grudgingly given herswould be hers no
longer.
Suddenly, through the sharp, crisp
air, she heard Jacks clear whistle
and her mind unconsciously supplied
the words to the old, familiar strain,
And for Bonnie Annie Laurie I'd lay
me down and die"
Hiding herself behind some shrubs
she waited until the melody died
away, then lifting her head she sang
Jacks favorite song, robin Adair,"
full of music and purity of tone sell
dom heard in so young a voice. 1t
seemed as though. the birds stopped
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11

I But Wouldn't Have Long.
First Physician--What Is your dag
nosis OF the casef
Second Rhysician-The patient has
money enough for an operation
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11

Ten-year-old Arthur mad been tell
ing impressively of the number Of
servants employed In his home. He
continued: "And our house is fixed so
that II you want a drink. or window
raised. or TO go upstairs, or anything,
all you have to do is to pull chain. /"
but what do you want with so
many servants In that sort OF a
house2" asked one OF his hearers.
"Oh," replied Arthur, I'VE have the
servants to pull the chains."-Judge's
Library.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11
II Did.

Il Old.
"Did a womanly feeling ever come
softly stealing into your lief"
You bet It did. Had my watch Ia
ken once By . female pickpocket"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11
Hay AND GRAIN.

Choice timothy hay, $50 90
No. / timothy hay, $4,000
Choice clover hay, SIS 90
No. ! clover hay, S25 90
Clean, bright straw hay, $500
Alfalfa hay, $2S 90
White seed oats, CSC
Black seed oats, CSC
Mixed seed oats, Csc
No. 2 white corn, $780,.
No. 2 mixed corn, $1.OO..
Winter wheat bran, $4,000
Chops, SIS 90.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11
HOpkinSviIle Market
Quotations.
Corrected April 9, 1912.
RETAIL GROCERY PRICES

Country lard, good color and clean,
l28c per pound.
Country bacon, 14c per pound.
Black-eyed peas. $3.50 per bushel.
Country shoulders, 12c per pound
Country hams, 18c per pound.
Irish potatoes. 81 80 per bushel,
Northern eating Rural potatoes
81 so per bushel
Texas eating onions, $3.50 per
bushel
Red eating onions, SO so per bushel
Dried Navy beans, S3.25 per
bushe
Cabbage. 6 cents pound.
Dried Lima beans, 1Oc per pound.
Country dried apples, 15c per
pound
Daisy cream cheese, 25c peg
pound
Fcll cream brick cheese, Csc per
pound
Full cream Limberger cheese, Use
per pound
Popcorn, dried on ear. &c per pound,
Fresh Eggs zoe per doz
Choice lots fresh, well-worked
country butter, in pound prints. &c.
FRUITS.
Lemons. 25c per dozen
Navel Oranges, 9Oc. 40c, per doz
Bananas, 15c and zoe doz
New York State apples $500 to
$500 per barrel
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11

"And you really want me to sing
tonight at the Royal Albert hall in
place OF Nine. Paula. oh. Mr.. Lawler,
do you think / can do TT"
why. OF course. you can do t. And
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11
FRUITS.
Cash Price Paid For Produce 1.
POULTRY.

Dressed hens, 12ac per pound
Dressed cocks, &c per pound
live hens, 10c per pound; live cocks
&c pound; live turkeys. i3c PEI
pound
Roofs, HIDES, Wool AND TALLoW.
Prices paid by wholesale dealers to
butchers and farmers:
Roots-Southern ginseng, S5.75lb
Golden Seal" yellow root, $I.35n
Mayapple, 81; pink root. 12c and 1SS
Tallow-No. l. Al, No. 2, &c.
Woodbury., I0c to TIC; Clear
Grease, 21c. medium, tub washed
23c to 3Oc; coarse, dingy, tubwashed
18c.
Feathers-Prime white goose. Soc
dark and mixed old goose, I5c to 3Oc;
gray mixed, I5c to S0c' white duck,
PC to Csc, new.
Hides and Skins-These quotations
are for Kentucky hides. Southern
green hides &c. We quote assorted
lots dry flint, I2c to lac. $40 bet
ter demand
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, 1912-04-11

