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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
Neglected Duty

There is one duty that human be-
ings conspicuously neglect. II is a
tremendously important duty. And it
is also, for most human beings. the
most attractive duty in the world.
Nevertheless. IN sRte ~ its attract
iveness and its Importance, II is sell
dom spoken OF There are millions OF
people who don't recognize 1t as a
duty. SO they neglect to strive for 1t.
Thep they wonder why they have not
achieved the duty Sometimes they
complain. bitterly. Occasionally. by a
ehancef they do achieve the duty with
OUT recognizing II as q dRty. Then
they seglect 1t. and they snfef fof, lhe
rest OF their lives. Surely YOU know
what the duty is. II is simply the
duty OF being happy. New York Tel
egram.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
WAR FOR A CENTURY
Conflict Between France and England
Consumed Best Part Of Hun
dred Years.

The Hundred Years war was
fought between France and England
in the fourteenth and fifteenth CEN
turtles over the question Of the. Eng
lish sovereign's claim to the French
crown, and the lesser matter of the
English kings vassalage to the
French ruler for the hereditary
French possessions of the English
royal house 'of Plantagenet. The
battles of the Hundred Years war
were fought in France. The war
broke out in the year 1916 with the
invasion Of France by Edward III of
England, who in 1910 had declared
his Sclaim to the French Throne
througlf descent from Isabella,
daughter of Philip the. Fair of
France. There had also>been' trouble
with the French king over the Eng
fish sovereign's vassal duty as duke
of Guienne. The first period of the
Hundred Years war was the famous
time of the Black Prince, and of the
T. battles of Crecy (1S46), P6itiers
(1356). After tie death Of Edward
III the war, according to histories,
"almost ceased for a generat;1n."
But-in 1414 Henry V of Engk re-
newed the claim to the French
throne and war broke out again.
This was the time of the famous
battle of Agincourt, and during the
first part of this second petroleum.
til his death-Henry V was the hero
Off ar. Then Joan of Arc arose
to ave France. Joan raised the siege
of Orleans in 1929 and cro@sed
Charles VII king of all France, in
the cathedral of Reimg Joan was
executed in 1881. The war dragged
on until the treaty of peace in 1853,
by which Englans- up all claim
to her continental domain with the
single exception of Calais.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
Knew How II Was.

Willie" the Sunday school teacher
asked, can you tell me why Rachel
wept fol- her children?" "Mebbe it
was because the preacher came before
she had a chance to git them cleaned
up."-Chicago Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
THEY GET RESULTS.

al presume that electricity is the
most powerful single agent known to
man."
'Perhaps so, but 1 have in mind a
close second to it,
"And that is?"
"Woman's tears"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
AND A BEAUTIFUL 1916
Popular Grip Calendar FREE
ALL c oSkY $500

The Popular Girl calendar a work of art 81 inches wifi.
and 80 inches long, beautifully coored picture was pan
by the well known artist Knowles Hare J and was posed for M
famous New York beauty The Popular Girl" isgono 10 he
without doubt the most Popular Panel Calendar issued for
Nothing suggestive vulgar appearance and ibeauv ana
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
NOT IN HIS LINE.

She--You must give him credit
for tho fact that he expresses his
IDEAS beautifully.
He-But you see~f am a freight
agent Judge
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
Training the Child.

There is a common belief that a
child, when left alone, or to it's own
resources, is resting mentally. If tails
were true, he would remain a total
stranger to the rest of the world,
whereas he is like a traveller in life.
who observes and comments upon
everything that is new to him. no
not only makes spontaneous effort 10
understand, but to imitate.-DOctor
MontessOri
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
EXPLAINED.

Jones-It seems to me Pm always
the goat.
Smith-That's because you're al.
ways butting in.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
NATURAL TENDENCY.

fThese revolutions south of .us
seem to be contagious"
''Well, isn't it the natural thing
for a revolution to go around ?"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
HE'S ALWAYS PREPARED.
'what do you think of prepared

ness"
81 believe in it. For instance,
when I've stayed dowp with the boys
until after midnight l don't wait till
l get home to think up an excuse.
| have one ready to spring the min
ute she calls for it" -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
ARE YOU "cLAssY"9

"My pet abomination is classy
What's yours?"
"The kind of people to whom the
word is uSually applied"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
NO WONDER.

