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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18

Manager Stockley put on two UNI
usually strong features this week.
Bunyon's Pilgrims Progress" drew
big houses at the Princess Thursday
and yesterday ''Tbe Sunken Village"
was full Of dramatic cllmaxes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18
MitcheII.Meloan.

Mr.. Dee Mitchell. of Murray. and
Miss Elaine Mclean. Of Eszel, KY,
were married in Galloway county
last Sunday. by Ed ]. T. Green.
fThe bride is the charming young
, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Mclean.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18

Great hopes are now entertained
of. JIG. Mayo's recovery. His
fever is under control, the pneumo'
niais leaving and his heart-action is
satisfactory. The Bright's disease
is not considered incurable.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18

Huerta is giving trouble over the
details of his salute and Secretary
Bryan yesterday sent an ultimatum
that the salute must be given, after
which counter salute would be
fred.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18
Webb Elected Again.

Webb Watkins. who thirty years
ago was one Of the owners and
editors OF the old Kentucky Tele-
phone. published in c,diz. was elect
ted Mayor Of Dexter. No.. few
days ago for the sixth successive
term. Record.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18

IS ldiers of Fortune" was the big
card played at the Rex Thursday by
Manager Shrode. Capt. E. W. Clark
and detachment of soldiers of Co.
D gave an exhibition drill and the
Third Regiment Band discoursed
3stirring music in the afternoon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18
UniyerSalist Church.

Services at the Universalist church
tomorrow at 1880 p. m. Sunday
school at 10 a. m.
j. B. FOSHER. Pastor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18

A stayof execution haa been grant
ed in the CAP Of Leo frank at At
lanta. who was t. have been execut-
ed yesterday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18

Inquhe at che zentucisian Office If
you want 70 rezt nike new cottas +
Of seven rosms, clos. 70 business
district.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18

Whe next sep should he to demand
the surrender % the mtrderers Of
verg.ua to the Governor Of Texas
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. 7. c. Van Cleve
have taken their little daughter,
Mary. to Nashville Sanitorium for
treatment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18

An old man named David Rose
shot at Mayor Mitchell in New York
yesterday, but missed him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18

Born. Thursday night to the wife
OF Mr.. Mann Herndon. q fine girl.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18

The White House wedding win be
.iay T.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18

Suffragettes burned another church
thursday, at Londondering, Ireland.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-18

FOR KENTUCKY roba-
bly, showers and much colder
saturd. y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

die Of September, but the growth left
for winter protection.
Alfalfa may turn yellow and look
sickly; this may be due to an over.
abundance OF moisture or to q disease
known as leaf spot. When alfalfa 10
affected as described. It Ia q good plan
to cut regardless OF the state Of ma
turity. The next growth will show no
detrimental effects.
The first cutting 10 generally made
In early June, and. as q rule, Is the
heaviest and hardest to cure. Hay
caps are found to be very essential
In curing the hay; often one-half the
total value Of the hay ID saved by their
use.
In good drying weather the alfalfa
cut In the forenoon can be raked into
windrows in the afternoon and put into
cocks containing not more than one
hundred pounds OF hay.
These should be promptly capped
and left for two days. II the weather
Is fair, cocks can be open to the u
and wind for a few hours and then
hauled to the barn.
In rainy and misty weather It is
somewhat trying to cure alfalfa nice
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
Country Jake" No More.

The country jake" of yesterday
owns a farm today of several hundred
acres, lives in a palatial home with all
modern conveniences. such al steam
heat. bathroom. improved lighting sys-
TEN, telephone, automobile, etc, re-
marks the Evansville Courier. His
mail Is delivered to his door every
day. He reads the daily newspapers,
the magazines, and the best books
adorn his library. Surely he doesn't
converse on current events as though
he were a country jake'--not by a
good deal. And to see him running an
automobile on Sunday with his family
as passengers he doesn't appear like a
country jake nor does any member
OF his family. The rising generation
Of farmers sons and daughters are
farther removed from being called
country jakes" than g their IA
theirs and mothers years ago. We say
times change. And time does change.
1t changes the farm as well as the city.
Evolution works miracles on the farm
as well as In the city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

