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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
First Meeting.

In accordance with an agreement
between Governors McCreary of
Kentucky. Slaton of Georgia and
Ralston of Indiana, preparations
were made at the Frankfort execu-
tive offices Saturday to notify the
directors of the Dixie Highway as
ISOLATION that the first meeting of
the directors will be held in Louis
vile, April %.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
Panama Busted"

The fiscal affairs of the republic of
Panama have reached a critical state
as result of increasing expenses and
decreasing revenue. The deficit is
now about $1,000, 600.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
Teddy's Big Suit.

The trial of the suit of William
Barnes against Theodore Roosevelt
for $50, 900 as damages for alleged
libel began in the Supreme Court at
Syracuse yesterday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

Carranza troops at Laredo fired
upon a portion of their own men Sat-
urday through mistake and killed
Gen. Herrera, his aide and several
other members of his staff, Anoth-
err report is that Gen. Herrera was
killed by another officer who REBEL
ed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
Chinese Unrest.

The Chinese Government has COM
planned to Toxic that revolt in
Shantdng peninsula is being led by
Japanese soldiers. The outbreak is
believed to be the work of DR.. Sun
Vat Sen, now living in Toxic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
Generous Mrs. Rockefeller.

BY the terms of the will Of Mrs.
John d. Rockefeller more than ST.
5000 is left TO charity. while $780,
900 is bequeathed to relatives and
and friends.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

Mayor Dom Roberts and fourteen
other Terre Haute politicians, con-
victed of election frauds, started for
the Leavenworth penitentiary Sum
day in special car under guard.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

At least one candidate has the cour-
age of his convictions. Col. W. P.
Walton, of Lexington, candidate for
Secretary of State, has come out in
his paper for an ante-primary con-
yention.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

Ten English officers, prisoners at
Madgeburg, Germany, have been
placed in solitary confinement in re-
prisal for treatment accorded Ger.
man submarine prisoners. The re-
prisal is on army officers, because no
British naval prisoners have been
taken.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

The Twenty-fourth annual Con-
gress of the ID. A. r. is in session at
Washington. The reelection Of Mrs.
VIM. C. Story, as President. General.
is assured.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

Mayor Roberts. of Terre Haute.
Ind. having declined to resign, ar
ticles of impeachment have been fill
ed against him by the council to be
tried April %.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

Arthur M. Wallace. formerly of
this city, is a Democratic candidate
for Juoge of the Chancery branch
of the Louisville circuit court. first
division.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

Capt. VIM. r. Caperton. promi.
nent citizen and leading printer of
Louisville. died suddenly Saturday.
aged 40 years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
Four Counties.

Henry. Larue, Meade and Shelby
are now the only Kentucky counties
under afoot and mouth quarantine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

John Bunny is recovering from a
spell of critical illness at his home in
Brooklyn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

April 20 to "a are clean up days in
HopkinsviIle. Be ready when the
wagon calls.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20

The Philippines lest year exported
,5. 965 tons Of coprA.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-20
WATCH THE DATE

After your name. renew
promptly. and not missa num-
Der. The Postal regulations
require subscriptions to be
paid In advance.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-03
TRUTH PLAINLY PUT

That vas a 42-centimetre gun Secretary of Commerce Redheii
brought to bear upon opponent OF the administration shipping bill
the other day, and it ridd1ed the enemy
Mr.. Redhed showed up the shipping trust, which Is The chief VIOLA
tor of written contracts and a stranger OF American commercial oppor-
tunity, a business brgand. in fact who makes the robber OF the middle
ages look like a public beneactor" He showed how they had ignored
written contracts, raised shipping rates from 800 TO 400 per cent, and
in many cases refused to carry goods at all He declared that ship
ping companies today are doing things that would put any railroad
nan in ian"
1t was a terrible Indictment but a deserved one The private inter-
essw which are seeking to kill the effort of the administration to free
business from the blight OF their high-handed monopoly writhed anil
squrmed under the fusilade of facts, but they have not controvered
one Of them.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-03
A TEST

No doubt there ought to be sol measure taken to restrict imml-
grafton Il the United States. But they ought to be honest measures.
The immigration bill is no. an honest measure. 1t makes lniteracy tn
test to bar immigrants-an absolutely unfair and unreasonable test
Some Of the best immigrants this country w received from Europe
could not read or write when they landed here. Some of the most IN
desirable and vicious could read and write huenty. By that test the
criminal with an education is welcome; the unettered, but honest. peas
ant is turned back.
There are men in congress today whose fathers or rnethers could
not read pr write. There are many whose grandparents yer iiterate.
President Wilson, a most learned la himself is wise enough to know
that 1teracy is II o sure guide to worth.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-03
PREVENT PNEUMONIA