81 know man who is always dis
playing the mailed hand"
'1s he a militarist? ?"
"No; our postman."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
ITS FITNESS.

"This is an appropriate afiictiOn.'
"What is?"
ga grass widow with The hay
fever|
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
NATURAL RELUCTANCE.

'If you have any ambition you
want to come within the scope of all
world travel
''Not if it's a periscope, sir"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
Daily Thoudht.

Life, with all its fields o. Joy and
woe, is just our Chance OF the prize
of learning lOve-how love might De,
hath peen indeed, and .s.-Browning.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
AN oDDITY.

'Here's an account Of an explo-
sion which blew up amanhole."
GLOW qdeerl Explosions general-
ly blow up a man in pieces"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
INDEED YEs

Z ''They say that golf has been
found to be a wonderful cure for in
sanity" :
'Really? But what do they use to
cure the golf ?"-New. York World.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-21
ITS TlM5RE.

''That' sihger> has a very thin
vojce.i
eyes. She oyght to pitch all heI
music in a skelGton kew"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-10-07
Looking to the Future.

We are to consider that nations like
Rome, France. Austria, Russia. Great
Britain, have gone forward by the
millennium-the thousand years. We
have not yet grown into our name We
are a nation in our small clothes.
America! 1t is already-(dating from
1S9S)-something bigger than the
United States. We are even more
fortunate than Rome. for II 1t be M.
lures intent to widen our hive, and II
1t would in any way conciliate the In.
dian-Spanish and Indian Portuguese
of the South, We could wisely and
without humiliation abandon our shin
clerk Vespucius and accept our cap.
tain's name of Columbia for our huge
portion Of the western world. Colum.
bia may become the gem of the oceans
Six seas may lap her beaches.-John
McGovern, in National Magazine
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-10-07
.ENSlLING THE GREEN CROPS
Extensive Investigation Carried on by
Nebraska Experiment Station
Six Small SIos Used.

The department of agricultural
chemistry of the experiment station
and college of agriculture of Nebras-
ka has been carrying on an extensive
investigation during the last year on
the chemistry of the processes which
take place during the ensiling of vari.
Gus green crops. Special attention has
been given to silage made from mix
lures of alfalfa and sweet sorghum.
Six small silos holding about one
ton each were filed in September,
1914, with various mixtures. Two OF
these silos were opened during the
second week OF August, 1915, and the
siiage in each was found to be in per-
fect condition. The first silo cen
tained mixture Of one part sweet
sorghum and one part alfalfa, while
the second contained a mixture of one
part sweet sorghum ard two parts af-
falfa.
Alfalfa alone will not make sill
age. because the plant does not con-
tam enough sugar to insure the pro-
ductlon OF sufficient acid to preserve
the Stage. The acid produced from
the sugar IN the green plant by bac-
terlai action preserves the siiage. BY
mixing sweet sorghum with the alfalfa
'he necessary sugar is supplied.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-10-07

Sssa e.os - nss . siiA 81 -
hid then"
Was tie child With yoa-al ysw
SO ] mean. all this tioe?'
Il nevss let 90 her ha.A"
Woman. YOU are kes0tnS sstAiag
baek."
Nothing but my terree At tAs sight
Of Bela running in all bloody to escaDs
the people pressing after hia.~
Sincerity was in her manner and in
her voaes. The judge breathed ooes
easily. and made the remark:
mo one with hearing unimpaired
can realize the suspicion Of the deaf.
nor can anyone who 10 not subject to
attacks like mine conceive the doubts
with which . man 20 cursed views
those who have been active about him
while the world to him was blank"
Thus he dismissed the present sub-
ject. to surprise her by q renewal of
the old one
What are your reasons" said he,
for the hopes you have Just ex-
pressed! think 1t your duty to tell
me before We 60 any further.
Excuse me for tonight. What I
have to tell-or rather. what I have to
show you-reQuires daylight" Then.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-10-07

