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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
BIRCH BARK LEecINes.

All who go camping in the sum-
mer know the value of leggings or
puttees when striking through the
woods or climbing difficult trails. AM
excellent pair of leggings for use I'M
brush and forest and land can be
made in a few minutes from birch
bark cut in the woods. Select a
suitable tree, about six to eight
inches in diameter, and cut into the
heavy bark to obtain two rolls around
the circumference of the tree, taking,
care not to cut deep enough to in
jure it. Fit these sections around
the legs, leaving six-inch portions
overlapping. Trim the bark to the
proper shape and soak it in water to
soften the grain. Place the bark
close to the fire until it curls. The
leggings are then ready for use.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
War Casualties.

Henry NJ. Hyde, in the Chicago
Tribune has made a careful study OF
the losses in battle. He says:
Canada during the three years OF
war has lost by death seven out of
every hundred she has sent to the
battle front. In times of peace a GER
tain percentage of men of military
age will die. Deducting that percent
age from the total, it appears that the
direct war losses among the troops of
the dominion has been little over 6
per cent. ="
Now, this death list runs over three
years, longer period, in all proba-
bility, than the war will continue or
than American troops will be engaged.
The number of wounded is much
larger. But if we deduct the number
whose wounds are Of no more perma-
nent character than a broken arm in
civil life, we come to this conclusion
with Mr.. Hyde:
"But mothers and fathers whose
sons are gone or are going to war may
find some comfort in the statement
that eight out overy ten Of the gay
young soldiers who are now putting
on the uniform will 90 through the
war without getting a serious scratch
and will come back to civil life much
stronger men physically than they
were before"
That is prediction which is iusti-
fed by the experience Of the allied
armies in the present world war
Evansville Courier.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
Four.Minute Speakers.

Four minute Public Information
spseches were made by some of the
volunteer speakers at both theatres
every evening this week and in the
afternoon of the same days. The pro-
gram will be carried out to-day and
next week speaking will be ANNOUNCE
ed for only two or three times week.
Speakers for to-day are T. G.. I'm
derwood, G. c. Hoffman, w. w.
Radford and Jas. Breathitt, Jr.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
Z Goes to Mississippi.

John H. Williams, Manager of Ash
brook Duroc Farm, and who has
made a reputation as the greatest
swine breeder in the South. has ac-
cepted position to manage large
swine farm in Mississippi. beginning
about the first of the year. The posi-
ton carries with II perhaps the larg-
est salary every paid a swine breed
err, and his employer will also take
.er the Ashbrook herd of swine. =
i saibroke Journal
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
COMMERCIAL
TOURIST DIES
H. H. Showers Passes Away
at Trenton After Long
Illness.

H. H. Showers, a well known COM
mercial traveller, died at his home in
Trenton last Saturday night, aged
about IS years. For nearly 25 years
he was travelling salesman for the
Carter Dry Goods Co., at Louisville.
His wife, two daughters, Mrs. j. w.
Chestnut and Mrs. Guy w. Bacon,
both of Trenton, and one son, Henry
B. Showers, a travelling salesman
with headquarters at Clarksdale,
Miss. He was member of the Chris
tan church. The interment took
place at Elkton.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
STRAY BULLET
KILLS NEGRO
Innocent By-Stander Victim
Of Ball Intended for
Another.

Edward Quisenbery, col, was
killed last Saturday night at a festival
near Elmo. 1t seems that two other
negroes got into a row and a shoot
ing bee followed. Quisenbery, who
was an innocent bystander, was hit
in the side by one of the bullets and
death resulted in a short time. The
dead man is said to have been a very
peaceable negro.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
FIRST GRADE,
OR CLERICAL
United States Civil. Service
Examination in Hopkins
vile Sept. 20.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open COM
oetitive examination in Hopkinsville
September 20. The possibility of an
extremely large number of appoint
ments being made in the Treasury
Department in the near future makes
necessary the announcement of this
examination, in addition to the exam
ination held August 4, 1917.
For further particulars, call on
Ebert Turner, at Postoffice, Hop
kinsville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
The Athenaeum.

