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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-27
A POSTPONED ROMANCE
BY JEAN SHEAR.

What made you ask me to marry
YOU? inquired the bride, as one asks
what the weather is likely to be.
why" the brides husband paused.
Il guess II was because you we're
looking around and picked me out"
NO" replied the bride, meditative-
ly, "it could not have been Just that,
because Miss Mary McGee's been pick
ing out husbands for 20 years, and
she'd just quit that Improbable oc-
cupation and had begun to be happy,
when she found hint"
who's this Miss Mary McGee?"
She's Just Miss Mary McGee!" the
bride laughed Il don't know how
can explain more, II that doesn't tell
you! She's the woman down the
block who lives with the children and
they all call her Miss Mary MCGEE.
SO every one else does! She's been
with the children until she's just like
one-but she didn't begin until she'd
given up the hope of getting married.
you know"
How interesting commented the
man.
yes, but she's had a genuine ro-
nance! You see 1t got out, natu-
rally" said the bride, taking deep
breath to mark the beginning of the
story. through the children that Miss
MCGEE wasn't invited to Jane Bentons
wedding, because she was needed by
some one or other to take care Of
the children. And no one thought
she'd think anything of it! But the
children talked it over before her,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-27
How Carlsbad Got Name.

An American who says he has
nothing TO do between drinks" has
estimated that Carlsbad is now enter
ing upon the five hundred and fifty
sixth seasonal least II there is any
faith TO be placed In the old chronic
lers. They aseribe the discovery of the
medicinal properties Of the "Sprudel
70 Charles w, in 1S5S-or, rather, 10
the pack OF this famous huntsman
which, while in hot pursuit OF stag
fell into the boiling caldron and had
TO be tished out more dead than alive
Hence the "Carls" and hence the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-08-27
Knows Better Now.

Wifey-Do you recollect that ance
when we had quarrel said you were
Just as mean as you could be?
Hubby-Yes, my dear
Wifey-Oh. Tom, how little did l
know you then--Boston Evening
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scornef the rough ompan!ou'
Information will be acceptable -
Yohr respeciful and dcvo,od
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Artist and pript~r.

From a r1tre- "shc.,hy" account -
the M 'hai'c.,' processes ~ nult!plex
reproduction - paintings and drawings.
TIE printer performance with the
scraych'i block - wood or meta. EMIL.
III. klcHrEr proceeds. IN PRINTS: 4 Bret
Rcrlc,n % ThPir Technique and History
tHoughcon Miffin). 20 gently critical
comment ou Z series ~ prints repro
duced, wish unavooaolc losa Of style"
IN tho modern commercial manner, the
democratic halftone.
Printing |. spoken ~ as an invention
and that Is a.. right. II IS carelessly
thought OF a. the work Of one or two
men. and that Is al wrong. Although
we have no memcntoS OF Il, there mus.
have been a period Of experiment and
development leading up to 7utonberg's
excellent manufacture ~ an epoch max
ing edition Of the Bible SO too must
Il h~;e been with the ART Of printing
from engraved plates.
Printing il a democratic art: "The
origin uf the processes Of reproduction
is invariably utilitarian." Manufacture
~" comics by machinery seemed To tho
possessors OF manuscripts and painting.
necessarily 20 involve cheapenlng ~
their treasures OF original ART. But in
printing. in contrast 10 painting. ad-
vanccs In technical skill come not from
desire for Increasingly beautiful aesthetic
expression but from motives or economy
IN labor and time
In the Dark Ages the Church was
the only stable institution in sea OF
unrest" The spoken word was its sup
port. Ihc preachers propagand!sm
came to DO supplemented by the nm
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block with a letter on each section and
obtains Q crude form Of movable type.
Not art but expedition is his aim. No
wonder FEDERICO da Urbino said he
would be ashamed to own a. printed
book Mr.. Richter reproduces a page
or two from the early "block books';
the reproductions from the "Ars Memo
randi and the Nuremberg Chronicle,
placed beside some Florcntine work,
illustrate the difference between The cx-
planatory motive in German illustra-
ton. with crude outline and color
daubinR. ana the italian passion FOR
decoration, leading to the use Of tone
masses OF black and white. with fine
lines to tighten the effect
Engraving of metallic surfaces il a
very ancient art: how did it ind it's
way into printing? Probably through
goldsmiths Checking up" their work
in its intermediate stages by means Of
proofs taken crudely at first. then
with increasing care and completeness
OF effect. until out OF the craft grows
a new branch Of art. Antonio Pollai-
uolo, Andrea Mantegna. Giuiio Cam
pagnola Marcantono Raimondl. names
'of power in the catalogue OF early en-
gravers, we're not originating artists
but transferers onto copper of their
more generally known contemporaries.
But they did sometimes originate: Mare
antonio. copying Raphaers cartoon NJ
an Adam and Eve" supplied on his
plate background for the beautiful
figures Of tine skctch-a charming
medieval landscape, with peasant houses
in a peaceful valley. lifted from a
German print. \ somewhat surprising
view Of Eden and the first folks is the
result executed with beautiful work.
manship.
Mr.. Richter shows and crt.cises amia-
bly, samples Of Durer. of the great
Dutchmcn. the Frenchmen old and new.
Turner and Whistler and few Nmcr.-
can engraved portraits. Tho little book
ought to succeed i'm it, purpose. to-
awaken a desire for further cNpiOra-
ton in the world Of prints" Some little
appended cataloguing ~ the depots Il
exhibition and 81 their treasures might
have added to It's usefulness.
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NtUerRI wealth Of Maids q srnr,