as she became conscious of his aston.
ishment. added falteripgly:
Have you any objection to meeting
me tomorrow on the bluff overlooking
Dark"
The judge was looking at her; he
had not moved; nor had an eyelash
stirred, but the rest of that sentence
had stuck in her throat. and she found
herself standing as immovably quiet
as he.
why there?" he asked
"Because"-her words came slowly.
haltingly. as she tremulously. almost
fearfully. felt her way with him-"be-
use-there-is-no- - other - place
'-where-I can made-my point"
He smiled 1t was his first smile
in years and naturally was little
constrained-and. to her eyes at least,
almost more terrifying than his frown.
why have you waited till now ?"
he called out. forgetful that they were
not alone in the house, forgetful, ap-
parently. of everything but his sur
prise and repulsion. why not have
made use of this point before it was
too late? You were at your husband q
trial; you were even on the witness
stand?"
She nodded. thoroughly cowed at
last both by his Indignation and the
revelation contained in this question
of the judicial mind-"Why now, when
the time was them"
Happily, she had an answer.
Judge Ostrander, had a reason
for that, too; and, like my point. it
is good one. But do not ask me for
it tonight. Tomorrow l will tell YOU
everything. But 1t will have to be
in the place have mentioned. Will
you come to the bluff where the ruins
are one-half hour before sunset?
Please be exact as to the time You
will see why. if you come"
| He leaned across the table-they
were on opposite sides of it-plungins
his eyes into hers, then drew back. and
remarked with an aspect of gloom .but
with much less the appearance of dis.
trust:
~ 'Si oou iequest, HdudH nope
you have good reason for it," adding,
Il bury Bella tomorrow and the GENE
terry is in this direction l will meet
you where you say and at the hour
| you name.
And. regarding him closely as he
spoke. she saw that for all the cor
rectness of his manner and the bow
OF respectful courtesy with which he
instantly withdrew, that deep would
be his anger and unquestionabe the
results to her if she failed to satisfy
him at this meeting of the value OF
her point in reawakening Justice and
changing public opinion.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-10-07

are tntersstel ~ feeaing - -
ua6erstanA: The tAsught-that Il. 0sD-
Averiil's thousht-vs SHOULD % ~
TO follow
The one great Qsestios which ~
agitated her vas this: 0hSAlA she tsuot
the Judge! Ever since the discovery
which had changed Reuthss's Bros
poets she had instinctively looked to
this one source for aid and sympathy.
But her faith had been sorely shaken
in the interview just related. He vas
not the friend she had hoped to and.
He had insisted upon her husbands
guilt. and he had remained unmoved.
or but very little moved. by the dis
appointment Of his son-his only re-
naming link to life. Judge Ostrander
might seem cold-both manner and
temper would naturally be much af.
fected by his unique and solitary mode
of life-but at heart he must love OH.
yer. II was not in nature for II to
be otherwise. And yet
1t was at this point in her musing
that there came one OF the breaks In
her restless pacing. She was always
of an impulsive temperament, and a.
ways giving way to it. Sitting down
before paper and ink she wrote the
following lines:
My Darling II Unhappy Child:
| know that this sudden journey on my
part must strike you cruel. when. II
ever. you need your mothers presence
and care. But the love i feel for you,
my Reuther. is deep enough to cause you
momentary pain for the sake Of the great
good / hope to bring you out of this
shadowy quest. l believe. what I said to
you on leaving. that great injustice was
done your father Feeling So shall re-
main Guiescent and see youth and love
slip from you. without any effort on my
part to set this matter straight? I can
not i have done you the wrong of ST.
lence when knowledge would have saved
you shock and bitter dfsillusion. but ! will
not add to my fault the inertia of a cow
ardly soul. Have patience with me. then;
and continue to cherish those treasures
Of truth and affection which you may one
day feel free to bestow once more upon
one who has a right to each and all OF
them.
BORAH SCOVILLE.
1t was not easy for her to sign
herself thus. 1t was a name which
she had tried her best to forget for
twelve long. preoccupied years. But
her purpose had been accomplished.
or would be when once this letter
reached Reuther. With these words
in declaration against her she could
not retreat from the stand she had
therein taken.
She recommended that rapid walk
ing to and fro which was working
such havoc in the nerves OF the man
in the room below her. When she
paused it was to ransack trunk and
bring out fiat wallet filled with news
paper clippings. many of them discol-
ored by time, and all of them showing
marks Of frequent handling.
The first was black with old head
lines:
rTO BE CONTINUEDD
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-10-07
NONSENSE TO STAY IN Rv1
Ability to "Rise" In Life 10 More or
Less Present in Every
Human Being.

