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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
Heroic Books.

Life is not habitually seen from any
common platform so truly and unexag-
geratedly as in the light of literature.
Books, not which afford us covering
enjoyment, but in which each thought
is of unusual daring; such as an idle
man cannot read, and timid one
would not be entertained by, which
even make us dangerous to existing in
stitutions-such / call good books.
. The heroic books, even II print
ed In the character of our mother
tongue, will always be in a language
dead to degenerate times; and we must
laboriously seek the meaning of each
word and line, conjecturing a larger
sense than common use permits out Of
what wisdom and valor and gener-
Osity we have.-ThOreau.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
SHE NEEDED NO POLICEMAN
Athletic Young suffraoette Gives I'M
pudent storekeeper the Sur
prise Of His Life


An athletic young suffragette stroll
Ing down Fifth avenue, in New York,
the other day gave the surprise of his
life to the proprietor Of an antique
shop. The man was in the back of the
store, and the young woman had been
wandering about In the front Of 1t
several moments before he became
aware that she was there. Then he
came forward storming and declared
she could not leave the store without
being searched.
"You come sneaking. in here to take
some of my things while my back is
turned" he cried, Selling her by the
arm.
"You impossible person! Don't you
dare to touch me-" said the young
woman coOlly. "Why don't you stay
In the front of your store where you
belong to wait on peOple?"
By this time they had reached the
little fight of steps leading down into
the shop, the man still clutching at
the girls elbow. She looked around
There was no policeman in sight. So
she settled matters herself. With one
vigorous push she sent the proprietor
of the antique shop sprawling down
the steps, then continued her calm
stroll up the avenue.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
Wrote a Famous Soma.

Annie MVicar Grant is a name that
will always be hOnOred by Scotchmen,
as that of the author of "The Blue
Bells of Scotland" She was born in
Glasgow 162 years ago, and as a child
was brought to America by her father,
an officer Of the British army. Her
childhood was spent in Albany. At
thirteen she was taken back to Scot
land, and while still girl became the
wife of Rev. James Grant. Her hus-
band died, leaving her with eight chill
dren to support, and she turned to lit
erature as a means of earning a living.
She was a prolific writer of both
verse and prose. Her Letters from
the Mountains" in three volumes, and
Memoirs Of an American Lady," in
two volumes, were widely read, and
these and other literary works provid-
ed Mrs. Grant with an excellent in
come. OF all that she wrote, however,
only her famous song, 1.-The Blue Bells
of Scotland" has survived TO the pres
ent generation. Mrs. Grant died in
1888, at the age of eighty-three.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26

Antonio Stradivari was born in 1914,
and died In 1887, ninety-three years Of
age. His early violin was made like
his masters and signed with his name.
In 1910 he first began to sign his own
Instruments with his own name. Dur
ing the following 20 years he only made
a few. The year 1890 was one of tran
sition In his career. but still he pre-
served the tradition of the Amatis
school. and his violins Of this period
are commonly called Stradivarius AM
ats. His first instruments were con-
st-ucted from 100 to 1725; during the
subsequent five years to 1870 the work.
manship OF them Is not Of 80 high an
order. and In 1870. or even a little
earlier, the impress OF StradivaTi IL al
most entirely lost
-lSe.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
Floating Islands.

Many floating islands have at various
periods been found voyaging on the
Atlantic. These islands were original
ly part Of the lOwlying river banks,
which broke away under stress of
storm or flood and fioated out to sea.
The Orinoco, the Amazon, La Plata
and other tropical rivers often send
forth such pieces Of their shores.
Some Of the bits Of land are Of large
size and carry animals, insects and
vegetation, at times including trees,
the roots of which serve to hold the
land intact, while their branches and
leaves serve as sails for the wind.
Generally the waves break up these
islands shortly after they put to sea,
but sometimes, under favorable condi-
lions, they travel long distances.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
NO REAL BRITISH MOBILITY
No Member OF the English Peeraae,
With Few Exceptions, Can Give
Proof Of Ancient Lineage.