The Athenaeum held its first fall
meeting ThursdayInight with 10 of the
% members present, there being two
vaconcSs.
Papers were read by Chas. M.
Meacham, women in War;" and
by John Sites for S. Y. TrimbIe,
who was absent, on Treason. THE
usual general discussion followed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
UP SALT RIVER.
Some Stories Of How the Fa.
nous Political Phrase
Originated.

Salt River" applied to defeated can
didates for political office, not only in
Kentucky, but throughout the nation
rs well, appears to be shrouded in
some obscurity, although it is known
that it was first employed in that
meaning in the section traversed by
that classic stream sixty or seventy
years aRo.
There Are varying accounts of how
the term became to be used in the
derision of aspirants to office who
were beaten at the polls. A popular
legend has it that many years ago
a candidate for an office in Hardin
county in the midst OF his campaign
informed his friends that he intended
to go up S 1T river to electioneer for
votes, assuring them that he had
great strength with the voters in that
section.
Suiting action to words, the candi-
date, So the stOry goes, embarked in
canoe and started up the river in
search or the votes that would land
nm into the ONCE and ill his cup of
ambition to the brim. When the
toDttuu Was u,ln, II is r5l1r d that
h. caadidate who sought and who
was so certain of support up Salt riv-
er, suffered inglorious defeat, and
that this ga ( rise to the widelv-used
term to convey the meaning that un-
succe ,STu candidates needed more
votes and might emulate the example
by going up Salt River" in search of
them.
Another version of the origin of the
famous political phrase is that after
a heated campaign in one of the coun-
ties that border the tream, the de-
feated candida es formed a party that
weu' un Salt river ostensibly on a
fishing frolic, but in reality to console
each other and TO escape the jibes
ana tauntS of those who had won the
Offices and their friends.
Still another story has it that way
back in the Forties duringa campaign
for the local Offices in Bullitt county
the candidates agreed that in the
event that they were defeated at the
election, that each would paddle a
canoe up Salt river ana return, which
they did to the great delight of the
large crowd that lined the banks to
wl,h,ss ,he slLht. 1t is further relat-
4 that some OF the unsuccessful can
didates who made the canoe trip ex-
perienced change of luck and that
at the next election they were victo-
riouS, and after that it became fixed
custom Tor those who got left at the
polls 70 make a canoe trip Cup Salt
river.
"Going Up Salt River" it is said,
became in reality an excursion for
defeated candidates for many years
afterward. Whether the stories be
true or not, the "also rams" after ev-
cry electionin Kentucky and through
out the Uunited States take a myth
cal trip "going up Salt siver," and
the expression has become to be used
as political byword.
Salt river, which has come to be
regarded by many outside Of Ken
lucky as mythical stream, because
Of its connection with political disap-
pointment, has Il source in the South !
Of the State and empties into the Ohio
river at West Point, twenty miles be-
low I.Ouisyille. nH -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
Hats Off to Kentucky.

Breathitt county, where it has long
been the choice of men to die with
their boots on, has furnished so many
volunteers that its net quota under
the draft was represented by a minus
sign. You'll have to lift your hat to
Kentucky when men are needed
Savannah News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
Jay Bird Gagged.

Robert McNeal, alias Jay Bird, was
arrested Thursday afternoon charged
with criminal assault upon a small
negro girl at Mrs. Shelton's, on the
Cox Mill road. He was placed in Jail
until an examining trial can be held.
The negro is about 70 years old and
ives in this city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
IN BAD.

81 haven't the slightest use for
her" -.
"Why not2"
"Her children quarrel with mine
all the time and she refuses to pun
ish them for it."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
Time VIII Tell.

"Alice. darling" he whispered. as
mushy as could be. "rm the happlest
man alive to call you wife. but I'm
afraid I'm not good enough for you"
And II took him only two years OF
married life to prove to her that hs
was right. %.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08

Bowling Green is trying to secure
government barges to transport coal
by river.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
A DIFFERENT SORT.

81 am strong for the end Of 9 per-
feet day" .~
"Then, Of course, that would not
be a weekend"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
APPRECIATION
is EXPRESSED
By Directors Of The Penny
royal Fair to Those Who
Gave Services.

