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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-18
&paiIY Thought.

There are no chag1ns so yenomous
asGhe chagrins Of the. idle; no pangs
SO sickening as me satellites OF pleas
ure.-Ruskin.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-18
POULTRY IS GREAT FACTOR

A man very much interested in
chickens was heard the other day to
express uneasiness for fear the crop
reports might show the wheat crop of
this year to be of greater value than
the poultry crop. Few of us realize
how great factor is poultry in the
success of the average farm. The bulk
of the poultry supply does not come
from poultry farms, but from ordinary
farms where poultry is regarded as a
by-product
Kentucky has every year one of the
best poultry shows in the country. The
show this year will be held the week
of January 4th, at the Agricultural Col
lege, at Lexington. very handsome
premium list has been provided, and
on January 5th the poultry raisers will
get together for a big convention. A
good time is promised to all who at
tend. All is free.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-18
CORN GROWERS ARE ACTIVE
Annual Convention Looked Forward
To BY Many.

The annual show and convention
held by The Kentucky Corn Growers
Association has come to be an event
looked forward to by all the leading
farmers of the state. The show will
be held this year during the week OF
January 4, and on the 9th will be held
their annual meeting. The show has
grown phenomenally from year to year,
and this year a premium list appro-
pirate to a show by far the largest in
their history has been prepared. No
Kentucky farmer can afford to miss
this great event and the opportunity
to get acquainted with the best farm
ers and stock men of the state. The
show will be held as part of Farmers
Week at the Agricultural College at
Lexington.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-18
HORTICULTURE IN INFANCY
Greater Interest Is Being Taken Each
Year.

Horticulture as an agricultural pur-
suit is still in its infancy in Kentucky.
Each year greater interest is being ta-
ken and in short time Kentucky will
rank as one OF the greatest horticul-
tural states in the Union. Several
growers have already attained remark
able success. They will appear on the
program Of the Kentucky State Hor-
ticultural Society January 9Th during
the annual Farmers Week meeting at
the College of Agriculture at Lexing-
ton, as well as will speakers from 9TH
err states. Practical problems will be
discussed
In addition first class show will be
held, for which a large premium list
has been prepared. For further par
ticulars address Department of Horti-
culture, Kentucky Agricultural ExpeF
iment Station.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-18
FARMERS WEEK
JANUARY q TO !
viii Be Held at Lexington Under
the Auspices Of the kentucky
College Of Agriculture
Many DEPARTMENTS COVERED

vent Is Msde Up Of the Annual Con
veHsiors Of Eleven Statewide Farm.
ers' Organizations - Lectures and
V-rious Demonstrations in women's
WSri., Covering Several Subjects
Cooking, Canning, Etc.
Lex,ngton.-There Is no event OF the
year that can more advantageously
claim the time and attention of the
Kentucky farmer than Farmers Week,
which viii be held at Lexington, KY,
January to 7. 1916, under the aus
pices Of the College Of Agriculture.
Farmers Week is made up OF the
annual conventions OF eleven state
wide farmers organizations, covering
as many departments of farming. 1t
is needless to say that any one at
tending these meetings will come in
contact with the more progressive
farmers, stockmen and fruit growers
of the state. There is opportunity
here for interchange of valuable ex'
perience and for making the acquain-
lance OF the most eminently successful
men in all branches of agriculture.
The schedule Of exercises is as fol.
lows:
Tuesday, January 4th-M Meetings Of
the Kentucky Beef Cattle Breeders
Association and the Kentucky Alfalfa
Growers Association.
Wednesday, January 5th-The Ken
lucky Poultry Association. the State
Swine Breeders Association and the
Kentucky Bee Keepers Association.
Thursday, January 6th-The Ken
lucky Horse Breeders Association, the
Kentucky Corn Growers Association,
the State Horticultural Society, and
In the afternoon, a Joint meeting to
discuss the more advantageous mar
ket.ng of all kinds of farm products.
Friday, January 7th-The Kentucky
Sheep Breeders Association, the Ken
lucky Dairy Cattle Club, and a meet.
Ing OF tobacco growers.
During the first three days OF Farm
ers' Week, there will be lectures and
7ay,ous demonstrations in women's
work covering such subjects as cook
ing, canning, household sanitation,
sewing, the exhibition of labor-saving
devices for the home, household fur
nishing and interior decoration and in
struction in all matters pertaining to
the betterment of woman's condition
in the home.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-18
PRODUCTION OF ALFALFA.