Pneumonia is now cassed by physicians as a preventable disease.
1t is an infections dust disease, due to germs which a be fought with
pure air
Pneumonia germs thrive and multiply in unventlated schoolrooms,
stores, factories, homes and theaters, says the Womans Home Com
panion.
Dry sweeping and busting put germs in circulation. Mostea your
broom and dustcloth when cleaning Wash and dry Doth when your
task is done.
Dry air dries out the mucous membrane or lining OF the nos n
air passages, leaving them susceptible to infection and colds. If You
have steam heat or a hard coal burner in your home, always keep a pan
OF water II the radiator or the back of the stove.
Pneumonia is sometimes the result OF a neglected coll. Treat a cold
promptly
When your children have colds do not dose them with soothing
syrup, cough syrup or patent medicine of any sort Give castor oil,
keep the child in the house, and if the cold does not get better send for
your doctor.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-03
THE CASE OF CANADA

Our G. O. r. friends who persist in laying all depressed business
condiacns to the Democratic tariff and ignoring the war as a factor
ought to turn their attention to Canada. They would find the Grand
Trunk railroad proposing to reduce the wages OF $4,000 employees; that
the earnings OF the Canadian Pacific have fallen off many millions, and
thar al the Canadian cities have hosts OF unemployed mn in spite o.
the industries that have been stimulated by the demand for ar materials.
BY ell protection logic, Canada, having embraced the doctrine that
i the fundamental principle of the Republican party, ought to be en-
joyng all the blessings Of prosperity instead Of tasting the bitterness OF
worldwide industrial depression.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-03
SERVIA IN BAD A

Servia, the innocent cause oft the great war in Europe, is experience
ing, in a lesser degree, the tragic consequences that have overwhelmed
Belgium. While the Austrian invaders have been driven out of Servia
the country has suffered terribly and o is in serious danger of famine.
Fully 100000 women and children were driven from their homes,
but if they "a be returned and supplied with the necessary seed, farm
implements and animals for April and May sowing, it is hoped to avert
the famine that threatens. While no official appeal has been made l.
Amerca for help. the pucky little Balkan state no doubt will be grateful
for any assistance generous Americans may feel disposed to render.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-03
REVERT TO TYPE

While in the mood OF retrenchment why does not the legislature
cut out the Sheep commission and Quarantine board? Cast them aside
with the other commissions that are destined for the block. Discard
typewriters and counting machines and substitute kerosene for e1ectri--
OF twenty-five years age.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-03
THE BEST NEVADA CAN DO?

With a climate unexce1ed anywhere on Gods footstool. with mines
and prospects the equal or peer of any in the nation, with broad. fer
tile valleys that need but attention and the magic touch of water 20
make them as productive and rich as the garden spots of Calfornia,
it seems strange that the best inducements that cal be offered TO pro-
pective settlers are easy divorce, horse racing and liberal gambling laws
Truly, this is a progressive err.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-03
a Saloon

Only standard goods dispensed ii
the above named place. Concert every
afternoon and evening. Call and make
yourself at home.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-03

subacribe for the Appeal
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-02-03

Russia has just purchased a million horseshoes. But where will she
find the barn doors to hang them over?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
AFRICAN ROAD A MARVEL
Cape-to-Cairo Line Reveals a Piano.
rama That Is Without Equal
on the Earth.

When all the great railroad trunks
of the world have been built, decade
or two hence, four of them will appear
upon the map in heavy black, indicat-
ing that they surpass all others in
importance, writes Lewis B. Freeman
in the Worlds Work These will be:
The Pan-American, from the Arctic
wastes of Canada to the Straits of
Magellan; the Trans-Siberian, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific across
northern Europe and Asia; the Trans
Persian, or some other line, from the
southeast of Europe to India; and the
Cape-to- Cairo. The Pan-American and
the European railroads may sur
pass the Cape-to-Cairo as commercial
arteries, and the Trans-Siberian will
doubtless figure more potently as a
strategic line; but for the sheer in
terest of the country traversed-for
the picturesque variety and romantic
appeal of the panoramas running like
double cinematograph films past the
car windows-the great African trunk
can never know rival
Six thousand miles, across 65 de.
grees of latitude; a score of climates
and the lands of a hundred different
peoples or tribes; the second longest
of the worlds rivers and two of its
largest lakes; the greatest dam ever
built, conserving water for the world 8
richest lands; the most imposing and
ancient of all temples; the greatest
waterfall, and the most important gold
and diamond mines; and finally, one
of the last great expanses of real will.
derness, the only place in the world
where the wild beasts of the jungle
may be seen in their primitive state
from train; all these seen, traversed
or experienced in IL days! Surely
there can never be another such rail
road as this.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
DATE ONLY FROM 1929
FIRST AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE
THEN HAD INITIAL RUN.
On Tracks Entirely of Wood 1t At.
tanned Speed of Ten Miles an
Reconsideration of "Grass-
hopper" Type.

