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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
HEALS WOUNDS WITH SUGAR
New Ideals In Treatment Evolved
From Experience In War Hos A
pitfalls In Europe. Al w

The astonishing number OF recover
les, running up to 80 and even 80 per
cent Of the wounded, is due to improve
nent In the methods Of treatment
which have been developed In
handling these all too abundant cases.
There will not be 80 large a proper
ton Of one-armed and one-legged men
as there were among our Civil war vet
Grams. DR.. Alexis Carel Of France
has shown how to prepare q cheap and
very effective antiseptic from sodium
hypochlorite and bofic acid. From the
other side comes the report Of an
even simpler treatment. DR.. Erich
Meyer. In the military supplement Of
the Muncheher Medixinischs Wochen-'
schrift reports that ha has got good
results By dressing the wounds with
ordinary granulated sugar after wash
ing them out The wounds are simply
covered with a compress and the sugar
renewed every second or third day.
WhatexeS pay prOYe to be TIA value Of
this treatment, II Is 1t lex1t worth
knowing In case % surgeop u within
call.-New York fndependent
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
Naval NecrvltA

A century or 30 ago the rRks Of
seafaring men were recruited almost
wholly from the seaport towns b. the
operation Of natural Laws, which led
men to seek the oceupauou4. Nth
which they were most familiafj but
this has been changed. and now, esbe-
cially in the navy. the interior Ia fur
nishing the men. One OF the reasons
is that city life does not qualify men
for the stern duties required Of them
on the ocean, as Is shown by the re-
port of the United States marine
corps for nine months of the year
1916, in which there were 5,082 APP
plications for enlistment from the New
York district and only 1877. or about
one In thirty, were accepted. The
principal cause of rejection was defec-
tive vision, but bad teeth ran this a.
close second. There were numerousl
cases of heart affection, aggravated, In
all probability, by the conditions of
life in the metropolis, and nearly 10
per cent of the entire number exam
ined were classed under the general
head of poor physique and under
weight. Portland Oregonian.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
SearchIiahts for Eiremen.

The up-to-date Cincinnati fireman is
going to be an Illuminating person,
casting light into all the dark places.
The fire department has invested in a
number of high-powered searchlights,
made to be strapped to the firemen's
backs. The device is intended for use
in night work and in places where the
smoke is dense. 1t takes a husky fire
fighter to bear one of the new search
lights, and still do much fire fighting,
for the machine weighs 80 pounds ir
all but 1t throws a 5000 candle power
beam, and will burn for five hours
steadily. The battery Is carried on
the back. and the headlight shoots for
ward over the freman's helmet.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
Movies In the Home.

Have you little moving picture the
alter in your home? That question
is likely to become common, simpli-
flying the moving picture machine for
home use. In this new machine the
kissing carbon pencils, with their fire.
quent need Of adjustment, which are a
part of the type of machine used BY
lecturers, are done away with. Their
place is taken by an ordinary electric
bulb, of a size varying from 100 to
500 watts. The machine Is built In one
piece, so that It can be easily carried
about, and has a patent shutter which
the manufacturers claim will do away
With all Pickering. 1s-~4~-st'~saAasx,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
FEEDS 100 "TRAMPsv A DAY
They Are Festhered Hoboes, However,
and Demand Only Light
"Snacks."

Judge Orlady Of the superior court
has undertaken the task Of Feeding
several hundred hungry pigeons each
day outside the window Of his offices
on the fifth floor of the city hall.
The pigeons have learned to dlst;n-
guish 1t from the other windows.
When Judge Orlady arrives at his Of
fee the pigeons already are there to
wish him good morning" and beg
for their breakfast.
In the corner Of his Office the Judge
has large box, which he keeps filed
with cracked grain. He scatters the
grain on the window ledge. and re-
pienishes the supply frequently, as
hundreds of the birds come and 60.
Sometimes the birds return during
the day for another "snack." II the
Judge isn't looking. they peck on the
window pane to attract his atten-
tion.-Philadelphia North American.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02

