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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-13
LOCAL MERCHANT
A BENEFACTOR.
A Coed Citizen and a Friend
In Need.
HONEST men GIVEN CREDIT.

Nv NheNhS' ~ hH9'N
President-The Local Retail Msr-
chant Is Without Question the Com
munity's Most Prominent Factor.
Aide Farmer by Buying From Him.
tCopyrighted, 1914, by Thomas ]. Sullivan.1
would rather be right than presi-
dent is the principle followed by many
retail merchants.
There is no right without a parallel
duty, no liberty without the supremacy
of the law. no high destiny without
earnest perseverance, no greatness
without self denial.
AS a dispenser Of important services
in any town none compares with the
retail merchant.
Perhaps the first benefit Of impor-
tance is the endless accommodations
which he extends his customers. His
books show that where misfortune,
sickness or loss of occupation over
takes his customers he is frequently
obliged to carry them for many months.
Honest Men Get Credit.
The man who has not established a
reputation for unreliability or dishon-
esty is reasonably sure of securing
credit for the asking. And the extern
sion of credit is equivalent to making
loans without interest And who would
ask or expect any such favor of any
one but a merchant or a very close and
dear friend?
The local town to be a desirable
place to live in must have police and
fire protection, it must have bridges,
improved streets, water. sewers and
good schools. To secure these neces-
sary improvements and to maintain
them taxes must be levied. The local
merchant pays large share of the
taxes
Among other things, the local mer-
chant is continually forced to contrib
ute to all manner Of charitable enter
prises, both public and private. He is
the local benefactuI, inasmuch as he is
the employer OF labor. Numerous
Joung men ana women find employ
ment in his store, and as the result Of
his investment and efforts many dol
lars find their way TO the pocket OF the
doctor. the dentist. the editor. the
druggist and the banker. all of which
contributes to the socal and financial
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-13
TE THnf-A-WHR
EDITION OF THE
New YORK WORLD
rN1ei7

Practically a Daily at the price Of a
Weekly. No other newspaper in the
world gives SO much at so low a
price.
The value and need Of newspaper
in the household was never greater
than at the present time. We have
been forced to enter the great world
war, and large army Of ours is al
ready in France. You will want to
have all the news from our troops on
European battle-fields, and 1918
promises to be the most momentous
year in the history of the universe.
No other newspaper at so small a
price will furnish such prompt and
accurate news Of these Notwithstanding
events. 1t is not necessary to say
more.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is $1.00
per year, and this pays for 156 papers,
We offer this unequalled newspaper
and the
HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCK1AN
(Tri-weekly)
together for one year for $2.65.
The regular subscription price of
the two papers is $500.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-13
r, S. Ambrose.

Lumber, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Red
Cedar Shingles, Rubber Roofing,
Paints and Oils. Call and get our
estimates and lowest prices. 9TH St.
next to mill. '
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-13
Az IN Family.

Bobby was seated In the reception
room of hospital awaiting his moth
er's return from the bedside of
friend A nurse in passing asked ban
II be had good time playing ont of
doors these ane days. Bobby looked
wtstful and said there weren't many
children In their neighborhood. The
nurse asked Haven't You any hnotAr
ers or sistersf' To which Bobby re-
plies. ."Oh, yes, but they live with us.r
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-13
prosperity or the community.
Faith In the Community.

