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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
Solves Problem Of Stray Whale.

Monterey, Cal, has solved the Ques.
ton Of what to do with a stray whale
that is washed up on shore. After ala
posing Of the flesh and oil to a refinery
the bones may be mounted on shof9
and kept as permanent natural hl&l
tory exhibit.
. That is what the city officials did
with a whale which was washed ASHFORD
there, according to the Popular
Science Monthly. 1t was welcomed
with open arms and the bones were
saved as an educational feature for tho
benefit Of the school children Of the
city and for interested adults.
Since there was no building avail
able large enough TO accommodate Il.
1t was set up in an open lot and fenced
In.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
BUILDING GOOD EARTH ROADS
Can Be Constructed at Low Cost, but
They Require Constant and Costly
Attention.

Good earth roads can be constructed
at very low cost; however, they re-
quire constant maintenance, which may
be expensive where the travel is heavy.
A well-bullt and properly maintained
earth road will serve some sections as
well asthe most expensive types Of
hard-suftaced roads will serve other
sectiQpss Where this fact is realized
moro attention will be paid to earth
roads aud the money spent on them
will not be regarded as lost.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
PLAN OF MAIN TRUNK LINES
California Is Spending s1s,ooo,ooo on
Two Chief Highways From
Oregon to Mexico.

John A. Wilson. president Of the
American Automobile association, says
of the federal good roads law recently
passed.
"Thirty-fOur states have now out
lined in some form a system of main
trunk lines, which is now an augdry
for the success Of the federal-aid plan
just inaugurated. In this connection
it is worthy to note that California
was the first state to apply for its APP
portiOnment of the money, and Cali
fOrnla is expanding $1S,OOO,OOO on two
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
The Perfect. Blockade.

Carl w. lunch, a millionaire dyer,
said In Cincinnati:
'Now we've cut of the neutrals,
Germany is bound to fare as sparsely
as the Schmidt family.
MRS. Schmidt, you know, took her
large family Of children to the city
one day, and when lunch time came
she led them into restaurant.
"'Waiter,' SHE said, one sirloin
steak and seven plates
1.-THE waiter gave start. Then he
bent over Mrs. Schmidt and whispered,
respectfully;
BEG pardon. madam. but II you
and yQur &mily was to take that there
l{(Al@ bX The kitchen door and snift
|akM. T@nk you'd get more Of a
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02

TW X w. O. A. has opened its first
sc2np house at the Plattsburg training
N, Intended as "a social center
boH student soldiers may meet their
PmdQ H{enda and their families. 1t
2 bQuipp6 win : restaurant. broad
1frdQe facing ne parade grounds. o
lepto4 loon Md rest and writing
~ The n W O. A. Is endeavor-
N to raise $1,000, 900 for the erection
q similar buildfngs At other training
<1ns here and q Europe. Some OF
u V6tkers are pJeady In France 10
breosrafnn fdf thls work.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
CATCHING BULLETS IN AIR


In n London Newspaper Is printed
an account Of I'rili1h aviator flying
over the German lines and catching a
bullet that had STORED dead stiIl for
Me smallest fraction ~ second" be-
fore turning from an nsc, 1ding into
descending missile. Although the news
paper prints no photogrl a Of the
bullet, nor even OF the D. cket into
which the aviator placed It. the odd
story has other elements Of tr IN suf-
ficient to prove the authenticii Of the
whole narrative, remarks tie New
York Herald. II has a swarm @. Ger
man bullets "whinin, !" this is /. lis
putable, because that has been he
characteristic Of all Teutonic bull. J
ever sipce the battle of the Marine. Il
has the Germans trying to swing" tl.s
fiier; here is the typical Teutonic at
tempt to induce suffering through
manning.
But the greatest evidence of truth Is
the final sentence explaining how "the
aviator reached quickly, grabbed the
bullet and put 1t In his pocket" He
f'grabbed" it quickly merely because
he was flying at the rate of $50 miles
an hour, bat he put It In his pocket
because whining German bullet that
had been fred from rifle and had
gone through the superheated air sur
rounding the aviator was as white hot
as Munchausen would be IL he were
alive to castigate those who doubt the
newest tale from the trenches.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02

main highways extending from the
Oregon to the Mexican line. 1t should
be kept in mind that an application
for federal aid In the improvement Of
any road must be made by the high
way department OF the state. Con-
seQuently If anybody In the state de-
sires to have road improved at the
aid Of federal funds 1t is necessary
that the matter be taken up with the
state highway department and not with
the federal government"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
L. & N.
TimeCard
Effective Apr. Is, 1917.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