John is only black and white kitten
of nondescript breed, but If there Is
such thing as a medal for bravery.
he certainly has claim upon II. One
morning 1 was sitting before the fire.
place, watching John as he lay on a
hassock on the opposite side. apparent
Iy asleep, but he was far from 1t. We
were burning some old trash In the
fireplace, and suddenly, with a report
like that Of pistol shot, a cinder
about as large as dime came flying
through the air and alighted In bas-
ket used by John as a sleeping place.
This basket was lined with wooden
cloth and the cinder began to smolder
and an incipient fire was at once I'M
der way. John. giving the call Of the
cat tribe. pounced on the blazing cloth.
trampled II out with his fore feet. and
then. when he was satisfied 1t was ex-
tinguished. quietly curled up and went
to sleep. Just as though he had not
done q thing that was a wonderful ex-
Ihibition Of feline sense.-Our Dumb
Animals.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
thousand Kisses an Hour.

Think of being kissed 1000 times an
hour, six hours at a stretch. Better
still, think Of these 5000 kisses In six
hours, with time after each for a little
soft, sweet love note. and, perhaps. "
you are sentimentally and affection
etely inclined, you may be able to pic
ture the performance which happened
In Langhorne. Pa. 1t has set the
tongues flying. ----A~s '%-rSv-s~sa
To make matters worse. the two loV.'
ers who INDUCED In this pleasant pas;
time had an audience. They werol
watched by none other than q dignifiedl
professor. and. far from Winding theI
intrusion. as II proud Of their accoua-l
pllshments, the two sweethearts cooed1
and sang to each other and kissed,
kissed and kissed.
The sweethsarts are parroks. and
proud Of 1t. They are not the, every
day. plain variety. but are Of brilliant
and gorgeous plumage and hail from
Observation-Disclosures Public Led
ger. --..........
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
NEW WAR VESSEL UNcANNY
John Hays Hammond, Jr., Operates
Coast Defense Boat by
Wireless.

The most uncanny vessel aiioat In
American waters Is anchored In the
cove at West Gloucester, Mass. The
only craft to be seen, It is the new
coast-defense boat invented by John
Hays Hammond, Jr. You feel that II
Is uncanny when you look at It afioat
in the little harbor and realize that
without a soul on board II can never
theless be directed In any direction,
and when II Is In line with an enemy
ship II can FIRE broadslde as effec-
lively as a big man-of-war with a full
crew and complement Of trained gun
ners.
The wireless Is the explanation.
From the coast Mr.. Hammond can
start the motor on the boat, set the
steering gear as he likes, and then
train the guns on any desired target.
1t is Just another of the marvels which
modern warfare has brought into be,
ing. ~--sssst 4
As to Its practicabllity, the inventor
Is modest but positive.
ITS all right for coast-defense work"
he says, "and It ls comparatively so
simple that one week can be turned
out by a shipbuilder without difficulty.
,, In the event Of big, order, the parts
could be standardized and made In
wholesale lots, so that the output
could be greatly Increased"
OF course Hr. Hammond is not tell
Ing the detn" " this new invention.
but the -. "a 'ady for service, and
fro" IL ". do Of his laboratory In
."cSt 'JLc,'s" lie inventor can look
- 4 - little harbor and keep an
We AIS new craft, which may play
part in the world war If the United
States becomes involved In 1t.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
WHERE PEACE is ENDURING
For More Than a Century Uncle Sam
and Canada Have Been
Good Friends.

Before me lies a letter from Mont.
real, and the most interesting thing
about II Is the cancellation stamp Of
the Canadian government, "Glrard'
writes In the Philadelphia Ledger.
Upon the wide field Of the British
flag Is printed in body type this re-
minder: Help to win the war. Buy
war savings certificates"
Canada Is helping to win the war
not only with her dollars hut with her
men. Half million have already en-
listed, and that Is like Pennsylvania
sending an equally large army to the
front, the population of Canada being
not quite so large as that of our state.
Curiously enough, most Americans
know much less about the government
of Gambia than Of England, France,
Russia or Germany. .-.-.xgrSka kyE
We forget that July is Canada's
Fourth Of July, and that the dominion
came into being Just fifty years ago.
We forget that instead Of thirteen
colonies, as we had, Canada had but
four provinces. ---------A.s-<rsssysae~r
We have had states and territories,
but Canada has provinces and dis
tricts. There are now nine Of the for
mer and five Of the latter.
Ours is a republic, but Canada Is a
dominion.
When Benedict Arnold's little army
Of about eleven hundred men, which
had marched, starved and frozen.
through the wilderness Of Maine, at
tackled Quebec at the outbreak of the
Revolution, Canada's population was
less than that of West Philadelphia.
For 1O2 years the United States and
Canada have not had a gun, soldier.
warship or fort to guard the 1000.
mile boundary line which divides them.
Proving that when lamb and lion
lie down together the sheep does not
invariably repose inside OF the king
Of beasts.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02

Sable Fish.

