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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-14

In Philadelphia They Claim Now to
Make Them to Match the
Owners Moods.

It has been discovered by society
and a local motor car company that
motor cars have a personality, the
Philadelphia Ledger says. The shock
! ing glare Of brilliant red, or dull,
I lifeless drab, must no longer be toll
Grated in the color scheme Of touring
Or town car. Motors must blend
with the scenery, they must have
tone, atmosphere, and must not form
unpleasant contrasts to milady's
dress. They are to be worn this
season in the highest pastel shades,
OF in pleasing combinations to suit
ones mood.
This departure in distinctive cars
was explained by Arthur NJ. Maris,
president Of company which has
been supplying tailored" cars to
select members of society in virtu-
ally every quarter Of the globe, from
New Zealand to Newport. One look
at the car, with its suede or fawn-
colored sides, patent leather mud
guards, European lamps and luxuri-
Gus upholstery of subdued mouse,
designates it as purely patrician.
"Oh. YES, they're expensive" he
said, but when one is in a dark
brown study one must have a car to
match. Or, when feeling blue,
sweet, restful turquoise, with nickel
plated wire wheels, is recommended.
But they must never be too obtru-
sive."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-14
CROSS ERROR TO
ORDER BY mail
Catalogue Houses Threaten
Very Life Of Farmer.
PLAIN FACTS ABOUT TRADE.

Only Interest Of Octopus Is Farmer
Customers Money-Growth Due to
Susceptibility Of Persons In Small
Communities - Mail Order Houses
, Consumed With sefshness.
! Copyrighted. 1914. by Thomas J. sullivan.l
! Error is not a fault of our knowl-
edge. but Il mistake of our judgment
| 1t is almost as difficult to make a man
unlearn his errors as his knowledge.
Malinformation is more hopeless than
noninformauon. for error is always
more hopeless than ignorance.
Ignorance is a blank sheet on which
we may write. but error is a scrubbed
one from which we must first erase.
Ignorance is cOntented to stand still
with her back to the truth. but error
is more presumptuOus and proceeds in
the wrong direction Ignorance has no
light but error has farther to go be-
fore she can arrive at truth than has
ignorance
So that these mail order traders may
not plead ignorance in extenuation of
their offense we give below a cate
gorical list Of things which the mail
order houses do not do. We trust they
will prove eye openers to the unwise.
What Catalogue Houses Do Not Do.
The retail catalogue houses do not
buy the farmers produce.
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They do not buy the farmers stock
and hogs.
They do not help to educate the
farmers children.
They do not pay any taxes In your
community.
They do not help support your |
schools. churches and charitable insti- |
tutions.
They do not encourage the farmers |
boy or young men In small cities to
engage in business.
They Don't Build Your Roads.
They do not help to build your roads
or care for your streets.
They do not sell you as good grade
Of goods as you can buy In your own
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-14
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
9 a 9 T Q r a
Spanked His Father.

At Millville, n. j., Charles Reeves
was arrested for spanking his father.
He said the old man persisted in
smoking his pipe in bed and set fire
to the bed clothes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-14

The Supreme Court has set tbs
AdamsOn law test case for Jan. 8
There had been some hope of having
the case heard before Christmas as
the Adamson act becomes effective
Jan. /. All interests are believed to
be conserved pending the courts de-
cision, however. Special accounts of
wages due employees under the law
will be kept, and all other litigation
will be held in allegiance by agreement
between the government and rail-
roads until the decision is given.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-14
TUESDAY, DEC. -

Travesties on the recent national
election and public issues enlivened
the annual dinner of the Gridiron
Club Saturday. President Wilson,
members of the Cabinet, diplomats,
political leaders, members and men,
bers-elect of Congress, publishers
and prominent industrial and financial
figures Of the country were guests.
Musical and vaudeville skits satirizing
public men and events with members
OF the Washington newspaper cor
respondents corps in operate and
thespan roles kept the guests in merry
humor. The climax of the entertain
ment was presented in "The Gridiron
Follies of 1916 a musical review
revealing facts, foibles and fancies
of the hour. The scene for the follies
was laid in Lafayette Park opposite
the White House and revealed as
principal characters Vance Mccormick
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, and William r. Wilcox.
chairman Of the Republican National
Committee.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-14

