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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
RULES FOR GETTING PATENT
Must Be Strictly Observed When APP
pIication Is Made to Officials
at Washington.

Applications for patent must be
made in writing TO the commissioner
of patents, Washington. A copy of
the rules of practice, containing
forms and instructions, will be sent
on request. The applicant must file
in the patent office a written descrip-
tion of his invention OF discovery,
and of the manner and process of
making, constructing, compromising
and using it; and in case of a ma
chine, he must explain the principle,
and the best methods in which he has
contemplated applying said principle
so as to distinguish it from other in
ventions- and he must clearly point
out the invention or discovery which
he claims to be his. The specifica-
ton must bear his signature and
that of two witnesses, and when the
nature Of the invention admits of
drawings the applicant must submit
one Of the required size, signed by
himself or his attorney and attested
by two witnesses. He must make
statement under oath that he be-
lieves the invention to be his own
and that to his knowledge or with his
consent it has not been patented to
himself or others in this or any for
eign country for two years back.
Fees, which must be paid in advance.
are as follows: On filing each origi-
nal application for patent, SIS; on
using each original pa'ent, $50; in
design cases, for three years and six
months, $40, for seven years. SIS,
for fourteen years, $50; on every APP
plication for the reissue Of a patent,
$50; on fling each disclaimer, $40.
Patents are good for seventeen years.
Further information may be OBJ
tanned from the patent Office.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
Prash1atIst's Belief.

The pragmatist believes that we live
IN a world capable of Improvement,
but his immediate outlook seems to
be upon a pluralistic collection OF
loose ends, which may perhaps some
time be gathered up into a fair EN-.
broidery, but of which we have no real
certainty and of which we have no pat.
tern. The spiritual idealist, on the
other hand, is working upon a remedi.
able, incomplete world. with clear
consciousness that he is striving for
an ultimate spiritual unity in which
the world will be cleansed and com
pieted. His is an idealism in the max
ing. an idealism which by his own
work he can help to realize.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
Rushed 70 Mother,s pefen,e.

When arguing the respective merits
of mothers, Benny never allowed his
mother to be surpassed. This attitude
on Benny's part delighted motheit
aged thirty-six, until one day he ran
in flushed of face and belligerent of
eye. Mother" he shouted, that guy,
Bob, said his mother was forty-three
years old and l couldn't stand for that,
so | said you were forty-five if you
were a day!"-Woman's Home Com
panion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
a Generation.

Webster merely defines a generation
generally, as the average life of man,
or the ordinary period of time at which
one rank follows another, or father is
succeeded by child" The Standard
dictionary says: Commonly estimat-
ed at one-third of a century" The
Century dictionary states that the
historical average is commonly reck-
oned at about thirty years"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21

In Lancashire. England. the cotton
waste has an annual value OF SIS.
100000. This vast sum is represented
by fag-ends and sweepings and pick,
ings and combings Thousands OF
women are employed to divide this
stun into good. middling. and bad. and
IL is sold at various prices for differ
snt purposes papermaking. mating.
surgical wadding. and. most OF AL. the
making OF sheddy.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
South American Industry.

The sap of the sapodilla tree is
very largely used in the manufacture
Of chewing gum. The tree is cult
waited in Mexico and Central America,
and the method of collecting the sap,
called "chicle," is very similar to that
employed in extracting maple sugar.
Mexico alone in 1910 exported chicle
valued at $4,000, which will give
you a good idea of the extent of the
chewing gum industry.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
Nero's "Lorqnette.y

p Nero, who was nearsighted, had a
small transparent jewel, probably an
accidentally formed lens. through
which he watched the sports in the
arena. The principle of the lens not
being known. the power of the jewel
was supposed to be of magical origin
and the gem was regarded as very
wonderful talisman.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
KIMONAS ON SALE
SKIRTS ON SALE


This photographer understands his
business, all right ''Yes?' When
people sit for a picture he doesn't say,
Look pleasant, please" MOI" He
tells them they have an intellectual
cast OF countenance, and while they
are beaming at the compliment his
camera clicks"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
Another Definition for Love.