10 listen. Haunting in its sweetness,
and yet wanting-in what? And Jack,
wondering, hoped that the price to be
paid for the something wanting"
might be paid by him If possible. Per-
haps he was paying wee bit on ac-
count now, and smiling bravely he
whistled an obligato to the last few
notes.
"a real morning concert, sir, and
complimentary at that" said Edith.
Il am glad you sang the dear old
song, honey, and think if ever you
needed me / should answer to it even
Il you were far across the seas"
Slowly the train drew into st. Pan
cras station. The rector, lowering the
window, shifted the smoky London
air with real pleasure. 1t was neither
fresh nor clean, but It was London,
and there is nothing on earth like 1t
to an old Londoner.
A confusion of porters, luggage and
cabs and they were soon submerged In
the endless traffic of Euston road.
Three months passed quickly for
Edith. Glowing accounts of her little
triumphs found their way to Jacks
lonely home, and in the evening he
would walk over to the rectory where
the two would spend many an hour
predicting a glorious career for the
girl so dear to them.
"And do you think all is well with
her, sir?"
"Of course II is. my dear boy. You
must not mind the admiration OF 9TH
ers, you of all men. And this agent,
Lawler, why. 1t is just her voice, he
is interested IN. And that is business,
just business"
"oh. well. that's all right" There
was great relief in the hand shake
and the CHEEKY good night as Jack
took his precious letter and climbed
the home hill, whistling for company
The rector stood listening to the
musical voice as 1t twisted and turned
the old melody of annie Laurie" into
good marching tune. Then with 9
whispered God bless them BOTH" he
closed the door.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
VIGILANTS MEET
ALL-ARMY TEAM
Championship of the District Will
Be Decided at Union League
Park To-day.

Coach Wayne Hart, former star tackle
at Georgetown University. and who al
present Is coaching the Vigilant football
team, independent champions Of the
South, stated last night that the Vigi-
Iants would defeat the AlI-Army aggre-
cation from Fort Myer this afternoon
at Union League Park by at least two
touchdowns. Coming from Hart, this
gives true line on the Vigilants, as
Hart is one of the. best-informed men on
independent football teams in this sec
ton of the country.
The All-Army eleven has been working
hard for the past three weeks in prepara-
ton for this contest. as aside from win
ming the Southern title the winner will
receive the entire gate receipts. Manager
Oliveri will again have seats placed along
the foul line to take care Of the crowd
expected. -
The game will be played this afternoon
regardless of weather conditions. as even
II il rains hard the Vigilants will clash
with the All-Army eleven for the tnde-
pendent championship of the South and
for the possession of the Hyman Levy
Trophy.
Prior to the big game the Nationals
win hook up with the Spsrtans for the
l4O-pound championship Of the District,
and as these teams are evenly matched a
battle royal is expected. The first game
will start promptly at 1:so o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08