The United States bureau of fish
cries is trying to popularize the sable
fish. which is found in large numbers
OF the coasts OF the Northwestern
states and Alaska. 1t has been almost
entirely neglected as a food, although
Of high quality.
The sable fish Is also called the
black cod. Last fall fishermen caught
the sable fish In large quantities. Most
of the catches went into cold storage.
In order to bring this fish to the
attention Of dealers, thereby causing
q more general consumption. the fish
cries bureau has prepared some print
ed matter on the subject.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
PRINCE NEVER FORGOT FACES
British Inventor Tells Some Interest.
Ing Stories Of the Early Days
Of King Edward.

On one occasions Louis Sterre, an
engineer and inventor, AID friend
of Charles Dickens, showed King
Edward, when Prince of Wales, his
exhibits at South Kensington and
the Crystal palace.
'SThe next time that l met the
prince" said Mr.. Sterne, 81 was
crossing Piccadilly, at the top of St.
James street. In trying to escape
being run down ran directly into
the arms of his royal highness. He
at once recognized me and said, 'Mr.
Sterne, you should give this traffic
time, and never cross the bows I
expressed surprise that he should
recognize me, to which he replied
that he never forgot either face or
name il associated with any matter
Of interest"
Mr.. Sterne met the prince again
at a picture, exhibition, where a por-
trait of the late W. 81. Smith was
hung. Turning to the princess, his
royal highness said:
"Hello, there's Smith"
At once man standing near
turned round and acknowledged the
recognition, offering his hand,
which the prince unhesitatingly ac-
cepted. When this man, whose name
happened to be Smith, recognized
the prince, he became embarrassed,
and with the lady who accompanied
him, made his exit as soon as pos
sible.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
FINEST POLICE IN WORLD
New York Police Captain Is Enthu-
siastic Over the Havana
Force.

A New York police captain, after
recent visit to Cuba, describes the
HIS vana police force as one Of the fin
est IN the world, second, In his esti-
roation, only to that Of New York.
The Havana policemen wear a light
blue uniform and a helmet similar to
that Of the French army officer. The
mounted and traffic policemen wear
spiked helmets. A cape is thrown over
the shoulder and revolvers are carried
In a holster attached to The outside of
the jacket. In size the men do not
compare favorably with the police Of
New York or other great American
cities. They are large for natives,
but, in comparison With the American
STANDARD, Of medium, or below me
dium, height. What they lack In size,
according to the New York police
man, they make up In polIteness. II
HaYana sop" does not understand
your question he will find an inter-
prefer. He will even 60 so far as to
walk several blocks with a stranger to
street car In order to get him started
Alright to his destination. There is
policeman on every corner and his job,
due to the narrowness Of the streets
and the volume Of automobile traffic,
Is heavier than that Of the average
American metropolitan traficman. Po-
lice captains live with their families
in the police station. Little drunken
ness Is evident In the city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
Take Gold Coins for NleksIs.

There were two cases within two
days Of the dropping OF a So gold plecs
into the receiving box Of a pay-as-you-
enter car, and the street railway COM
pany is wondering whether prosperity
has gained such Roadway that gold
pieces are literally mingled with silver
In the change purses Of the people.
The first Of the So pieces has not been
claimed, though the incident was ad-
vertised. In the second case the act
was observed and the conductor ex-
changed the gold for a nickel with the
woman who made the mistake
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
For q Postage Stamp, $50.

The highest price lately paid for Q
postage stamp was $670, a sum given
at New York auction the other day
for a nve-cent Hawaiian missionary
stamp Of the issue Of 1851. When the
early missionaries went from New Eng
land to Hawaii they looked ahead to
many things, but hardly to the sale OF
their postage stamps at prices higher
than their salaries for year.-Youth's
Companion. ...-.t ...r-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
The Cost Of Hloh LlvIaa.