The first locomotive looked more
like huge grasshopper than anything
else. There was no cabin on it, and
the engineer had to stand up while
it was in operation.
The astonishing performance of
"The Rocket" in England led to the
introduction Of steam engines in
this country. In 1929 Horatio Allen
operated the first locomotive tried out
in America; it ran on tracks made en-
tirely of wood. Spectators at the trial
were afraid to venture on the engine,
and many of them urged the daring
Allen to give up the experiment, as it
was bound to end in disaster. Allen
laughed at their fears, and, pulling the
throttle wide open, he dashed off at
the terrific speed of ten miles an
hour.
In 1881 Phineas David of Pennsyl.
vania designed an engine for the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad. 1t was the
first of the grasshopper type, and did
6OOu WIN lOl years. III &C VI
these grasshopper engines designed
by Davis for the same railroad were in
active service for over fifty years-a
remarkable record.
In 1881 Matthew Baldwin, founder
of the Baldwin Locomotive works, de.
signed an engine called "Old Iron.
sides" 1t was tried out on the Phil.
adelphia e Norristown railroad and
made speed of 80 miles an hour. 1t
weighed something over five tons. II
was used only in fair weather, and
when it rained horses were used to
draw the cars.
From this date rapid Improvement
was made in the construction of the
locomotive. The railroads were be
ginning to handle a large business, but
their methods of management were
so crude that many fearful wrecks re
suited.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19

Winter is q critical time for sheep.
The greatest danger is in close sta
bling and lack of exercise. If well
fed with good clover hay and good
straw, and with an abundance of pure
water to drink, an open shed with an
uncovered, dry yard attached, is bet
ter than any stable or tightly closed
shed. Warmth is more injurious than
cold, and sheep may safely be trusted
to exercise their instincts in seeking
shelter. 1t is well to divide the flock,
making three divisions; rams, wethers
and ram lambs in one flock, ewes in
lamb in another and fattening sheep
in another AS changes may be seen
desirable they should be made, and the
food should be given according to the
wants of each lot.
1t is a good plan to give all sheep
little grain every day in winter.
Give fattening sheep one pound of
corn per head per day. An expert
feeder, who has been feeding sheep
for a number of years, says: 1.-THE
man who makes a success in feeding
sheep or meat cattle is the one who
gives close attention to the daily feed
ing and care of the flock. 1t is not
necessary for him to do the actual
work, but he should be there to see
that it is done" Keep only the strong
est and healthiest sheep. For winter
fattening we want sheep that have got
their full growth and are in good,
thrifty condition. Merino sheep for
this purpose should be three or four
years old. Commence with a small
grain ration and gradually increase the
feed. Salt should be given; it is good
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
BOTTLE FOR THE CHICKENS
Keeps Drinking Water for Poultry
Warm in Winter and Cool and
Refreshing in Summer.

A new drinking fountain for fowls
is made on the principle of the Their
mos bottle, and by it's use the water
supply in the barnyard is kept cool
in summer and reasonably warm in
winter. This solves one of the great
difficulties of the chicken yard. In the
winter time it is necessary to visit the
chicken yard many times during the
day to supply water to the birds, for the
reason that the usual receptacles made
use of soon freeze up tight and the
chickens are deprived of water. One
might think that by placing warm wa
ter there it would remain in liquid
condition for greater length of time,
but this has proved to be fallacy, for
it is said that for some reason the
heated water cools off and congeals
as quickly, if not more rapidly, than
the pan in which was placed cold wa
ter. In the summer time, too, there
is the trouble of the water becoming
SO warm that it ceases to be refresh
ing. The thermos bottle fountain.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
SIx-ROWED BARLEY IS BEST
Leading MaItsters and Brewers Prefer
1t to Any Other variety-Is
Ready Money Crop.
(By r. A. STONE.)