prosperity or the community.
Faith In the Community.
He aids the farmer by buying fo
him his products to the extent Of his
needs, thus increasing the profits Of
the farmer.
He has shown his faith in the COM
munity by investing his capital there,
consequently his interests center there;
upon him, in a measure, depends the
social, religious, educational and COM
mercial existence of the town, and he
is ever willing TO do his part.
All this being true, why is he not en-
titled TO the same amount Of consid-
Grafton as that exacted by the farmer.
the wage Garner and the other factors
Of the community that are always cry
ing for "fair treatment" and "the right
to liver
Destroying Local Markets.
All he asks is that which is rightfully
his-the opportunity to display his
goods and compare prices with those
shown in the misrepresented picture
albums" Of the catalogue houses be-
fore you send your money away from
home to buy something Of the same
quality which he can sell just as cheap
ly as does the big city merchant prince.
Take away from the community one
Of the most important elements Of
prosperity, the medium Of exchange,
and the effect is inevitable-a weaken
ing Of the organism. And that is pre-
cisely what the great mail order re-
tail houses are doing. They are bleed
ing the local communities. They are
destroying local markets, weakening
local credits, reducing the volume of
deposits in small local banks, starving
out local business men who are con-
sumers of farm products as well az
dealers, driving to the large cities
thousands Of consumers who can no
longer find employment in small
towns, and the men who are aiding
them in their work Of destruction will
soon pay the penalty in the shrinkage
of the value of their property, as well
as in the loss Of their markets.
A Gigantic Monopoly.
Inat tne managers or these gigantic
enterprises understand what they are
doing is amply demonstrated by a re-
mark recently made by one Of their
number in Chicago He said. "Give us
few more years and we will make
every city outside Of Chicago a town,
every town a village, every village a
hamlet, and every hamlet we will
wipe Off the face OF the earth"
What will the customers Of the mali
order houses do then, poor things?
They will have given aid and comfort
to the enemy that has destroyed their
prosperity. They will have assisted in
building up a gigantic monopoly. Sc
duced by pretty picture books. they
will have in their innocence starved
out their own best customers. De
serted villages will then mark the
places where prosperous communities
thrived, and the population
Of the country will be divided between
the farms and the large cities. The
prospect is not pleasant one TO con.
template.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-13
To Cleanse a Wound.

II wound Is greasy, cleanse with
a pledget of the absorbent cotton
moistened in benzlne, or the antiseptic
soapsuds. Cover the wound with sew
eral thicknesses Of lodoform gauze II
you have it-as you should have-in
your nrst-aid kit; pad with a little
more absorbent cotton, and bandage
In place. Unless necessary to stop
bleeding, do not bandage too tightly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-13
DUFFER-COX MOTOR CO.
Qncorporated.)

Uncorporated.)
Agents for Dodge Automobiles
Seminole Building, Cor. 7th and
Liberty Hopkinsville, Ky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-13
Miss Katie Mcdaniel
No. I Odd Fellows Building

pboros Residence, 2l0.
"o'''0 Office, 1892.
Fire, Life, Tornado-Accident and
Health Liability
Workmen's Compensation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-13
Il Wasn't His Fault.

One youngster in school had deliv-
ereh q severe kick In the stomach to
another lad. When taken to task as
to why he had struck his playmate
there, be said: II didn't mean to hit
him there. but he turned around Just
in time"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-13
Probably True.

Mistress-"You say you can't read,
Norah. How In the world did you ever
learned to cook so well?" New Cook
-"Shure, mum, OF lay 1t to not bein'
able to rade tn cook books"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-13
PRINCESS AND REX THEATERs
BUY YOUR
Groceries and Produce
From
CLIFF CLARK
No. 203 E. Ninth Street.

Bring Your Junk to the new
JUNK MAN
We are paying the highest market
price for all kinds of Junk, feathers,
wool, roots, and furs. Cor. 9Th and
Water SITS. Tel. 1872. Wagon will
call for it. II. Meyer, Prop.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18
Complacency Near an End

The mild censure which Congress
voted upon Representative Helm Of
Alabama may serve to temper his ex-
travagance Of speech in the future;
and il is far less than he deserved
His unrestrained voice has so often
poisoned the air at Washington that
he should congratulate himself upon
getting Off so lightly now. When he
goes back to the Capitol in December
il will be interesting to note whether
he presents himself in a chastened
spirit or whether he will continue to
essay the role of Spokesman for the
administration" If he is TO remain in
this position, it may be fairly assumed
that the White House stands sponsor
for policy of unjustifiable attack up
on all and sundry who may chance to
disagree with the administration.
Under such circumstances the Repub-
Leans in Congress will feel free to
abandon the complacency with which
their patriotism has thus far led them
to "stand by the President whose
own party has failed him. Indeed,
Congressman Madden has already Civ
en- notice that the next session of Con-
gress will find a more self-assertive
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18

packing concerns Of the United States
Under the tariff system which we
adopted in 1918, American capital can
proftably engage in mea, packing in
South America and ship the product
here.
A somewhat similar situation is in
dicated in the latest report from the
consul general at Rio de Janeiro. II
is stated in that report that an Amer
lean company has engaged in the in
PRODUCTION Of blooded stock into Brazil
forthc purpose Of building up Brazil
ian herds. II is stated that from an
economic point Of view, this is very
vital TO Brazil at present and that MS
consequence the future holds in
store for that Republic prominent
place in the meat industry Of the
world.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18
Not a War of Rhetoric

