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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
CANNOT MAKE RAIN FALL
Newspaper RldIcules the Efforts Made
to Compel Moisture to
Descend.

Warm air is like a sponge. 1t will
suck up a lot of moisture and carry
it without spilling any. But if warm
air, we'll loaded with moisture, is
suddenly cooled, the sponge is
squeezed and the moisture falls out
as rain.
Twenty years ago some hopeful
gentlemen went to the arid regions
of Texas and exploded a lot of dy-
Mantle, on the theory that the con-
cussion would mix the strata of
warm air near the earth with the
cooler strata above, and so cause the
necessary precipitation of moisture.
There happened to be light showers
about the time Of the experiments,
which encouraged the experimenters,
but didn't convince anybody else.
The fact is that natures rain
making machine is too gigantic to
be affected by the puny efforts Of
humans-at least by any methods so
far discovered.
Nature pumps the moisture-laden
air up into the cold regions of the
Upper atmosphere with wheel a
thousand miles in diameter. When
this tremendous wheel of air is re-
volving normally it hoists millions
of tons of water vapor to an eleva-
ton where it can no longer be carried
in solution and so falls in rain.
When the wheel is off adjustment
it is as futile to lombard the sky
with dynamite as it would be to fire
popgun corks at the side of the latest
Observation-Disclosures City Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
BRING RARE FLOWER CLOSER
Experiments in Acclimatizlng Edel-
weiss Declared to Have Been
Fairly Successful.

Edelweiss will soon be within
the reach of all. Hitherto it has
been necessary to scale the perilous
Alpine heights to pluck this bios
som of the SHOWS, whose purity and
difficulty of attainment made it to
Emerson a symbol of the ideal. Ex-
periments in acclimatizing edelweiss
in the lower reaches of the Jura have
been successful. In 1905 a number
of roots were transplanted to a shell
tered site in the vicinity of Basel,
and some of these have prospered.
Soon, therefore, it will be possible to
gather that rare flower without any
other exertion than taking the near
est trolley. Thus is recorded one
more step in the process of supply
ing the average man, at a reasonable,
fiat rate, with the sensations formerly
reserved for the elect. A trip to
the top of the Jungfrau may now
presumably be booked through
Cooks. 1t requires no imagination
to foresee the time when private
apartments may be supplied with a
combination music box and refriger-
ating device capable of producing
the joint sensation of Wagner listen
ing to the first performance of his
'Rienzi" and Peary unfurling the
American flag at the north pole
New York Evening Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01

Chandler. Okla.-In a letter from
this place, Mrs. Ella Flowers says: 81
hardly know how to thank you for
the good Cardui has done me. Be-
fore tried Cardui, thought / was
past help, but after taking It I was
relieved at once. and gained at least
10 pounds. Everybody says look
much better. ] am sti ! improving
greatly" Many women are COM
pletely worn out and discouraged,
on account of womanly weakness.
Are you2 Have you not tried Car
dui? 1t only needs a few doses to
convince you that Cardui is just
what you need. Try it today. 1t
will cure your pains.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
HARD TO DO.

'Iife is serious proposition to
Doublewaite."
'1ndeed it is. He tries to follow
ali the health rules"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
SAME OLD SUIT.

Hemmandhaw-Here is an inter-
esting article on dress.
Mrs. Hemmandhaw-What is it
all about?
H.-Lecturer describes the clothes
which women will be wearing one
hundred years from now.
Mrs. Huh! That doesn't
interest me particle.
H.-Why not?
Mrs. H.-Because, unless some
thing wonderful happens, | will still
be wearing that same old blue velvet
suit I've had ever since we were
married.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
COLD WATER 4 GOOD TONIC
Must BE Used With Care, but It's Re-
suits Are Seldom Other Than Of
the Greatest BenSat.

