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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25
Grand Dukes Playful WAY.

The Grand Duke Nicholas is not a
man who talks, but he has playful
way with him at times, according to
the story told by Julius West in SOL
diers of the Gar Some time ago,
during an inspection. the grand duke
was standing next to the emperor, a
few yards away from group of gen.
erals. He ordered General Russky,
then in command of the forces in that
region, to step forward. The grand
duke next ordered a private soldier to
come forward and hack off the gen.
erals epaulettes. 1--WE can imagine"
says MIR. West, "the dismay of the
other generals as the soldier obeyed.
"'Now cut mine off, was the next
order. The soldier did so. Now put
them on his shoulders
1t was the grand dukes playful little
way of promoting Russky to the rank
Of adjutant general. the highest in
the Russian army.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25

Young snoberly is very anxious TO
create the Impression that he is a
dom at French A few evenings ago,
at the club, he took French comic
paper. and for half en- hour he pre-
tended to be absorbed in its contents.
Every once in while he would smile
teebly. as If he had been carried away
By the Jokes, and say, audibly. "Bon,
tres boni"
There were several gentlemen at
the adjoining table who had been no
ticing Snoberly's antics. At last one
of them said "See that snoberly over
there pretending to read that French
paper? / am certain that he does not
understand French. He is Just doing
that to impress the people with his
knowledge as a linguist"
- 81 SUPPOSE he must understand
French" replied one of the party.
'Tll bet bottle Of wine that he
doesn't, and I'll prove it,"
I'll take the bet"
The gentleman who had made the bet
walked quietly over to Snoberly, and
said. Monsieur. quelle heure estil?"
t"What o'clock is It, sir?")
Young Snoberly smiled a Partisan
smile, and gracefully handed over the
paper!--London TitBits.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25

Could Perform Many Miracles, but
Couldn't Drop Lead Pencil With
out Breaking Point.

"What," asked the Maharajah Of
Nepal, "means all this turmoil l hear
in the streets y
eAfost high son Of the SUM- re-
piled the grand vizier, sit is the pop
ulace following one who calleth him
self Buddha, and who goeth about
performing miracles"
"Let him be brought in y
The palace guards brought in an
old man, dressed in rags.
'Iet the hippodrome proceed"
said the maharajah.
The old man swallowed three cam
non balls, climbed an invisible pole,
rubbed the rheumatism out of soul
ieTy maid aids shoulders, removed a
royal wart from the grand viziers
nose, took a six-year-old boy out of
his pocket handkerchief, cut him into
ten parts with a razor-edged scimi-
tar, tossed the parts into the air,
whence they vanished, and then pro-
duced the identical urchin, un-
harmed, from a fern pot in the bay
window.
cart Buddha ?" asked the mahara-
jah, without batting an eye.
"Thou beholdest," said the old
man.
"Then," said the maharajah, "take
thee this lead pencil and drop the
same upon the floor. If the end
break not then verify thou art Bud
dha."
The fakir shrieled his dismay,
burst through the guards and did not
stop this side of the deepest recess
of the Himalayas.
The court crowded about the
throne, praising their rulers wisdom
as that of Solomon.
The maharajah smiled. "Thus,"
he said, shave / unmasked already
nineteen Buddhas. ~ Kansas City
Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25
Pigeons Learn to Swim.

The swimming of blue pigeons-the
familiar domestic birds-is the re-
markable sight reported to Dutch
natural history journal. Some months
ago one of the doves was thrown into
the water in a flight and rescued by
human aid, and since then they have
become more familiar with the water.
Pieces of bread noticed in shallow
places evidently tempted them az first.
Gaining courage. they soon learned to
swim. and just before making his
report the observer saw two of them
sailing around like gulls few yards
from his house. When they tired OF
the bath they quietly few out of the
water.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25
Gains -Four pounds In Three Hours.