sweotened with cane sugar A similar drink, prepared from oranges, is usually
called arangeade Usually slices Of the rd are added to give an additional
favor"
Having propoanded these comparatively simple lessons, the author u
nngy lures the reader N to carbonated water. ginger ale, birch beer,T roc
beer aud sweet cider. The last. one of the most agreeable OF thu ION
alcoholic (mark that nice Distinction beverages, is the filtered juice of sound,
ripe apples. II sterized In bottles and kept tightly closed It may be kept
for a long time"
With sweet cider he stops. Right o the threshold OF a masterpiece ne
hears the call OF duty. The natural desire to expound and elucidate the mys
terhas Of Dock pisener, Muenchner, May wine. appejack, fortyrod and
squirrel Is throttled at birth,
Sterny keeping to words Of one syllable, he points out that there 10 no
nor, In fact in any of these fayorhe household beverages In their pure state
And this met1odicaIy bibulons pesAmlst has done more. He has tested
~ samples of lemon soda, 81 of ginger ale 40 Of sarsaparlla, and y IN down
the line. and now passes on In simple language the knowledge thus imbibed
Out of the o. lemon sodas IS contained saccharine and some apple cider
contained benzoate of soda In nearly everything he found a n ingredient
that does no. belong in 'favorte household beverages Not n dealer ad'
United the presence Of saccharne; OF III acknowledged benzoate of soda
So, therefore. being soundly grounded in fact, he fastened to the type
writer and wrote his adventures that all might halt in time and beware Of
mMrepresented drink.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

dsrsd Bert, what are you ri up TOT
"fou Just kesp with me. I've . grea'
scheL-a. was the enigmatical reply
and then, passiHg 3 counter. to tn
surprise Of Bert his companion picked
up q small bolt of lace and stuck u
under his coat.
"Grab mel Holler Thief" ordered
Newton rapidly, but the dumfounded
Bert was too surprised to obey. 50
Newton grabbed him, shouting. LET
me 80. ! say." and a floor manager
rushed up to the spot.
What's the trouble here'" he dc.
handed. and then, as II by accident,
Newton dropped the stolen bundle
from under his coat. "Ah, . thief!
chr" +
Il suppose I'm caught" observed
Newton with a careless sigh. This
honest fellow grabbed me. ! suppose
he Is ten dollars ahead and Newton
pointed to a sign reading, Ten dollars
reward will be paid for the detection
OF any theft In this store"
Get that money and home to your
dying mother" whispered Newton,
and for the first moment Bert compre-
hended the self-sacritice of a noble
man.
No! mol" he demonstrated, but
Newton was led away by an officer
and Bert vas taken to a desk and
handed a ten dollar bill.
He tried to find out where they
had taken Newton, but could not. His
thoughts turned to home. In an hour
he was speeding on his way thither.
Good news awaited him. A brother
OF his mother, at variance with her for
years, had relented in his harshness
at learning of her sickness and pow
erty. This fact and the return of her
son caused Mrs. Noble to rally.
Within a week his uncle had started
Bert in a modest little business. His
was taken up for a month to the
exclusion Of all other subjects.
Bert" spoke his sister Eva one day,
! cannot forget that kind Mr.. Newton
who did SO much for you"
Nor |, either" said Bert. Il shall
at once In quest of him"
Bert arrived at the town where he
had left him, to learn that some rela-
i've had come after Newton, had set
led the alleged theft and had taken
Newton away with him. N
One day, as Bert and Eva were in
heir little store, in walked a visitor.
"Newton!" cried Bert in e~xtravagant
It was his old friend, but
leatly dressed and showing signs Of
'ure prosperity.
mo, that never was my real NAME"
|issented Newton,
What, them"
"Newman-and that exactly ~.
'resses 1t, newman, see? And this
the dear sister you told me about?"
A dear brother Newman became to
'ert soon thereafter. The wanderer
ad been taken back by his grand
life was all before him, bright,
arrest, hopeful, and he asked Eva to
hare 1t with him.
Copyright. 1914. by w. @. Chapman.)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