All this talk Of the weakening of
the German Army's morale may have
tendency to cause our soldiers to
underrate the enemy against whom
they will fight. There is very slight
evidence that the German power of
resistance is weakening, even if the
power of attack has lost it's vigor. 1t
is still a long way to the Rhine and
further yet to Berlin. The Southern
Confederacy kept up grueling war
fare against the Federal troops for
fully two years after they found
themselves in worse plight than
anything which Germany has yet ex-
perienced; and there is nothing to
show that the Hun is within sight Of
real disaster. The war will not be
over shortly; and military opinion at
Washington is proceeding upon that
theory. 1t is the politicians of the adj
ministration who are putting out the
rosy views of a weakened Germany;
and they are probably sowing the
wind from which they will reap the
whirlwind when the casualty lists be-
gin to come in. The United States is
in for long, hard struggle which will
not be won by rhetoric.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18
HUMAN NATURE

Why is it, Red Cross organiza-
tons which ask for and receive col
umns Of valuable newspaper space,
when about to spend bit Of money
for printing give that money to con-
Germs which by virtue Of courtesies ex-
tended or money given can claim no
special interest in the organization
Why is it! When a county organ
iration depends upon the newspapers
Of the county for the major portion of
its publicity in putting on county
wide exposition, that organization
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18
FREE ILLUSTRATED LECTURE

On Tuesday, October 23rd, at 7:3C
D. M, in the Gymnasium parlor, there
will be lecture on Child Hygiene and
Public Health Nursing illustrated by
GO slides.
There will be no charge for admis-
sion and everybody is invited to at
tend
The same lecture, which will be
read by Mrs. Munson, will be given
free at the Movie Hall at the Depot on
Wednesday, October oath, and at the
Baptist Church at the Center on FRI
day, October Goth.
The District Nursing Association
offers this lecture to the community
that they may become acquainted with
the work which is done by the Pubic
Health Nurse in other places and 80 be
better prepared TO cooperate with the
Public Health Nurse in our own COM
munity; whenever it is possible for
the association TO secure a successor
TO Miss Ferguson.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18

spends its few dollars for cash print
ing where no possible favors or great
value are given in return.
Why Is it, When granted the
space for church notes, many feel that
IL requires more words each week TO
tell OF the doings Of some particular
church than are required in the Bible
to tell Of the creation Of the world ?
Why is it, Why should county
editors notice these things? Because
they. like the persons directing the
destinies Of the organizations men
toned, are human. Human nature is
often unappreciative, unthoughtful,
and---peevish.--Barton Monitor.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18
"Unable to Compete"

Without coming out flatfooted in
favor of protection to American in
dustry, Secretary Of Commerce Red
field frequently lets escape from his
department statements of his subor-
dinats. which tend very strongly to
support protection argument. One
of his assistants, Mr.. Walter Parker,
recently made an address at the bust
ness mems convention in Atlantic
City, in the course of which he had
this to say regarding the future bust
ness Of ships which have been built or
commandeered by the shipping board:
"Those ships, after the war, will
compete with all other ships in
the world. There is no protection
for them beyond our 3-mile coast
line. If it should cost us an APP
preciable percentage more to
move our commerce to and from
the interior to the side of those
ships than it costs the Rhine mer-
chants say, to serve their own
ships, our ships and our gener-
ators of commerce will be unable
TO compete
II il be true as stated by the Assist
ant Secretary of Commerce that an
appreciable percentage of increase of
cost of moving freight from the in
terror to the ships will make it impos-
sible for our ships to compete, what
must necessarily be the disastrous eff
feet if the German manufacturer is
able TO make his products at very
materially less cost and also trans
port them to the ships at less cost and
place them in the American market
unrcstrained by an import duty?
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18
VERMONT MINES OPENED
New Process of Treating Copper Ore
Will be Used in Ely, Corinth and
STAFFORD Veins.

