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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
GOOD RULES FOR WoRKHoRSE
Harness Should Be Looked After and
Many Faults AVoided-GiVe Water
in Moderate Quantities.

Start at a walk, and let your horse
work very easily for the first half
hour.
A heavy draft horse should never
be driven faster than a walk, with or
without a load.
Look to your harness. Avoid these
faults especially: Bride too long or
too short Binders pressing on the
eye or Tapping. Can open bride is
best for most horses) Throat-latch
too tight. Cellar too tight or too
loose or dirty on the inside. Shaft
girth too loose. Traces too long.
Breeching too low down or too loose,
Inside reins too long, in the case of
pairs.
Do not let your horse drive him
self; but handle the reins gently. New
er jerk the reins; to do that is the
sure mark of bad driver.
= Try to work with as little backing
as possible. Backing a heavy load is
apt to strain the hind legs.
Take the horse out Of the shafts as
much as possible; and if you drive a
pair or four, un1asten inc ouIslue
4 traces while the horses are standingj
they will rest better that way.
Teach your horses to go into the
collar gradually When a load is to
be started, speak to the horses and
take firm hold of the reins so that
they will arch their necks. keep their
legs under them, and step on their
toes. A loose rein means sprawling
and slipping. often with one horse
ahead of the other.
Water your horse as often as pos
sible. Water in moderate quantities
will not hurt him. so hong as he keeps
moving.
Blanket your horse carefully when
he stands, especially If he is at all
hot. Repeated slight chills stiffen and
age a horse. before his time.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
Spring Blood and
System Cleanser.

During the winter months impu-
rites accumulate, your blood be-
comes impure and thick, your kid
neys, liver and bowels fail to work,
causing so.called Spring Fever"
You feel tired, weak and lazy. Elec-
trio Bitters the spring tonic and
system cleaners what you need;
they stimulate the kidneys, liver and
bowels to healty action, expel blood
impurities and restore your health,
strength and ambition. Electric Bit
tiers makes you feel like new. Start
a four weeks treatment-it will put
you in fine shape for your spring
work. Guaranteed. All Druggists.
SOC and S1.00. H. E. Bucklen & Co.
Philadelphia or st. Louis.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
FOOD IN THE NICK OF TIME
lock Of Wild Geese the Salvation Of
Starving Party Of Arctic
Explorers

Noah in his ark could not have
been more delighted over the return
of the dove than were the members
Of Ejnar Mikkelsen's party, in the
desert Of Greenland ice, with the
sight of a flock Of wild geese. In
'Iost in the Arctic" Captain Mix
kelsen tells Of their need of food, of
the fatigue of long sledge journey,
and of his own illness. He had be-
come so weak that he was obliged
to ride on the sledge. Consequently
their progress was very slow.
"We drive on between a lot of
little islands or banks of glacial ice.
Suddenly Iverson makes a snatch at
the sledge, causing the dogs to halt
in establishment, and whispers ca
gerly, Look Look! What's thatT
He points to something that looks
like lot of round stones, and | can
scarcely believe my eyes. 1t Is a
big flock of geese, sitting there
sound asleep. They have not heard
us. In a few seconds Iverson is on
his way toward them. /, of course,
remain where | am on the sledge.
ale takes aim, fires, and the
whole flock rises. Stop a minute !
Isn't there one on the ground? [
snatch up the glass. Not one, but
two are left upon the field, and after
following the shrieking flock a little
way, Iverson returns, beaming with
joy, a big, fat goose in either hand.
We are delighted, and drive off
southwark in the best of spirits.
Iverson even stops every now and
then to feel the splendid fat bodies
of the birds, and we do nothing but
talk of what a feast we are to have
when they are cooked. The dogs are
doing their best; Iverson marches
at the rear of the sledge, singing at
the top of his voice, and even | feel
little better" youths Compan-
ion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
To The Public.

In regard to the Fire and Tornado
Insurance business. The matter
seems to grow more complicated ev-
cry day. Insurance is something
that is absolutely necessary in bust
ness, and otherwise. Some insure
from necessity, others insure for the
qualification of being protected.
Some know that it is a hard matter
to get Insurance under the present
circumstances, others think that
matters will adjust themselves in due
time, but when, we nor no one else
knows. We are not alarmists, noI
do we put this before the public for
self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT or profit, we
only want to remind the public who
wants or may want Insurance that
they had better place it now. There
are only six companies left in the
city, two of which we have the good
fortune to represent at present, but
we don't know when they will with
draw. If you want Insurance, look
to your interest and get it now.
1t is better to be safe than sorry.
j. M. HIGGINS & SON.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
THE THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
Practically a Daily at the Price
of a Weekly. No other News
paper in the world gives so
so much at so low a price.

