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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
Meteor,s Rings.

In the entrance to the American
Museum of Natural History in New
York stands large meteor brought to
that city and presented to the museum
by the Peary Expedition company. To
handle the immense mass of metal
and stone large iron hooks and rings
were made fast at several places.
"The other day." said a museum
guard, "a young New Yorker about
seven years old stood with his moth
er admiring the exhibit. The mother
read the description. saying that this
came from another planet and was
hurled through space, finally landing
In the arctic regions"
Mamma" asked the little Knicker-
booker. was that stone hung to the
other planet by those rings?"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
SHE PICKED THE WRONG MAN
Woman With Prominent Jaw Did Not
Get the Seat She So Evil
IDENTIFY Desired.

She had a jaw that somehow re-
minded one of the cowcatcher on 10
comotive-perhaps because it was al
ways somewhat in advance of her
countenance. Also there was a look
of determination in her eyes, and it
was evident, from the manner in
which she elbowed other passengers
aside, that she had no desire to be re-
garded as a shrinking violet. Yet she
was rather good looking, and she was
dressed in such a manner as to indi-
late that she was free from the ne
cessity of practicing economy After
she had fought her way into the car
she looked at the men who were oc-
cupying seats and then stationed her
self in front of smallish, gray-haired
gentleman whose expression was kind
and even lamblike.
The woman engaged his attention
by kicking his toes. He curled his feet
back under the seat and continued to
read his paper. Then she "hemmed"
loudly and bumped against his knees.
He looked up at her, INDUCED in a
sigh of WEAKNESS and tried to make
room for her by crowding closely to
The woman who sat at the left of him.
She declined to bulge, however, and
The old gentleman again turned his
attention to his paper.
Exasperated by such ungallant be-
navior on his part, the woman with
he decisive jaw said in tones that in
40 wise suggested the haunting mel
ody of a tinkling brook:
Il suppose I'll have to stand all the
way home. I've heard Of men who
had the decency to get up when the
cars we're crowded, but guess they're
all dead"
Madam" the little old gentleman
mildly remarked, Il would give you
my seat, but I'm saving it for lady"
Chicago Record Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
Promoters of Spirituality.

The old adage in regard to the way
to a mans heart is regarded by some
persons as libel on masculine hui
mainly, but Deacon Sampson of Gran
ston evidently did not regard it in
that light.
He went much farther than the
adage, and was willing to express his
opinion at any time when it seemed
best. When the members of the
Central church were discussing the
best way to interest the young people
of the town and bring them into
touch with church affairs, Deacon
Sampson spoke his word.
Il believe in meetings" he said
firmly; nobody believes in 'em more,
and nobody attends 'em more than
do, but along with the meetings
don't know of anything that promotes
spiritual growth more'n strawberry
socials and oyster suppers, each ac-
cordlng to it's season" Com
panion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
is ALWAYS SOME CELEBRITY
Nobody Ever Recalls That in Previous
Incarnation He Was a Hum
Bile Person.

DR.. Julia Sears, head of the New
Thought School," says: There are
enough people on the planet today who
remember one or more of their incar-
nations to make It a certainty that re-
incarnation is a positive fact"
All right, doctor; we'll add this to
our list of positive facts, which is al
ready become somewhat unwieldly.
Still, there is question which has been
puzzling us a good while, and we now
make bold to ask: Why is it that,
among all those people who remem-
Der one or more of their incarnations,
not one can remember being an bod
carrier, an undertakers assistant, or
an Office boy in a soap factory? There
is a strong tendency to run toward
royal families, court musicians, and
philosophers. Two or three persons
can distinctly remember having been
Joan of Arc, and the number of rein
carnated Napoleons and Louis Four
teenths Is growing all the time. But
the man we are anxious to meet is
the chap who can remember with
pleasure his incarnation as the
brawny white wings" who pushed tn
scoop around the arena of the Roman
Coliseum after the show was over and
the animals retired, or the employe of
the Imperial Health Department
whose duty it was to descend into the
Cloaca Maxima when it got clogged.
Another New Thought which comes
at this moment is in connection with
the statement of DR.. Sears that she
was the Italian singer Marsha 400
years ago. was bitterly discontinued,
and now she longs to sing and cannot.
There's matter for rumination in this.
We shall hurry away now to tell the
young woman in the apartment adj
joining ours that the reason she longs
to sing, or thinks she can sing, and
cannot, is because she had a sweet
pipe several hundred years ago and
didn't make the most of it.-Puck.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
DOUBLE REPORTS IN FIRING
Curious Effect Produced by Use of
Maxim siencer During Target
Practice.