What is love?" asked the very
young man after the manner of his
kind Love" answered the man with
the absent hair, lis an obsession that
causes two otherwise sane young peo-
pie to leave their happy homes and
become fiat dwellers."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21

Bohemians Like Fountain Pen.
Fountain pens are most popular in
Bohemia and are carried by practically
all business men, students and clerks
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21

- Greatest OF All cathedrals.
st. Peters cathedral, in Rome, will
hold $4,000 people.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29
Preventive Methods Soon Result In
Decrease In Typhoid Death Rates

Washington makes fine show.
ing and furnishes an excellent ex.
ample OF the result that may be OBJ
tanned through vell-directed typhoid
studies.
Milwaukee affords an impressive
illustration OF the value OF hypo-
chlorite treatment Of infected wa
ter supplies: the lsli-isl7 average
was 22,2, while the ls13-1si4 aver.
age was only SIS, the lowest In 40
years.
In cities OF 100000 to 200. 200
Kansas City makes q somewhat bet
ter showing. but does not get back
to the rate for 1912 DAD. Denver
shows q good decrease. Columbus
betters 10 some extent It's 1911 fg.
nres. The increased rate IN So.
Paul may be due 10 an accident"
or ''blunder" on Oct 2. by which
the deadly dual water connection
led TO a brief water contamination
in the neighborhood OF the union
stockyards whatever the cause.
the rate was the highest In four
years. Louisville continues slowly
10 lower It's typhoid rate.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29
From Another
Point of VietU

There's a new organization in town
known as the Society Of Believers That
the Bridge Was Set on Fire"
Belongi
An estimator tainted while the 1915
budget was under consideration. We
thought that part would be reserved for
the taxpayer.
A correspondent says that while the
colonel was testifying yesterday, gen.
tie rain came and fell upon the Just and
the unjust. Which account the colonel
will probably interpret as meaning upon
himself and the defendant, Mr.. Barnes,
respectively.
Buffalo has a Paint up" week. Sounds
like another feminist movement.
A New Yorker has been arrested 1000
times for being intoxicated. This fellow
may not know why chicken crosses the
street, but ought TO tumble after while
to why he goes over the road.
According to a Washington authority
the world weighs $500. 900, 000, 900 tons.
Now get the original weight of the Belle
Isle bridge and subtract from il the
weight of the part of it that burned and
you will have the weight of the world
exactly, within. possibly, a few ounces.
Australia has a match shortage. Aus
tralia, we are almost positive, stands out
on the back platform to smoke.
The Colonel couldn't have done better
for the purposes of 1916 if he had set
the date Of the libel suit hearing himself.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29
FIRST LONDON DIRECTORY

The first London directory, published 1877.
was but a tiny volume In comparison with that
for 1915 In his preface the compiler dfffident
" remarks: Although the publishing OF the
ensuing pamphlet Cor catalogue) may At the
first view seem 10 several persons Ridiculous
and preposterous attempt, yet the author OF
this poor collection humbly hopes that u win
ease and conyenlency (togethcr with your for
eign correspondence he principally Intended
a." Houses were not numbered IN those days,
and many OF the addresses seem remarkably
vague O. e. Thomas Smith. backside the ex-
change at packers" and Roger Bradley,
BIshopsgate street. over against the post house"
London Chronicle.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29
Machine Makes Wire Fence

There Ia q little motor-driven
fence building machine which
weaves and puts up wire fencing
at a speed OF about $50 feet an
hour and can be equipped to build
fences from nine inches to ave feet
in height. Between Is and so diff
ferent styles OF fence can be made
by simply changing gears or leav.
ing out line wires
In building a fence with this type
OF machine the end and corner posts
must be In place before the opera.
ton commences. but these posts
may be placed at any distance apart
up TO two miles. Wires 20 show
the lire OF the fence are stretched
along the ground before the ma.
chine commences TO weave. but
these are not fastened TO the posts
until the mesh wire IL woven In.
The work OF fastening the fencing
TO the posts In done just as fast
az the weaving progresses. The
weaving mechanism itself Is sim
pie. The line wires pass through
tubes, just back OF the hand OF the
operator. and the wire for weaving
In carried on spools which make a
ngure-eight movement around the
line wires as the machine travels
ahead. Each spool holds 20 feet OF
wire and when q spool runs out Il
In changed for O flied spool.
The fact that each line wire II
stretched separately makes tight
fence, no matter how hiliy and un-
even the land may be A one
and one-half horsepower gasoline en-
CINE operates the weaving mechan-
Ism and drives the machine ahead
at the same time. The operator
merely steers the machine and
changes spools when necessary
Worries Work.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29