Like other remedial agents, water
Is not adapted to every case. There
are conditions of health as well as
disease when a cold bath might be
fatal in effect, says the National
Food Magazine. Peculiarities of
temperament and disposition, and
individual susceptibilities must be
considered in water cures. Generally
it is a wholesome habit to acquire,
and one that is rarely carried to ex-
cess. A cold bath is most beneficial
taken when the system is relaxed by
Incidence, sleeplessness or mental I'M
rest. During convalescence its cau-
tious use is productive of the happi-
est results. A cold shock from a
shower of water is often beneficial
for constipation, while in catarrhal
and liver troubles cold water is es-
sential in the treatment.
VI course attention to details is OF
the greatest Importance. Done in
five minutes, in a comfortable tenn
perature, and the whole body rubbed
or brushed into a glow of warmth,
the desired results should be OBJ
tanned, whereas delay, negligence in
making the toilet and ignorant ex-
posure to chill will make the bath
hurtful instead of beneficial. People
who take cold easily will find daily
bath an effectual prevention. For
these unfortunates designated as
nerve Frustrated, habitual cold dips
before breakfast or after any great
strain upon the nerves or emotions in
business, domestic or social inter
course promise the best results.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
MORE ROCKS AND SHOALS.

In the report of the navy hydrog-
rapher of the British admiralty for
1912 he states that during the year
no less than 500 rocks and shoals
were reported by naval vessels, 1870
by surveying ships, nine we're found
by vessels striking upon them, SO
were reported by various British and
foreign authorities, and 81 were re-
ported by colonial and foreign gov
ernments.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
WHY HE TREM8LED.

"Jaggs tells me he saw a large
green bug in his office the other
morning and it frightened him con-
siderably."
"Pshawl You don't mean to tell
me that Jaggs is afraid of bug?"
mo, he isn't afraid of a real bug,
but when he sees anything like that
he likes to have a witness near at
hand to corroborate it."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
CANARD.

"My DEAR" said Mrs. Scraggs TO
her husband, "what is a canard ?"
"Don't you know what a canard
50" queried Scraggs, rather sneer-
ingly. "Why, the word itself con-
veys its own meaning"
''Does it? Well, really, l can't see
it. What does it mean, dear?"
"Why, a canard is something one
canardly believe, of course"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
HOpkinSViIle Market
Quotations.
Corrected October Is, 1913.

tRETAIL GROCERY PRICES.
Country lard. good color and clean
14c and 15c per pound.
Country bacon, tic per pound.
Black-eyed peas. $500 per bushel.
Country shoulders, 15c pound.
Country hams, 21c per pound.
Irish potatoes. $l.3O per bushel.
Northern eating Rural potatoes
81 80 per bushel
Texas eating onions, $1.75 per
bushel, new;stock
Dried Navy beans, 1925 per
bushel
Cabbage, a cents q pound.
Dried Lima beans. Coo per gallon.
Country dried apples, 1Oc per
pound. 8 for 25c
Daisy cream cheese. 25c Der
pound
Full cream brick cheese. 25c per
round
Full cream Limberger cheese, 25c
per pound
Popcorn,d dried on ear &c per pound
Fresh Eggs SGc per doz
Choice lots fresh, well-worked
country butter. in pound prints. 3Oc
FRUITS.
Lemons. 30c per doz.
Navel Oranges, Soc per dor.
Bananas, 15c and zoe dozI
Cash Price Paid For Produce.
POULTRY.
Dressed hens, 12ac per pound
Dressed cocks, 7c per pound
live hens, lie per pound; live cocks
&c pound; live turkeys. 14c pc,
pound
Roofs. HIDES, Wool AND TALLow.
Prices paid by wholesale dealers te
butchers and farmers:
Roots-Southern ginseng, S.. rs lb
Golden Seal" yellow root, $I.35 IL
Mayapple, 81; pink root. 12c and 1St
Tallow-No. l. al; No. 2, &c.
Woodbury., I0c to TIC; Clear
Grease, 2lc. medium, tub washed
23c to soc; coarse. dingy. tubwashed
18c.
Feathers-Prime white goose. 5Oc'
dark and mixed old goose, I5c to SOC;
gray mixed, I5c to 20c' white duck,
&c to S5c. new.
Hides and Skins-These quotations
are for Kentucky hides. Southern
green hides &c. We quote assorted
lots dry flint, I2c to I4c. 9-l0 bet
ter demand
Dressed geese, lie per pound for
choice lots, live 81
Fresh country eggs, 10 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.
No. timothy hay, $22 90
No. clov hay, 500 90
Clean, bright straw hay. 25c bale
Alfalfa hay, S21 90
White seed oats, sac
Black seed oats. 53c
Mixed seed oats, 65c
No. 2 white corn, 92c
Winter wheat bran. $500
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01

She-Mr. Founder certainly is a
vigorous piano player.
He-I was just wondering what
the piano ever done to him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
UNUSUAL.