They do not show you goods before
you pay for them.
They do not deliver promptly goods
that you buy from them.
They do not advocate the building
up of country towns.
They do not oppose the centraliza-
ton Of business in the large cities
They do not, in return for the farm
er consumers trade-the farmer who
buys their clothing. household goods.
farm implements. etc.-buy the farm
er's butter eggs, cheese. grain and
wood
They do not buy your grain. butter,
cheese and stock from pictures and
pay in advance the same as you do
They do not buy anything from the
farmer or consumer from a picture.
They do not spend II dollar Of their
money with the farmer or consumer.
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They never spend dollar with your
local merchant.
They do not furnish employment to
a single resident OF your community.
They'll Not Give You Credit.
They do not extend to you credit. as
does the local merchant. when you are
hard up.
They do not sympathize with you al
a time when you have sickness IN your
family
They do not sympathize with you
when your wife or children are taken
from you.
They do not want TO see your local
prosper In business.
They do not do anything for any
body except themselves.
Does the small city. town or village
ever see a dollar Of their money?
Like Huge Octopus.
The above. II would seem. shows a
good and sufficient number Of reasons
why this mail order octopus should be- !
eft severely alone by both the farmer |
and the residents OF small cities ana
owns who have thoughtlessly lent Il /
heir patronage
IL is spreading out over the land.
iaily gaining In strength and magni |
ude and gradually but surely sapping
he ifeblood Of the small communities.
'educing property values. endangering
ocal investments and causing con.
iition OF chaos aud misery everywhere.
IL Is monster of local destruction,
his retail catalogue house and we re- |
ret 10 say that its growth Is entirely
lue to the susceptibility or the farm.
RS and residents uf small towns who
'atronize II extensively 10 their own
nanciaI injury.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-14

Every member of President VIII
sons Cabinet with the possible ex-
ception of Attorney General Gregory
is expected to remain in Office after
March 4. If Mr.. Gregory resigns,
Secretary Baker may be shifted to
the Department of Justice and Vance
C. Mccormick be made Secretary OF
War.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-14
How loads Feed.

Toads are most useful denizens %
q garden. They eat all sorts Of harm
full insects-even wasps. They like
their PREY living, and the more II
wriggles the more Interest they take
in IT, The insect is conveyed 10 the
tosd's mouth with a lightning fash OF
1 long pink tongue, which grows at
Che front Of the mouth and curves
|fcTard the back The tongue Is COW
r,1ih stictg substance 20 witch
cllncs--utBits -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-14

The report comes from Paris that
Gen. Petain, who was a colonel atIthe
outbreak of the war, is to succeed the
veteran Gen. Joffre, as commander
of the French army. Gen. Petain
gained renown as the defender of
Verdun, but the whole world looks
upon Joffre as the greatest soldier
the war has produced.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-14
To Clean Mating.

For soiled mating dissolve some OK
alic scid in water and apply with a
scrubbing brush. Wash Afterwards
with clean water.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-14

The Associated Press has received
from Amsterdam an appeal to the
American people" by the Holland
section of the League of Neutral States
against the "ghastly sufferings in
fiicted by Germany upon Belgium. |"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-14
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

,svsrtIsIng Rates on Applications
SOUTH MAIN STREET.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-12-14

President Wilson's plurality in Ken
lucky at the November election was
28,l3O, according to the official can
vass of the vote. The Socialists polled
ABA, Prohibitionists 3,036, Socialist
Labor 1888, and Progressives 100
votes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-30