In every business there are many
who know nothing about their possi-
bilities. They live humdrum lives.
plodding along in the same old ruts
from day to day. but in business
sense they are practically dead and
finish their business careers without
waking up-they just exist. They
see an occasional man rise up from
the mass on the wings of fortune or
fame. He Is nine-day wonder, and
then the rest of the community set
tie down again and wait for some
thing to turn up" for them.
The hidden forces for rising out OF
the ruts are to be found in all "ordi.
nary" folk All that is needed to put
those forces to work is an awaken
ing-a realization that great effort is
behind great accomplishments. Fame
and fortune do not come unbidden
They come only by reaching out and
grasping them as they pass by.
The man who is satisfied with things
as they are, will never rise above his
fellows, but the man who reaches
out and grasps every opportunity is
the man upon whom good luck will
smile.
The hidden power is in you. all
right, and there it will stay until you
wake up and go out in the world and
make yourself known. Modesty may
be a virtue. but merit that vaunts It,
self occasionally is the kind that brings
home the money to the wife ard chill
dren.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-10-07
Famous Products Of cyprus.

Cyprus gave its name to the metal
copper For it was from this island
that the Romans got their supplies of
the metal which they knew as "Cy.
prium aes," or, for short. "Cyprium," :"
in late Latin "cuprum." Another ia
nous product of the island was a tree
not the cypress. which has nothing
to do with Cyprus. but the cyprus" !"
from which valuable oil was made.
But 1t 10 better worth remembering as
gopher" the Hebrew name of the
wood Of which Noah's ark was built.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-10-07
CONSTRUCTION of Concrete Roadsand subsade
y Years Service.

very desirable that the coarse aggre.
proper limits.
The proportion OF cement to the
sand and coarse aggregate combined
should not be less than about 1 to 3,
and the proportion of sand to coarse
aggregate not less than 1k to 3, nor
greater than 2 to 3. A useful for
mula when gravel is used as coarse
aggregate is l part of cement to ~
parts of sand to 3 parts of gravel
When crushed stone is used, 1% parts
Of sand may be substituted in place of
IL parts.
Ordinarily from 1-3 to Y of the
tCtal cost of constructing q concrete
pavement is for labor after the mate
rials are delivered This emphasizes
the Importance of efficient organiza.
tion and proper equipment. Failure
TO take those factors into considera-
ton frequently results in adding from
10 to 20 per cent to the cost of
concrete pavement
The most economical method is to
have the work of mixing and placing
the concrete as nearly continuous as
practicable. The work should be
planned with primary view of keep
ing the mixer going full time. The
drainage structures. the grading. and
the subgrade should, therefore, be
completed well in advance of the mix
er and provision made for obtaining
all of the necessary materials without
delay. A common error is the failure
to make adequate provision for deliv-
erpg water on the work, and the
amount which a given stream is ca
paae of supplying is frequently over
estimated.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-10-07
SYNOPSIS.

a curious crowd OF neighbors invade
the mysterious home Of Judge Ostrandef.
county Judge and eccentric recluse. fol-
lowing . seiled woman who has gained
eouble barriers surrounding the place.
The woman has disappeared but the Judge
10 found in a cataleptic state. Bella, his
orevents entrance TO q secret door. Bel>
dies. The Judge awskes. Miss weehs
explains to him what has occurred durt1x
his seizure. He secretly discovers .he
Whereabouts Of the veiled woman. ehe
proves to be the widow Of . man tired
esfore the Judge and electrocuted for muir
der years before. Her daughter II en-
gagged to the Judges son. from whom he II
ssfranged. but the murder 10 between the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-10-07