81 might have known that Dobbs
would do something extraordinary in
later life"
why so"
swell, for one thing, he went
through college without falling in
love with the college widow"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
HIS CHOICE.

"Ow geologist friend is eating
fish for a brain diet"
"Then / suppose his preference is
for rock"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
RAILROAD TERM.

"There goes Mr. Dobbs, Arthur
Dobbs, Angelica Dobbs and Augustus
pobbs, all in a row."
"Yes, a string of empties."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
ALMOST A sTRANeLE HOLD.

"My good man, you seem to have
felt the pinch of poverty"
"The pinch sirS Great Scottl
I've felt poverty's half-Nelson."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
HABITS AND COSTUMES.

Griggs-My wife has a habit Of
spending money before she gets it.
Briggs-Mine is worse she spends
il before l get it myself.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-01
MERE AvoIRpUPoIs.

"Has Dobbs much weight in this
community"
"Only so much weight as the
scales show"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-27
NAIL CARRIER NET
With BAD ACCIDENT

Sheldon, N. D.-Reuben Lee. mail car.
rier on route number one out of Shell
don. met with a distressing accident last
Thursday afternoon near the Gunderson
farm southwest of town, when his right
hand was drawn into the gearing of his
motor cycle, smashing the end of one Of
the fingers to a pulp and breaking two
others. A bolt on the crank case had
shaken loose and he stopped to tighten
this, leaving the machine running and
his mitten was caught drawing his fingers
into the machinery. It was with some
difficulty that he eXtricated himself fro,n
the machine, but after about five min
utes work he succeeded in getting his
fingers out. He then walked a quarter
of a mile to the Oscar Olson place and
Mr.. Olson brought him into town in his
auto. He delivered the rest of The mail
along the route THAT day. although his
fingers were giving him much pain. DR.,
Weyrens dressed the injured members
and it will be some time before Reuben
will be able to attend to his duties :rr
Uncle Sam. Andrew Lee, his substitute.
is carrying the mail in. the meantime.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-27
PROMINENT HOPE
citizen IS dead

Hope, N. D., Dec. $50. G. Major, one
of the pioneer settlers Of this county,
died at his home following a stroke Of
apoplexy. The deceased was "a years of
age and had resided in Steele county
since 1882. For the last II years Mr..
Major has lived in the city and was the
owner of the Major hotel.
Mr.. Major was one of the prominent
members Of the Democratic party in this
section of the state. He was at one time
candidate for governor, and was also
candidate for congressman on the Demo
cratic ticket. Besides being prominent in
politics he was one of the foremost ad
vocstes Of farmers elevators in the state
ssad was one Of the ardent supporters Of
the Society of Equity.
He is survived by three children, two
sons n one daughter: Adam and Thorn
as and Mrs. l.. A. Rooney, all of whom
I've in this city and We're at his bed
side at the time of death.
The dead man was prominent in Odd
Fellow circles and was also a member Of
the Brotherhood Of American Yoemen.
The funeral will be held in this city on
Saturday and interment will be in the To-
cal cemetery.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-27
SEVERAL At EDMoRE
MADE VICTIMS OF FRAUD

Edmore, N. D.-Several of our citizens
have been sued by a Minneapolis bank
to collect notes that they gave some
years ago to the Sagen Thresher Com
pany for stock in that concern. This
bank claims to have been innocent pur-
chasers" Of these notes and now that they
are over due, demand payment. The
dates has been set for trial at the next
term Of court, Atty. Morrissey handling
the cases for the several defendants.
1t remains to be seen whether a note
a be collected that was given for stock
in a certain company, which company
never even delivered to the purchaser
Il certificate as a shareholder, giving
only Il receipt for The note, and a prom
Use that the stock would be given to them
as soon as the note was paid. If this had
been done, even though the stock prov
ed worthless, then there would nave been
a consideration. and the case would lave
taken on a different aspect. AS 1t now
stands we believe it would be rank in
justice to compel our hard working farm
ers n citizens t opay out hard earned
money for which they never derived one
bit of good. We believe that to be as
a fraud as it is possible to get.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-27
YOUNG RANCnER IS
KILLED IN QUARREL