lesser COHSSeS DluSIleS HldIly d HOW
er born to waste its sweetness on
the desert air, as old Tommy Gray
was wont to say.
Good Football in West.
They play pretty good football in the
Middle West, for instance, but that Mid
die West is so isolated from the East
that it doesn't count for much. 1t is
unfortunate that the really good teams
Of the Middle West this year did not
try conclusions with any Eastern rivals.
Michigan was but shadow of its former
self-a joke for the Wolverines. So, to
the critics OF the Mississippi Valley We
leave the task of injecting a few wild
and woolly gladiators into the East. They
may have somebody out there more en-
titled to place than one or two named
above Not having seen them, they are
excused. .
Through stress OF circumstances this
years selections are likely to vary great
ly. There Is an unusual lot Of good ma
terial from which TO choose despite the
many changes of rules that marked this
seasons campaign and thwarted early de-
velopfhent more or less. The writer has
doubtless defiled the ethics of aIl-Ameri-
can selecting in venturing his guess
among the many. 1t will be noted that
the champion Harvard team is ''hopored"
~ with four positions; Yale with three:
Carlisle with two, while Brown and
Dartmouth each draw one.
Now, that seems rather tough on
Princeton, doesn't it? Princeton had a
wonderful team this seasonal remark
able team when it is remembered that
1t averaged more than ten pounds to the
man lighter than either Yale or Har-
ward. Princston's chief charm lay in
the fact that 1t was SO evenly balanced.
gether in such a manner as to get the
very best results. Princeton was doubt
less superior to Yale, but far inferior to
Harvard. The, Tigers had a wonderful
back in ''Hobe" Baker and ordinarily he
would have had little difiicuIty in making
the Legion Of Honor" But could Baker
beat out Thorpe. Bricxiey, or WendelI2
We think not
What a wonderful array Of backfield
talent. Indeed It is tough for fellows
Ike "Hobe' Baker, Hardwiek and Ar
casa 10 take back seat from anyone.
Hardwicks game against Yale was every
bit as brilliant as that OF Brickiey-a
trifie brighter in straight football. carry
ing the ball. But then BrickIey gets the
call because of hie wonderful kicking abil-
ity. He registered thirteen Of the twenty
points scored against Yale, and nine of
the sixteen rolled up against Princeton.
BriclIley IS one of the most wonderful
football players Of an time.
And. Jim Thorpe. of the Indians where
can you beat him2 He has been discussed
III these columns before. Wonderfully
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
Irish GridderS Are
In the Big Majority
Descendants of Emerald Isle Take HonOrs When II
Comes to Landing Places on AlI-American.
Photo By r. z HnL.

periority. II the reasoning is true, then.
applying II to the All-American football
selections. the largest number Of any one
nationality appearing in that list should
point TO the superiority of that ma
tlonality. Understand that the selections
are the very cream OF the football men
In America.
Taking the years 1909. 1910 and 1911,
on the first teams there were eighteen
Irishmen or men of Irish decent, eleven
Englishmen, three French defendants,
one German, one Dutch, and one Scotch.
On the second teams for the three years
were eleven Irish descendants, ten Eng
lish, seven Scotch. five German. and no
French. The third selections comprised
fourteen Irish, eight English, FIVE Scotch,
five German, and one French. The totals
are forty-two Irish. twenty-nine English
fourteen Scotch, twelve Germans. and
four French. The descendants OF the
Emerald Isle show in almost as great
numbers as the other four nationalities
combined.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
Bill--
| Bailey S

Pretty soft for Johnny Gallagher ever At Bait
more yesterday. The Olympic star never tHsd him
self out
Manager Joe Oliver. Of the vigilant foosbsI
team. is praying for a bright sunny day. If h
rains. Joe will jump into the river.
LThs Washington Soccer Club meets the For
Washington eleven to-day. Then the social tea
will Be passed around.
Jimmy walsh the 1911 Georrstown football
manager, Is IN business in Los Angeles With Bl
CarriEsn, the old BIne and Gray track man IL
date ali the finn Of CGrTigan 4 walsh can shoz
fos its seven months in business Is suite d
rooms in an Ofice building $50
-Jack johnson apparently entertains the ides
that the national sport Of America Is coon hnnting
Jack Is mistaken. But it sometimes becomes /
very necessary business
Let us now pack away in formaldehyde and
business before the National League is the Iannr
derinR Of Charles wedd Murphy until he Il whittier
thSn-wen, winter than sepulcher
--One of the drivers Of q baggage wagon at Nor,
folk, va, has rechnstsned his mule Brickley.,
-Presldept Narin, Of the nssrz has signed 4
Giant risht-hand tEirler named Herman Nicholx
This younester trimmed Mnllin and Dubac tEn
of NaTin's star pitchers in exhibition ganes las;
fan. and BY doing 50 grabbed big league JOB for
bimself.
--After resting I'D for few days. We win now
have the Tinker EFers-C Chance Murphy Hermann
argument all over again. Nsw deck this deal. Last
one was marked. ~
That's an awful sentence Jake Danbert handed
himssK Three years with the Brcoklyn club
-Amer,ean League pttelers are hoping aesinsi
hope That ~ Cobb ADD Prfsidsnt Nssin WI netsr
cone 70 teraA
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
Ray Morgan Tries
Skill at Scouting
After Nal Douglas
speci.l to he w.4hinrton Herald.