TRAINS UOlNO OOOi liz
No. sc. & N. o. Lin. 1921 a. M
No. 5l-St. L. Express 500 p. m.
No. 95- Dixie Flyer 1882 a. m.
No. 55-Hopkinsville Ac. 700 a. m.
No. 53-St. l.. Fast Mail $3.50 a. m
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No. sc. & St. L. Linn. 5:29 a. m.
No. 52-St. Louis. Express 1920 a. m.
No. 94-Dixie Flyer 7:06 p. m.
No. 5S-Hopkinsville Ac. 1855 p. m
No. 81 St. l.. Fast Mail l0:l4 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 fos Louisville.
Cincinnati and all points north and
east thereof.
No. SO c4rries through sleepers to
Atlanta, Macon. Jacksonville. st.
Augustine. and Tampa. Fla. Also
pullman sleepers to New Orleans.
;onnect at Guthrie for points East
I'D West. No. SO will not carry To-
al Dassense for points north Of
Nashville. Tenn
w. N. CHANDLER. Ticket Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
GK Congregations.

| Rilly Sunday told story at Brook
lkyh Idnche6n hbout an apathetlc Mis-
tourian c2pgxegation.
This R6a6b's preacher" he said.
MAS Va pmong 'em for thirty
I8yep yea Md never an encouraging
Word bit Ede has he got in all that
|ti}ae.
ne told me about 1t with tears In
bis eyes. HAbaid he was on the way
1End ID nliiner when a deacon hailed
Nm. Tho Q<8con shook him by the
hAN1 and den actually said:
A&n, person. that was beautiful
texf you preached from Sunday eve.
nin'.'" 91& tif
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
The conceIted one.

II can't bear that young leading
man; he's 80 conceited. How do yeu
manage to get along with hIdT'i9 O.
II always talk 10 him about him
self for q while. and then he tabs ID
ws about himself.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02

"Your threat to slap Reggie on the
wrist was merely a bit OF sarcasm,
supposef
Perhaps"
"Xou couldn't have done much dam
age that way"
."oh, ! don't know. might have
smashed his wrist watch" .
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02

To kill insects on fruits or flowers
that are to be picked within a few
days, such as roses. currants. etc:
Use as a dust. 1 ounce Of white he'll
lebore mixed with 8 ounces Of flour. II
desired In liquid FORM. use / ounce
white hellebore to 1 gallon Of water.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
DIVORCED.

Prominent Clubman-Well, I see
Henpect has peace at last.
Clubman (also prominent Yes,
but with an awful indemnity
Judge.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
ENDLESS JOB.

my wife finds our portable house
quite a convenience"
"Eh?"
1--WE have to turn it around for
her, to face the sunset, and again
SO that she can see the sunrise when
she feels so inclined"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02

Hives. eczema. itch or salt rheum
., you crazy. Can't bear the touch
,iyour clothing. Doan's Ointment
ne for skin itching. All druggists
slfit 80c a box. Advertisement
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
EnqIne sometlmes eaIk.

A gasoline engine sometimes baIks
but so does horse. You can ind out
what's thematter- with the engine. but
no one has ever yet discovered the
workings OF the mind o. q balky horsa
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
LONG THOUGHTS OF YOUTH
Patriotism Of the Day Not Measured
by Brass Band or Throwing Of
Banner TO the Breeze.