NadagaS,s- and ia. ras-oWary a,ts-
some ODD fashion - the mind nave a.
wayS seemed two adnaNu - Africa
which. while quite too impro' icie 10 i.
true, one accepts as a pleasing conn .
ment to "rediblity Of thos. students
who deal in the out 81 the way and the
extraordinary Of a somewhat unusual
world. To md that this remote. and
little known island off ,ho coas; -
Africa has been subjected 10 al extern
slve geological and mineraloc,cal ra-
search Is in Itself enough to attract tho
attention 10 the work Of DAVID LryAr
rendered az a report 20 the COY rnor-
General II the colony as RicheySrs
mtnt''iieS ne Madagascar tPar!S: n.
Dunod \ L. pnhD.
For the most lrIrt this great island
stimulates the memory to a dim recal-
lection of the triumphs of missions fol-
lowed 10y tales Of martyrdom and later
squaOol"s between mission bodies ~
gagged in fierce conflict whether n
Should Ne to British Christianity or To
French Christianity that the hewildcre, 4
heather should DC led. II IL ono oI the
greatest islands Of the world. il comes
third after New Guinea and Boruco. II
Is about twice and half the size #
Great Britain II has breadth Of 3tS
"'eS aud its length OF 9S0 miles wou!d
/ ank our Atlantic seaboard from Calais
at the BAY ~ Fundy as far south rs
Wilmington and Cape Fear One Of 10
tribes Is the western outposr over
against Africa Of that most widely
spoken speech OF men which provide. a
common means ~ communication from
Africa 10 Easter Island almost on IN.
west coast Of South America.
ArIcr c"mplct!ng his course y. studies
in Paris both AT tho Polytechn.c and 4,
the SNnool OF Mines Lcvat va led 20
many remote parts az the world 'n a., A..
course q! his profession as miniu. FL.
gneer. Such talents a. his were MOI
oft unrcrogni2ed, hr was associa5eu
with the superior Council OF III. cul.
anieS and has been consulted in r..
cases where his information might hc
employed 10 forward the prosperity ~
the great dominious Of France overseas
He is the author Of treayises on the
mineral possibilities Of Guiana and a,
the commission OF the Russian Govern.
ment he has made on exhaustive exam
nation NJ tne mining ccuuomv 90 Box
, hnrl end Turllrstan. IL, manual ,'
gid mining and the reduction o' aur!r
erula ores H. a standard text and HI.
guide g. Mac glScar for the Use - 'lc
gold hunter has beer prclimrar,
:" 10 ,l,C present richer work. I, I.
| unusual To- iind a work on mineralogy
| and geology which may ~ called enter
tanning 10 tho unscientifc reader. va,
Levat hss managed 20 Al hts pagei
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III.