In the rotation barley follows corn,
peas, potatoes or root crops to best
advantage. 1t is one of the best nurse
crops to use where the desire is to
seed down to clovers or mixed grasses,
because it uses less moisture than
oats or wheat, is removed from the
land early and, being shallow-rooted. is
not heavy user of soil fertility.
Barley serves as a ready money
crop for most growers and Is usually
put on the market soon after thresh.
ing. 1t is not good practice to put
weather-beaten or damaged barley on
the market, as the price will be cut
severely even though the feeding quail.
ity is but slightly impaired. 1t is far
better to use such injured barley on
the farm and secure both feeding and
fertilizing value from it.
Different varieties should not be
mixed when being put on the market,
either as seed or mailing barley.
Farmers should grow but one variety
of barley and that of the very best.
Different varieties of barley when
placed on the mailing floor for sprout.
ing terminate at different periods OF
time, which leads to a positive loss on
mixed types of barley, and CORE.
spending reduction in price. The
maltsters desire a barley of one dis.
tinct type and this should be uniform
In quality and size of berry. From
reports sent to the leading maltsters
and brewers of the United States, no
less than 95 per cent of those report.
ing preferred the six-rowed, bearded
barley.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
IS CHILD CROSS,
FEVER|SH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give california
Syrup of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat.
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad.
system full Of cold, has sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See if tongue is coated. then
give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the sys-
tenn, and you have we'll child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
Latest Great Railroad Stations,

Nowhere are there to be found such
noble terminal and union station build.
ings as now exist in the United States
Foremost among these are the Penn.
sylvania station and the new Grand
Central station in New York; but out,
side of this city there are other monu.
mental buildings which are scarcely
second to the two mentioned in impor
lance. The latest of these to be opened
is the Union station in Kansas City,
Mo-, which was opened to traffic on
November 1 of this year. The build
ing, of classic design, is monumental
in size and of dignified and harmoni'
Gus proportions. The central portion
of the building contains main hall
240 by 81 feet and 80 feet high. The
waiting room is $50 by 70 feet The
total cost of the station, approaches
new belt line and the new terminal
works represents an output of over
forty million dollars.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
UNITED STATES RANKS HIGH
Percentage of Illiteracy Compares
Well With Those of Other Coun-
tries of the World.

In the United States the percentage
of illiteracy is II for the total popula.
ton lover ten years of age) and for
the native white population. In Den,
mark, Germany, the Netherlands, Swe,
den, Switzerland and the United King
dom the percentage of illiteracy is
lower than that for the native white
population of the United States. Doubt,
less the list should also include Nor
way, although no figures are available
for that country; but in the other Eu-
ropean countries the percentage Of
illiteracy is higher than it is in the
United States, and usually very much
higher. In Bulgaria it is 65 per cent?
in Greece 70, in Hungary 80, in Italy
81, in Portugal SO, in Roumania 81,
in Russia SO, in Servia rs, and in Spain
IS. There is less illiteracy in Aus
tralia than in the United States, but In
all other non-European countries the
percentage of illiteracy is in general
very high.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
The Left Hand.

If-after various reports-we are tc
believe that it is the left arm, and
not in the right that Kreisler is
wounded, this is no cause for congrat
ulation from his audiences. The VIC
linist's left hand has the beau role .
When Charles Reade was pleading
vigorously for the restoration of the
left hand to equal honor, he liked the
public to guess what two marvellous
things were done by trained left
hand greater than anything boosted
by the right 1t turned out that one
was the work of the famous left hand
of a pugilist famous in that day. Tom
Sayers, and the other was the finger
ing of a great violinist. But the plan
list Thalberg also put in his left tc
the amazement of the concert room
London Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
INCREASE THE WHEAT YIELD
Intensive Farming Means the UtiIiza
tion of the Plant Crop to the Very
Highest Advantage.

Intensive cultivation means making
the soil produce more than the aver
age. 1t is easily possible to make an
acre of ground produce two, three and
even four and five times as large a
crop of plants as It grew under aver
age, common methods. But intensive
farming implies more than this. It
means not only making the acre pro.
duce more, but It Is also utilizing the
total plant crop to the highest advan-
tage, or in other words, selling 1t in
some way so as to make it bring a
much higher market price. A farmer
who could take a field that had been
producing 20 bushels of wheat to the
acre, say, and through better meth.
DDS increase the yield to 40 bushels
to the acre would be considered an
expert wheat grower and very good
farmer. Wheat at dollar bushel
from the former yield would bring 500
to the acre while at the latter yield II
would bring $40, twice as much cash
and more than twice as much net
profit, as the cost of growing and har
vesting large acreage crop Is but
little more than for small yield.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-19
Better Deep-Sea soundinas.

A novel piezometer, claimed to give
deep-sea soundings of much greater
than the usual accuracy, is due to A.
Berget, a French physicist The in
strument, eight inches long, consists
of a reservoir of water, from which a
long tube, one fiftieth of an inch in d.
ameter, extends downward, and com
municates with an open side vessel of
mercury. The tube, silvered inside, is
graduated outside. Lowered in the
sea, the pressure forces the mercury
up the tube. where it dissolves the
silver, showing the degree of compress
sion, and by this the depth reached.