Irs A LONG WAY To rrrrERARY

IRIS A LONG WAY To rirrERARY.
NJ Request
Up To mighty London came an Irish
man one day,
Al the streets are paved with gold.
sure ev'ryone was gay,
singing songs OF Pieeadilly. strand
and Leicester Square
Till Paddy got excited. then he shout
ed TO them there:
It's a long way TO ripperary.
It's long way 20 so.
It's Ions way TO Tipperary.
To the sweetest giri 1 know.
Farewell LeieesteI square.
But my hearts right there.
Paddy wrote a letter to his Irish
Molly o..
saying. Should you not receive IL.
write and let me know.
III I make mistakes lin spelling.
Molly dear" said he.
Remember It's the pen that's bad.
don't lay the blame on me.
It's q long way TO ripperary. etc.
Molly p .ss,s q : neat rssly TO Irish
saying. Mike Maioney wants TO
marry me. and 90
Leave the strand and Piccadilly. or
you'll be 10 blame
For love has fairly drove me silly
hoping you're the same.
IT'S long way TO TipperaIy, etc.
Jack Judge and Harry Williams
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29
FLIES OR nsALrH; wHIcHr

A ny in the milk may mean
a member OF the family In the
grave.
Keep files from the house and
you viii help keep the doctor
from the door.
The wise mother screens
baby's cradle and wears a smile;
the foolish mother falls 20 screen
the cradle and wears mourning.
Files in the dining room pre-
cede nurses in the sick room.
Wire screens In the window
may keep crepe from the door.
SWAT THE FLYi
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29
SEEING AMERICA FIRST.
~ FRED c. KELLY
tCoyyright. 1915. BY Fred c. KellyJ
From Diary:


People dwelling IN San Francisco. and IN New
York City, have one trait In common In both
towns the residents have q tendency 70 lose
sight OF the fact that there Is a consii'raoie
stretch Of continen, lying beyond their own I'M
The point OF view Of the San Franciscan may
be illustrated by conversation overheard the
other morning between resident and Tour
fst San Francisco IA located on q peninsula
which parallels the mainland and the visitor
did no, have the lay Of things quite correctly
In his mind So the San Francisco man ex-
planned il to him like this: Take your iei'
hand" says he, palm upward The thumb 10
San Francisco. The index finger clear on down
TO the wrist Ia the rest Of California. the space
between your thumb and finger being the bay.
over your little finger somewhere Is New
finger IL the rest OF The continent Doesnt
that make IL platnf-
A map Of the United States drawn according
to that description would just about represent
the Caiifornians idea Of the relative sire Of
the rest Of the country.
The difference between the California and the
New York point Of view. however Is this:
The California man really knows that there
IL stable chunk OF continent beyond him.
and only his enthusiasm gives oyeremphasis
TO his own state. But the average New Yorker
really and truly believes that beyond Jersey City
TO the west lies nothing except peace
Here Il another incident that seems 20 illus
trate the aIl-sufficiency OF California TO Cali
fornian visitor from Kentucky was chat
ting with a man AT San Francisco.
Il see you're from the south, observed the
San Franciscan: I'm a southerner myself"
"Ah Is that So beamed the Kentnckian
What part Of the south
-Oh--blandiy and with perfect composure-
from southern California"
As one middle vesterner expressed IL:
Each and every Californian talks IL there
were not 70 exceed two towns In the whole
world and he owned one Of them"
One Of the delights OF San Francisco Is the
calm self-contained manner In which the ma,
tives VIII boast OF their climate even in the
midst Of raw drizzling rain. And II there
II any detail OF the weather there that is really
a Iability. that is the very feature they like to
pick out and feature a. an asset For example.
| before reaching San Francisco, heard much Of
/ fogs
III II wasn't for the fogs. the climate there
would be extremely healthful and invigoratng."
/ a southern Californian told me.
The first man / talked TO about weather In
/ San Francisco was a waiter He seemed 70
/ have intuitively sensed the fact that 7 hal
heard In advance Of the fogs In fact II was
/ foggy and chilly even a. gave him my break.
i fast order
~Sice fog this morning" he remarked with
out cracking a smile.
do they have these fogs all the timer I
| inquired.
"oh no. not all the tIme-iust 10 make ever.
| thing nice" he replied. chserfully You know
they are very good for ones health sir We
| have scarcely any sickness here I think IL
must be on account Of the heavy fogs"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29
Pointed Paragraphs