The came spirit Of the service which
made every Peresford command into a
happy ship actuatcd him in his at
titude toward the service at large. In
every grade oe his service he ran foul
OF The incompetence of civil administra-
ton OF the navy, he was UP To all the
tricks whereby smart young officers
secured necessary supplies, he shows
fine scorn for the alSuTdties Of ~ long
line Of Sir .Ios,p Porters There was
once 4 Captain on tho China station
who asked the Admiralty for & laulk Of
timber because his main yard had
carried away; whereupon tho Admiralty
officially desired 20 he officially in
formed who had carried II away where
to, and why.
Naturally this sense ut service lei
him to a parliamentary carver, which
ran internationally in the service gaps
while awaiting promotion II WLs ina.
!rconveniont situation in many re-
spocts. As a member If Parliament
lse could ask questions, could suggest
measures Attn the istoning ~ his inti-
mate acquaintance with tin nee ds OF
tho service. In 81. Stephens he VS.
uu tho same foHiug az tho First Lord
Of IN" Admiralty, IN his profession he
Wa subordinate {" the head of the
navy. therefore the balance of c,ug ATTY
and sWoordnation was matter to be
| adjusted with great nicely. and more
than once Borasford, NJ r. caused
trou'le for Capt, ncrcsford. II. ~.
Politics Bothered him little as such
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SOME NEW BOOKS.


Great Is the sea. great it, ships. but
greater than these IL the sailor. Noah
and Nelson Sindbad and Ulysses, Drake
and Frobishcr and Hawkins, Sir Andrew
Barton, Farras,it and both the Portcrs
in memory's catalogue of men whose
brave deeds have made them great the
men Of the sea arC sure To come most
gloriously into the memorial roll. From
Alexandria BAY the world Il thrilled
with the signal hoist. well duuc, Con-
dor" but in the recollection "f a DASH
ne exploit the signal reads as well,
Bravo. Bcrcsford," Sea. shin and
sailor alike predisposc toward q cordial
welcome. even in anticipation, Tor Lord
CHARLES BEREsFoRp and The Memoirs Of
admiral Lord Charles BeroStord. Writ
icr by HimSoU Boston: Little. Brown
and Company.
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II.

" -tiatou 40 Wa.'rr and man ID.
HG.t, ""nIpnrab'o with tho mutual do
"eGd"r"n the b. .rd"p"ndNn"c. Of rln
master ~ ship and IT, company.
Forward " Drawn, brains in tne af,er.
guard II IS that whicn marks the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-06

tuS pId'e una III tit poop. ~ 'Nis
familiar island.
II Is OF course far too fuue'. .. -.
OF even the most cNpcri.p,,d
engineer that he can cNhms. ,.
reconnaissance the mi,"rsi .,..,,',
OF land greater than France ,..,,
JeVat has shown us t. .,.TT
structural geology ~ i.. .,l.,,s
places whore the prusp...or u,,,'
to lind valuable mina-a,,..,.
where the miner may '.oi ip.,c.,
exploring beneath tho surface -.
ports upon mines alrcl, ,....',
better stu. he puiut- u.u ,o..
industries which have pa...i ,,...'
by unframed eyes.
The gold deposits ar, ~ ....,
importance both by rcJsor $751;.
with which gold may Zoo ,i...,.-.
the least skIlful ubscrv.. 49,,
promptness with which T. me-.
keted and the absenc, ~ ilrruo.,...
its value. Madagascar fs No.,
placers. It's indigenous iuh3.t.,u.,
attracted by the color and
Of nuggets which became arr,r..
the strcam beds WHOM Oh, 81.
lodged the lighter sands 4,
the placers are being cxl,Is,c.,. ,... L
under discovery license rf,,, ,r....
authority aud with cont,-H.,,
Each placer serves To- nitYa., ,.,.
to its source higher up the ,f-,,,
every effort lie made g. j I.sntc- o..
which has been robbed of ,,s ,r..
metal 10y the cutting pow o- ~
Tho gold workings arc sr,,,,r,,
over the island eSc"p. - tito s,,,,h
centres ~ activity loo piacort ava ,o.
are observed, one IN the e,trcot.
the other and much Lrra',r . u..
south ~ tho middle ~. ;he ,,..
slons the rivers which fn.Iuv ,
ana RAPID course from THO ai-h.,.
which form the grea' uate-,8.d
distant sight ~ Tic east ,..v ~
mines vary littlo .a app ran.
World around the vcing ot,,.,.
Madagascar might pas. ..na,,,.,
the prospcctur who's. skin fsl p.
acquired IN the Sierras OBJ .g I..,,.,,.
I'll" aur!ferous region - M1da,..' y
characterized by tn. ,r,.,.o,
lSteiit-s. Tie pl.rum.ra ~ ......
ti"n have been profoundly studio, u
this author he ha, recognized 90.
crrrence in all the equatorial .o,i ,,,I
aud from the width of lie t,p..i-.,.
he has been able e. ESTABLISH rr,s,
10 i,s association W.,u gold o.r.-,
nrnsn,,,'ar ~ u''''. Vii'" Il"
di.nia,s 80, '''E =" ''.' Ia.
nb.n,,,,.,,,.. -, -, ',''.,'''i1 VIZ
,,,..,r,,i ''''",' aux va ~
.h,,nd,n,a =, - ''u.'.' n
.,udv ba. hoa,, ,,i,. ''
.ro.i,r =, an, -
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er., ,or,,.i,,, -, 80 -. u.s. .' -
.,,.c, -, 81. III. W. "'' '.'M
Vic, "a. ,,,,.'i '''''''' 81 '..''
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rold ou,,r, b,s tnarat -. ,''..'.
q, 10 ,o, -. 49, ''' -
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"a. n,,ia"'. ID ''' -''''.'''
nickel IN thc s,,r, ~,
Identical ui,, ~. ~o,, =,
C,ledopi,. co,, .,,d ,.N,
g-,nhi,o r.. cn.,.,,,,
nor ana -, .-,ns,H-.a,. -,
wa ,,,,,,-,. -, I,.,,.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-26