Taking as his text the double report
noted during the firing on the battle
ship North Carolina during the recent
aerial target practice, Hiram Percy
Maxim writes: Our experiments
with the Maxim silencer have devel-
oped many other interesting cases.
For example: If a rifle equipped
with a silencer is fired down rail-
road track having telegraph poles
along the side there is a distinct
crack heard for each telegraph pole.
If the rife is fired from an open field
with tree or clump of bushes at,
say, 200 yards, there is heard crack
from this clump of trees. If there are
several detached clumps of trees or
bushes over the open field, there will
be heard a crack for each of them.
If, instead of firing parallel with the
ground, the gun is elevated and fired
straight up in the air, we hear no
noise at all, except the fall of the ham,
mer and the puff of the gases escap-
ing from the silencer
1.-THE reason for this is probably as
follows: In the ordinary gun the re-
port noise is so loud that it engulfs all
other sounds, and we are conscious of
nothing but report noise itself. 1t is
not until this report noise is annulled
that We can hear the bullet flight
noise. This latter noise, being made
out in the air beyond the gun, can
come back to the shooter only by re-
Election.
IF there is one object, we get one
reflection and one noise. If there are
many separate objects, we get many
separate reflections and separate
noises. If there are no rejecting OBJ
jects, such as when shooting straight
up into the air, then we get no re-
flected noise"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
sENAroR vANcE,s READY wI1
Records show That Very Rarely Did
Carolina Statesman Fall TO Rise to
the Occasion.

The late Senator Vance used to say
that his liveliest campaign for the gov
ernorship OF North Carolina was that
in which Judge Settle ran against him.
They stumped the state in joint de-
bate. All the white Democrats turned
out to hear Vance, and all the colored
Republicans to hear Settle. On one
occasion, Vance was informed that
some young ladies desired to testify
their devotion to the Democratic party
by kissing the Democratic candidate
for governor. Nothing 10th, Vance de-
seconded from the platform and kissed
a dozen or so of the young beauties,
and then paused long enough TO turn
around toward his competitor and
shout: Settle, I'm kissing my girls;
now kiss yoursl" When he married
the second time, he said to his wife on
their wedding-day: my dear, I'm a
stubborn fellow, and you may antici-
pate trouble. Now, in the beginning,
while ! am submissive, | want to
give you one piece of advice. If you
follow 1t, we'll get on mighty we'll 1t
is this: Make me do just as l darned
please" A newspaper man, who was
about starting for a rather out-of-the-
way portion Of Vance's own state, was
asking him one day what kind of ac-
commodation he was likely to find.
They'll give you some of their fried
hog and eggs" the senator replied.
That's better than nothing" said the
newspaper man. 81 don't KNOW
don't know" the senator answered, in
dubious tone; i've tried both"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
PRINTING ONCE IN DISFAvoR
Known to Expiate Their "Crmes"
on the Gallows.

On the 18th of July, 1860, Martin
Lhomme, one of two who we're hanged
in the Place Maubert by the decree
of the parliament, suffered because he
had published a writing entitled
"Epistre envoyee au tigre de la
France" CA letter directed against the
Tiger of France), a satire directed
against the cardinal of Lorraine, then
all powerful, which had probably been
imprinted at Basic in Switzerland, or
Strasburg, Germany. The culprit, ac=
cording to the historian De Thou, was
a poor little bookseller, native of
Rouen. While he was waiting at the
gibbet, says Charles Winslow Hall in
the National Magazine, one of his fell
low countrymen, coming into Paris on
business, saw him on his way and
recognized him. "Then," says Regnier
de la blanche, mot knowing why he
was condemned to death, he alighted
from his horse at a neighboring hos
telry, and, seeing the people very
angry against the unfortunate man,
cried to them, "Eh, what, my friends,
is 1t not enough that he dies? Leave
him to the executioner. Would you
like to torment him more than his SEN
tence demands? They considered the
Norman's pity misplaced. He was
forthwith arrested, judged and hanged
four days later without any form of
process in the same fatal Place Maui
bert"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
MAsrER-sMIrH OF THE DAY
Produces steel Of Cutting Capacity
Surprising Work Of Legendary
swordmaker.