The Board of Directors of the PEN
royal fair take this means to publicly
express their thanks and deep appre-
citation to many persons and business
concerns who contributed in such
large measure and without any finan-
cial remunerat IN, to the success of
the fairi ust closed. 1t was n S whole
hearted and enthusiastic support of
the fair that made it the complete sue
cess it was, and the service rendered
without price by these people was re-
sponsible ina large measure for the
profit made, which will wipe out the
debt OH the association.
II is next to impossible to recall all
who contributed in this way but we
desire to thank R. T. Stowe, Sr., who
supervised the police on the grounds;
N. A. Barnett, who had charge of
parking the automobiles; j. P. Moran
the mounted marshal; Fraser Draper,
who assisted at the stables; R. H.
Holland, general manager Of the
grounds; Rev. T. D. Moore and his
help rs in the poultry department;
Mrs. NJ. E. Bacon and the ladies who
assisted her in the woman's WORK de-
partment; J. A. Mckenzie and his as
sstantS IN the agricultural depart
ment; Ed Gray, chief marshal; Jim
Carter, "a ,slSlant marshal; Jim Camp
b I'll, in'charge of the hogs; Superin.
tendent LaRue, of the Western State
hospital, for sending large numbers
of patients each day and other cour-
tesieS; the Red Cross and Navy Lea
que for their splendid exhibit; the
Health and Welfare League for their
rest room and clinic and the doctors
and dentists who gave lectures; Mrs.
Eloise Graves and the canning club
girls for their big display; Lebkue-
cher's band for their good music; the !
Taveling Men for their cooperation
and interesting making stunts; to the
business men of the city who sent out |
thousands Of invitation cards in ad-
vance of the fair which were respon-
sible for large part OF the attend
ance; to the newspapers both OF Hop |
kinsville and surrounding towns, for
their generous space given; to B. d.
Hill, publicity man; to w. S. Davi- /
son for six big loads of screenings; to
Capt. McJ Davis, the Office keeper;
to Gilmer Pursley, who kept the bu-
reau OF in ormation; to Roy Kenner,
for advertising signs; to Geo. H.
Smith for advertising work done and
his supervision of the Midway.
Doubtless there are number OF
others whose names cannot be recall
ed off hand who aided in making the
fair what it was, and to everyone Of
these too the tanks and appreciation
is expressed.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
PENNYROYAL FAIR.
By John j. Metcalfe, President.
Methodist Church.
Rev. Lewis Powell, Pastor.
Sunday School at $50 a. m.
j. H. Cate, Superintendent.
Epworth League at $50 p. m.
Miss Bertha Turner, President.
DR.. Powell will preach at 10:45 a.
n. on ''The Optimism of Faith, and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
THE poUBrER.

what is q skspticr 80
"a man who always puts pasta On
the back Of . postage st2np
Puck. -. 81
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
German War Methods De
nounced.

The American Bar Association
adopted resolutions denouncing Ger
man war methods as illegal Judges
are requested to shorten their judicial
opinions, e.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08

cit must be rough to lose the roof
over your own head" }
eyes, but think of having the
mortgage foreclosed on your automO-
bile" |
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08

Henderson schools opened with
l772 pupils.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-08
Methodist Church.

Rev. Lewis Powell, Pastor.
Sunday School at $50 a. m.
j. H. Cate, Superintendent.
Epworth League at $50 p. m.
Miss Bertha Turner, President.
DR.. Powell will preach at 10:45 a.
m. on 'The Optimism of Faith, and
at 1880 p. m. on ''How a Great Gen.
eral Was Converted Through the
Agency Of a Little Girl"
Only two more Sundays before
Conference. Methodism has a right to
every Methodist in the city to do his
duty and to come up to the help Of
the church in entertaining the Con-
ference. which convenes here on the
18th inst. Everybody come to church
Sunday.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1917-03-23
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT BY
FLOWER GARDENING
By Miss MARY caIkin-. .th grade