suggested. and was rewarded oy a
smile from her companion
"GOodr' agreed Caryl gu are
some snort, after ALL aren't youZ
Thus it came about that the Two
girls faced each other across the mt
tie table in the italian restaurant ~
was early, and there were few otner
uii What Tiki kind Of wine?" asked the
waiter. Red or winter?
1--WE do not want wine, oegan
Julia. but. Caryl interrupted her
you you may not want It. but I dor
she declared. Red wine, waiterH
IT was sour stuff she thought when
che listed If. but with Julia's anxious
ewes upon her she determined 70
drink it She was warm and thirsty
so she did not find It hard TO gulp
down the thin, acid liquid II was
moi strong enough to make her feel
stupid and queer as dld the ni8ADaLL
of yesterday, but IT did loosen ne5
tongue, and, as she axe she telAeu
more freely than usual to ner sister
She did not tell her OF the luncneOn
or the automobile excursion Win
Somerdvke. but she told her Of how
she had met twice az Dsla 5 - IS.
authors friend whom she nad alreaay
mentioned to Julia, and that although
in Delaine's apartment he nad DeeI
most polite" to her, when she nao
met him today walking with a stylish
fashionable girl, he had as good as
cut her"
"Just as if ] wasn't good enoaBn e
talk to him." she burst forth IT
broke me all up, Iudy-lt really dla-
It made me understand that the glrt
who works for her living IS desplsed
BY people higher up
.-Nonsenset Nothing OF the kind
declared Julia you are as good as
/ anybody else. But the girl who IS as
I poor as you or cannot afford 10 90
about with men who have money ana
q who are in an entirely different CIR
Gle from u.s. We should confIne our
( selves to people in our own class We
owe that to ourselves, dear
I And who are the men IN our
1 cIassg' CaryI asked. with indignation
Il don't know" replied Julia slowly,
who are the men in our class 90
! not chance to know any Of them But
I do know that an educated and sue
1 cessfuI man like Mr. Delalnes and such
i men as his friends would naturally be.
/ certainly are not in our class 1 am
sorry to have to say that little SIS
I ter but It is true. w must meet them
I in business but suppose that you and
4 I promised each other to avoid them
! socially is that an agreement.
The tears were too near the sur
{ face for Caryl to speak but she
( shook her head obstinately-
! no be coatinued.)
ARTICLES by thIs noted writer GEe reg
( uInr features Of TIE FL PRsO Herlldsl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-26
n Years Ago To day
From The Herald This Date 1893.