The production OF alfalfa in Ken
lucky has probably more than doubled
IN the past two years and is increasing
With acceleration There are now 50
many Of Kentucky's best farmers grow.
ing alfalfa and learning It's value as a
feed for all kinds Of live stock that last
January they got together and formed
state association OF alfalfa growers.
They will have their second meeting on
January 4th, at the Agricultural Cor
iege, at Lexington. They will discuss
all kinds OF questions regarding pro-
d0ction, use and marketing Of alfalfa
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-18
FAMOUS FOR HER HORSES
Good Time and Lot of Information is
Promised.

Kentucky has always been famous
for her horses, and it goes without say
ing that good time and lot of infor-
nation is in store for all who attend
the meeting of the Kentucky Horse
Breeders Association, to be held Jam
uary 9th, at the Agricultural College.
at Lexington, as part of the Farmers
Week exercises.
The man who attends the horse
breeders or any other meetings will
have the free privilege of attending
any or all of the other meetings and
see the various exhibits, all of which
will constitute rare treat.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-18
UNDERWRITERS AND
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Modern methods used in embslming
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w. A. P'POOL & SON.
The Eternal Conflict.

!, Society is nothing more than a con-
tinuation OF the conflict OF nature un-
Der the guidance of intelligence. 1t is
vain to nope for any amelioration OF
society from the prevalence of an in
tellectual education. Culture of the
intellect supplies new weapons for use
in the conflict and may yender 1t less
rude in appearance. but cannot change
Its nature. . Doctrines and creeds
are forms; the will, supplies their con-
tents. JusFas a vehicle may convey
substances having wholesome or in
furious or Indifferent properties. so
any system of thinking theological,
social or political-may be made to
oeaIAany purport, good or bad. To try
90 ape opinions so that they may not
be made subservient to any evil pUr-
pose. is all labor in vain.-Schopen-
lauer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-18
THE ANNUAL PORK CROP

II 1t we're not for the cholera, II is
hard to tell the value OF the annual
crop of pork that Kentucky would
produce, this state being so admir-
ably adapted TO swine raising. As it
is, Kentucky has many Of the best
herds of swine OF the various breeds
to be found anywhere in the country.
The Kentucky Swine Breeders Asso-
citation, an old substantial organization,
viii hold its annual convention at the
Agricultural College, at Lexington,
on January 5tb, 1916. Some live topics
of Interest to swine raisers viii be
opened for general discussion
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-18

The Kentucky Dairy Cattle Club will
hold its annual convention during
Farmers Week" at the Agricultural
College at Lexington on January 9TH,
1915. All during the week there viii
be On exhibit the dairy products com
peting for the handsome prizes that
are being oiforeo. This club offers
membsrskip 70 any one interested.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-18

SHEEP RAISING IN KENTUCKY.

SHEEP RAISING IN KENTUCKY.
Zen ucky is hard to equal in natural
ad9rtability for sheep raising and as
a iiiatteg OF fact she has not altogeth-
or neglected her opportunities, for
many OF the best fiocks in the country
are within her borders The Sheep
Breeders of Kentucky win get togeth-
err in their annual convention on Fri
day, January 7th, during Farmers
Week at the Agricultural College at
Lexington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
.'Snooker" Billiards the Latest

HHI say, ol' chap. .ave you 'ad fling
 at snooker billiards ?"
 If you haven't you simply don't be- long, for snooker is the newest thing in St. Louis, an importation fresh from the war zone and open to Germans and Turks as well as the allies.
 To explain what this game is like isn't easy.
 In the first place, the game is played on 8 6 by 12 table with twenty one balls besides the cue ball. Fifteen of these balls. are red while there is one each of pink, blue. brown, yellow. green and black tints. On the break you must not hit the apex ball, but must bank with English-it's all a question of English-and ram the rack from the rear. Then the gag is to pocket a red, then a color. alternating until the hf- teen red balls are put down Each of the other colors are replaced until such time as the table is cleared of red ones. Then the co1ored balls are run off in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
EMSLIE OLDEST UMPIRE

