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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
BIC VICTORY OF
LOCAL DEALERS
How One Iowa Town Checked
Catalogue Houses.
BEGAN BY REFUSING CREDIT

Old Lady. Daughter About to Be Mar
ried, Couldn't Buy Wedding Present
Others Who Patronized Mail Order
Business Unable to Find Market For
Wares.
tcopyrighted. 1914. by Thomas j. Sullivan J
1t is not victory that makes the Joy
of noble hearts, but the combat The
greater the obstacle the mare gsory in
oyerceRfIg Il, ana difficulties are but
the maids Of honor to set off the virtue.
The effects Of competition are won
derful. There are men who rise re-
freshed on hearing of threat-men to
whom a crisis which intimldates and
paralyzes the majority comes graceful
and beloved as bride. Competition
innames the enthusiast and drives him
on to action.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
referred Locals

Smithson Water delivered Tues
Jays and Saturday. Pt one 6S3 l.
advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

The brayless mule is one of the
scientific developments of the war
Large numbers of mules have been
exported from America for use at the
war front, but tlIeir habit OF braying
at inconvenient times had to be
reinedied before they could be used
TO the best advantage. The French
Veterinary experts were called in and
"a little experiment they dis
~ a that sIi !. III operation o. me
~ 1o1he desired effect and al
to tho front are nov
this .urocaw< become Q
~ ~ Greece declared th'
cnfuk B1lssris
- q slI'1
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
Daily rhornht.

The mistakes committed by woman
are almost always the result of her
faith in the good and her confidence
in the truth.-Balzac
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

| sell Cyphers Incubators and
Breeders at factory prices. Place
your order now. JOHN MCCARTNEY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
For Sale

Four H. P. GasolineEtankss cooled
international engine. in good condi-
ton, at very low price. May be
seen at PLANTERSiHDW co.
Incorporated.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

was lady VINO nad recently purchase,
sewing machine from catalogu,
house. Her daughter was about to b,
married. and she wished to present be-
with parlor set as present and, find
Ing her husband short of ready money
asked credit from the local dealer
The Dealer Politely Declined.
The dealer politely declined. advising
that no doubt the mail order house Of
Chicago from which she purchased heI
sewing machine would be most happy
10 extend TO her the desired credit.
The good lady. somewhat perturbed
hurried over to the other furniture
dealer Here she met with the same
suggestion. Il am sure the mail order
house will grant you all the time you
ask" said the merchant
The lady knew different though. for
she had read the catalogue and remem-
bered it said Cash In advance"
Mail Order House Doesn't Buy Eggs,
When Mrs. Farmer, who had offend
ed. came to town with butter and eggs
the grocer said: "Really. Mrs. Farmer,
the butter IS fine. ami the eggs are
| fresh, but ! am not needing any today,
| would suggest. though. that you send
them to Chicago mail order house
1t will doubtless be delighted to receive
them In exchange for another box Of
groceries snch as you purchased from
1t last week"
Mrs Farmer Strengthened herself up
gave the merchant look which meant
that there were more groceries in town
and started out to fluid them.
She did. and they gave her the same
advice she received at the first place
The Turn About Game.
Farmer Independent drove load
Of corn to town and was offered about
3 cents less than the market price He
protested The grain man suggested
that maybe the mail order house OF
Chicago world be glad to have the
corn al the market price.
The implement man referred the man
with the secondhand machine to a
Chicago catalogue house. remarking
sarcastlcally that it made a speciality
of taking old goods I'm trade.
The dry goods and clothing men
quoted their stifTest prices and refused
credit. and the hardware man sent
home empt, handed the small son of
catalogue house patron VITO had asked
for some tools ana nails
An Outcome Pleasing to All.
The merchants all stood firm Credit
and favors We're withheld from mn mail
order house patrons.
The victims first became Indignant
but in the course Of time came to see
the injustice they were doing their
home merchants and home town. and
room they began 70 apologize and ac-
knowledge their error and promised In
the future 10 cOntine their purchases
20 their home institutions.
"competiton Was Helpful"
Today the catalogue houses have no
following In that community.
That Is a modern example where
competition was helpful"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04
Good Morning. Have
You seen The Courler7
EvanSviIle'S Best paper.
For Sale.