sDinsters dislike to talk OF old
times.
Women are fond OF gold. but not
OF golden silence.
Many n family bible is more orna,
mental than useful.
It's easier to win . girls hand
than Il IL 10 eat her bread
II a girl marries well her friends
will overlook her other faults
We all have money coming. but Il
seldom arrives according TO seized
ule.
Smile and the world smiles with
you'll you'll settle with tho bar.
tender.
It's sometimes safer to throw
kisses st q widow than IL Is 20
hand them TO her.
A good woman is usually too good
for any man-but fortunately she
doesn't know Il.
When a girl tells conceited
youth that the best Is none Too good
for her. it's up to him to propose.
A ragtime philosopher says tina,
only two men were created free and
equai--And one OF them was q wo
man.
Laws should be enacted compel
ing your physicians to practice on
cau because one life out OF nine
wouldn't be missed.
A bride no sooner leaves the mar
rage altar than she begins TO worry
for fear she viii die and her hus
band viii have TO marry again.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29

Author OF The Riddle Of Personal
ity." Psychology and Parent.
hood" etc.
Modern science teaches that
laughter benefits the human organ
ism In several ways.
For one thing. and especially In
the tender. formative period OF
childhood. Il acts as q device TO re-
lieve the mind OF the strain OF &C
curing knowledge. II enables the
mind. as IL were. to take an occa-
sional holiday
Also. and again especially in child
hood. which 10 notably the period OF
rapid physical growth and OF the
accumulation OF large store Of
nervous energy. laughter acts az q
safety valve. II permits the escape
OF some OF this energy. which might
otherwise become . source Of ner-
vous strain
In adult life Il In similarly valu-
able as a relief from strain. and par
ticularly from the strain imposed
upon us by the trials and complex
ties OF existence.
Moreover. as every Laughter knows,
hearty laughter when not too pro-
longed produces a distinct sense of
physical exhilaration and weli-being.
II Is as though Il had set loose In
US some force OF real tonic value.
And such undoubtedly Ii its actual
effect.
There r. more than q mere coinci-
dence In the fact that the nations
which laugh the heartiest are pre-
cisely the nations which have forged
10 the front in the progress Of civil
ration.
They are the hardy. the sturdy.
the strong nations. and their ability
10 laugh has counted for not little
In their rise of power.
Consequently laughter is deserv-
Ing not Of repression. but Of en-
couragement. Under nearly all cir
cumstances II Ia q good thing for
both the body and the mind.
Yet there are some people who
frown on laughter al bad form"
Al most all they would permit Is
that pale. thin imitation Of laughter
known as q smile.
They forget that to laugh II one
OF the fundamental instincts Of the
human race. and that. like all In
stincts. II has q highly useful func-
tion 10 perform.
II you are not q Laughter yourself.
do not pity or condemn the man
who laughs. You should rather
envy him and try TO emulate him
And n you are q parent. encour.
age your children IN their spoutane-
ous laughter. Don't taboo II In
them "a bad form"
let them laugh. and. laughing.
grow 10 q sturdy manhood and wo-
manhood.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29
CHAMOIS LEATHER

An expert correspondent reminds me OF the nil
lions Of "chamois feathers" sold In England
and the "shammy leather underclothing loved
OF women II takes In Switzerland about ons
hunter 10 bag one channels and half In q week.
But the sheep comes In. with skin easily split
and the inner side r. "chamois," while the outer
Is merely leather. And after reading this cur.
lous letter from the leather expert ! look inside
my hat and reflect that one side OF the sleeps
cuticle has reached my exorbitant halter and
the other side In polishing--literally-theo office
window. London Chronicle.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29
THE COAL MINERS BATH

Mrs. Rose Pastor Phelps Stokes said at q -
cent sociological convention In New York:
"The economies that some OF the rich would
force upon the poor. Why. they'd have the poor
as impossibiy economical as the miners wife in
Trinidad.
This woman said 10 a missionary:
Talk about economy! Well. sir. every nisht
when my Bill comes home I shove him IN the
bathtub clothes and all. and after he gets out
I sieve the water and make briquets OF Il for
the fire. "--Washington Star.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29
POLISHING THE HALO
~ Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. By Frank Crane.)