Raymond Tilton. twenty-one years
old. performed the unusual feat of
gaining four pounds of weight in less
than three hours in order to become
a soldier in the United States army,
reports the Cincinnati Chronicle. Til
ton, whose parents live in Richmond,
KY, desired TO join the infantry, and
he tipped the scale at 1923 pounds,
being three pounds shy. He was no
tilted that the government is strict in
regard to this matter. and was told
to return when he acquired the iieces-
sary avoirdupois. Ttlton invested in
35-cent meal and imbibed freely Of
water. Then 1t was found that he had
gained four pounds. one more than
the government required. He was
accepted.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25
HAwsERs or VAST STRENGTH
Monster Steamers Use Steel Ropes
Which II Would Seem Could With
stand Any Power.

After lab0rious attempts to tow the
Thessalonilki into port the Greek liner
PATHS arrived at New York and her
captain reported that three heavy steel
hawsers had parted during the effort
20 save the disabled ship. Tho lines
that parted were 4ikinch hawsers,
which means that strain of 81 tons.
or $4,000 pounds, had been exerted be-
fore the break.
In general towing and lighter ship
work three-inch steel hawser is the
usual line used. This consists of six
steel wire strands tightly wound on
central hemp which is soaked In oil,
giving certain pliability. This sort
of hawser is also used by some of the
steamship lines for permanent moor
ings. The breaking point of the three
inch steel line is about 20 tons. Its
cost is 20 cents foot.
The largest of steel towing lines Is
the one six inches in circumference,
the breaking strain Of which is 54 tons,
or 10000 pounds. Because Of the
weight of this line and the difficulty
of handling it the 41-inch hawser is
the one mostly used for heavy towing.
In bulk the biggest hawsers used
in an American port were those on
the Hamburg-American liners Water
land and Imperator. For permanent
moorings these great liners used "a
inch hemp hawsers besides smaller
lines of steel wire and hemp.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25

Never can tell when you'll mash a
fioger or suffer cut, bruise, burn
or scald. Be prepared. Thousands
rely on DR.. Thomas Eclectic Oil.
Your druggist sells it 25c and soc.
Advertisement
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25
What We Wish to Know.

An aged Frenchman. who has
worked out system for forecasting
the weather, claims we are 10 have
a succession Of twenty-six very Sc.
we're winters, commencing with tho
present one. II he can tell us how
long the European war is 10 last. how.
ever. it viii be of greater Interest,"
Oshkosh Northwestern.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25
Er.nklln,s ph,,o.oshy

He that hath a trade hath an
estate; and he that hath calling
hath a place Of profit and honor. A
plowman on his legs is higher than a
gentleman on his nees."-Benjamin
Franklin.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25
Where Vanilla Comes From.

Vanillin is the active principle which
makes vanilla ice cream so popular. It
occurs In the roots OF oats and the
leaves and roots Of a number of
plants. 1t has been found to be poi
sonous to clover, wheat, cowpeas and
other plants.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25
Colds Quickly Relieved.

Many people cough and cough
from the beginning of Fall right
through to Spring. Others get cold
after cold. Take DR.. Kings New
Discovery and you will get almost
immediate relief. 1t checks your
cold. stops the racking, rasping, It's
sue. tearipg cough, heals the infiam.
nation. soothes the raw tubes
Easy to take, Antiseptic and Heal
ing. Get soc. bottle Of DR.. Kings
New Discovery and keep il in the
house ut is certainly great
medicine and keep a bottle of il
continually on h.no' VIZ ties w. c.
Jesseman. Franconia N n. Money
back if NOT satisfied but il nearly al
ways helps. = Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25

In 1915 more than 1000 Harvard
students engaged in major and minor
sports.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25
,,oout Elizabeth.