There is a depth to the side Of
thought" at the present day which
is, as Tennyson expresses it, "a tide
too full for sound or foam" And
as Longfellow wrote, "the thoughts
of youth are long, long thoughts"
The patriotism Of this day is not
measured by the brass band or bum
combe, or simply throwing the ban
ner to the breeze, says a writer in
Association Men. If there be music
it is the deep, full-throated music Of
the soul, and if the banner is being
flung to the breeze it is being flung
in the spirit of sacrifice.
Here is a typical American boy Of
seventeen, nearing high school COM
imencement and at the commence
ment Of life. Confronted with the
present crisis, this boy has thought
his way through. 1t was but few
weeks ago he said to his mother: 81
have not yet reached a conclusion,
but l am thinking" A fortnight
later, with a firmness that represent
ed the spirit of the day in thousands
of boys lives and unccunted multi
tudes of boys souls, he said: "Moth-
er, l have made up my mind; 1 do
not believe that God wants me to
throw my life away. l think he wants
me to care for you (his mother was a
widow, but if the time comes when
it is necessary for me to go to the
war l am ready. And if L am shot,
that is the sacrifice l am willing to
make" Whatever hesitation the
mother had when her son told her
this. the only thing she could do and
did do was to take him to her heart,
with all the pride of an American
mother.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
PALS ON HER, TOO.

Bacon-Does your wife talk to
herself?
Egbert-0h, yes; but she gets
tired of hearing it, too.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
JUST so.

II know of a college where thor
are going to establish chair OF
Simian languages1n .bsns saa 3. sf
What monkey businsssl'
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
HoPKINSvILLE KENTUcKIAN


Said the almost philosopher; ''When
a man tsses vacation he tries TO for
get his troubles. but his wife. In tek-
ing the last over, sees them and luss
them along"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
A LIBERAL sPENDER.

Hes a liberal spender." ~
"SoY .
Eyes, anybody but his wife can get
money out of him." ..a. z
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
LUCKY

Johnny Green's a lucky kid"
why" So
"He's got parents that don't care
how often he goes SWIMMING"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-02
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
Q 8 T . RIA
THE THRICE-A-WEEK
EDITION OF THE
new YORK WORLD

Practically Daily at the price of
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. 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 month
to come.
These are understanding affairs, in
which the United States, willing or
unwilling, is compelled to take part.
No intelligent person can ignore such
issues.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is 500
per year, and this pays for l56 papers,
We offer this unequalled newspaper
and the
HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKIAN
vI'f (Tri-weekly)
together for one year for $2.65.
The regular subscription price OF
the two papers is $500.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
MAXWELL COMPANY
Motor Car Company's Annual Report
sShows Increase in Net Profits.

Net earnings Of s5,507 G97.0i are set
forth in the annual report OF the Max
well Motor Company, Incorporated. for
the fiscal year ended July 81. 1917.
These net earnings. with the undi-
vided surplus OF s5.5io,77s,36, give a to-
tai corporate surplus OF sii.0iS.i72.S1.
Regular quarterly dividends Of 81
per cent have been paid on tho first
preferred stock during the past fiscal
year. Four quarterly dividends OF l Il:
per cent each were paid ON the second
preferred stock on October 2. 1916, Jan.
uery .. 1917. April .. 1917. and July 2.
1917. Four quarterly dividends OF 2 i.2
per cent each were paid on the common
stock on October 2. 1916. January 2.
April 2 and July 2. 1917.
Because OF tho uncertainty of the ex-
cess profits tax and 10 conserve the
companys cash assets and provide the
proper quantity OF raw materials for fu.
ture manufacturing operations. II was
deemed advisable at the directors meet.
INK of August II 10 pass the dividend
on the second preferred and common
stock
The number OF cars sold by us during
the past fiscal year shows an increase
OF thirty-nine per cent over sales Of the
previous year.
The net working assets OF the com
pany and its subsidiaries at the close Of
its fourth fiscal year are $12,2S0. .97705.
The inventories have been taken at act.
ual cost. The present market price of
the inventory In considerably larger
than the amount shown on the books.
Sales contracts with distributors have
been signed for 32 per cent more auto.
mobiles of all models than had been
contracted for at the same period last
year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
TO MAKE A CAMP BED.
How 10 Construct q Comfortable One
Out i'm the Woods.