Ia village, was from the beginning of the game redhot baseball center. Many old time fans can recall the fame of the old Guelph Maple Leafs of the seventies. The old Leafs were charter members of the first International league, which was launched in 1877.
 Emslie broke into the professional baseball game in 1882, when he was en- gagged as a pitcher by the Camden (N. J.) club. The following year he twirIed for Baltimore, and in 1884 he was one. Of the star pitchers of the old American association. It was more than a quarter of a century ago that Emslie started his career as an ium- pire.
 For three years f1e followed the clubs of the old International circuit and then spent a year with the American Association and another with the West ern association.
 It was in 1891 that Ems1ie was sign led as an umpire by the National league and began the career of a big league arbiter which has never been surpassed in length or devotion to duty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
JENNINGS NOT so POPULAR WlTH DETROIT OWNERS

w H. YAWKEY. owner of the De-
 ,frott Tigers. had been banning Hugh Jennings for years. Upone this hangs 9 story. which is related by Charles A Hughes, secretary of the Detroit Athletic club.
 Many a time Yawkey would ask Frank Navin, president of the Tigers, why he didn't scan' Jennings as mana ger,'' said Hughes. "He didn't think much Of the peppery boss.
 "One day remember the Boston Red Sox had the Tigers beaten 8 to when the last of the ninth opened. Ty Cobb led off with a hit and eventually SCOT . ed. Detroit went wild with the bat. They pushed three more runs across, had the bases loaded and two were out when it came Cobb's turn again to bat. There was a chance to win the ball game. the game and was enjoying a shower a substitute. He sent Pitcher Mullen in to bat for the worlds leading hitter and Mullen struck out.
 t"Yawkey took me home that night and never heard a man rave against anybody as he did against Jennings Yawkey is a man worth, perhaps, $10,- o00,oOD to $15, 100000, and his wealth is in coal, oil, timber and other real stuff You wouldn't think anything could dis turb him. But he sure did go after Jen- nings. %s
 "T don't see why they keep this man. he kept repeating.
 Recently the sale of the Yankees tc Ruppert came up. Navin found out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

r iOOK out for the Chicago White sox
 on the bases this year, as, with Clarence Rowland at the helm and Ed die Collins to set the pace, the Sox are likely to show the other American league clubs some new stunts in base running. for, be it known, MT. Clarence Rowland is the last word when it comes to a manager having his team go at top speed.
 Peoria Set Pace.
 Rowland managed the Peoria club of the Three league last year Al though it batted only fifth, it not only led its own circuit in running the bases, but also topped all other clubs in the country on the paths with the exception of Los Angeles, which play ed seventy-six more games than did Peoria
 Playing only 1Ss games, Peoria stole 349 bases. Los Angeles, with PIP con tests, stole but 356. The New York Giants led the National league, with 239 stolen bases, while the Yankees stole 252, leading the American league. Kansas City played 16S games in the A. A., yet it stole only 239 bases, a good many for the A. A.. but none at all when compared with what Rowland's team did.
 Base Running Average 800.
 In the Three Ileague last summer they kept track of the times base run ners were caught stealing This rec ord shows that the Peoria players were turned back no times leaving them an average of close to 800. Ordinarily a minor league manager is satisfied if he has one or two or three men on his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
EvERs SAYS DAHLEN WAS
 EVEREST BASE STEAL ER
Photo by American Press Association

GIN all my years of ball playing.''
 said Johnny Evers recently, speak ing of persons with whom he had worked, s'the man I found it hardest to touch with ball as he came down to second base was Bill Daihlen-
 'Dah1en always came straight down the base line directly at the base, but in the last ten feet of the distance there was no telling what he would do. He had great way of anticipating where the throw from the catcher was coming, and he played his slide to a nicety. Coming straight along, he sud- denly would fall down on his hips to one side or the other, spread his legs, and then use the greatest c1everness in pulling out of reach and twisting him. self to hook the base with either foot
 ''There are other men whom have found it difficult to get at second and among them are Hans, Lobert, Charlie Herzog, Byrne. Magee. Miller Huggins aIid Wagner
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
Ep BLANK.