For Sale.
A lot of building lumber and house
framing timbers at Gracey, Ky. Also
the livery stable property situated
near the |. C. depot in Gracey.
MRS. LUCY N. MEECHAM.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-04

was lady VINO nad recently purcuaseu
sewing machine from catalogue
house Her daughter was about to be
married. and she wished to present her
with a parlor set as present and. find
ing her husband short of ready money.
asked credit from the local dealer
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
FOOTBALL PROSPECTS
Lamar High School Has Material for
Splendid Team and Can Get Fine
Schedule for Season

The turnout of football material for
the first practice of tho season for the
Lamar high school showed an abund-
ance of fine prospects and indicates
that a team as strong as the last
years champions can again be put in
the field. Many of the best last year
players are again in school and Their,
is husky and. promising new bunch
from which to fill the vacancies. Last
year owing to the fact that Lamar
had been out of football for several
seasons it was hard work to get a
good schedule of games outside of
the regular league games, but the
record of last years champions put
the Lamar school back on the foot
ball map, and now it is easy to ar
range for good games. The Colorado
Springs Terrors are anxious to make
a Thanksgiving date with the Saw
ages, and it will probably be done, and
as the Colorado College Tigers play
away from home on that date it will
be the big game of the season for
both high schools. The Fort Lyon
sailors are reorganizing their strong
eleven and will give the Lamar boys
a strenuous practice game in the near
future which will help put them in
trim for the regular schedule. The
Lamar Savages while they got no
chance for the state championship last
year owing to the fact that the situa-
ton was so mixed that no play off
schedule could possibly be arranged,
yet had by far the cleanest record of
any of the claimants. They were only
scored on once during the season and
won that game by a score of 81 to G.
No one of the other teams could show
so few scores against them or such
n fine total for all their games. In
all they won nine games with a total
score of 1877 to 6. Mr.. Burgener, the
new coach, is an experienced football
player himself and expects with the
material at hand to have another win
ming team at Lamar.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
sIashes Russ Alnhahet.

Russian Minister of Education Man
lilom is ruthlessly cleansing the
Cyrillic alphabet of superfulties. By
decree he has abolished the specific
Russian letter ''yat," confusion of
which with "e' is one of the woes of
schooling, abolished also the use in
Russian of the Greek "theta," former
ly used indiscriminately with phi"
and finally abolished the "hard sign
placed after consonants.
The reforms excite mixed feelings.
Children and utilitarians rejoice, but
the novelist, Leonid Andreyeff, says
that 'such changes rob our classics of
their traditional form and atmosphere.
We feel we are reading dialect"
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26

prevented many of the Lamarites, who
had made all arrangements to go to
Springfield Wednesday to attend the
fair, from going as the roads were
reported almost impossible. However
they dried up rapidly during the day
and there will be a big attendance
from here on the Thursday and Fri
day dates. The fair is said by those
who have been down to be better than
ever before, and the exhibits a reve-
lation to all doubters that the dry land
settlement had come to stay. There
are hundreds of visitors from all sur
rounding states and all sections of
Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
lali l.Nt
Naffirs In France,

Somewhere In France there is q
large camp Of KafIirs," says a corre-
spondent Of the Spectator. "when l
first saw them, my British ignorance
and prejudice made me jump to the
conclusion that they were the scum
from the mines of South Africa. To
my utter astonishment, however, 1
have since discovered that 50 per cent
of these blacks (Basutos and Zulus)
are the product Of our mission schools.
"They are Christian men-have
their own native Padre-and thirty or
forty Of them knew all about Donald
Hankey, and were quite familiar with
his book. - Student in Arms = There
may be white camps where the same
may be said of them, but 1 haven't
come across them yet"
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Need Of Rcd Cross Work