We are all familiar with the old
time legends Of the master-smith, who,
by his skill at the forge, was able to
produce for the hero of the tale
weapon which should cut through the
armor of giant or wizard and main
tain its temper and edge against all
tests.
The modern industrial captain has
TO cut his way also through metal,
and one Of the notable achievements
Of the engineer and metallurgist has
been his success in the production of
steels Of hardness and cutting ca
pacity which, altogether surpass the
finest work of the legendary sword
maker.
Not content with the manufacture
of tool steel Of hardness, high-speed
cutting capacity and exquisite temper,
the modern master-smith has now pro-
duced a method of converting soft
iron or low-grade steel into tool-steel
of the highest grade simply by the in
fusion of the necessary proportion Of
carbon and other elements by contact
and proper heat treatment, so that
keen-edged chisels may be made from
railroad spikes and machine cutters
from soft and inexpensive steel.
Trials of cutting tools made by the
lnfusionprocess at the ordnance bureau
of the United States navy department
have given such remarkable results,
! both nc IN QUITTING qnapd and and11r-
ance, that the chief of the bureau
says: From the test of the Infusion
treated samples, it appears superior
to any hardening process now in use
at the naval gun factory" so that the
modern master-smith has outstripped
the tabled tales of the wizard weap-
on-maker of medieval times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
Polloaman,A Novel Excuse.

Policemen on trial at headquarters
are apt at excuses, says the New York
Sun. Former Inspector Williams used
to tell OF an oficer who was charged
with having lost his whistle. When
asked to explain he said. you see,
went home last night and put my whis-
tie on the table. turned round and,
bless me, one of my kids was choking
and nearly black in the face. You see
commissioner, he'd swallowed the
whistler" rs he dead?" asked the
sympathetic commissioner. "No, sir"
was the reply. HE isn't dead. but
he's got the whooping cough. and now
every time he coughs the whistle
blows and the cop on the post comes
a-running."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
Centenary Of Moscow campaIun.

One hundred years ago Napoleon set
out on his campaign to Moscow, and
II is perhaps only natural that Moscow
and Russia generally should be eager
to celebrate the centenary of a cam
paign which was so disastrous to the
invaders. Already preparations are
being made in Moscow to open the
1912 museum, and an immense number
of objects relating to the campaign
have been collected. The centenary
has already been celebrated by a con-
cert, which revived the marches and
military airs OF both armies, and some
OF these. according to the Debats, are
most interesting and curious. More
interesting still. as likely to recall the
events OF that year, will be the visits
that are to be paid to the battlefields
and the ceremonies that arc 70 take
place there
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
Pilgrim Trade Has a Boom.

The Mahometan is not so behind the
times as some would make him out.
He has proved himself quick to take
advantage Of the conveniences Of mod
ern civilization.
Before the HediaA Railway was be-
gun the number of pilgrims to Mecca
was about $4,000 year In 1904, when
one section of the road was opened,
this number jumped at once TO 200,'
900. In the last year for which there
is any record 1t exceeds 100000.
These faithful followers of the
prophet included 10000 Turks, 10000
from India, 1900 from North Africa
and even 1000 Malays.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
A Cash Offer.

The Kentuckian has made a specia
clubbing rate with The Memphis
Weekly Commercial Appeal by
which we will furnish both papers
for one year for the very low sub
cription price of $2.25. The Com
mercial Appeal is one of the largest
and best papers in the South, and
we hope to receive many new sub.
scriptions on this offer; $2.25 cash
for both papers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
Trolley Rail Tuaboat.