This is time of great events, and
you will want the news accurately
and promptly. All the countries of
the world steadily draw closer to-
gether, andi the telegraph wires
bring the happenings of every one.
No other newspaper has a service
equal to that of The World and it
relates everything fully and prompt
ly.
The World long since established a
record for impartiality, and any,
body can afford its Thrice-a- Week
edition, which comes every other
day in the week, except Sunday. 1t
will be of particular value to you
now. The Thrice-a-Week World al
so abounds in other strong features,
serial stories, humOr, markets, car
toons; in fact. everything that it to
be found in first class daily.
The THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is only
Sl.OO per year. and this pays for
loo papers. We offer this unequalled
newspaper and Hopkinsville Ken
tuckian together for one year for
S2.65.
The regular subscription price Of
the two papers is $500.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
Always In Demand.

Thare will always be a place in the
market for fresh country butter. In
many places the demand meets with
practically no supply and the city
woman signs in vain for a glimpse Of
the farmer who once catered TO his
regular customers once week. but
who has now gone out OF the bust
ness" Had be been able to command
the fancy prices now obtainable. he
would still be on hand.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
Worth While In Reading.

5ome one has suggested that Ger.
tain time set apart each Sunday shall
be devoted to reading with purpose.
Not just book picked up at random,
and another on quite different topic
when that is finished At the end Of
winter little definite mental advance
is made from such a method. This
winter take books relating, say, to
one country, or to a painter and his
pictures, or to any definite subject
that attracts you, and read on that
subject for even one or two hours
each Sunday. In three months there
will be definite mental results.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31

ways accessible, when they return to
their quarters they require a perfectly
dry place.
The straw or litter which should al
ways be cut fine, must be removed as
soon as 1t becomes damp or filthy.
Care in this matter will prevent weak
ness of the legs and other troubles.
Do not feed young ducks dry food.
They require a fairly damp mash until
they are about a month old. The first
few meals will consist of stale bread,
moistened with little milk, and mix
ed with a very small portion of fine
grit.
After the fifth or sixth day a little
finely chopped, well cooked meat
should be added to the duckling's ra-
tons.
Never feed ducks without first pro-
yiding plenty of fresh, clean water, as
the birds always take sip Of water
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
Best Family Laxative.

Beware of constipation. Use DR..
Kings New Life Pills and keep well.
Mrs Charles f. Smith, of West
Franklin, Me-. calls them "Our fam
lily laxative" Nothing better for
adults or aged. Get them to-day, 25c.
All Druggists or by mail. H. E.
Bucklen & Co. Philadelphia or st.
Louis.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
PROPER CARE OF THE DUCKS
FIRST Essential Is Dry Quarters, as
oampness VIII Develop Lameness
Fowls Require Fresh Water.

The floor Of the duck house should
be kept clean and in winter covered
well with straw or chaff.
A duck can stand a good deal OF
cold. but If It has to sleep on q damp
floor, 1t will quickly develop lame
ness.
- Better from a Michigan woman
asks how high roosts should be placed
for ducks. II may interest her to
know that ducks do not go to roost,
but sleep on the floor.
Although ducks will spend a great
deal OF time in the water II 1t is al
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
What He Did.

"What have you ever done for me7"
complained the young man whose
father had chided him for his inability
to get ahead well, kept your
mother from naming you Percy or
Clarence"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
Just Like Father,
Advertisement.

'T never saw a boy so much like his
father-your husbands hair and eyes,
even his manner Of speech. But why
does he jump when you speak to
him?" Because he is so much like
his father. "-Houston Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
VERY DIFFERENT.

"You say he and his wife get along
beautifully, and yet his mother-in-
law lives with them, too?"
81 didn't / said he and his wife
get along beautifully and they live
with his mother-in-law."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
THE PREVAILING EVIL.

"John, won't you buy me that long
feather downtown / have my eye
on"
"No, / won't, for you'll have it in
everybody else's"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
SUSPICION.

'Binks is a hard drinker, isn't
hep"
"No, indeed; never drinks a drop"
"You don't say so! | thought
that was why he married the snake
charmer."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER S
CA 8 TO RIA
Birds Nest Caught Fire.

A birds nest caused a fire at Folke-
stone, Kent England, not long since.
The nest, built just below a wooden
window-sill at a boarding house on
the water front, was ignited by sparks
from a chimney, and the window-sill
caught fire. The fire was subdued
before any extensive damage was
done
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31

"A thousand feet above sea lever
means that the point is Just that
height above a beach mark, built on
the sea coast by the United States
coast survey, indicating the average
OF the tidal heights of the ocean
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
Mllklna In Winter.

A good dairyman says that he likes
20 DO his milking in winter. Then the
grain-and grain he must provide
does not seem so extrayagant.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
Straw Voting Now.