The following from the Chicago
Tribune is commended to the earnest
attention of all the women and girls
of Lamar and Prowers county:
"Why aren't more American women
knitting ?" is the frantic query Of
Maj. Grayson NJ. P. Murphy, head Of
the American Red Cross in France.
More American women ARE knitting
than they have knitted for century
in America. Women are knitting ev-
erywhere and at every time. But most
of them are knitting bright color,a
sweaters for themselves, or Caristmas
gifts to their women friends. 1t isn't
one woman in ten who takes khaki
or gray yarn out Of the gay bag that
swings from her arm.
This will be the worst winter that
northern France has known. The sup
ply of wood and other fuel which was
available last winter has been mater
iaIly decreased by the summers war
fare. And now there are not only the
French and English armies and thl
thousands OF refugees to be kept
warm, but the American eNpeditionary
force. Keeping warm in France this
winter for the fighting armies will be
a matter of clothing more than of
fuel. If there is not enough warm
clothing death will reap a greater har-
vest this winter than war.
This isn't sentiment. 1t is cold fact.
Whenever a woman knits a gay col
ored sweater when she might be knit
ting for the desperate need overseas
she is by her criminal negligence OK
posing some one to lines and pos
sible death. Every ball of fancy yarn
IS one ball of yarn taken from the
possible supply of khaki or gray. It
is practically impossible to buy khaki
warn. today, and the reason is that
women have taken to fancy knitting
with a fury with which almost no
other fad has ever swept the country.
There should be yarn commission
The extravagant use of brightly col
cred yarn should be made impossible
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26


The Lamar rifle club will hold the
members medal match beginning at
o'clock a. m. on September 80, 1871
and ending October Z, 1877, and all
who enter the match will be required
to complete the course in that time.
The club will furnish guns, ammunt-
ton and targets for the match. No
entrance fee will be charged, but all
intending to shoot should file notice
with the secretary.
The order in which the members
shoot will be the order in which they
appear on the range, and il case there
are several men on the range when
the match opens, their order Of shoot
ing shall be determined by lot.
All members are expec ca TO take
their turn in the target pits and any
one who docs not want to do SO, should
so state before shooting, and he vii.
be required TO pay the range office
30 cents at that time, to hire some onc
to take his place in the pits.
The Arms and the Man" page 394
Of August 10, 1916, provides: The scr
yisc rIlc, ammunition and targe-5 vii
b. used. The Small Arms Firing Man
-ai L. S. Army, will go,ern. Ten OF
more morabos5 must compete to MAKE
the match official. TIC competitor re-
cciying the highest score will receive
the y. i. A. medal.
The report Of the contest must bC
made by the club secretary and b.
properly certified by the range officer
The course will be:
200 yards-Rapid fire, 10 shots foI
record, xneeling from standing. Time
limit = minutes. Target "D." Bat
tie sight, no sighting shots.
800 yards-Slow fire, 10 shots for
record. Prone. Two sighting shots.
Target "a"
500 yards-Slow fire, 10 shoes for
record. Prone. Two sighting shots.
Target "B."
Total score possible $50.
A. L. BEAVERS,
President.
RAY SHUTS,
Executive Officer.
]. E. BRoWNLEE,
Secretary.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Briuht Idea.

at would save us much-needed floor
space and considerable money If more
of our women customers would use the
stairway when going up only one
flight" said the department-store man
ager. II wish l knew of some way
to make 'em do it." "Why not take
the mirrors out of the elevators and
put 'em on the stairs?" suggested his
bright assistant.-Bulfalo Express.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Had to Be Introduced Twice.

While Mabel was watching heI
mother making a pie, she was told II
was lemon meringue. Half an hour
later she came back and asked: "Whai
was that pies last name7"-Youth's
Companion.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26

as they play longer together, and are
now a real bunch of champions. They
drove three of Fort Lyons star
pitchers to the tall timber and chased
the team all over the reservation hunt
ing for lost balls. They batted out
three home runs and other long hits
too numerous to mention. The final
score was IS to in favor of the La
mar boys. A game with the fast La
Junta team is now being arranged and
will probably be played in La Junta
next Sunday.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Ample Time.

His Dnd-"If you don't devote some
time to study i don't know what kind
Of a lawyer you expect to be-" The
Law Student-"There's plenty of time
father. ! understand you never get o
case that requires any knowledge OF
law until about five years after you
are admltted."-Boston Transcript.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Had Considered the Matter.

"Now. my girl, don't rush hastily
into marriage. Marriage is serious
matter" 81 get you, grandma. It's
no Joke to go after a divorce and have
to spend six months getting n resi-.
dence in some farawny town."-Louis
Vile Courier-JOurnal.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Sure SIGN.