Tests of a new touring system, in
vented by a German engineer, Herr
Koss, have recently been made on the
Dortmund Ems Canal, which give
promise that the invention will be a
success. An elastic rail is laid at the
bottom of the canal, and the tugboat
carries at it's bottom four rollers which
clasp this rail. These rollers are oper-
ated from the boat which is thus pro-
PEELED. A large economy of power is
claimed for this method. The expert
mental tug is worked by electricity
the energy being obtained through a
cable from an auxiliary boat equipped
with dynamo. This, however, is on
ly an experiment, and in ordinary
working a trolley wire would be in
stalled alongside the canal Electro
cal operation can obviously be re-
placed by crude oil motors, ETC., each
barge being fitted with a set of rollers
acting on the rail.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
! ca n

On account Of the
U. c. v. Meeting at Ma
con, Ga, May 7 to 9
the L. G. N. will place an elegant car
at Hopkinsvile TO run through to
Macon via. Nashville. Chattanooga
and Atlanta, the famous
BATTLE FIELDS ROUTE"
A stop can be made at Chatta-
nooga on either going or re-
turning trips, and those attending
visit Chicamauga Park, Look
out Mountain and the famous U. S.
Barracks. This route is one of inter-
est from start to finish for the he
roes of the sixties. Where the route
will apply all camps have decided on
this routing;
Round Trip From Hopkins
vile 1925. Tickets On Sale
May g z 8.
Return limit May Is. Extension
to June 5, 1912, by paying so cents.
Write Call or Phone me for any
further information.
]. c. HOOE,
Agent,
Hopkinsvile, KY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
Calendars.

The finest line of samples ever
seen in hopkinsville. from the Col
Inns Mfg. Co. oflPhiladelphia. can be
seen at the Kentuckian Office. Come
in and see them. We can please you,
no matter what style you want for
1918
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
Sympathetic.

'Dinkle was robbed by a footpad
last night"
I'm bet the hair on his head stood
up straight"
"Dinkle hasn't any hair on his head
to speak Of, but he says the fuss on
his fuzzy hat stood up straight"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-18
HOpkinSViIle Market
Quotations.
Corrected April 9, 1912,
RETAIL GROCERY PRICES.

Country lard, good color and clean
123c per pound.
Country bacon, lac per round.
Black-eyed peas. $4>5 bushel.
Country shoulder Jer pound
Country ham@ -oc per pound.
Irish potatoes, 81 .S0 per bushel.
Northern eating Rural potatoes.
81 so per bushel
Texas eating onions, $3.50 per
bushel
Red eating ohio rs, $3.50 per bushel
Dried Navy beans, 1925 per
bushel
Cabbage, 6 cents q pound.
Dried Lima beans, 10c per pound
Country dried apples, 15c per
pound
Daisy cream cheese, 25c per
pound
Fell cream brick cheese, 25c per
pound
Full cream Limberger cheese, 25c
per pound
Popcorn, dried on ear &c per pound.
Fresh Eggs zoe per doz
Choice lots fresh, well-worked
country butter, in pound prints, 30c
| ERTITTS
Lemons. 25c per dozen
Navel Oranges, 30c. 4Oc, per doz
Bananas, 15c and zoe doz
New York State apples 5000 to
$500 per barrel
Cash Price Paid For Produce.
POULTRY.
Dressed hens, 1890 per pound
Dressed cocks, &c per pound
live hens, 10c per pound; live cocks
&c pound; live turkeys, g: PEI
pound
RooTs. HIDES, Wool AND TALLow.
Prices paid by wholesale dealers tc
butchers and farmers:
Roots-Southern ginseng, SIS. rs ID
Golden Seal' yellow root, $I.35 Il
Mayapple, 81; pink root, 12c and 13
Tallow-No. l, 4a; No. 2. &c.
Woodbury., IOc 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 &c.
gray mixed, I5c to 2Oc' white duck
&c to 35c. 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 fol
choice lots, live Of
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,
HAY AND GRAIN.
Choice timothy hay, $50 90
No. l timothy hay, $50 90
Choice clover hay, $25 90
No. l clover hay, $25 90
Clean, bright straw hay, $500
Alfalfa hay, $28 90
White seed oats, Csc
Black seed oats, Csc
Mixed seed oats, 65c
No. 2 white corn, Sl.00.
No 9 nnixed corn 81 90
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-06
FR4fH COFFIN FIXING nv RYOP0PZANE