A teacher rad real problem on her
hands to get the meaning contained in
this note, received from the mother
OF one of her little pupils, who had
been tardy: Kindly allow me to ask
you again and also to tell you that
Elizabeth had to be tardy this morn
ing and that Elizabeth will not be
tardy again when impossible. "-Bos-
ton Traveller.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25
We Grind Our
Own Lenses

We have just put in complete Lens
Grinding Plant and can save you
money on Glasses. Broken Lenses
duplicated while you wait. YOUR
EYES TESTED and Glasses accur.
ately fitted. We guarantee Salts
faction.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-25
A MONTHLY MAGAZINE

For Progressive Men and Women,
Business and Professional; Club-Wo-
men, Teachers, Students, Ministers,
Doctors, Lawyers, Stenographers and
for all who wish to Speak and Write
Correct English.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
SERVING OUT HEAVY
FINE IN COUNTY JAIL

For an assault made ON Walter
Thomas during a basketball game at
Republican about three weeks ago,
Evans Foster is in the county jail and
his stay in that prison will be an ex-
tended one unless his fine is paid or
he receives q pardon. After a jury
trial before Justice of the Peace John
Mckenzie, Foster was fined $50 and
one minute in jail, the conviction be-
ing for aggravated assault. Unable
to pay the fine, he was committed to
Jail and it viii require nearly three
months for him to serve out the fine
and costs. Thomas has recovered
from the injuries received in the
fight with Foster, although it was at
first thought they would prove serious
and physicians took 10 stitches to
closc the wounds
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
CARD OF THANKS.

To My Friends and Customers:
I take this method of thanking each
Of you Tor the splendid business you
have given me the past season-it
has been the very best in my business
career.
1 leave Saturday, the first, to rest
up a few weeks before going to mar
ket. In appreciation of the liberal
patronage ! have received, l promise
now to exert what skill and ability
possess to secure the best and newest
known to the millinary
world for my customers. l expect to
return from the markets in about
seven weeks. My store will remain
open during my absence, in charge Of
Miss Norma Alexander.
Again thanking you and wishing
each of YOU a happy and prosperous
New Year, ann very respectfully,
dit Mrs. E. l.. Hinton.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
LIQUOR DEALERS
CLEAN UP STOCK

Little Rock, Jan. 1.-The advent Of
statewide prohibition found nearly
every saloon in Little Rock dry sew
eral hours before the law became OPP
erative last midnight. In number
of instances saloons closed early in
the night for want Of liquors to sup
ply callers. Liquor dealers, whole
sale and retail, reaped a harvest dur
ing the past 10 days. 1t is estimated
that more than 100000 worth Of
whisky, brandy and wine was sold in
Little Rock since December 20, and
during the holidays. There was bare
ly saloon in the city that had as
much as 500 worth o. LIQUOR on hand
at o'clock last night, according to
estimates by wholesalers. On account
of the downpour of rain the open
saloons were unusually quiet, as COM
pared with the scenes enacted when
the city was dry six weeks in 1914
under the Going saloon petition law.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
MISS REICHARDT WEEDS.

Little Rock, Jan. Miss Eva
Reichardt and Brose Massingill Of
Hcber Springs, were married at Ii
o'clock today at the Reichardt family
residence in Little Rock. Miss Rel
chardt is one of the members of the
State Minimum Wage Commission
and for number of years was OF
ganizer of the School Improvement
Association, under direction of the
State Department of Education. Mr..
Massingill was sheriff of Cleburne
county 1910-1912, and clerk of the
county 1904-190S.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
DR.. WILMINGTON BUYS
LEO SCHWARz HOME

DR.. Otto Wilmington, former pas
tor of the First Baptist church Of
Conway and now travelling evangelist
for the Southwestern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary, has contracted to
purchase the residence Of Leo
Schwarz, on the corner Of Locust
avenue and Scott street, in this city,
and will move his family to that home
within a short time. The deal was
made through c. f. Durham's agency,
the consideration being $4,000 DR.
J. T. West, who now occupies the
residence, has recently purchased
from j. d. Collier tract of land on
the Beebe road just east Of Conway,
on which he plans to build new
home.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
JURY SEATS PLACED.