SPECIAL to he wsahington Herald
Baltimore. Dec. 7-Ray Morgan, ths
Nationals young second sacker, who did
such wonderful work when the Washing
ton club made that sensational run OF
seventeen straight victories, has turned
scout.
When Manager Grifith, of the Ma
tIonsls, learned that both the Baltimore
Orioles and Providence Grays were
dickering with Malcolm Douglas. the
Maryland Athletic Club and University
OF Virginia star shortstop, he lost nc
time wiring Ray to look Douglas up
with the result that Morgan started a
still hunt for the crack inflelder.
Manager Dunn, OF the Orioles, has the
inside track at present, but as the Wash.
ington club is a big league outfit that
will have a little weight with Douglas
Whoever he signs with, Douglas will sc
to Charlottesville the first three weeks
in March 10 train with the Virginia
squad.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08

accurate in his kicking, just ike Brfckley,
ne Is even more brilliant line-smas sher
and as a runner through a broken field
he has no equal. Add to this the ability
Of punting equal TO that of FELTON, and
you have the ideal back.
Wendell, of Harvard. seems in a class
all by himself as a fuIlback. Offensively
and defensively he is as near perfection
as possible. He is a great field general
in the bargain, a sure tackIer ana a dead
shot at taking punts, as well as a skIllfuI
dodger in running them back.
/ am very sorry to confess that did
not see Brown In action this fall, but
from all accounts Crowthers must be the
best quarterback in the East. Certainly
none of the other big colleges has much
to crow about. Gardner, of Harvard. is
probably the most reliable Of the lot out
side Of the Brown man-but Harvard has
had enough glory without drafting any
more Of her champions. =
Ketcham I'm Center.
Now we get to the line men. There
will be no dispute over the center posi-
ton. Ketchan, OF Yale, has that ciuched
beyond question. It is not necessary TO
go into details He stands head and
shoulders above any contemporary.
-Cooney did great work beside this won
derful center and for that reason is pick
ed as one Of the guards Maybe IT was
Ketcham that made Cooney. However,
well let il go as II stands for good
guards are scarce this year. Morey, of
Dartmouth, seems entitled to the other
guard position. He is a far better man
than Cooney, without a doubt. and with
either Harvard or Yale would attract
much OF the limelight
Guyon. the grim Indian, looks like the
best tackle OF the year. He has the
strength OF two ordinary men and the
speed Of an end. DefensiveIy he can
stand any sort OF shock. He is won
der at covering kicks and demon at
carrying the ball. He was one of War
ner's most reliable ground-gainers on the
old tackie-around" play this year. And
the best part Of II. like Thorpe, he is a
man OF steel hber, impervious 70 injury.
Storer, OF the Crimson, is an able mate
for Guyon- He played wonderful bali all
season, but against Yale excelled. That
one game alone. would entitle him to
hishest honors. Devore, Of the Army, has
been away below his 1911 form all season.
Bomeisler and FELTON, would make an
ideal pair of ends. Both are fast men
and sure taeklers. FELTON, is one Of the
most remarkable punters in the game,
which gives him an added advantage.
Despite an injury which kept him out Of
the game for great part OF the season,
Bomeisier came back strong and in the
games against Rrinceton and Harvard
showed the best form Of any one at the
position this year.
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