Charles West came down from Las
Cruces this morning.
Judge Pine, Of Las Cruces, arrived in
the city this morning and went out 20
AlamOgOrdo.
VIII Kneeland, of the G. H. freight
office has aiken a 80 days leave of alb
sence and viii recuperate down in
Mexico.
Superintendent Of terminals E. B.
Smith, OF the T. & P, is back from q
trip to cities on the eastern end of
the line.
George Stead, who has been under
the weather for some time, has reported
for duty and is again at the throttle OF
a switch engine in the G. H. yards.
F. B. Houghton, general freight
agent OF the Santa Fe, viii leave this
evening for Chicago, where he viii re
main on business for a week or more
The monthly church social of the
First Baptist church, under the direc-
ton of the aid socity and the Young
Peoples union, will be held at the new
parsonage, on Magoffin avenue, Friday
evening.
Several of the Ell Paso and Lordsburg
stockholders of the Orion Mining COM
pany of this city, returned last night
from Shakspere, two miles east OF
Lordsburg, where they have been in
specting the company's new mine, the
Dundee Among them were: Prof W.
H. Seamon, H. G. Ross, D. W. Reck-
hart, W. T. HixsOn and ]. o. Phillips.
Postmaster r. f Campbell has re-
ceived a letter from first assistant
postmaster general Perry 5. Heath in
regard to the extension of carrier ser
vice in Ell Paso. The pOstOffice in
/ spector who recently came through FL
I PasO recommended that an additional
! two carriers be added to the regular
force. This requirement will be carried
/ out.
Word has been received from city
| clerk B. S. Catlin, who is now in Aus
/ tin, that the new city hall and sewer
! extension bonds have been examined in
/ the attorney generals office and found
! satisfactory. Since they are dated Feb
I proved by the controller until that date.
! Mr.. Catlin will remain in Austin until
! February 1.
Ell Paso 9ommandery No. Is, Knights
7 Templar, held its annual election last
night The following officers were
| elected H A. Carpenter, eminent
! commander; J. B. Watson, generalissi
mo: E W S. Neff, captain general; T.
/ c.. Pew, prelate; ]. c. Lakeland, treas
urer; II. W. Connolly, recorder; John
/ Dormer, sentinel; knights Belt, Car
! penter, Putnam, Neff and Myles were
! appointed a committee to perfect ar
! engagements for the installation exer-
! cises.
Ell Paso lodge No. 50, Knights OF
/ Pythias, has presented Mrs. r. G. Ross
/ with the home it has just built for her
/ Judge P F. Edwards, in behalf of the
/ lodge, presented the keys of the house
to Mrs. Ross. The lodge installed the
| following officers at the meeting
| George W. Huffman, chancellor com
! mander; NJ. r. Robinson, vice chancel.
| lor; P. J. Edwards, prelate; A. J. Wind.
/ strand, master of work; H. Y Ellis
( keeper of records and seal; A "
l Spencer, master of finance; J. c. Ross
! master of excheqUer; w. J. Ten Eyck
master of arms; H. A. holland guard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-26
Men! Women! Bury the
Past When You We'd
MISTAKES That Can Lived Down It Does No Good to Reveal
If It IS Full OF AIsIaKeS Alone Count

By DOROTHY Ola

woman has a right to bring unmer-
tied disgrace upon another
Bul where the sins OF either man
Or woman have been merely the folhes
of youth. faults committed in hot blood
and repented of as soon as done. and
that have merclfuuy lett no sinister
avenging ghost behind, then they are
hest buried deep in perpetual silence.
It serves no good purpose to drag the
skeleton of these misdeeds out into
the light and rattle their dry bones,
What is past is past and cannot be
changed, and the telling Of 1t does not
undo the wrong No wife is the hap
pier far~ knowing of just when, and
how, ard where. and the extent Of the
wild oats crop her husband sowed.
Man Is Wise to Hide 1t.
So, unless there is something IN his
past life that menaces his wife future.
a man is wise to draw a discreet veil OF
reticence over his bachelor days
And there is not a whit more reason
why a woman should tell man she
is going to marry every detail OF her
past life than there is why ne should
fell her. She has right to appeal from
the man-made double standard and SUD
scribe to a single standard OF morals
for both sexes with perfect assurance
that whatever hers are they are as good
as those of her husband-elect-
She hasn'G a right to bring dlsease
or disgrace into her new home, but II
she is one of those unfortunate ones,
girl who through being ignorant and
untaught, or too loving and trusting.
has been betrayed into doing wrong
that she has reDented in bitterness anu
tears. she has just as much OF rlght
to put that wrong behind her as man
would have had he committed It, and TO
go forward to a happy and useful life
1t is not fair that her whole lie
should be wrecked by q single misdeed
as it would be if she confessed 1t to the
man who asked her to marry him II
would brand her forever afterWard II
| his eyes as a woman with past.
Would Hold 1t Over Her.
Z If the ran was much IN love Win nel
( he might marry her and declare tha'
! he would overlook the sin OF her youth
/ but he wouldn't a.,
/ He would hold it over her head like
} the sword of DamOcles. and there Woult
8 never come an hour Of disagreement
, and anger in which he would not tsun'
/ and reproach her with it, for no mar
/ is really big enough to forgive III
/ woman the things he doesn't even re
/ proach himself for having done, an'
I that he expects her to forgive.
F! After all marriage is the Deglnnlns
J of a new life, and it IS OF mucn NOR
( Importance to both husbands and wives
: how they are to live than the KIND o.
/ life they have lived before