Hettinger, N. D.-Will burlington, a
Perkins county %ranchman, shot and kill,
ed his son-in-laW, a young mar named
Fred richards, at Inland, about fifty-one
miles south of Bison, and Immediately
gave himself up to the authorities. Rich
ards and his wife have been separated
for nearly a year and the day.of the trag
edy he called at the burlington home
and attempted to AVE his Wife sign some
personal property. over to him.
While outside the house Richards ask
ed for his gun, which had been left al
the ranch, and Curington gave him a
loaded revolver. The two walked toward
the barn and Richards finally accused
his fathesin-law of interfering and in
nuencing his daughter to refuse signing
the papers transferring the property, and
remarking that he might as well kill him
one time as another, drew the revolver
and fired.
AS he did so burlington pushed him
aside but the bullet hit burlington and
inflicted a slight wound. burlington drew
his gun and shot Richards in the leg
and as his son-in-law attempted to shoot
again, shot him through the head with
fatal results. Curington carried his victim
into the house and placed him on a bed.
The mar lived several hours. Aneinquest
was held soon afterward and Curington
was set free.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-27
AUTO FRIGHTENED HORSE.

Lidgerwood. N. D.-As Mrs. Il. i.
Pravetz and Mrs. Lulu valner We're driv-
ing a spirited horse hitched to q buggy
the animal became frightened ut an auto
driven by George Movius and upset the
buggy, throwing both occupants out. The
auto had stopped when it was seen that
the horse was frightened. The boys in,
the car got the two ladies' IN Vt and hur-
ried them to towngfor medical attention,
thinking that perhaps they were severe.
" injured. II fortunately happened
though that Mrs. Warmer was not .njur.
ed and Mrs. Pravetz escaped with a few
bruises. The ladies do not attach any
blame to the boys In the car ana say
that they did everything they could to
prevent II.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-27
No ARGUMENT AGAINST CARL.

Hankinson News: The progressives
can put up no real argument against the
denomination Of Carl Q. %Jorgenson as
state auditor. The Of the opposi.
ton is primarily II that will add to his
strength with the voters, for lie has beeo
responsible for saving the state hundreds
Of dollars in padded printing bills and
this started a howl from the papers liz
terested in the graft. Mr.. Jorgenson hal
always stood for what he considered &c
right, and refused to be cajolcd or bluff
ed by those who needed his assistance
in looting the state treasury. Certain
interests want q state auditor they ca,
use, hence the opposition to Jorgenson's
re -efeCtion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-27
PEDESTRIAN VISITS FRYRuRe


Fryburg. N. tD.-Fred Callahan, en-
across continent hiker, spent a few hours
in Fryburg. Callahan is % Yeas Of age
He walked from New York to San Fran
cisco in Sc days, for which he will :e-
ceive a substantial compensation having
left New York on March l this year. He
is now making the return trip on foot for
the pleasure he derives from 1T, and in
tends to write a book on his experiences
and publish a sort Of travellers guide.
Expects to reach his home in New York
about the middle of Febrnar.:. Callahan
carries a IS pound pack nearly us pig rs
himself, for he is known as the smallest
pedestrian in the business. 1t is truly in.
teresting to listen to the telling OF solnc
of his experiences, and to view pictures
he took along the quite.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-27
BLACK HAND IS
after lands

Chicago, Dec. 26.-More than 20 black
hand letters threatening to blow up his
home nave been received by Judge K.
NJ. Lands Of the United States district
court in the last five years.
This was made known yesterday when
the judge was hearing a case against
John Forie charged with writing three
such letters.
II just sent the letters to scare him
pleaded the prisoner.
That's all the blackhand letter writer
ever does" remarked the judge. In the
last five years I have had from a dozen
to twenty such cases as this and they
all pleaded they never meant to carrA
out the threat and l know they never
meant to. How do I know? Because
have myself received more such letters
than all that have come up in my court.
However, 1 give them all the max
imum sentence"
Folie pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-27
BADLY BURNED when
HIS Store BURNED