In England the Saxon shane" was
transformed. after the Norman con-
quest, into "baron" unless the domi-
nant power entirely deprived him Of
his position as a nobleman. IL is
possible that many thames were alb
sorbed in the English yeopanry. In
France and Germany the prefix "de"
and "von," which are essentially To-
cal, designated noble rank. Even in
poor old ireland, where nearly every
man boasts Of his descent from kings,
20" and MAC" are aristocratlc sym
bols, although many Irishmen of today
have for one reason or another discard
ed the prefix. But In England the Gus
tom has died out.
The wearing Of coat armor was for
centuries a badge Of nobility, but the
right to wear coat armor was grant
ed so lavishly that the members Of
the English peerage can, with few ex-
ceptions, give no proof Of any ancient
lineage. There is, In fact, no real
mobility" In England In the sense
in which the word is used In CONT
mental Europe. II is a curious cir
cumstance that many real gentlemen"
In the heraldic sense of that unfortu-
nate word, have never worn coat armor
at all and we're neither DESTROYS nor
competent to exhibit a coat-of-arms to
the persons who attach value to such
an empty possession. Heralds have
failed to establish any mans right to
call himself a gentleman" and the
majority of genealogies given for the
British mobility" and gentry" are in
all probability mythical or, In the
American vernacular, 'fakes."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
TO CONSERVE HUMAN LIFE.

a campaign for the conservation
Of human life is proposed by the fed
eral council of churches. Preliminary
announcements include a study of
causes and conditions; acquaintance
with agencies in the public health
field and the cooperation of churches
with them; the preparation of leaf
lets, social exhibits, motion pictures,
textbooks and a monthly publication.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
THE THRICE-A-WFEK
EDITION OF THE
new YORK WORLD
IN 1917

Practically a Daily at the Price of
Weekly. No other Newspaper
in the world gives so much at so
low price.
The value and need of a newspaper
n the household was never greater
than at the present time. The great
war in Europe is now half way into
its third year, and, whether peace be
at 'hand or yet be far off, it and the
events to follow il are sure to be of
absorbing interest for many a month
to come.
These are Notwithstanding affairs, in
which the United States, willing or
unwilling, is compelled to take part.
No intelligent person can ignore such
issues.
THE TRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is $1.OO
per year, and this pays for 156
papers. We offer this unequailed
newspaper and the
HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKIAN
(Tri-weekly,)
together for one year for $2.65.
The regular subscription price of
the two papers is $500
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
A WORD WITH WOMEN
Valuable Advice for Hop
kinsville Read
ers.

Many a woman endures with no
BILE patience the daily misery OF
backache. pains about the hips, blue,
nervous spells and dizziness, hope
less of relief bee use she doesn't
know what is the matter.
1t is not true that every pain in
the back or hips is trouble peculiar
to the sex " Often when the kid
neys get congested and infamed,
such aches and pains follow.
Then help the weakened kidneys.
Don't expect them to get well alone
Doan's Kidney Pills have won the
praise of thousands of women. They
are endorsed at home-Read this
Hopkinsville woman,s convincing
statement:
Mrs. H. F. Baker, 210 w. Seven
teenth st Hopkinsville, says: my
kidneys acted irregularly and | suf-
fered iron inflammation of the blad-
der. felt weak and dull and my
back was sore and lame. l read of
Doan's Kidney Pills and bought
some of Cooks Drug Store. They
relieved all symptoms of kidney and
bladder trouble and ! felt much inn
proved"
Price Soc at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Baker had. Foster-Milburn Co.
props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
Group, Whooping-Cough Re
lieyed

Children's diseases demand prepar-
edness. When the child wakes you
at night, gasping and strangling for
breath. how thankful you are to
have DIR. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey at
hand. This effective remedy loosens
the mucous and permits free and
natural breathing. Its soothing bal.
sans heal the irritated membrane
and arrests further inflammation.
Pleasant to take. Keep DR.. Bells
Pine-Tar' Honey in the house for all
colds and bronchial troubles. At
your druggist, observation-disclosures t.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
l.. & N.
Time Card
Effective Apr. 10. 1917.
TRAINS GOING SOIITH.