By Miss Mary ClIkin-. -th grade
Improvement Of town by flower
gardening IS certainly fine idea There
is nothing which Will brighten up one ;
yard, or the town, as much as well.
tended flower garden
An article recently appeared in the
News-C Champion announcing the fact
that Mrs. John Steele will give cash
prize OF Sl5 to the boy or girl raising
the best flower garden this season.
his offer Is indeed a splendid thing and
will do much to improve the appearance
OF the town, as 1t will encourage the
spirit of flower gardening. After a few
start. others will follow. and flower
gardens will rapidly multiply. After
few months the town will present an
entirely different aspect, AS the flowers
add to the beauty OF each ward One
thing, which must be observed, is the
shortness of the summer seasons here,
and thus every one who hopes to be
successful, must make the most of his
or her time. One would be surprised
at the variety of flowers which can be
raised during these short seasons. Even
tho every child does not receive fnan-
cial reward for his efforts, he will have
greatly improved the appearance of his
own lawn and will have mad IA part, how
ever small. in beautifying the town; so
that his time will have been well spent
The Hover gardens not only add to the
beauty of place, but increase it in
value, by making it far more desir.
able and attractive to the buyer, as well
as the owner.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1917-03-23

company was favoring the new county
move? You are wrong again in this
opinion The company Is not taking
any sides at all in the matter.
Surely, in view of recent develope-
ments In which the company Is under
stood to have a very active part in lobby
ing for this division, the Booster must
be mistaken on this point Word was
circulated here from Marble early in
January rs to the proposed move, and
the Chamber of Commerce warned.
1t might be asked then. why is Gun
nison opposed to division bill at this
time? Not everyone is opposed to it,
in fact the only organized opposition
comes from the Chamber of Commerce
The objections We hear urged on the
street are these: First; the rest of the
county was not consulted and every body
in Gunnison county is financially inter-
ested. Second: it is generally thought,
whether correctly or not, that the pro-
visions of this proposed bill were not
just and equitable, either as to back
taxes or as TO the division of expense
involved in the separation.
Right here the Ne VS. Champion wants
to say that il the people of Marble con-
tinue practically unanimous in wanting
to leave Gunnison county, and if bill
fair to the rest of the county is agreed
upon, We will advocate it. There are
geographical reasons why Marble should
III time be joined to new county, but
that county should include Csrbondale.
This is not because we don't like Mar
Bile people. and are not proud of the
great mineral resources of that section.
FOR we are and this is the sentimental
reason which causes US to regret divi-
sion.
In conclusion, we trust that the
Booster and the Marble people will give
this article fair consideration, and read
it in the spirit of fair play in which it
is written.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1917-03-23
TRAINING SCHOOL NOTES

The following is the list OF new stu.
dent teachers. First grade: Mise.
Smith, Newell. MsrkIe, and Johnson.
Second and Third grades: Misses
Watson, Pierce, Miller. Sharp. and
Wright
Fourth grade: Misses Haymaker.
Brewer, Lutes, nellie Miller. Nutting,
and Dolhberg
Fifth and Sixth grades: Misses Frans.
Sloan. Hicks, and Mrs. Newell
Seventh grade: Misses Haines, Sid
ford. Crary. Watson. and HaiIey
Eighth grade: Misses Gam, Walker.
Seilinghausen. and Chapman.
Nearly all of the grades have bowls
of gold fish purchased at Walkers Drug
store.
A new system of room grading is ere
ating II wholesome spirit of rivalry
among the different rooms. The follow
ing is our plan:
We begin each week with 100 per cent
One per cent is taken off for leaving the
room unless an excuse comes from the
home
One per cent is taken off for each one
half day absence.
One per cent is taken off for any pupil
creating disorder in the lines.
One tardy mark takes off everything.
Any grade above rs per cent is entitled
10 dismissal of Is minutes early on
Friday afternoon.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1917-03-23
Much Extra Work In March