that follow in these winter Venus
periods. that sleet and snow and
cold often succeed rain and thunder
within an hours time, and within
only a few miles of each other.
A reactionary storm period is CEN
trail from the 9th to the 18th. The
Moon is in opposition with Earth
and Sun on the 9th, being at ex-
IRENE north declinatiQn on the same
day. The Moon is also in conjunc-
ton with the planet Jupiter on the
9Th, and with the planet Saturn on
the 18th. 1t is also seen by the
storm diagram for this month that
this period brings us into the win
ter sOlstice disturbance. The Gull
minating force of the Venus period
also blends with other causes at
this time AS early as the 9th,
marked indications Of brewing
weather changes and storms will be
apparent in sections to the west
ward. The barometer will begin
falling, warmer weather will come
on. cloudiness will overcast, and
rain will set in to westward. Dur
ing Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
the 10th, 18th and 18th, these
changes will push their way east
ward across the country followed
all the way very promptly by winter
rain, turning in due order to sleet
and snow, with the regular Windup
of rising barometer and change to
fair and much colder weather. By
this order of things, anybody, except
he who won't can see that all Sec
lions along the west to east progress
of the great weather train, will re-
ceiye in regular, successive order, a
day or so of warmer weather breed
ing weather. followed by day or
SO of storminess, rain and snow, and
winding up with a day or so OF clear.
ing. colder weather. This order OF
nature is not theory; IT is a funda-
mental fact, as true and demon
strable as any other fact in nature or
science. Our storm and weather fore
cast do not call for storms all the
time. To all who will use candor
and common sense, they call for the
variety and variation which we ex-
perience, and in just such way that
any one, except the fool, may figure
out Just about the time when the
different varieties of storm and
weather. are going to hit his locality.
This Il the conclusion Of every hon
eat, fair-minded man who under
takes 10 prove the truth for himself.
1This, Ind only this, y the reason
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-30

why intelligent, fair-minded people
have stuck to us for forty years.
They have found hundred times the
worth of their money--they have
| encouraged us, and by their support
have enabled us to live and carry on
| the work.
A regular storm period is central
on the 18th, extending from the 18th
to the goth. Disturbing causes and
things to expect-The Moon is at it's
last quarter and on the celestial
equator on the 18th. The elements
of Earth, air and skies will be in
the grip of winter solstice perturba-
remains in strong force. All through
this part of December people who
see things will observe the unrest.
of nature, growing out of causes Pc
culiar to. the terrestrial crisis
through which we are passing. The
regular storm period will be intensi-
fled and prolonged by solstice in,
fluences alone, but greatly more so
by Venus, Vulcan" Mercury and
Moon. Falling barometer will be-
gin to prepare the way for storms in
the west as early as the 18th and
10th. BY the 18th, these storms will
be organized and starting on their
way eastward, with possibly light
ming and thunder accompanying the
rain and wind. Rain will soon turn
to snow and sleet behind and around
the western TANKS of the storm CEN
tiers, and during Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday, the 18th, 18th and
18th, this order of things will take
up the procession eastward, touch
ing all points of tie country with
rain, sleet and snow, followed by
rising barometer, high gales from
the northward and rapid change to-
very cold The chances are that a
genuine blizzard will sweep out Of
the northwest at this period, spread,
ing to the east and south until most
parts of the country will feel it's
boreal breath. Shipping on the At
lantic ocean will experience rough
and dangerous sailing at this period,
and through all this part of Deem
her. Many a good ship. ladened by
ice, and buffeted by gales and waves,
will go down before the mighty
storm blasts. Watch maritime re-
ports and see If there is not sorrow
on the sea" at this time.
A reactiOnary-storm period is CEN
tral Of the 22nd to the 18th. This
period finds the Moon at ito greatest
south declinatiQn ~. the 23rd, IL
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-30
DECEMBER WEATHER.
December is to Come in With Storms
According to Hicks.