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of AgricultureD
Concrete roads have shown a
marked increase in popularity during
the past five years, according to the
road-building specialists of the U. S.
department of agriculture. II 1909
there were $4,000 square yards of
such roads in the United States, while
for 1914, the amount is estimated as
1S,2OO00O square yards.
The durability Of concrete roads has
not been proved by actual practice be-
cause there are no very old pavements
as yet in existence. but from the ccndi.
tiOn of those which have undergone
several years service, it seems prob
able that they will be found to wear
we'll.
The principal advantages of con-
crete pavements which have led to
their increased popularity are:
Durability under ordinary traffic
conditions.
A smooth, even surface Offering lit
tie resistance.
Absence of dust and ease with
which it may be cleaned.
Comparatively small cost of main
tenance until renewals are necessary.
Availability as a base for another
type of surface if desirable.
Attractive appearance.
On the other hand, concrete as a
road surface is noisy under horse
traffic, and has tendency to crack.
Unless these cracks are cared for at
once, they lead to rapid deterioration
Of the adjacent pavement and finally
require difficult repair work
In the past efforts have frequently
been made to overcome these objec-
tions to certain degree by covering
the concrete pavement with a bitumi-
nous wearing surface. At the pres
ent time, the specialists in the de-
ment Of agriculture hold that this
cannot be economically justified, al
though it is possible that future inves-
tigation may change the situation in
this respect. In the present state of
road science, however, it seems that
where traffic conditions are such that
bituminous surface on a concrete
road is practicable. bituminous sur.
face macadam road would be equally
practicable and certainly cheaper.
Where traffic which is too heavy for
macadam road uses bituminous con.
crete road, the bituminous surface is
likely to give way and the uneven
manner in which it fails tends to pro
nuce excessive wear on portions of
the concrete. For successful con-
crete road, hardness. toughness, and
uniformity are the most essential aual.
lties. These can be secured to a
great extent by care in the selection
OF the constituent materials and the
proportions in which they are mixed
Sample specifications are included in
the bulletin, No 24S, Portland Ce.
ment Pavements for Country Roads.
These specifications are believed tn
typify the best engineering practice
as it has been developed up to this
tlme Ihey cover such points as ma
terials, grading suograde and con.
struction.
Inc cement. it is said, should ALWAYS
CONFORM to sone standard specifica-
tions Tor Portland cement. such as
those issued by the United States
bureau OF Standards or the American
Society for Testing Materials The
sand should not contain more than
per cent OF foreign material. and
SAND with more coarse than fine grains
Is to be preferred. The coarse aggre-
gate may consist OF either crushed
stone or gravel. In either case it is
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-10-07
CHAPTER v.
EXcerptS.

One of the dodgers at the Claymore
inn had great cause for complaint the
next morning. A restless tramping
over his head had kept him awake all
night. That it was Intermittent had
made 1t all the more intolerable. Just
when he thought 1t had stopped 1t
would start up again--to and fro. to
and fro, as regular as clockwork and
much more disturbing.
But the complaint never reached
Mrs. Averill The landlady had been
restless herself Indeed. :he night
had been one Of thought and feeling
to more than one person in whom We
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-10-07
Weaninq lime,

Neaning time is irCm six to twelve
weeks. II the sows are to oe rebred
at once, the pigs should be weaned
at eieht or nine weeks Of age. If one
ii'ter per year only IS planned. the
pigs may be allowed to run with
'ne SOW until twelve Or fourteen weeks
OF age.
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BR0ADLAWN V|S|TlNGS.

Mrs. Hagen and daughter, Nellie,
spent Friday at Nels Haugen's.
Mr.. Henderson and family spent
New Year day at the Peterson's.
c. W. Sparks and family visited at
Rd Fallsr's, Monday.
Cletus Wyborny visited at Fred
Pope's Sunday evening.
Mr., and Mrs. Chris Lorenson Wis.
tied at Will Cullifer's, Friday.
Fred Pope and family spent Friday
evening at John Haugen's.
Mr., and Mrs. b. A. Kersting pleas
antly entertained a number OF their
friends on New Years. day
Miss Lila Wyborny has been visit.
ing her cousin, Miss Wava Plaine.
Henry Plaine took carload of cat.
file to Minneapolis, Saturday, for the
South End Shipping Association.
Mr.. Brewster and wife, of Hope,
spent Thursday night at Ed Schultz's
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CARPENTER cuL.!LlNGs.
A happy New Year to you all.

A happy New Year to you all.
Miss Olga Hagen spent her Christ
mas vacation at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Knox and daugh.
ter visited at the Will Knox farm last
Sunday.
Earl Wood was a caller at the
Harry Rickerd farm, Sunday,
Earl and Gladys Wood spent their
holiday vacation with their cousins at
Walden.
Messrs. Conrad Johnston and Sc
cret Lee visited at the Harry Rieksrd
farm. Sunday.
The Hill children are back st their
work at school, having recovered
from scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs 8. NJ. Wood transac.
ted business In Hope, Monday.