TRAINS GOlNG SOUTH.
No. &C. GIN. o. Linn. 1921 am.
No. 51-St. L. Express 5:29 p. m.
No. 95-Dixie Flyer 1882 a. m.
No, 55-Hopkinsville Ac. 700 a. m.
No. 53-St. L. Fast Mail 5:36 a. m.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. &C. & St. L. Linn. 5:29 a. m.
No. 52-St. Louis Express 10:20.a. m.
No. 94-Dixie Flyer 7:05 p. m.
No. y56-Hopkinsville Ac. 8:55 p. m
No. 54-St. L. Fast Mail 1914 p. m.
No. 81 connects at Guthrie for
Memphis and points as far south as
Erin, and for Louisville, Cincinnati
and the East.
Nos. SO and IS make direct con-
nection at Guthrie for Louisville,
Cincinnati and all points north and
east thereof.
No. SO carries through sleepers to
Atlanta, Macon, Jacksonville. st.
Augustine, and Tampa, Fla. Also
Pullman sleepers to New Orleans.
Connect at Guthrie for points East
and West. No. SO will not carry To-
cal passengers for points north Of
Nashville. Tenn.
w. N. CHANDLER, Ticket Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26

Boarders In the World.

The people who always live m
houses, and sleep on beds, and walk
on pavements, and buy their food
from butchers and bakers and grocefS,
are not the most blessed inhabitants OF
this wide and various earth. The cir
cumstances of their existence are too
mathematical and secure for contents
ment. They live at second or third
hand. They are boarders In the world,
Everything is done for them by sordE
body else.-Henry Van Dyke. .yx5As4
1870 = u ~ ~ sll
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
Irony and Sarcasm.

Irony may be either gentle or cut
ting. Sarcasm, however, is always bit
ter or haunting. 1t may or may not
be irOnical at the same time. Satire
is usually applied to a more or less
formal holding up Of the follies or
vices Of society. 1t Is always prevailed
by the satirist's personal sense of the
ridiculous. 1t often makes use of both
sarcasm and irony.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
Had Her Reasons.

They were discussing church affairs
when Mary came home from school,
and Aunt Maria remarked little pitch
ers have big ears" and the conversa-
ton stopped. A few days afterwand
the minister came to tea and gave
some Of his attention to Mary.
, DO you like to go to churchf" he
asked.
mo-" answered Mary. very firmly
but politely.
"And why not my little dearf'
"0h." said Mary, with a smile. .1ittl6
pitchers have big ears" very much "a
the surprise OF her mother and Aunt
Maria. who colored consciously. and
the minister changed the cosysFNtoa.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
What He Was DoInu.

After busy day Howard was finally
tucked away in bed, and his mother
retired to the living room for a few
minutes Of well-earned rest. It wasn't
long until there was a commotlon and
a thud which told plainly that Howard
had fallen out Of bed. On inquiry OF
his mother what he was doing out Of
bed. the reply came back; "Ditun'
back In" A.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26

A lazy liver leads to chronic
dyspepsia and constipation. weak
ems the whole system. Doan's
Regulets Csc per box) act mildly
on the liver and bowels. At all
drug stores. Advertisement
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
ENCOURAGING.

$50 you really think you have
some chance with Miss Coldcash?"
''That's what. She is beginning to
find fault with my necktie."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
Patriotism.

It should be the work of genuffh
and noble patriotism to raise the lha
Of the nation to the level Of les priyfs
leges; to harmonic its general price
tee with Its abstract principles: %
reduce to actual facts the ideals Of itg
institutions; to elevate instruction.
into knowledge; to deepen knowledge
into wisdom; to render knowledge ana
wisdom complete In righteousness and
to make the love Of country In the
love Of man.-Henry Giles. -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
Real Economy.

A good wife economies in every way
she can in the effort to aid her hus-
band in his sometimes discouraging
struggle to lay by little something
for a rainy day, and We know one
whose entire order at grocery yester-
day consisted Of nickers worth Of
lemons. cashing a 81 check and steal
ing a pickle.-Columbus (O) Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26

There are many varieties Of moths
and some are called moth millers be-
cause OF the dusty appearance OF their
wings. The term moth miller does not
indicate any particular variety They
are all destructive. The ordinary
moth can be successfully fought with
camphor. - a....
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
A consoIIna Reflection.

When you feel like denouncing hui
mainly. reflect that out Of the worlds
nearly two billion population there are
only a few sneaks who resort to an
onymous letterwriting. - Pittsburgh
Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
so 1T Is.