a regular storm period is central
on the 9Th, extending from the 2nd
ia the 7th. Disturbing causes anu
what to expect loving to the lmm1-
nence of the Venus period, and the
Moons first quarter, and passage
over the celestial equator on. the lst
and End, we may expect the preceu-
ing reactionary period to hold over
into the regular period, hence there
will be threatening conditions, Win
more or less storminess. as Decem-
her comes in. On and touching the
2nd. expect a decided fall OF the
barometer, "a marked increase OF
Temperature, with south WINDS,
cloudiness and rain, wind and tnuh-
der. especially toward the south. a
short reaction to rising barometer
and change to colder, may propaply
follow about the End to 4th, Dut
storm conditions will quickly return
and from about Monday, the 4th, TO
Thursday. the It'll, we may look lot
return Of falling barometer, south
winds. cloudiness and renewed
storms Of rain. The Disturbances Of
this neriod will require three or TOUR
.davs "a pass quite across the coun-5
try, from Lu0 POAAI ~. gSAAo y.
the west, to their disappearance n
the east. During these days, eacn
section will have its share OF al tne
changing weather phases, as tney
succeed each other in their consecn-
five march from west to east: rms
OUTLOOK practically gives promise o.
two distinctive storm centers 10
mass over the country during me
first week IN December. Two distlnc-
tive barometric reactions to higher;
will be attended by two MARKED
changes to colder, with brief inter
walls Of clearing weather. These ire.
inuent and sudden changes from one
extreme to another Of temperature,
even IN midwinter, it will be remem-
hared. are the characteristics OF the
venus.influence. Other things being
eouai.. SO Is an easy thing for Jupiter
Pinyi,s TO stir up thunder storm
1anv time during the dominance OF e
Venus period. Such storms ct tnis
sa ~ 81 the year are always Quick
~ followed BY rains turning 70 ice
;and nov, with = cold wave tnat
needi 6 be anticipated and prepar-
- Tor rs sudden are the changes
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-30
with Earth and Sun, at

conjunction with Earth and Sun, at
an eclipse node, on the oath, and
in perigee on the 25th. The Venus
influence will not have entirely
subsidized, winter solstice will be in
full force, and Mercury distur-
bance will be at it's center. The con-
junction of the Moon with Venus on
the 22nd, and the close conjunction
of Mercury and Mars on the 21st,
will all conspire to make this period
bilities. Watch your barometer on
and about Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday, the oath, 25th and 26th. 1t
it should fall to very low readings, a
thing most likely to occur, you may
depend upon it, a blizzard is in store
for you, in all northwestern to CEN
trail parts of the country. Heavy
rains may be expected over the
southern states, followed by gales
and change to very cold from the
north and west. The Mercury dis
turbance being central at this time
continued threatening and stormy
conditions will hold over into the
regular storm period following This
period is almost sure to bring excess
sive and destructive sleet storms,
Mercury being, as we have for forty
years dubbed him, a veritab bic sleet
god.
A regular storm period is central
on the 2Sth, extending from the 26th
to the 31st. Disturbing causes and
things to expect-The December SOL
.stice, the Mercury equinox, the ''Vul-
cam disturbance, with the Moon on
the celestial equator on the 29th,
and at first quarter on the 31st, will
all combine to render this, perhaps,
the most severe period thus far into
the winter. Indeed, the last ten
days of December promise spell of
prolonged wintry weather out of the
ordinary. On and touching the goth,
rain storms, attended by probable
lightning and thunder southwark,
will turn to general sleet, and this
in turn will be followed by a genuine
and far-reaching blizzard. Ice and
snow blockades are among the things
to be expected at this time, and
those who do not make timely pro-
visions for themselves and their
helpless live stock will, most likely
have bitter cause for regret. As De-
cember merges into January, 1917,
1t will be- safe to assume that gener-
al and very severe cold will prevail.
Streams will be frozen in the north
ern and centraswtates. and cold
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-30

which will endanger perishable
fruits, orchards, plants and semi
tropical products will have spread
into the gulf regions. People in
those sections should be on their
guard beforehand. If a low, baro-
metric depression, or trough
into the south, with high barometer
pushing from the northwest, all pos
sible means of protection against
frost and freezing, all the way and
into far south, should be brought in
to prompt and vigorous execution.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-30