New Process of Treating Copper Ore
Will be Used in Ely, Corinth and
STAFFORD Veins.
The Pike Hills Mines Company is
opening the Union, Eureka, and Cup
rum mines, and the Vermont Copper
Company is opening the Elizabeth
mine at South STAFFORD, all in Orange
county.
The latest development of the min
eral resources of Vermont is in the
copper fields of that county. A Bos-
ton syndicate recently bought the 300,-
900 or 100000 tons of dump ore at the
Ely mine at Vershire and after ex-
haustive tests made at the laboratories
of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology a $4,000 oil fotation
plant has been erected for treating
200 to 250 tons of ore daily. 1t is
expected that active operations will
begin this month. Since the develop
ment was begun a new vein Of copper
ore has been uncovered, six feet thick,
10 feet below the surface, and not far
from the original discovery in 1880,
which has been worked to depth of
$500 feet.
The active development of the Yer
shire mines began about 1853 and for
30 years there was much activity.
More than l00,000,000 pounds of
high grade copper ore were produced
and at one time nearly 1000 people
were supported by the wages earned
at these mines. Col. f. Ely Goddard
Of this mining concern was a pictur-
esque and dashing figure with his
coaching parties and social functions
but later the quantity of ore failed,
and labor troubles became so serious
that the state militia was called out TO
suppress an insurrection. Since that
time little business had been done at
the copper mines of Vershire until the
present revival of the industry.
Copper ore was discovered in the
neighboring town Of STAFFORD, Sena-
tor Justin S. Morrill's home town. as
early as 1893, and about 20 years after
the Vershire deposits were uncovered,
the Pike Hill mine was opened in Cor
inth, in the same region. Before the
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18
WOMEN IN CAMP

General Pershing's order eliminat-
ing women from the camps of Ameri.
can soldiers abroad, on the ground
that their presence is "demoralizing,
is no reflection, necessarily, upon the
females who have followed their hus-
bands, sons and brothers to the front,
II is inevitable that there should be a
large number of camp followers of ev-
cry army. The soldiers peril is not
always, and altogether, from his OPP
posing enemy. A menace TO his NOR
ais is inevitable, no matter how care
fully he is protected.
But this is not the danger that is
pointed out by Gen. Pershing. 1t APP
pears that the opportunity afforded by
the activities of the Red Cross, the de-
mand for nurses and the patriotic de-
sire on the part of great numbers of
wives, relatives and sweethearts Of
the enlisted men to do something for
their country, on the very battle
ground of the war, together with the
grip of the ties of blood that holds
fast to the loved one to the very last,
has conspired to lower the bars of
army discipline, to let great many
women through, for whom there is no
place of service abroad.
1t has been difficult to drive into the
heads of many Americans that this
war is to be no picnic, no dress parade,
no junket abroad. The men who have
been sent out of this country, as vol
unteers or conscripts, have gone to
the world war to fight. They will,
sooner or later, take their places in
the trenches. 1t is no time for senti-
ment, for coddling, for exchange of
courtesies, for the amenities of peace
full home life. And no true soldier
expects it.
The sooner the men at the front
become accustomed to hardship,
toughened to exposure, and accept the
stern realities of war, the better for
all concerned. The government will
provide for food and equipment, for
shelter and care up to the limit, but
pink teas and social gatherings were
brought to an end when the men put
on the uniform of the country. There
is nothing aesthetic in war. 1t is
blood and carnage. 1t is death in
thousands of homes. 1t is hell. And
whether we like it or not as Americans
we must face the facts, and accept the
inevitable. Harsh as the order may
seem, it is better that there should be
a full understanding of the situation
at the very beginning.
Let US bid godspeed to our soldier
boys, unclasp their hands from ours,
and commit them to the God of bat
tles.-Rutland Herald.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18

Michigan mines were opened, it is said
that Vermont produced more copper
than any other state in the Union.
Not only are the Vershire mines in
operation but the Pike Hill mine in
Corinth and the Elizabeth mine in
STAFFORD are TO be reopened and oil
flotation plants are being established.
The tale business is expanding rap
idly and Vermont is gaining on New
York, which holds front place in pro-
duction. The asbestos mines of Low
ell have been reopened and a large
amount of money is being expended in
new building and equipment.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18
LIST OF MANCHESTER BOYS AT
PRESENT IN THE SERVICE