1.-THE war will end in two weeks, -
he said as he estimated the decrease
in the size Of his apple pie, in a one
arm cafeteria.
"Where do you get that dopeT
asked the next chair neighbor.
"Well, have a brother who enlisted
today and he never held job longer
than two weeks in his life"
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
NexG

Costa Rica is the latest country to
declare war on Germany and apply to
Uncle Sam for loan. Germany
probably will never find out that she
is at war with Costa Rica, but if your
Uncle Sam don't watch out he will
find that he gets touched for his loose
change.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26

Knew What He Would Be Likely to Dc
THE most outrageous show l ever
had of getting a fee" said the lawyer
was when n client came TO me with
no other asset thHn watch without
any works In it." 81 suppose you took
the case" wBs the rejoinder.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Lamar IS, Fort Lyon 6

Manager Rhodenbaugh took his
bunch of fence busters up to Fort
Lyon last Sunday and played the sail
ors a return game. The Lamar boys
have been growing better ell season
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Rox Social al Nav Valley

There will be a box social on Friday
evening, September 2S, at the May
Valley school house. Everybody is
invited. The proceeds will be used to-
wards buying a victrola for the school.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Drop Use Of Card.

Thomas Edison advises young people
to work TO avoid temptation. VIII
some Of our readers kindly try this and
let US know whether It's worth at
tempting?-Macon Telegraph.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
First church of God
Eighth and Maple

Eighth and Maple
Sunday School at 10 n. m.
Preaching at II a. m. and 7:30 p. m
VIII be glad to see you there. Come
you are welcome.
J. W. BLOYD, Pastor.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26

And women should be made to realize
that knitting for themselves is as un-
I4triotic as . prodigal feast in war
time.
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
MEMBERS MEDAL MATCH

Annual Contest OF the Lamar Rifle
Club For n. A. a. Medal VIII BE
Held on the Lamar Rifle Range.
Commencing September 30th-COn-
test Is Open to All Members
The Lamar register., 1917-09-26
Baea County Fair

The heavy rains of this week have
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-31
STOCK MARKET

New York. Dec. ts1 s1-opening- Edaitnents and allied specialties fea- fured the firm opening of todAy.s stock market, General Motors being most prominent at an advance of 6l-2 points. Railroads showed var i&bis Improvement oyer last weeks final prices but the movement in that charter soon became irregular, New York Central. Union Pacific and Cam kdlan Pacific yielding from large frac- lions to a point Steel and coppers reacted moderately, but hardened Hith the general list before the end Of the first faIf hour. Liberty bonds were Steady
 Noon Indussffala, some of the minor gar group snd low priced spec talties became more active dnd stronger later on the demand for mo- tors United States Steel and Beth- lefem Steel gained to 11a. Ameri- can Can tA. Air Brake 3, Marine preferred 2. coppers and Mexicans to z1h and International Paper, Corn Products. Pittsburgh Coal. Ohio Gas and local utilities 1 to 21s. Rail- roads were oyersf1adowed by the movement elsewhere, but Pactfics made substantial Improvement. Lib- erty 4e sold at 97.2e to sT.1e and the 35ks at s3.54 to 9S.E0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-31
ALBERT P. BhAoKWooD
 VE. Order Of Notice MARIAN STODDAsD BI1ACKWoOD
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, es., SUPERIOR COURT.

Bridgeport, Dec. 21, A D., 1911 Upon the Complaint Of the said Al bert P. Blackwood of Bridgeport Conn, praying, for reasons therein set
 forth. for divorce. now pending be-
 fore this court, having been returned i thereto on the first Tuesday of Feb-
 ruary, 1s17
 It appearing to and being found by this court that Marian Stoddard Black wood, ,sthe said defendant sis absent from this State and gone to parts un.
 knoWn-formerly residing at said
 Bridgeport, and that notice of ths pendency of the complaint was giv- en as required by order Of notice
 heretofore issued. and now the plain. | tiff asks for further order of no tice in the premises.
 Therefore Ordered, that notice oi the pendency of said complaint be given by publishing this order in the
 Bridgeport Farmer newspaper printed in Bridgeport, three times
 successivsly, commencing on or be
 fore the 27th day of December. A. D., 1917.
 By the Court,
 WILLIAM T. HAyff1AND, Clerk of the Superior Court for Fair : field County. T 27ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-31

Wy orId of Finance
England,s Methods Summarized.