We want your business and will
give you every reasonable banking
courtesy and accommodation. Leon
Savings Bank.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-10

pletely buried. | could watch him scale
the rocks, making use of the rift in
the face of the cliff, and finding no
great difficulty. At the top he looked
back, waved his hand, and then dis
appeared among the trees. All was
silent about me, except for the dash
of distant waves, and the rustic OF
branches far overhead. l gazed up
at the sky, where the clouds were
thinning, giving glimpses of faintest
blue, and began to collect my own
thoughts, and realize my situation.
D'Artigny appeared at the edge of
the cliff, and called to reassure me of
his presence. He had his arms filled
with broken bits of wood which were
tossed to the sand, and a moment
later he descended the rift in the wall
and paused beside me.
"No sign of anyone up there" he
said, and, l felt, not regretfully. 1.-THE
canoes. must have been blown some
distance down the coast"
Were you able to see far"
cay, several leagues, for we are
upon a headland, and there is a wide
sweep of bay below. The shore line
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-10
MAKE BIG GUNS ABSoLETE
Western Inventor Devises an Aerial
Torpedo That Gives Promise
Of Effectiveness.

What may eventually prove to be a
highly effective war implement, and, If
so, possibly render present heavy mr.
tillery obsolete for long range opera
lions, is q se%lf-contr0lled aerial tor
pedo that has lately been developed in
Colorado. 1t is described in the Au-
gust number Of Popular Mechanics
Magazine. In a general way, the in
Strument attempts to accomplish over
land what the United States navy's
new wireless torpedo does at sea. Its
principle and method of operation, of
course, are entirely different. AS Is
to be inferred, it consists of q small
aircraft-much like an ordinary BIZ
plane-carrying a large, high-explosive
torpedo which it Is designed to drop
at any predetermined spot within a
certain radius. The projectile, which
is about twelve feet in length, forms
the body of the machine and is divided
into two compartments. The propel-
Ter is mounted at the front end of 1t.
while the shaft extends through the
entire torpedo to the rear compart-
ment where an 1S-horsepower motor
is housed. The speed and course Of
the machine are regulated by means of
a g%yroScopic mechanism, while a TIM
ing device of some sort releases the
engine containing missile at the Prop
er instant for 1t to strike its target.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-10
Activities of Women.

Many Filipino women catch and sell
fish for a living.
The more wealthy women in Turkey
now discard their wells when receiving
guests.
Women in France are chiefly en-
ployed in the food industries, textiles
and metal trades.
A majority Of the girl students at
Smith college spend less than $500
each for all purposes in a scholastic
year.
Miss Henrietta N. Cornell, twenty
one years Of age, has been appointed
postmistress Of Rosebank, s. L., at a
salary Of $4,000 a year.
Coming to America two years ago
from Angora, Turkey, and unable to
speak a word of English, Miss Anna
Tabibian, aged sixteen, a native born
Armenian, VIII Don receive the honor
of being the first Armenian girl tc
graduate from q Detroit school.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-10
Woman's Propensity for Bargain Hunt
ing Explained by Scientist Who
Has Studied the Subject.

Too long has mere man scorned u
female bargain hunter, says the New
York Press. Too long has he smiled
i~ndulgently or gently rallied the wom-
an who INDUCES in the wild scramble
or the foot-wearying pilgrimage after
a "marked-down-from" to some odd
figured price just under the currency
unit.
These same men have been proud
of what they termed their wander
lust" Proud have they been to re-
count to admiring youngsters how they
ran way to sea, or took to braking
on the railroad, or chased away to
some Pan-American opportunity for
getting rich quick.
Along m Prof. Max Baff, bluff
and to the point as to his name, n
pronounces that bargain hunting Is
simply another form of wanderlust-
ing. Both, he says, are due to high
blood pressure of youth (not the sort
of hardening arteries), and to each is
due about the same modicum of pride
if you want to get chesty over your
blood pressure at all.
The good doctor found this out by
using a sphygmometer, and to the
"sphy," as the laboratory men may
call it for short, bargain hunting and
shipping as a stoker, suffrage stump
ing and adventuring for hidden treas
ure all look just the same.
Of course, there may be something
about human beings you can't size up
by using instruments that end IN me
ter" and sometimes the laboratory de-
vices make stranger bedfellows than
politics ever achieved. Still, Doctor
Bats conclusions sound more human
than instrumental, and it is time for
man to come off his call-of-the-wild
perch and allow women their due for
the wild thrills, the joyous adventure
ing, the big gamble and the delicious
zest of hunting down bargains in their
natural lairs.