II is the intention Of the Journal K
keep an accurate roster Of all Man
chester boys that are in the Unitec
States service during the present wal
and 10 that end we invite all who have
sons in the service whose names do moi
appear here to notify us at once SC
that they may get in. So far as we car
remember them the list is as follows
Clarence Hosley, sergeant in Regu-
lar Army,
Geo. Stewart Bennett, sergeant Isl
VT
Philip w. Towsley, Corp. Co. NJ
36lst INIT. N. A.
Chas. Gleason, LIST VT
Alfred Roberts, LIST Vt.
William Collette, 1st VT
Robert Turner, LIST Vt,
+. j Marley.
Alvin Marley.
Kingman Perkins, aviation school at
Cornell.
Roger C. Perkins, U. S. Navy, avia-
ton branch.
Harry II. McGuiin, U. S. Coast Ar
tillcry.
Geo. Fisher, u. s. Coast Artillery.
Geo. r. Hemenway, 18th U. S. Cav
airy.
j. Rutherford Stone, U. S. Coast
Artillery.
Louis Shapiro, Jr, 1st Div. Co. Am
munition Train.
Morris Abbott, Medical Corps.
Daniel Blackmer, Co., A., LIST. VT.
Byron Morgan, LIST class fireman,
u. s. Navy.
Arr A. Brownson, U. s. Signal
Corps.
Andrew Noise, N. A.
William II. Kelton, N. A.
benjamin G. Cleveland, N. A.
Murio Parquirle, N. A.
Charlie Anderson, N. A.
John A. Powers, N. A.
Luigi Lorenzo, N. A.
Mike Cosalio, N. A.
Thomas +. Smith, N. A.
Frank Bushee, N. A.
Verne II. Stone, N. A.
Giovanni Madoin, N. A.
Lagera Louie, N. A.
Drien Longtin, N. A.
Octave z. Godette, Jr., N. A.
Robert N. Wildwood, N. A.
Emanuel A. Kaffatos, N. A.
George B. Thompson, N. A.
Robert X. Edgerton, N. A.
Nelson N. Lorett, Co. M, End Y.
T., N. G.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There IL only one way TO cure deafness.
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inf'smed con-
di,lon OF the mucous lining OF the Eu-
stachian Tube When this tube IL in
famed you have a rumbliug sound or
imperfect hearing. and when II is en-
tireiy closed. Deafness IL the result
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored TO its
normal condition. hearing viii be de-
stroyed forever, nine cases out OF ten
are caused by catarrh. which In moth
ing but an infamed condition Of the
mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case o! Deafness tcaused by
easarrh) that cannot be cured by HaIfs
ca,arrh Cure. Send for circulars. free.
r, J. CHENEY 4 co, Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, 7sc.
Take Halls Family Pills for eonsti-
patton.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18

The U. S. commercial representative
at Buenus Agrees has sent to the De-
partment OF Commerce report Of
Argentine meat exports for the first
six months of 1917. II is interesting
TO note that the names Of some of the
targets exporters Of beef from Ar
gentina bear striking similarity to
the names Of some Of the largest meat
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18

Those who wish to do trapping
should bear in mind that the season
for trapping muskrats is from NO
MEMBER LIST to April 30. Skunks,
foxes and raccoons may be taken from
October Goth TO April lst-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18

The Journal editor extends his felic-
itations to his old friend, l.. Halsey
Lewis of the Hyde Park News & Citi-
zen on the beginning of his 37th con-
tinuous year as editor Of his good
paper.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18

Have you bought that Liberty Bond
yet? Certainly you are going to buy
onel Do not wait until the last min
ute but get busy and buy now while
tie buying is good.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18
SOUTH DORSET

| will be in South Dorset on October
oath for the purpose Of receiving
taxes. Clifton p. Kent, Town Treas
urer. adv
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Onions for sale. In
quire at Sunny Brook Farm, East
Dorset, VT, +. V. Read, Manager.
Telephone: 1915. 27-2
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-18
F. H. Briggs
REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE.
Opera House Block
Manchester Center. Vermont
FOR RENT

NOTICE-Save Trade Marks from
Rabbits 1776 Soap Powder and Bah
bits Cleanser. Bring 80 10 Pratt's
Pharmacy for a useful premium. Sew.
eral 10 select from. 22-13t