"Why do they say that speech is
silver but silence is golden ?"
"Well, for one reason, silence is
much rarer than speech"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
PLUM KVILLE NEWS.

"What did you do at the sewing
society last meeting?"
1--WE patched up quarrel between
two of our members"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
SURE SIGN.

'Ts he doing his bit for his coun-
try?"
81 guess so. He came over and
borrowed my garden TOOLS"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
Grounds Tor Suspicion.

She-"Do you really think 1 married
you for your money! He-"Well. the
way my money has been going, 1t looks
suspicious"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
Take an Intersst.

II parents would keep the confidence
Of their children and understand them
they must take an interest In their
play. This does not mean that II 81
enough to watch them play. We mustl
get their viewpoint understand what|
1t means to them and, II possible. play
with them sometimes. At one time
there Was no place In crowded citY
life for children. Now the communIfy
has recognized that they have some
rights and Fairgrounds with kindly su-
peryisors are growing more and Idbre
numerous. The nation WIN be richer
a years to come for thus providing Jog
ne play life OF Its children - 49,,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-26
Many Varieties Of Moths.

%gr,TS IA
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20

Robert Rhodes made II IL on one
quarter acre; G. w. LYDIA grew Z and
two-thirds on one-eighth acre and
Ronald Moss made 8 bushels on one
eight acre.
As to potatoes, T. C. Rhodes made
Ok bushels on one-ha1f acre, G. o. Nix
60 bushels on one-quarter acre and
Moss 81 1-2 on o~ne-eighth acre.
R. A. McKillop grew pumpkins weigh
ing 81 IL pounds and Julia Edney
grew 286 IL pounds of tomatoes on "a
hills.
w E. Moss deserves the banner.
He grew 90 bushels of corn, 4S IL
bushels of Irish potatoes and 2 IL
bushels of soy beans on the same acre.
]. G. Laughter is president, R. A.
McKilIop, vice president and d. +.
Moss is secretary of the agricultural
club of Edneyville and they feel high
" encouraged owe rthe good things &C
complished.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20

n-naran4Iv as edead as heck, and all
ofbnr matters pertaining to lnterHai
sInnrovement and the progress anu
~nrosperity OF our county is seldom q
povor given the slightest consideration
wo simply move along in ne same ofI
mt and continue to persue the gu
a~ntinuated, slip-shod way n naeInou
oF doing business that has obtalneQ lol
Years And the trouble is tnls' Oul
county boards-the officials
evidently afraid OF PutpiIo
Sentiment and public opinion, anu}Juse
90 Ione as this exists, Mitchell county,
which is wonderfully rich In naIuraA
noeources. will remain the most lsoIac
tod and non-progressive portions VI
NIor+b Carolina. Is theer a remedy !
Voc whenever the men we have eject
a r. office a little more pro-
Urossive attitude, get a little more
| n,rve and begin to do things, regard
'ass Of what people say,"-take the
Ill NV the horns, so to speak-not the
o onn+y buIls however-then we may
800 70 see Mitchell County begin to
$50 above this narrow, scarry snors-
sighted uncertain policy ana pop
as she should and will.
Two thirds, yes, fully Two -
tn people of this county, have no true
conception of what is best for tnelr IN
terest when the general welfare OF Tue
neople is considerd. They are from
Missouri and have to be shown. Near
w every man you talk to will tell you
that he is in favor of good ROADS, anu
wants them built. But how Win
wind and hot air? That is the way we
we have been building them, and aDoul
all the progress We have made IN inns
direction. We have built castles II
the air and good roads all over Mltch
ell county time after time with ou1
mouths, but that is as far as we got
II. all ends right there. There only
one way you a build roads mere o
else, and that is by borrow
ing the money to do it. If it has prov.
ed a good thing and beneficial to otner
counties and other states, then II
would be a good thing for us. AT
with a modern system of good road
over Mitchell, county the influx oil car
itaI and new business would be asto
ishing.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20
Tab on His NeighbOrs.