the former was younger and more
lightly built. The similitude was
present in the like shivering form,
~overcoatless and shrinking from the
cold, In the ravenous eyes fixed upon
the tempting edibles displayed to view
beyond the %glittering window frame.
He was a counterpart Of Bert in all
this, He visibly stood for penniless,
suffering, mayhap desperate human
ity.
As by a magnet Bert was drawn to-
wards him. AS though the forlorn
wayfarer vas Of the closest kin, he
could RI resist the compelling infiu-
ence of interest, sympathy, aye, poor,
as he was, sympathy and help! Bert
came to his side. The other looked
him over keenly. Then he recognized
a fellow unlucky one.
Looks tempting. doesn't itT he
challenged quite cheerily. III there
should be a fire now!" and he laughed
whimsically--'or II we had a. brick!"
mo need Of that" retorted Bert in
like affected reckless vein. See here"
and he shook the paper bag In his
hand, III we had a warm spot some
where we could divide"
II can fix that" declared the other
with hungry ~alacrity. and he led the
way down the street and through a by
lane to the warm DON Of a big factory.
The air was warm from the proximity
Of the great furnaces. There was a
bench and no one denied them the
shelter and warmth.
Bert's new acquaintance devoured
mor than half Of the rolls with an
avidity that indicated long previous
fasting. Then he rolled two cigarettes
made up OF the scrapings Of his peck
cts and the twain INDUCED in a COM
Portable smoke.
At a glance Bert discerned that his
companion was a young fellow Of good
breeding and education, He said his
name was Henry Newton. but was not
inclined to go into his past history.
I'm a derelict, stranded Just now,
like yourself" he observed. but he
listened with interest to Bert's story.
You're better of than l am" he re-
marked drearily. You've got a mother
and sister. I've nothing human Of kin
OF interested In mi except a misery
old grandfather. who cast me adrift
because l broke over the lines once or
twice In some trivial boyish capers,"
IT'S my mother that worries me-"
sighed Bert. Il told you Of the letter
! received today from my sister. She
fears my mother Is fatally iii. She I'm
plored me to hasten home. little dream
ing that I was out Of work and penni.
less" .&
But ready to share your last crust
with a fellow refugee!" said Newton
In a softened tone. ITS one hundred
and nifty miles to your home. You say
You might hobo x, but there's no
freights out OF this town. n you tried
to blind baggage Il you'd only b
thrown on the train 1t every other
station. I nay. you come With mel"
His eyes aflre with some fresh ana
inspiring idea, Newton proceeded 10
urge Bart along with him. Whom they
regainsd the principal business strest
Of the town he TEA him Into ~ largest
department store. X
sc~n har.tv xvu.Ss,.yst1 Nv. $3.50
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

DERT's LAST dime
BY GEORGE ELMER coss.

Bert Noble shiyered as be glanced
down the street, cold. icy. chilling a
the hearts OF the crowds that passed
him by u~nheeding.F
THE last dime,"ihe said slowly. seri
cusly. I've got to invest It,"
He moved towards the window 81
the neat, tasty bake shop. II wa filled
with bot,A solids and dainties. A
screened window below was open. II
led into the basement room. where the
goodies were baked. A warm current
OF air struck his body. The heat was
grateful, A delicious aroma of flavor
ing and spices assailed his nostrils.
Those cinnamon rolls" decided
Bert, and he went into the store, laid
down his dime and receivedra plumb
full bag. The cleanly damsel who
waited on him shot a quick glance at
his pale, distressed face and made the
dozen fourteen.
III | have to tramp It," ruminated
Bert, as he regained the street, Il can
make this fare last me out three whole
days. A hundred and fifty miles. Why,
Napoleon's soldiers covered a thou
sand with no food except horsef1esh
and parched corn. Oh. II mother only
lasts out until | get home!"
He gulped down a sob and set his
steps towards the railroad running
through the town. Then he checked
himself. He stood almost transfixed.
There. standing at the window, at the
very spot he had Just vacated. was his
duplicate.
1t was not that the person at whom
Bert gazed resembled him In face, for
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