What has become of the old-fash-
Toned woman who used to put fresh
straw under the parlor carpet every
spring Chicago Daily News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
Daily Reminder.

If you are graduate from the
School of Experience, take a post
graduate course if the chance offers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-03-31
A Small House Showing How VentlIa-
ton Can BE Effected.

after each moutbful of food. Ducks
will often choke themselves on dry
food unless water is right at hand.
A chicken will pick up the grit II
needs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-30
WHITE BACK FROM
 SOUTH ALABAMA
Confident He Will Win. Interesting Experience
 in BrewtOn

Captain Frank S. White, candidate for the short term in the United States Sen ate, returned last night from south Ala bama, where he had been making an ac- tive canvass. He spoke Friday in Ever green.
 Il feel confident that will win," said Captain White. T have stronger sup port in the southern part of the state than I had even expected. l have not been to northern Alabama, but my friends report that l will carry the Eighth dis trict by large majority.
 "I had an interesting experience at Brewton last Monday. I addressed an enthusiast crowd there, and after the speaking Colonel Travis. a very old gen. tleman, came up to shake hands with me. It was his brother who immortalized him Iself in the defense of the Alamo in 1886. He was fighting for the independence of Texas, and with only 1io men held the Alamo for many days against thousands of MeXicans under Santa Anna. Of his heroic band all but three or four of them were killed in han at ohand combat with the Mexicans. Travis and the few sur vivors were shot by order of Santa An na. Texas named a county for him. Colonel Travis of Brewton Is highly esteemed citizen and refers with natural pride to the fact that he was a brother of the hero of the Alamo"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-30
SENATOR bANKHEAD
 IS IN BIRMINGHAM
Returns on Account of His Wife's Health--Capital Is
 Stirred Over Tolls Fight

Senator John Hollis Bankhead, on ac- count of Illness of Mrs. Bankhead. has returned to Alabama. and will in all probability remain in the state until after the election, April 6.
 That Washington is in stir in regard to the free toll controversy was state ment of the senator. Otherwise, he said Washington is at the present time. un- usually quiet.
 Tn regard to the question of exempt ing American ships from the payment of toll," he said. official life in Wash ington is now in a shr. The fight will in all probability, be transferred from the House to the Senate towards the conclusion of this week. In the Senate the chances are that the struggle will be long drawn out. Party lines have been smashed. and every man is con ducting himself independently and in ac- cordance with his individual ideas oi what is proper and what is improper" interested in the contest in the Sixth district in which his son, William B Bankhead Is candidate against William M Oliver of Tuscaloosa, for Congress
 'The boys tell me- the senator said that Bankhead will be nominated. How ever. I have been away for so long, know nothing of my own knowledge"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-30
COULD BE DONE BY SHIFTING SIDEWALKS, SAY ADVOCATES OF IDEA-NUMBER OF REA- SONS ADVANCED


 On account of the heavy volume of traffic over Fifth avenue. movement will be inaugurated looking to the wid- ening of that thoroughfare. It is be- lieved that the sidewalks could be moved back several feet on each side of the street, which would give additional space for the vehicles without incommoding the pedestrians.
 A number of reasons are advanced by the advocates of the idea as to why the avenue should be made wider It Is point ed out that the greater part of the travel to the Terminal station is done on the street in question and that with the double tracks of the Tidewater line, suf- flcient space is not left for the vehicles.
 There have been a number of accidents, fortunately none of which were serious, on Fifth avenue of late, and this fact has attracted considerable attention to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-30
BISHOP BECKWITH
 HERE YESTERDAY
Confirms Classes at Church of Ad. vent and t.-Mary's-On-the-
 Highlands

Right Rev. 0. M. Beckwith. Bishop of the Diocese of Alabama, is in the oity on an official visit and on yester- day conferred the rite of confirmation on two large classes.
 At the morning service of the Church of the Advent, Bishop Beckwith preached a sermon on "Temptation." which was singularly appropriate to the Lenten season. At the conclusion of the sermon, a class q 17 adults and children were presented by the Rector, Rev M. S. Barnwell. as candidates for the rite of confirmation. At the con clusion of the simple. though impres- sive ceremony, Bishop Beckwith made a brief personal talk to the candidates and urged a closer relation and greater love for the church than before.
 Last night at St. Mary's-on-the- Highlands, the Bishop preached the sermon and confirmed a large class of candidates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-30
Hordes of Children Renew Their Fealty to Miss
 Fancy
ELEPHANT IS IN
 BEST OF HUMOR
Accepts Attentions Showered on Her With Characteristic Calm-Many New Friends Are Intro-
 duced to Her
By ELLIS c. HoLLUMs