About nine-tenths Of the cause for
the b. c. of l. Is accounted for by the
editor Of the Nevada (Ark.) Picayune.
Listen to this obscure paper tell the
story In single paragraph:
ave throw away ashes and buy
soap. We raise dogs and buy hogs.
We grow weeds and buy vegetables.
We catch fish with a 81 rod. We
build schoolhouses and send our chill
dren away from home to be educated
And we send our boys out with
$40 gun and $40 dog to hunt 10-cent
game"
Is there any exaggeration in this
country editors snappy sentencesf
We have failed to discover It.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
Painful Reminder.

MRS. Grabcoin carries high head
considering the fact that before Mr..
Grabcoin got rich she used to slave mt
a wash tub"
maybe that's why she carries her
head high"
"Yes?
"She may be afraid that sometime
while motoring about her eyes VIII
alight on a tub"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
ASKED NO MORE CONUNDRUMS
Topnoody Decided to Quit After He
Came to Grief in Exchange Of
Pleasantries With Mrs. T.

Mr.. Topnoody went to a minstrel
show the other night, and the funny
conundrums and jokes he heard set
him thinking. So at breakfast he
began ON Mrs. Topnoody. She was
fretful and not very much in humor
for pleasantly, but Topnoody
slashcd away.
s 81 cay, Mrs. Topnoody, can you
spell money with four lettersw
"No, | can't" she said.
"Ha, hs ! that's good. A woman
can never get at this sort of thing in
the same clear-beaded way man
can. Well, the way to spell it is
cash. Isn't that money" D.,
Mrs. T. failed to smile, and Top
moody started out with another.
"Wait a minute" she interrupted.
''I've got one. Let's see If you can
get it. Spell Topnoody with five let
ters."
Topnoody puckered his brows
awhile and gave it up. .
@Ha, hap laughed Mrs. T.,
@that's good. A man can never get
at this sort of thing In the same
clear-headed way a woman can Well,
the way to spell it is i-d-i-o-t. Isn't
that Topnoody?'
But TopnoOdy never smiled, and
breakfast was finished in silence, ex-
cept an occasional chuckle from Mrs.
Topnoody's end of the table.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
How About lit

Patience-There, now. I've spilled
some salt.
Patrice-What Of lit
"It's a sure sign of a quarrel"
tits nothing Of the kind"
"Yes. 1t Is, too. I never saw any
one spill salt that a quarrel didn't fol-
low" ~ -
that's nonsense"
tits not nonsense"
Yes. 1t Is, and you're silly" III
"ft's you that's silly" IA
"You make me tired" .ia.sS
"And you make me sick" /.T!.i
"The ideal t. /.ET
Eyes, the idea" ETA
"Poohi" ~, 8.
spoon, you" 'ss,...G :
Slow curtain. '!'"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
No chance for Humorist.

Twenty-three thousand seven hun
bred and sixty-one persons tried to tell
what love Is, when New Orleans pa
per held a prize answer contest on
that subject recently. And then the
prize went to this one: Love Is the
doorway through which the human soul
passes from selhshness into service
and from solitude into kinship with all
humanity" Southerners are just that
sentimental that the person who wrote
"Love is what makes two auburn hairs
grow where there was only one red
one" probably got stung."-Springheld
Republican.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
Went Rioht TO the Point.

- Allen was two and half years old
when he was invited to his first party.
When his mother told him he was In
t1isited to Q party he asked: Mother.
what Ia o partyr His mother an
swered: eat party you 60 over to the
house Of your little friend with the
ssother children who are asked, play
games. and havea nice time. get some
thing to eat and come home" The
7 only part Of the definition Of a party
that made an impression on Aliens
little mind was the something to eat"
When the appointed day for the party
came he marched up to the house OF
Z bis playmate, Knocked at the door and.
upon being ushered in. said: II came
to your partytr would like something
20 eat" .--4
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
The LadY,s AIIbI.

"She claims she has a perfect
alibl." rntr b
Indeed! What is her aliblf"
"She assures me that she can prove
that ut the time the crime was com.
United her little daughter was brush,
ing her hair"
That proves an abb for her hair,
but how about herselff'
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
orlaln Of the Locomotive Whistle.