that a hydroaeroplane was ready for
trial The first tests were failures,
n for two weeks daily the machine
was set afioat TO undergo some new
change. some knowledge being gained
from each test. Assisting with the
experiments were Lieut.. Theodore
Ellyson Of the navy and Lieut.. Paul
Beck. Lieut.. John C. Walker, Jr., and
the late f. NJ. Kelly Of the army;
Hugh Robinson and c. c. Wilmer.
aviators of the camp.
The men wore bathing suits usual
ly and no one thought anything Of
wet clothing or cold feet. The sue
cess which came January &c was a
surprise ever TO Mr.. Curtiss. On this
day the machine was taken out for
its usual inspection and much to the
delight and surprise OF Mr.. Curtiss.
the pilot. 1t leaped into the air.
The success was electrifying. The
spectators ran along the beach shout
Ing and the ships that caught sight
Of the mar gull sent exultant blasts.
This event marked the success of q
new fiier.
There were daily flights thereafter.
with and without passengers. The
navies OF the world were quick to
recognize It's value as an auxiliary. Il
had hardly attained success before
the United States navy acquired an
hydroplane for experimenting and 1t
has since added others. An aviation
section In charge Of Capt. Washing
ton Irving Chambers has since been
established at Annapolis. Other ma.
tons falling to develop a reliable
aeroplane followed in line and or
dered machines from America.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-06
TEACHING HEN GOOD LESSON
Poultry Gate as Shown In the lllustra-
ton viii Save cussine and
Garden Truck.

Barrels of Precipitation may be
saved by the poultry gate shown
herewith, which is reproduced, with
the article from the New England
Homestead. Whoever has uninten-
tionally acquired the hen chasing.
hen-cussing habit may cure himself
with this little device.
In the fence, preferably ut a point
near where the fowls are fed, a little
door about 10 by IL inches Ia hung
on the inside Of the yard. so as to al
ways swing shut without springs. It
Is stopped from swinging outward by
the peg shown at the right.
Mrs. Hen, returning ~repentant from
the garden, will poke her head into
every mesh OF the fence in her efforts
to rejoin her happy companions. The
gate will thus allow her to enter
without excitement or commotion from
the lord Of the harem from the irate
owner.
But another advantage may be
gained by using the gate in connec.
ton with the laying pens. II the two
yates are used, q opening inward
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-06
An Excellent Egg Gambler.

OF profit as a result Of extra care In
handling and marketing the eggs now
produced; the extra profit is to be
made by obtaining the top retail
price, and, is Il become
acquainted with the product, by OBJ
tanning a premium OF from one to five
cents per dozen over the regular price
pair for ordinary eggs.
In order TO obtain top prices for
eggs. they must be uniform in size,
uniform in color, and uniform In
quality. The uniformity in color 10
not always important and depends on
the market; uniformity in size ex-
cludes small eggs and unusually large
ones as we'll; while uniformity in
quantity calls for absolutely clean eggs
that have been gathered promptly
after being laid, kept under the best
possible conditions, and marketed not
more than three or four days after
they are laid.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-06

he matter or hydroaeroplanes, so
much SO that this water plane may be
said to be an American invention.
While experiments were conducted In
Europe since 1905 only one machine,
the Fabre hydroaeroplane, as much as
left h water, and II was wrecked aft
er q few short trials. That was in 1910.
The first complete success was at
tanned by Glenn II. Curtiss in the
early part OF 1911, and for nearly a
year he practically had the field TO
himself. The idea Of the h~ydroaero-
plane. however. seems TO have original
ed with William Kress, an Austrian
inventor. After 81 years OF expert
menting he completed q machine fitted
with cylindrical floats OF aluminium
which acre tried out at the Unter-Tuil-
nerbach chantiers in 1898 and 1901.
II never left the water. In 1902 and
1903 the Wright brothers made some
experiments, but they were terminal.
ed by the breaking of a dam near Day
ton, Ohio.
Other inventors followed, but with
out any pronounced success. Among
these notably were Pdrscval. Du.
faux brothers. A~rchdeacon. Gabriel,
Noiain and Bleriot. The last three
co!laboratcd in their experiments, Vol
sin acting as pilot OF tho machines,
which We're tried out o9er the Seine
river.
In TuIv ri foOz yci.ip ,.,. .-,.j,, o,,t