With the exception of a few clouds yes
 terdaI was an ideal day of the spring The people were out by the thousands,
 and the center of the crowd seemed to gravitate toward the zoo at Avondale.
 There was an enormous crowd there nov
 ing about. exclaiming at the improve
 ments being made, inspecting the newly
 arrived animals and renewing their happy acquaintance with Miss Fancy" the children's elephant.
 It was the first Sunday the children had been permitted to get out into tho open in large numbers. There have been several Sundays within the past three months on which the children were at
 the zoo in fair numbers, but yesterday surpassed any since last November The first thing the children asked for on en- tering the park was Miss Fancy" They passed by the graveled walks the new culvert being constructed. the improved wading pool and duck pond with eyes unheeding. Their first cry was for Miss Fancy" and they kept 1t up, ceasing only
 when Miss Fancy was seen at the crest of the elevation, calmly accepting the assiduous attentions of her little friends, eating peanuts with an elephant s
 abandon, spurning not even popcorn, now and then stopping for a moment for a trunkful of hay, to vary the monotony. The klddies cared not for the newly
 arrived groundhog, which is said to be
 at the bottom of all the indictment wealth CT of the past month and half. The coon. Mysterious Ike," held for them no interest. They did not care if three white deer had been added to the zoo, and the fact that the peacock had lost its tall feathers was a matter of small
 moment.
 They wanted Miss Fancy; they wanted to see her swaying slowly from side to side as she lazily extended her trunk and gently took from their out
 stretchd hands dainties that even the children love; they wanted to look into her kindly eyes and to give to her peanuts popcorn, apples and other dainties with which they had made her familiar; they wanted to assure her that she still held a high place in their regard and that notwithstanding the fact that other animals were contin- ually being added to the ZOO. she still was to them, the embodiment of all | that is companionable In an animal The kiddies' happy laughter was to | be heard everywhere. It attracted the attention of children who had not had 1 the pleasure of meeting Miss Fancy and they immediateiy hurried to the top of the hill and made her aeauain- tance. And Miss Fancy" made a, con quest of the heart of every little one who met her yesterday She was in prime condition. at peace with the
 world, and in an elephantine way made it known that the happy laughter of the children sounding once again In
 her ears was the most pleasing music possible to imagine.
 Spring officially arrived on March 21. It now is here In fact. and on each succeeding Sunday the streams of chill
 dren passfng Miss Fancy's" door and stopping for a chat are expected to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-30
TO INACCURATE MOVEMENT
 TO WIDEN FIFTH AVENUE

the proposition. According to Commits sioner Weatherly, there Is no intention on the part of the city of widening the thoreughfare at present, but he says that 1t could be done should the travel be considered heavy enough to demand 1t.
 In discussing the matter last night Mir. weatherly said;
 When the Tidewater line put down It's tracks it agreed to widen Fifth ave- nue five feet. This was not done, how ever, as an agreement was reached with the city by which the traction company was to extend Fifth avenue through Smiths park at the same width as In the city.
 "The city engineer estimated that the cost of this work would be about the same as the expense of widening the avenue as agreed. Fifth avenue formerly was blocked by Smiths park, but has now been opened to Walker street. giv- ing another outlet to the west.
 There is no present intention on the part of the city to widen Fifth avenue, but if the necessities of traffic demand it could be done by shifting the side walks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-30
CITY JAIL TRUSTY |SCUT BY PRISONER Carroll Seriously Stabbed in the Neck by Jerry
 Stevens

J. W. Carroll, a prisoner serving a sem tence at the city jail, was seriously stabbed yesterday morning about 6 o'clock by Jerry Stevens, held on a chargeof trespassing. The stabbing oc- cured in the city jail Carroll was taken to the Hillman hospital where it is stated I that he will recover
 According to Warden Glover, Stevens was arrested Saturday night by Officer Jones and Chauffeur Eddie Lyons and locked up on the charge of trespassing. Stevens was thoroughly searched before being placed in a cell, declare the of ficers.
 During the night in some manner Ste vens got out of his cell and started to roam about the corridors of the jail He was warned several times by Carroll, who was acting as 8 ''trusty," to get back in his cell, but was finally left alone. About o'clock yesterday morn ing Stevens, who had secured knife in some manner, is alleged to have crept up on Carroll while the latters back
  was turned and stabbed him in the back of the neck.
 Sarroll's cries aroused the entire jail and considerable excitement prevailed for a time. Warden Glover, hearing the racket, opened the jail door and went inside where he was promptly attacked by the crazed Stevens. The unexpected ness of the attack startled Warden Glo- yer for a few moments. but he soon subdued the recalcitrant Stevens with several blows over the head with heavy club. Warden Glover escaped unharmed although Stevens stabbed at him sev- eral times.
 It was stated at the city jail last night that pr. Charles Whelan would examine Stevens this morning and if the latter was insane Probate Judge Stiles would be asked for a commitment to the asylum at Tuscaloosa