On level crossing between Bag
worth and Thorton in England, on
May 4, 1888, there occurred an acci-
dent which gave US the locomotive
whistle. Stephenson's locomotive
"Samson" crashed into cart contain
Ing so pounds of butter and so dozen
eggs. says the Popular Science Month
ly. Following the accident a meeting
OF the directors was called, at which
Stephenson suggested that a whistle
blown by steam be used to give warn
ing OF an approaching train.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
Easily chanued.

as your portable garage satisfac-
toryr
"Oh, yes" replied the suburban
dweller, at suits me very well and I'm
glad for my wife's sake that bought
the portable kind"
why sof"
She's had 1t moved half a dozen
times because she didn't think It looked
well from the street."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
ImnoHant

~ got an inside tip on the market
today" -
"You did3 Let me In on 1t, will
your ..... I....
"You won't let II go any furtherT
II won't breathe It to soul"
swell, my butcher told me that the
price Of beef is going to be advanced
ten cents a pound within the next
six months"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
Made q Hk With Her

VI suppose you women could Inn
prove on congress-"
"Perhaps in some things. But
there's one thing about congress that
appeals to me-"
. "What is thatf"
"The way things are contracted for
whether there is any money In the
treasury or not."-Kansas City Jour-
nal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
"A. More Fruit and Vegetables

Irish potatoes and most other vege
tables and fruits tend to make the
body tissues and fluids alkaline. so
correcting the tendency Of meat. eggs,
fish, and similar foods to create acid
conditions. Since the body performs
Its work best when IT. is neutral or
slightly alkaline, this q, function Of
fruits and vegetables Is important, e..
pecially to the hearty meat eater y
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02

Sackville McKnutte says his chill
dren come home and mimic their
teachers, burlesquing each little man
nerism in great detail, making 1t clear
TO him that children are very much
like tho used 10 be when he Nas :
boy. Aud he adds that. judging from
the limitations he sees. the teachers are
also very much like they used TO be.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
GOT AWAY WITH THEM.

Mrs. Rich-How did your hus-
band get through the dinnera
Mrs. Styles-0h, pretty well.
"Did he make any breaks with
the silyer?" =
mo, he managed to use all except
one spoon and one fork"
Didn't he know what to do with
thosep"
ooh, yes; he put EN- in his
4Qcket" - ,---------- =. :.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02
Old English Physicians.

The England Of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries was a rich field
for physicians. and their influence was
extended In many directions. Some
were very serious-minded persons who
did much to advance medical science
others were famed for their adroit
ways of amassing wealth. II England
has produced Doctor Arbuthnot. II has
also had such practitioners as grunf
Hans sloane, who growled at his arts
tccratic patients instead OF catering
IT,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02

"That Dubwaite baby gets every
thing he wants."
"Not quite everything. Yesterday
on a trolley car he wanted an old gen.
tleman's whlskers, but the old gentle
man refused 10 part with them"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-02

uauallY Slender.

= While there Is life there is hor 9,
but 1t isn't very strong hope when
the doctors hold a consultadoNy--
Atchison Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
BURLINGTON BURGLAR BUSY
Numerous Places Visited and Money
Jewelry and Wearing Apparel Taken.

Burlington, Aug 27-Approximately a
dozen places in the vicinity of Church
street have been visited by burglar in
the last as hours. In several places
money, valuable jea-eiry and ladies' wear
ing apparel were taken, while at two
dental offices which were visited gold
which was lying about on shelves was
not molested. The police are at a loss
for definite clew. although one of the
officers found man or boy Saturday
night coming out of one of the places
which were robbed The officer gave
chase but the man escaped.
Among the places entered were the
fats of Miss Belle Morse, Miss Dorothy
Nichols and Miss Bertha Ransom on
Church street, the dental offices os Dr.
o. H. Heinineer and DIR. o. S. Minis, two
insurance Offices in the Masonic temple.
the tailor shop of Harry Solomon at 80
Church street and the office of the Ma
tionsl Cash Register company in the
Strong building. where Sl6 in money
was taken. The burglar also tried ito
enter the Boston block on Church street
but failed.