Incident, and when 1t was over the one who was smoking n cigar said to the
one with n cigarette!
THE majority of ntomobnists are Ii careful "a that man, hut Il Is the
occasional reckless idiot who races down everything In his way, who gets
into the papers and ruins the reputation of the Others. You never se a care
ff chauffeur In print"
idiots have their uses"-th cigarette man said It with the cheerful
philosophy of one who takes life easy. They figure up al the dramatic e.
ceptons to the monotonously excellent rule Good people seldom make in.
terestng copy. II IL the exception you must look to for headlines"
And as they talked. the preoccuped woman touched the bricks Just as a
hiuebiaek machine had slowed up to save the general disagreed beness Of
moving her down,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

(By II. 4. MOOHE.)
A very important, factor 70 observe
In alfalfa culture ID the proper
time and manner In cutting and curing
the hay. For bast results alfalfa
should be cut when coming into bios
som.
When about one-tenth Of the plants
are in bloom and the weather fair, the
mower should be started and the al
falfa cut. leaving the stubble at least
n inch In length.
II the alfalfa Is left until In full
bloom, the stems are woody and coarse
and the feeding quality much i'm
paired; the leaves will then fall quite
readily, causing considerable loss Of
the best part OF the forage.
When cut shortly after the first
blossoms appear, the plants recover
quickly and usually In 80 days from
the time Of taking first cutting from
the field another is ready to cut. Al
falfa should not be cut after the mid
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
"Madamer Fitted Him.

The friends Of a certain senator say
that, although It Is admitted that some
M used senate stationery to promote
a mining scheme, II - very unjust to
make any charge Of dishonesty against
the kindly old man. TO illustrate his
character, they tell this story: He
was one Of the funeral party that ac-
companied the body Of . distinguished
senator to Its burial place. On the
return trip he went early to bed. The
next morning his round, red face. de.
void Of hair, gentle of expression and
wrinkled. was thrust out OF his berth
as the Pullman conductor passed by.
Are we on time, captain?' called out
the senator in his thin piping voice.
Just on time, madame" said the con
ductor. as he lifted his hat and passed
on.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
Calls English Coinage Clumsy.

When will an attempt be made to
reform our clumsy British coinage?
We need not walt until the decimal
system is introduced. which, with rea.
son, convenience and everything else
on its side. still makes very little
progress; but We could follow the ex.
ample Of other countries and substi.
tute more convenient coinage for our
present coppers. France has Just In
troduced new nickel half-pennies and
pennies. These coins cannot be mis-.
taken for silver. even In the dark, as
they are Observation-Disclosures Chron'
tcle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

" into hay. and caps are an abso1fs
necessity. After the alfalfa ren,iss
under the caps for two days ID nal.
weather. II h necessary to remove Nv
cocks of hay o. the alfalfa plant, =.
derneath Will meet with certain dean,
Il the cocks Of alfalfa cannot \.
opened on account Of moist weather
they should at least be drawn from nv
spot whore standing. This can u
done readily BY sticking q pstchfori
into the hay near the bottom Of tAa
cock; then pulling It directly toward
you, It an be moved easily.
Dew and sunshine hurt alfalfa /.
well as rain. hence the use Of the ~
cap is urged as q necessity for makIns
~well-cured hay. AT the Wisconsin II.
pertinent station farm four cuttings Il
alfalfa were obtained during one III.
9 which yielded five and one.half
tons to the acre.
By comparing alfalfa, clover, limo
thy and bronze grass for protein con.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
lEnameIware Cement,

For mending enamelware pots and
pans where n hole has been Clipped
of, the following Is effective: Equal
parts Of soft putty, finely sifted coal
ashes and sifted table salt. Mix all
together and pack It into the hole,
Place the mended article on the stove
with q little water in It until the CO
tnent gets hard. It never fails, and It
Sccomes as hard as the enamel itself.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

leather and body Of anarchist red
gave a. warning to0t,
The oma ignored II. Came an
other foot. The woman kept up her
slow strolling. as II the 9 were
one of those things you call a tiowery
mead, After he had sounded a third
warning. the chauffeur, who had al.
ready slackened speed, curved around
the woman and whizzed on. And for
that n time, anyhow. the situation
was saved,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

first saw the light Of day. Mr.. Houston tells q story IN his predecessor, the
Hon. George +. Jones, who was known in his day a the watchdog of the
treasury.
Jones as a merchant and one day an irte old lady dimounted in from
of his store gathered up her voluminous black calico riding skirt, took her
eggs under her arm and sailed into the store-and into Jones, too. The
names she called him would have made a Missouri mule blush. Backing out
flushed with victory, she was about TO mount when she remembered that she
had not fred the most effective shot In her ammunition chest, 10. opening
che door, she shouted: And want to tell you. George p. Jones, that you
have got tho worst shape any TAI eve had"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
Depths OF Hls Love.