It's between seasons now when few
persons perspire as much as health de-
msnds. The result is double work for
the kidneys. for the kidneys must throw
out the waste matter from the system
that is eliminated through the pores
when people perspire. Overworked.
weak or disorderd kidneys need help
now B. H. Stone. Reading, Pa writes:
whenever need kidney remedy I
rely on Foley's Kidney Pills. They have
been worth their weight in gold to me.
Walkers Drug Store. DR.. Walker. Prop.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1917-03-23

the taxible property of said counties of
Pitkin and Gunnison. as shown by the
assessment roll for the year 1916"
Now 1t WAS just reporters guess
from hasty reading of the bills. but we
will leave a Philadelphia lawyer to ex-
plain what this rigmarole does mean.
1t sounds bad to US and we still think it
means that most of the back taxes
would have eventually gone to Aspen
county.
Another question asked is:
Who told you, or gave you the i'm
preston. that the Colorado. Yule Marble
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1917-03-23

! Can any one read the above presenta-
/ ton and doubt for an instant that the
rest of Gunnison county wants to treat
Marble fairly. We are surprised that
the Booster accepted rs facts the wild
guesses made by irresponsible persons
! from whom II quotes figures.
Now as to the road over Mcclure pass,
which is mentioned in this and other
questions. The News Champion is just
as much interested in this road as the
| Booster. In 1911. the editor of this
paper made a horseback trip all over
that country with this very point in
mind. We have advocated it from that
day to this, and have seen the idea grow
/ from a scheme regarded as visionary
into mighty movement which u going
to exceed the hopes of the Booster edit
or. Only. the Booster. starting later
( in the game to advocate this. should
not be any more impatient than the
News Champion. Another fact that is
not generally known is that the COM
missioners found in Denver tina: the re-
port of the government engineers who
surveyed this route last fall recOmmend-
ed Sl20, 600 as necessary to complete a
IL foot road thru this secondary high
way No. 81. Marble should not slam
Crested Butte and Somerset for want
ing their end first, because for two
years. the greater part of the tax mon
ey of these two districts and they pay
lots of taxes, has been devoted to
BUILDING TOWARD MARBLE, and
that Is what they want to do this year.
1t should not slam Gunnison people
either, for We are willing to devote the
bulk of our share of the state appropri-
alton for BUILDING TOWARD MAR
Bile. We would like to do the whole
thing this season, but that would re-
quire an enormous tax levy and we
don't want to see taxes any higher do
We?
The Booster also asks:
What lawyer gave You the infor-
nation that the Colorado Yule Marble
company's back taxes would De paid to
the new county? Wherever you cot this
opinion, 1t is wrong Under no circum-
stances could the Colorado. YuIe COM
pany escape paying those back taxes to
Gunnison county.
The bill itself declared that "Ail mon
les now in the treasures of Pitkin and
Gunnison and all monies that NAV here
after come into the treasures Of said
counties from the taxes OF 1916 and
previous years. together with all monies
arising from the redemption of lands
sold for taxes for the year 1916 and pre-
vious years. and bid in by said counties
of Pitkin and Gunnison, and from oil
other sources of revenue shall be APP
portioned between the counties OF Gun
nIson and Aspen. respectively. in pro-
portion to the ratio which the taxible
property of that portion of the counties
of PitkiD and Gunnison. respectively,
that is now included within the bound
aries of the county of Aspen, bears to
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1917-03-23
Cut This Quit Is Worth Money

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip
enclose with &c. and mail it to Foley &
Co., Chicago, ILL.,. writing your name
and address clearly. You will receive
in return a trial package of Foley's
Honey Tar Compound, for coughs, colds,
and Group; Foley's Kidney Pills, for pain
in side, rheumatism, backache. kidney
and bladder ailments; and Foley's Cath
srtic Tablets, wholesome and thorough
ly cleansing csthartic for constipation,
bliousness, headache, sluggish bowels.
Walkers Drug Store, DR.. Walker
Prop.
Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1917-03-23

her home in Crawford, after spending Il
week here
The young folks here had a dance in
honor OF St Patrick Friday night All
had a good time
Floyd Wilson has gone to Spencer to
work on a building at the Anaconda
Dan Redmond returned from Delta
Thursday. Work will begin on the
property Mr. Redmond sold. in the near
future.
Miss Anna Sammons returned this
week to her home in GunnisOn after a
month spent with friends and relatives.
She was accompanied by her brother
Lewis, who will have some dental work
done before returning.