A MoNa those unpopular gentlemen.
 if 1t be lawful to call them such who spend the torrid period of theSyear wandering about from city to city, har- assing the hardworking baseball play CTS to the point of distraction and arousing the fans to wild wrath. and who wear as part of their official in signia. a windpad. a mask and a Judicial frown there are many who have sur vived for a decade or more
 Time was when a baseball umpire was not considered good risk by the life insurance companies, but that pe- riod is past and today an arbiter of the diamond has as good a chance to die in bed as a fireman or a soldier.
 Of the several veterans who lorded if over major league diamonds last sea son, the oldest in point of service, was Robert D. Emslie. Erns1ie made his
 mundane debut In Guelph. Ont. fifty four years ago. and it was there that he absorbed that enthusiasm for the American national pastime that made him famous in later years The Royal City of Canada. while little more than
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

order, they counting 2. 3. 4. 5. and T points apiece.
 With the aid of book of rules and a good tutor one should get a working knowledge of the game in a month or so, provided he applies himself. After that the game is very interesting. The table, though, is so big that a twelve foot bridge must be used. requiring the assistance of an attendant who totes around the totem pole.
 The table and the new game is att tracting a great deal of attention in St Louis. Because the table takes up the space ordinarily occupied by two American tables, a. fee of 75 cents an hour is charged. Snooker billiards usu- ally is played as a. foursome, an extra player being almost necessary to keep account of the enemy's fouls, which are called "snookers! Combination shots are barred, while there are mum berIess other rules which one cannot "get'' the first time out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

i've or more bases, while one, Foun- tain, formerly of the University of Michigan, stole seventy mine bases. What makes Fountains work all the more noteworthy is the fact that he made only 112 hits and seventeen of thernE were for two or three bases, Consequently, he practically averaged q steal to hit
 A Great Catch.
 According to Howard Wakefield, who managed the Springfield club in the same league last season and who may fall heir to RowIand's job at Peoria, much of Peoria's success on the paths was due to the coaching of Rowland who taught his men the art of getting good starts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
Connolly Is Self Made Star Outer Gardener

Joe was determined to become a big leaguer, and if he couldn't go in as a pitcher he would rise as an inf1eIder or outdelder. He returned to Zanesvi1le in 1911 determined to play the outfield or nothing.a
 Joe Raidy. manager of the team, thought different. He wanted Connolly to pitch and refused to play him in the garden except in a pinch. Connolly finally delivered an uItinatum to Raidy. eff you won't play me in the outheld trade me to some club that will,p Connolly told his boss. He went to Terre Haute in a trade.
 Connolly looked fright in his first few games in the Terre Haute outheld1 He misjudged flies and booted ground CTS like a rank amateur But he kept trying. He always had been a. good hitter and a fast runner for pitcher. l Playing regularly improved his hitting
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
Kopf May Play Third For the Athletics

Kopf really never received the oppor- tunity last summer to jimmy his way into the Athletics inf1eld. so Just what he can do when worked regularly will have to come tout in the wash fhfa season. In 1913 Kopf. playing under the name of Brady for Toledo. in tho American association, did not prove to be a wonderful sticker for h 104 saIIles he only batted for .255. making 94 htta. He is youngster. however, and, now that he has the chance to grab a regu- lar position on the Macks he may de= velop into a ind
 Baker started green and raw Tor Mack and during the first year looked anything but star, so there is much hope for the former Toledo lad
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

chance Yawkey had been wanting. He had tried to have Hugh canned, so many times he blieved the owner would jump at khe@chance.
 s'So he called him up.
 !" MT. Yawkey, the New York club wants to buy Jennings from us. How about 1t 2.
 :. Tell them to take jump in the lake. They couldn't get Jennings for love or money was the unexpected reply from the other end of the line
 q don't know what Navin did, but ] bet for second at least he was the most surprised man in the world"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