My little o went into the living
room where my invalid mother was
lying on a couch and In the following
quaint way expressed his love for her:
He knelt down. put his little arms
about her. and said: Gamma. I dess
wish they would all die SO / tould
make pancakes for 'o0."--Exchange,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

carolina a few years before the revo-
luton with little except a stout heart
and his rich brogue. ,
A great hand at jumping, a fine
runner and a good fighter, he soon
found a place in the ranks Of the
American army and fought with dis.
tinction. In a skirmish a bullet from
a redcoat's rifle pierced his knee, and
for this wound he received as a
bounty from congress a large tract OF
land. On this land his descendants
are still living, and on Il the mamber
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

Nor does he take O chance on th8
intelligence OF the reading public.
In HIS latest, known aB Special
Pure Food Bulletin, No. o." or. for
short. Pure Bull No. 22" Gan article
put out by the department of health'),
he does not call lemonade "@monade"
and let II go at that. He Is not that
careless. Far from II.
Lemonade" he explains. ia one
OF the most familiar household drinks
we have. II is made from the juice
Of lenlnna dIlutnd with water and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
Most Profitable Gov.

a COW that Il fed just right at I'll
times y 2 COW that makes the most
prcfit. II is as easy to underfeed N
y y e overfeed, and oftentimes "
y Just % expensive as the other.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

The old chap used to come In
about twice n week to have legal
chores performed and Johnson never
charged him anything. But the old
man never failed to make a bluff OF
putting his hand In his pocket and
snquiring: We'll, how much do I owe
you, Ben7"-~knowing we'll enough that
Johnson would say: "Oh, that's all
right"
Now Johnson didn't mind doing
all this work for nothing, but he got
Tired Of having the old chap work
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
Profitable Patch.

The vegetable garden should havs
a place on every farm. There Is no
question that this can be made one
Of the most profitable patches ~
ground when the satisfaction to ths
entire family is taken into considers
ton. 1t Is well worth the work auc
the effort.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

Supplemental Goose Feed.
Geese will make . pretty fair living
II they have plenty Of grass, ALTHOUGH
a handful OF grain every day, even
during the summer months, will 90
them all the more good.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

that blum on him. One morning the old fellow reached into his pocRet md
asked how much he owed for legal services Just as a charity worker entered
the Office.
oh, ! guess SIS will be about right" was the startling reply
The client was game and paid H. whereupop Ben tossed IL over r. ta
charity worker. saying to his client: -
III you ever pull that blum n me again I'll charge you more.u that-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
Dramatic Exceptions to a Most Excellent Rule

A PREocCup1ED woman stroled across the asphalt IA If for the sole pr'
n pose or being run down. An automobile that looked capable Of performing
The Job-n tremendously imposing machine, with a thrown back top Of tan
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
Knew Of Wars Horrors

Take my word for II, IL you had
seen but n day Of war. you would
pray Almighty God that you might
never see such a thing again.--Duks
OF Wellington.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
Laeonie Analysls.

Perhaps you can tell me what's the
matter with the way ! farm" said the
amateur Agricultural.
Easy" replied Farmer C%orntossel.
TOO much theorizins and not enough
early rising"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
Got Tired Of Having Old Bluff Worked on Him

ID REPRESENTATIVE BEN JOHNSON of Kentucky is u man Of phianthropic
N impulses and when he used to practice law he was constantly being i'm
poaal npon by psople who took UP his time without Giving him much reward
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
Most Effective Shot in Her Ammunition Chest

y REPRESENTATIVE W. c. HOUSTON of Tennessee is a typical soutberner
~ In appearance, and by birth a genuine % of the American revolution.
His sreatgrandfather was an Irish lad, who landed on the shores of North
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
Mlsa Eathsra.

In these days 1t Is a wise father
who does not dread to know his own
tQp--Ldfe.