"Roughing il" In the woods Is ia
vorite form of vacation for many who,
loving the great outdoors. like to get all
the way back to nature" when they
have the opportunity. When camp is
pitched for a stay of a few days there
are some comforts which nature, unas-
sisted. can not supply. One of these is
a bed. But. with n little help. nature
can supply even this. Popular Mechan-
les offers the following method of con.
structing n comfortable bed which can
be made wholly in the camp.
In many camping places. balsam
branches. or moss, are available for i'm
provising mattresses. Used in connec-
tion with bed made on the spot, such
4 mattress substitute provides COM
tort that adds to the joys of camping.
To make it, cut four six-foot poles of
nearly the same weight and one inch
in diameter at the small end. These
saplings should have a fork about two
and half feet from the lower ends,
as resting places for the crossbars.
Then cut two poles two inches in diam
ster and three and one-half feet long,
and two smaller poles three feet long.
Also cut two forked poles. four and
one-half feet long for the diagonal
braces. Place two of the long poles
crossing each other, one foot from the
round. Set up the second pair simi-
arly. Fix the crossbars into place in
the crotches. the ends of the crotch
branches being fastened under the OPP
.josite crossbar.
The epd hars ore fxed to th,. t.rnssad
)oles by means Of short rope loops. The
mattress is placed on springy poles
seven feet long and two inches apart.
alternating thick and thin ends. The
moss is laid over the poles. and the bal
am branches spread on thickly. Blan-
Sets may he used as cover.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14

years has been undergoing a slow pro-
cess of purification of design. The for
eign cars, which for a number of years
were considered to be the best, even
before the war, were relegated to the
rear as American methods of standard
ization have produced better cars at n
smaller cost.
The light car made in this country
has taken the lead all over the world
and at present is in extensive use in
Europe for speedy transportation of
light loads over almost unbelievably
bad roads. In the transportation of
wounded the light car stands without
an equal and the allied governments are
placing larger and larger orders for
this car each month.
The heavy cars are also at "A higher
point of development in this country
than they are abroad. The American
manufacturer is making larger trucks
with greater capacity than was even
dreamed of ten years ago and is max
ing them to carry a so per cent over
load.
The entire industry. however, must
give united thanks to the metallurgists
who combined the strength of vanadium
and tungsten with the purest steels
possible to produce. In this manner
has lightness been secured without any
sacrifice of strength.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
STURDY CAR PULLS
MEN our OF WATER
tioudburst Engulfs Missourians Will"
Crossing Desert sands.

Caught IN "a cloudburst while ON a
desert road In southern Nevada few
weeks ago. Edward Rooney anl three
friends. OF Kansas city. Mo. found the
powerful engine OF the Maxwell strong
enough 10 pull them out " the swift.
running water and shifting sands.
After battling their way over the
sand trails. fighting torrent occas-
ioned by the summer cloudburst. tho
motorists from the Kaw city have ar
rived In san Francisco. Fred Terry.
George Bcimer and George Norton were
with Rooney.
The start from Kansas City was made
without any extra equipment. When
halfway through the state OF Nevada
the tourists were advised OF "A shortcut
20 the coast. The detour was under
taken. All went well for time. then
the road disappeared and the Nilsson
rians shot out into the desert Then
grief In large quantities befcll them.
mot even wagon track marked the
route" Rooney informed his friends In
California.
The tourists were In dry wash when
the waterspout struck them. In less
than ten minutes the automobile and
men were In a raging torrent OF water.
IL took strenuous work for the Maxwell
to buck through the water and soft
roadway.
The Maxwell was just In time. as the
gasoline gave out just as the car reach.
Cd "A ranchhouse.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
MOTOR INDUSTRY
STARTED IN 1893