It is worth while briefly to sum marize here how stability of labor IS maintained Il England. Under the Munitions of War Act, strikes are H. legal. The employe or employer re- nponsible for cessation of work lays himself open to serious penalty. The shifting of labor from establishment to establishment has been regulated by a system of licenses. Competition tor labor by different employers IS regulated in large part by the De fense of the Reeln Act, which pro- hibits both enticement of labor ana the use of labor in an uneconomic way such as holding labor for future con tracts or using skilled man on a machine which @ less skilled man could operate.
 No official regulations exist in England as to hours of labor. except limitation on the time given to work par week by female labor The mat ter Is dealt with by means of agree nent between the unions and the employers federations. The normal hours actually worked in England amount in the metal trades to about 54 to ss per week for men. and 52 to 5a for women.
 A Committee on Production meets every four months and considers claims for wage advances and gen erssl conditions in munition work. A bonus is then determined upon 70 meet with as much exactness as pos sibie the increased cost of living. The tovdrnment requires that all people engaged on munition work shall pc paid sn agreed rate, which as n1eo in the last analysis by the govern ment. Other industries regulate their own wage matters. but practically along the same lines. There IS no 1arellki in England to the situation here. where carpenter engaged on csntonment work frequently gets more chan double the regular union wage,
 Fnsland has succeeded well, too, Tn ifs division of essential and non-es- sentlal Industries. Broadly speaking any industry necessary for the sue 6essfsiI operation of the army and nsse Is essential In many cases piaf,f is doing partly essential and partly non n-essential work. In such a case UIl4y {taStt pS4kt VI tAt " ks4stz " ine essential work is considered to be an essential industry but where
 difncult to draw a line of di- xisdon the entire plant comes prac- tscailv under the control of the Min. sii.v of Munitions. The ministry has sf pored to keep all the industries
 eonld alive; prcvided they did not inl flere slth war work.
 llroa Director McAdoo's an .|ts.r,.s iileza that the government will a-n ma turin railroad bonds and ratss ems to solve the threatening 14d,iefn of the New Haven railroad f6te naturity. The New Haven has ii aluning on April 5. 1918, an issue
 .09o .0e0 5 per cent. collateral fsIlst notes, which were sold to in testors on per cent basis. The. ihesrtainty regarding the fate of tsese notes at maturity has been re lecfed in the recent market for the. notes, which have been quoted as low ss to SS Subsequent to Director NcAdooss statement the notes rapidly AIot up to 9e.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-31
HEADS or FOREIGN NATIONS EXTENDING
 GREETINGS TO U. s.

Washington. Dec. s1 - New Tear greetings to the American people From the heads of several nations all Med with the United States will ap. pear in the New Year edition of the ofIicial bulletin.
 Among those already received are included greetings from King Peter Of Serbia, President Guerrera of Bo- livia and President Were of Uruguy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-31
IBALlNT KORIK VS. Order of Notice
 zsoF LA CsEREs KORIK. STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
 FAIRFIELD COUNTY, s., SUPERIOR COURT.

SUPERIOR COURT.
 Bridgeport, Dec. 2s, A. D.. 1917. Upon the complaint of the said Ba- lint Korik praying. for reasons there in set forth for a divorce and the custody of both children, now pend ing before this court, having been re- turned thereto, on the first Tuesday of September, 1917. It appearing to and being found by this court that zsof La Cseres Korik, the said defendant is absent from this States and gone to parts unknown and that notice of the pendency of the complaint was given as required by order of notice heretofore issued, and now the plaintiff asks for fur ther order of notice in the premises.
 Therefore Ordered, that notice of the pendency of said complaint be given by publishing this order in the Bridgeport Farmer, 8 newspaper printed in said Bridgeport, once a week for two weeks successively, commencing on or before the 4th day of January, A. D., 1918.
 By the court.
 FRED w. TRACY,
 Assistant Clerk of the Superior Court
 for Fairfield County. T 2S b' 6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-31

While 1t would be fine for Father
 to join the Cut Cord Club. many
 housewives would be well pleased if he would merely split up the kindling : for the next days kitchen fire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-31
FIRE RAzEs BUFFALO STORE.

Buffalo, Dec. s1-Fire today burn. ed the WooIworth store in Main street and spreed through the block to Pearl street on the west and Court street or the south The total loss was $sb 900.