The new seats for the petit jury
have been put in place by Sheriff w.
w. Bishop and the court room is be
ing cleaned up and put in readiness
for the session OF circuit court, which
convenes here Monday, January 10.
The jury will occupy revolving chairs
which are screwed to the floor to pre-
vent removal and are provided with
comfortable cushions.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01

School while the latter is pursuing
advanced work in Peabody College at
Nashville, Tenn, returned this morn
ing from a visit to relatives at Nor
rilton.
Strayed, from my barn on Deem
Der %, 1915, one dark bay horse, IA
hands high, weight about 800 pounds,
no shoes, fore-top cut out fresh. A
liberal reward for any information.
Gray & Gray's Livery Barn, Conway,
| have just received a car load
Purina mixed feeds of all kinds, such
as mixed feeds for horses, dairy feeds
! for milk cows and chicken feeds and
chicken chowders for winter layers.
This is one of the best feeds on the
market today. Try a sack. w. l..
/ Robins. Telephone 161.-d2t
Mrs H. A. Reid late yesterday af-
ternoon received telegram from her
daughter, Miss Comora Reid, stating
that Sullins College, Bristol, Va, in
which Miss Reid was teaching, was
destroyed by fire early yesterday
morning and that she escaped in her
night clothing, losing everything else
in the fire. That there was no loss
of life was due to the fact that the
students had not returned from the
Christmas holidays, and several in
the building narrowly escaped with
their lives, the telegram stated.
Dir. Russell Doyne and family of
Little Rock are visiting with relatives
in Conway for a few days. For the
past three and half years DR.. Doyne
has been one of the physicians at the
State Hospital for Nervous Diseases,
but has severed his connections with
that institution and opened an Office
in the State National Bank Building
for the general practice of medicine,
Besides being a graduate of the Uni
versity of Arkansas medical college,
DR.. Doyne has gained experience in
the hospital which would not have
been acquired in many years OF pri-
vate practice and his many friends
here wish for him abundant success.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Lee Keathley, %, and Nellie Sis
son, Is, Conway.
Lindsey Pearson, 25, and Clara
Banks, %, Conway.
f. H. McCarty, "a, and Nora Mills,
"a, Holland.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1916-01-01
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WEATHER FORECAST.

None issued; holiday.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-12-01
THE TRUE MEANING.

The true meaning of a National
Thanksgiving day is often misun-
derstood. To some it is merely a
day for bagging few quails, squir-
rels or other wild game. To others
it is day to indulge in some rec
reation and enjoy asquare meal.
To some it is day for recount
ing our material gain over our less
fortunate brothers during the past
year. There are other various no.
tions as to the real purpose of a
Thanksgiving day each year.
Whatever may be the ideal pur-
pose of real Thanksgiving day, it
.should'be one as full as possible Of
good cheer, but to employ the day
in recounting our material achieve
ments gains and losses-is sin
with the blacklist kind of complex
ion.
The true meaning Of Thanks
giving means no more than the
duty which each Individual owes
to the Creator every day in the
year.
It is day when each person
should weigh his motives along
with his ability to help his fellow
man in his own individual way,
and to return thanks for not only
the goodness which has befallen
him, but to pledge with it an effort
to strive to be greater blessing to
the community in which he lives
than any previous year.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-12-01
TO BE CONTINUED. !
THANKSGIVING DAY.

That we are at peace with all the world
Safe in our country and our homes,
That unto this, our favored land,
Such gift, with all its blessings, comes,
That men 60 not to war and death,
That women do not fearful brood
By anxious hearts for dear ones gone,
We thank Thee, Giver Of all good.
That no ambitious strife is ours,
That lust Of conquest does not thrill
This mighty nations inmOst heart,
That we abhOr to burn and kill,
That weaker nations we protect.
Fightbut not to make their wronging cease
And only comes to make them free,
We thank Thee, God Of love and peace.
That in the. stress around us now,
We feel our hearts with pity throb,
And haste to heal the wounded man,
To hush the child and woman's sob,
That we are eager still to share
The products that heap our granaries agar
With those who have but us to help,
We thank Thee, Father of all men.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-12-01

a finish. Never give up until our
great Captain says 1T is enough"
We doubt not the general progress
Of the truth, but locally and par
TALLY it may cease.
Then our concern and labor must
be that the work cease not in our
own churches and neighborhood,
or we lose the power of conveying
the tidings Of salvation to the dis
ftant heather, and the obligations
to send the gospel abroad as we'll
as st home must not be forgotten.
1t must be, and will be, if we are
true soldiers, our anxiety, labor
and prayer that both in this and
other lands the work may not cease.
God help as who profess the
name of Christian to ever be ready,
willing and able to be true, unfal-
teripg soldiers of the great cause
of Christ.
(TO BE CoNTINUED.)
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-12-01
TRICK DIDN'T WORK.