'Fho beginning of the automobile in
dustry in the United States dates back
about twenty-five years with the show
ing at the Columbian exposition at
Chicago in 1893 of three motor vehi'
cies Of radically different design, none
of which proved to be more than mover
toys. One OF them was an electric
brake of very low power and erratic
service. another a one-cylinder vehi-
Gle called a "quadricycle" by its in
yentor and the third was just an ordi-
nary buggy with the shafts removed
and a gasoline motor Installed under
the seat, delivering its power to the
rear wheels by chain and sprocket.
The horseless carriage, as II was
called, was the product of Charles +.
Duryea, and stands unchallenged as
tho immediate parent OF the luxuriuus
car OF today. Intense interest was
manifested in the new mode or trans
Dortation, and within the next two
Years many other styles of seif-pro'
PEELED vehicles were designed and built
Inv the devotees of the new found sport.
BY 1895 many improvements had
heen made that in principle are still
used today. Steel tires had given way
10 solid rubber and cushion tires, when
in turn had been displaced by pneu-
matte tires, the movable front axle was
discarded for the fixed axle with steer
;ry knuckles at the ends and the prin-
ciple of sour gear transmission mao,
even at that early day. been adopted
as the best.
First Race In 1898.
The first automobile race In America
was held in Chicago Thanksgiving
,lay. 1895. over a course OF seventy
miles This race was held under the
,uspices of the Chicago TimesHeraid
md a prize of $4,000 was offered the
winner. More than eighty foreign and
domestic cars were entered in this race
Int only one finished. an American car
entered by the same Duryea VINO haa
exhibited the 'horseless" carriage at
rho worlds fair two years before.
rhe chief cause of trouble among
these crude automobiles of that DAY
vas the ignition systems. IL was not
,n,,l along in 1896 that the father OF
the present magnetic was introduced
and from that day on the ignition trou-
hles ceased to be such a large factor
in the self-propelled vehicles.
II WAS at about this same time that
internal combustion engines were nrst
used in motor boating and the hrst
speed boats were built by devotees oil
the land sport.
Although the early pioneers In the
automobile industry mainly stuck 10
Gasoline motors. some few of them
chose steam cars for their fayoriate
and since the controversy has RACED
between the steam and gas car adher-
ents.
In the early 9os growing demand
for electrically propelled cars was felt
and for a few years attempts were
made TO adapt these vehicles to every
form of travel. Later they assumed
their rightful place in the minds oil the
oublic and have ever since been the
choice OF cmi,ady' for her shopping
tours and for light "close-in" hauling
The autoinobile for the last fifteen
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
The Danger of limitations.

OHIO druggist writes The Practical Druggist prominent New York
n Drug Journal as follows: Pease furnish formula for Casoia ALI the
mlas have worked with are Ineffective dsagpeabe to administer
To this The Practical Druggist replies We do not supply formulas or
articles We omldu we wanted to- experience with initiative
formulas is not surprising but just what to be expected When Castona
wanted why not supply genuine you make substitute not fa
gb t. label Caoa We can give you all Of laxative preparations tor
children Init not Casto and think mother who asks for Caoa would not
feel kindly toward you gave her product under such name
No mother spark of affection for her child will overlook tne sigma
tum Of Chas. D. Fletcher when buying Castoria
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
Excuse the Grammar.

Browning's Magazine: have no use
for these summer young men. they re-
mind me of Dresden china doll I had
,nce. said the summer girl.
Too beautiful. Ell,
No. Broke.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
A Wartime Martyr.

BrownIng's Magazine: Kitty. 1 wish
you'd get out of the habit OF asking for
pennies to buy candy all the time.
What do you expect me TO do. grand.
ma? Simply suffer in silence?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14

An automobile driver, when the stree,
is impassable. has the right 10 drive
upon the street car track langford v
san Diego Electric Railway Co, idi y
icniJ 3Ss.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14

Negligence ON the part Of the driver
Of an automobile IL not imputable To his
guest In the car; nor does one who ac'
cepts an invitation to ride In an automo'
bile thereby engage In such common
enterprise or joint venture with the driv'
or that neither would be- liable To the
other for an act OF negiigence.-Jacobs
y. Jacobs. "a So. u.aJ 992.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14

The driver of an automobile Is not
answerable in damages for personal in
uries inflicted upon his guest in the car
as a result OF an accident. where the
facts are: The driver had inquired about
the condition of the thoroughfare before
entering II and was informed that II was
all right: the car. while travelling at a
moderate speed on prominent street in
n city. ran into an open canal extend
ing across the thoroughfare. without
any guard rail. barrier, red light or 9th.
er warning Of danger the glare OF an
electric light between the driver and the
canal prevented his seeing the danger
until IL was too late to stop his car
while going at an ordinary speed; the
driver had never travelled over the route
before and had no knowledge of the dan.
gerous situation; the guest in the car
had Travelled over that route several
times before and was acquainted with
he situation but did not warn the driver
or complain OF the spced.--Jacobs ia
cobs, "a So. Q-a) 992.