Glendale, n. DIV Fl. Mcpherson.
proprietor of the general merchandise
store at Silverleaf had an extremely
narrow escape from being burned to death
at an early hour. His store building
caught fire and was burned to the ground
with all it's contents. Mr.. Mcpherson
slept in a room at the rear Of the store
and did not awake until the fire had
cut off his escape by the door. He final.
" found a window and broke the glass
with his head, severely cutting himself
while doing so. There was a screen on
the window which nearly cost him his
life. Mr.. Mcpherson escaped in his night
clothes, being unable to save a single
article. When first aakened he grabbed
his trousers in which he had $50 in cur
rency, but was Obliged to drap them
while breaking the window. All his
clothing was burned together with the
money he had on hand.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-27
YOUNG BOY DROWNED
IN Otter TAIL RIVER

Wahpeton, N. D.--Otto Kohnke, the
eight year old and only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. charles Kohnke Of breckenridge,
went skating on the Otter Tail river with
companions OF. about his own age. They
ware skating near the ice houses and
at that place there was on open channel
in the center Of the river. Little Otto lost
his balance and fell in. He sank and rose
again several times and his little com
p~anions saw the body being carried down
stream with the current. An alarm was
given at once and many willing hands
have unsuccessfully attempted to recover
the little body from the cold and watery
grave.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-27
Club AT YELVA
OUTLINES Plans
At AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
PLANS WERE OUTLINED TO CO.
OPERATE WITH 500 LINE

Velva, N. Dan enthusiastic meeting
of the Commercial Club was held to de-
wise plans relative to the movement in
settlers for this territory. Everyone pres.
ent at the meeting was heartily in favor
of the scheme Of the 500 Line INC pledg-
ed their support to the movement. The
plan Of the 500 line is to get all the va
cant land tributary to its lines listed
for sale. The 500 win then take these
listings n thoroughly advertise them
through the east and interest good set
tiers to come here n locate. A special:
cheap rate to settlers of $1,000 from Chi
cage and all intermediate points and re-
turn will be put on and special induce.
ments will be offered if people will but
come.
1t IS a cooperative plan. The 500 must
have the help of the community. If 800.
quarter sections of land can be listed
tributary to Velva, these tracts will then
be specially advertised and special litera-
ture gotten, out advertising this particu-
lar community. The 500 already has a
of about 400 land agents though the east
SAAA ohN SSAAsA"A AoIS LIN D
land can be listed tributary to it's line
this number of selling agents will be
doubled.
Mr.. Murphy the 500 Line immigration
agent, has asked the Commercial Club
of Velva to cooperate in the matter, to
the extent Of getting the land listed. The
Club has decided to go ahead and get
the land listed n at the meeting Mon
day night O committee consisting Of A.
F.. Sevareid. T. Welo and J. r. Meagher
was elected to take charge of the work.
They will be assisted by subcommittee.
A very active campaign will be carried
on for the next thirty days by these gen.
tlemen and it is hoped hat by February
first every quarter Of vacant land will
be listed for sale at a reasonable figure.
The business men of the city n those
farmers who have attended the meetings
are very enthusiastic owe the matter.
Everyone realizes that this community
needs more settlers and all are satisfied
that the 500 Line is in position to handle
the project in a satisfactory manner. The
road has all the facilities through its
many agencies to properly advertise the
land through the eastern and central
states and it is also in position to trans
port settlers cheaply.
The committee from the commercial
club requests all farmers in this vicinity
to cooperate in getting the vacant land
listed and also in supplying the names
and addresses of owners of vacant land.
Also, he committee wishes to warn all
7 o~J o,v,, o~,H 80 +n 1;r& o-1 --& IA: /
and exorbitant values. Place a fair valu-
alton On the land and list it at that figure
and no other. Fictitious values will only
destroy the confidence of the buyer and
eventually will create dissatisfaction and
discord to the extent that perhaps the
project cannot be successfully carried
out.
Each member of the committee has
and would be glad to make any
necessary