The authors, Carlyle says, are the
worlds real high priests. They touch
us. mold US, light in US the divine Are;
but We do not see them; they sit behind
the veil of the temple. nothing Of them
reaches us but their thought; we do not
see their bodies, hear their voices, nor In
any way catch personal traits, failings
or mannerisms which might disturb the
pure influence of their spirit message.
] don't like literary chat. The busy
Boswells who describe the risings up and
sittings down of famous men are no well
come gossips of mine.
Bill Nye's answer to a curious human
fly that wanted TO buzz him was pat. Re-
plying TO an inquiry as to his personal
habits, he wrote: I'm the morning /
wear morning dress, in the evening I
wear evening dress, and at night wear
night dress. | am very sociable and
pleasant to be thrown amongst"
The artist should maintain seclusion.
When he loses his mystery the people
trample him. Let the king keep to his
palace, and the priest 10 his temple; and
let the artist live solitary in his lodge In
some vast wilderness. coming forth only
when properly staged to perform his
piano playing. acting, operate singing,
preaching. or writing. Let US never see
him without his robes.
One reason why preachers fail Is that
the congregation gets too well acquaint-
ed with them. They should appear on
Sunday, deliver their message, and then
vanish 10 the woods. So their sermons
would have more divinity. II knew Of
church that wanted preacher to
preach ON Sunday and then not to be
seen for week. and TO be personally
acquainted with no member Of the con-
gregation. think should apply for the
place.
If you are selling automobiles or soap
il Is all right 10 mingle. Extend your
acquaintance, shake hands and be good
fellow. Join all the clubs and lodges and
know and be known. Likewise II you
are running for mayor.
But il you are an actor, initiate Maude
Adams, whom the interviewer cannot
find with a search warrant; or Frances
Starr, whom you never see in lobster
palace nor being elsewhere wined, dined,
and socially exploited.
do not thank Froude for rummaging
around among the effects of the dead
Carlyle and exhibiting his boots, pipes,
and tempers, exposing the sacred inti-
macies Of the man. All I want to know
Of the old prophet is in his books. There
he is. majestic, leonine, masterful, ono
Of my dear divinities, and let no man
make him common.
Half Of power is illusion. Even Jesus's
neighbors could not see his grandeur be-
cause they knew his knfolks.
The trouble with the public Is that
they have no power Of coordination.
When they learn little things about you
they cannot understand the big things.
When they find out that Tennyson
smoked, Mansfield was hot tempered,
Washington swore, Chesterton Is fond
Of whiskey, or Lincoln loved a good story
Its all over.
OF course, artists are human. Be
human. But don't let the tittle-tattle
folk find out wherein.
o, public person. when you have FIN
ished your say and have been applauded,
90 back to your hole and polish your
halo.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29
EDITORIAL CANDOR

An authoress Of some note in her day once
asked a famous editor TO give his opinion on a
book which she intends 20 publish. said a mem.
Der of the Boston Authors club. In her letter
she said: IF the work IL not up 20 the marx
| beg you will tell me so. as have other irons
In the fire, and should you think this not likely
TO succeed can bring out something else"
Having read over several pages OF the manu-
script, the editor returned II with the following
brief remark:
Madam, I would advise you 10 put this vhers
your irons are."-Boston Post
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29

shows an almost
uniform improve
ment In cities
throughout tn e
United States OF
800, 900 to 500. 900.
Bura 10 an q
New Orleans are
the only two cit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29

watch had been buried for about
twenty years. and while Il had been
stolen. the only clue 10 the iden-
THY OF the thief IL that the watch
stopped At s:1s> o'elock.-Hogwal-
low Kentuckian.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-29
psaths fron rrnhoid n.r
A Waste of Time


of the ptiful
Nature works all the time and best example
grass air.
o o a AIRED wdle
The trade Of eegaphy through The