How foolish it was for political
purposes during the recent CAM
paign, says Farm and Home, to try
to discredit the Federal Farm Loan
Act passed by Congressl
Both parties We'd with each 9TH
err in framing that great statute,
which became a law by the almost
unanimous votes Of both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans in Congress.
The wisest policy would be for the
Republicans now to vie with DEM
ocrats in claiming the credit for
enacting this law, instead Of fol-
lowingthe leadership of their late
candidates for Congress who re-
pudiated that which their own
members Of the present Congress
rightly voted for almost toIa man.
Worse yet was it to pick flaws
merely as subterfuge for perpet-
uating the old system, under which
farmers have paid SO high for
money. The climax of such mis-
guided partisanship is it's recon-
mendation of the old method Of
short-term loans, the real purpose
of which is lotto Is per cent.inter-
est to the insiders (!
The money power was thorough
ly licked when farmers finally got
this law passed, but during the
National campaign the money pow
ersought to "come back" through
political chicanery. All forms Of
open, covert or secret opposition to
the establishment of the Federal
Farm loan system were expected
from the "big interests" but farm
ors did not expect that the money
power would be able to prostitute
to it's use great political party.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-12-01

The publishers of the Youths
Companion are presenting, as al
ways at this season, to every sub
scriber whose subscription is paid
for 1917, calendar for the new
year. II is decidedly unusual, and
strikingly artistic. The colors are
well chosen and richly blended.
It was made primarily, however.
for actual use, and is well named
the Practical Home Calendar.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-12-01

The following isgood advice Civ
en- to boys by some boys in the
Macon County Jail. "Don't drink
whiskey, gamble, carry pistols or
steal and for Gods sake don't go
about church houses to. hide your
whiskey. Let it alone, boys, forwe
have had experience in that line
of business.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-12-01
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING
OF CREDITORS.

In the District Court of the
United States for the Eastern Di-
vision of the Western District of
Tennessee.
In BANKRUPTCY-No. 900.
In the matter of Robert B. Wat
son, Bankrupt.
To the creditors of r. B. Watson
Of Camden, Tenn, in the county of
Benton and district and division
aforesaid, bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on
the 21st day of November, A. ID.
1916, the said Robert B. Watson
was duly adjudged bankrupt, and
that first meeting of his creditors
will be held at my Office in Hunt
ingdon, Tenn, on the 2nd day of
December, A. D, 1916, at l o'clock
p. m. at which time said creditors
may attend, prove their claims,
appoint a trustee, examine the
bankrupt and transact such other
business as may properly come be-
fore said meeting.
All parties indebted to the said
bankrupt are hereby warned not to
pay him, but they will settle with
the trustee when elected.
This November 81, 1916.
PEARL w. MADDOX,
Referee in Bankruptcy
Barton B. Brown.
Attorney for Petitioner.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-12-01

John Wanamaker said: 1.-THE
difference between the clerk who
spends all his salary and the clerk
who saves part Of it is the differ.
ence-in ten years-between the
owner and the man out of a job."
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-12-01
CLAUD.

Edgar Brewer Of Sulphur Greek
was here Saturday.
Byrd Walker Of Faxon was here
the latter part of the week.
Henry, George and Ernie Phifer
we're at Big Sandy Saturday.
William Cooley of Harmon Greek
was here on business Saturday.
Charles Belyew of Interior has
engaged in the tie business at this
place.
Thanksgiving is with MS again.
Cultivate a thankful spirit. It will
be to you, dear friends, a perpetual
feast. There is, or ought to be.
with US no such thing as small
mercies; all are great, because the
least are undeserved. Indeed, q
really thankful heart will extract
motive for gratitude from every
thing.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-12-01

At Thanksgiving time one should
weigh his motives and ability to
help his fellow men.