BILL KoPF will probably get the
 chance to hold down third base for the Athletics now that Frank Baker has announced he will not play with that team In thirty-f1ve games last year the former American association star only hit for .1s9. making but 1s hits, this being a big way from what J. Franklin accomplished for his flare thee we'll" season on the diamond The Trappe (Md) maule-> walloped the pill for .31e in 15o games, finishing sixth in the ratings. His club swing ing contributions in the B. H. column were 182 hits for 249 bases, of which 23 were doubles. 10 triples and home runs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
RaE3HNsH1

OUTFTELDER JOE CONNOLLY. the
 best batter on the Boston Braves, does not owe his tig league career to any man but himself
 Joe is a self made outfelder and hit ter if there ever was one. He became an outfelder and big 1eaguer by dis regarding all the advice others tried to hand him.
 Connolly used to be pitcher. He was with the ZanesviIle Central league club in 1909 and 1910. He used a jerlxy motion that caused the Central 1eaguers to dub him "old hickory jerky." Joe's motion combined with a fine assort- nent of speed and curves made him a crackerjack hurler in that company. But the scouts refused to see him. k'sHe's a. good pitcher. but he isn't big enough for the majors was the ver- | dict
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
FEW MLITERATEs NOW IN BASE
 RAJ

E c. QUIGLEY, former athletic di- rector of St. Mary's college. in Columbia, Mo-, and now a National league umpire, has a few remarks to make anent the passing of the initerate ball player.
 ''The time is past,'' said Quigley. "when back lot players could reach the majors even if they couldn't write a letter. I know a man who for several years has been catcher in a minor league. In mechanical play he is equal to the best backstops in the country, but he is unable to write his name. believe this fact alone has prevented him from landing a 5obi with a big league team. Managers learn what kind of men they are dealing with by the letters they write or the scouts find out.n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

Franklin was umpIring a. game be- tween two Virginia league teams at Norfolk last summer. The fans roast ed him for giving several close de- cisions to the visiting team
 we can see better from here than you can out there in the field" bel lowed one gent with. a buH-lil1e voice.
 "Au right. then, I'll come back and umpire from there," retorted Franklin. And, sufting the action to the word, he walked back to the stand, sat among the spectators and gave decisions from there for an inning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

and running, and he wound up ths seq son as g champion batsman of the league. with a mark of .s55 in ninety seven games
 him out to Montreal in 1912. He bat ted .S16 in the International league in 12T games.
 Washington landed him in the draft. Clark Grifhth had no room for him. and Boston claimed him on a waiver In 1913 he hit .281 in 1S6 games for the Braves, and last year was the only man on Stan1ngs team batting over 300.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
Empires From Stand to Please Spectators
2 American Press Association

TWEY cant blun George Franklin.
 CIevelander. who has umpired in many professional leagues. A little over a year ago Franklin caused a sen aatfon by calling off bets on a. game between two Ohio teams because he suspected some of the players were not doing their best.
 Another story has come to light which shows that Franklin is a deter mined sort of chap and won't stand for any monkey business from fans or p1ayers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07

that Ruppert wanted Jennings to man age if he could get him.
 '.Sure enough, Ban Johnson called him up and asked if there was a chance to land Jennings for the New York club.
 Personally, wouldn't want to see Jennings go, for think he has deliv- cred for Detroit answered Navin. But I'll see what MT. Yawkey says about it.
 ''Navin thought this was the very
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-07
MANY OLD TIMERS
 HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT

SINCE Connie Mack started the crazs
 by yputting the unconditional sk1ds under Chief Bender, Eddie Plank and Jack Coomba 1ast faIl no fewer than ten worthy workmen Of the diamond have been released outright. Bresnahan cast adrdft Tommy Leach, BNl Swee- neys Eddie Stack and Charlie Smith, while New York cut the strings on Mike Donlin. Pittsburgh gave Thomas Qulgley, 8 young pitcher. his uncondi- tional release because he failed to re- port last October. The White Sox re- leased Sullivan without strings.
 How dineerentl A few years ago Aordecai Brown, than whom no great or eurvtst ever scaled the pitching peak, was '.railroaded' for brief spell e the minors. despite his protest