Any man that car do his neighbor
or friend a good deed without trouble
or cost, and don't do it, is a mighty
sorry speciman of humanity. we
have come in contact with an ind1V1d-
ual of this character right recently
and he has shown mighty plainly MS
two by four nature. One by n we
are getting a line on these shriveled
ND souls. We are marking them
down and expect to keep tab on them
and if perchance they pass OUT it wont
take but two lines to write their oblt-
nary.-Mitchell County Banner.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20

Mace at church, mistak1ng it for a
nickel. could get no great satisfaction
dropped a tive-dollar gold piece IN tne
out of the deacon as vii be rcaIled'
but he was not the man to give up
easily. 5
But the lawyer whom he consulted
was one of those rare and gifted sou
who would rather be witty than rich,
or almost anything else, for that mat
ter.
"sir," said he at once you have no
case. you are guilty of contributory
negligence"
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20
VISION. PROGRESS AND
COURAGE NEEDED IN MITCHELL
From Mitchell County Banner }

CFrom Mitchell County Banner
The board, composed OF three mighty
good men-safe men-and, some thinlA
a little too safe; that is when expen-
ditures of public funds and progressive
measures being considered, or rath-
or too conservative. Understand US.
We are not asking that these gentle
men are not doing their duty as they
Sec it for there is no better citizens In
the county. But the idea We are try
ing to convey and make plain is that In
these modern, progressive days when
everything, everybody, every commun-
ity and county is stepping brisquely to
the front in rapid strides in road build
ing and other internal improvements,
it behooves us-we mean Mltchell
county to be up and doing, get out OF
the old rut, get out of mossback ways,
get out of the old "let-well-enough-
alone idea and all get together and
work together to give Il county a
good long, strong boost. Get old
Mitchell by the tugs" and heave her
up out of her %letharby, shove her to
the front and show outsiders that we
are not atrophying, %shriveling up and
slowly drifting to the junk heap.
Now we all know how the county
business is conducted, and has been
for many years back. The boards all
meet regularly each month, transact
the routine business. Then the same
performance is repeated month after
month and year after year. At these
meetings there is rarely any discussion
or though given to the muture of the
county. The matter of good roads is
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20
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Professor: pat, what is your solu-
ton to the world problems"
Pat: well, sor, l think We shall
have a world demOcracy-W1th an
Irishman for a king!"
Casey-When ye're licked in a tolght
We ought to say We We had enough.
Doian-Shure if Oh can spake at all
Ohm not licked yet.
The suffragist-"What is a party
lOut women?"
A mere MANA stag party"
The Enthusiastically And
what, sir would this nation be WlthouC
women but s~tagnation
"WelI, I'd be ashamed if l had as
bald a head as you. Look at my mead
and hair!"
Il just want to ask you one ques-
ton"
yes"
Did you ever see grass growing on
a busy street?"
"Iohn." she said sternly, father
SOW you this morning going into a
pawnbroker's with a large bundle"
Her sutton flushed. Then he replied In
a low voice: Eyes, that is true. | was
taking the ~pawnbroker some of my old
clothes. You see, he and his wife are
awfully hard up" "Oh, John, forgive
mel" exclaimed the young girl. How
truly noble you are!"
o. De
Somebody-let us say a fellow clerk
in the India House-had twltted
Charles Lamb with his inirnity OF
speech. =,
That's my p-p-peculiartty," said
Lamb. Everybody has some p-p-pe-
.culiarity.'
Nonsense" said the other What
is miner"
Well" said Lam, 81 suppose you
stir your tea with your right hand!
''Why yes, of course"
"Ah, that's your p-p-peculiarity.
Most p-p-ueople do it with a spoon"
where's your daughter Mary liv-
ing now, Mrs. Herlihty?" inquired n
of the neighbOrs.
Her ~hoosband's got a foine job on
the Times, reporting accidents" SAID
Mrs. Herlithy, proudly; and the two
av thin and little Moike is living in a
suit uptown"
Whats a suit?" inquired the
neighbOr.
"A suit" said Mrs. Herlithy slow,
ly, lis one O. thin places where the
parloor is the bedroom and the bed
room is the kitchen, and the closets is
down the cellar, and the beds is plan
Inys-or organs, and-well, it's one O.
thin places where everything is some
thing else" concluded Mrs. Herlithy.
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The old miser in the story, who