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The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21
International News Service.

LONDON, May 21.-An official statement hssued here yesterday to the effect that an armistice has existed between Russia and Germany is the cause of considerable comment. Pre- mier Lavoff wired the authorities here that the armistice would cease at once and the hostilities with Germany would be resumed right away.
 Lavoff, in his dispatch stated that Chancellor Hollweg asked for an arm tstice; in which time he would form ulate plans for separate peace with Russia. It was granted, and for some time there has been no activities on the eastern front. This matter has
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21
TWO RED CROSS NURSES
 KILLED BY ShELL-FIRE

the ship was put about arriving in port this morning with the bodies of the unfortunate women who are the victims of one of the strangest acci- dents which ever happened on the high seas.
 The bodies were landed tenderly will be buried with full military hon. ors. The relatives of the deceased wo- men were notified by wireless from the ship and are on their way here.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21
International News Service.

OYSTER BAY, May 21.-All of Teddy's volunteers have been notified that they will be unable to serve un- der him as his offer has been refused by the government, therefore he an- nounces that he hereby absolves them from all pledges made, and urges them to enter any branch of the reg ular service
 He has informed these men through the newspapers, that in the event or their age eliminating them from the regular army they should Immediately arrange 10 serve the United States in some civil capacity.
 Further than this he informs them
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21
CHINESE CABINET
 RESIGN IN BODY
International News Service.

International News Service.
 PEKIN, May 21.-All members of the cabinet here have resigned with the exception of Premier Tuan Cih Jui. The people are clamoring for war with Germany and the cabinet have opposed the war resultion.
 Considerable dissatisfaction prevails throughout China since the action of the parliament few weeks ago when 1t was decided not to sever relations with Germany. As a result of this the whole cabinet. have resigned in body.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21
international News Service.

ROME, May 21.--Ofiicial dispatches received here this morning state that the fighting on the Austro-Italian theater of war is spreading over q wider front and that fierce fighting Is now raging along the Isonzo river and in the Trentino section.
 The Italian troops have swept on to victory ever since they started op- erations this spring and according to
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21
LAv0FF DISCL0SES FACT
 THAT ARmISTICE EXISTED

the fact that the army of Russia had rested up and were in the best of condition to re-enter the struggle. Also stating that the new war coun- cil had made many changes in the command of the forces along the east ern line.
 The intuition workers have been busy all the time and Russia is now in better shape than ever In her hs- tory in regard to supplies necessary to continue their advance to the west ward.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21
ITALIANS MAKE GAINS
 MANY PRISONERS TAKEN

the dispatch are making successful progress at all points.
 They are using the light type of field gun which has proved so effec- tive in the hands of the French on the western front
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21
International News Service.

AN AMERICAN PORT May 21.--- The American steamer Mongolia left here on Saturday for Europe and returned this morning with her colors flying half mast. She reported details of a sad occurrence in which two Red Cross nurses were accidentally killed by shell fire.
 Mrs. Edith Ayers and Miss Helen Woods. both of Chicago, were the un- fortunate victims. It appears that on yesterday morning the members of the gun crews engaged in target prac- sengers were on deck watching the re-
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21

 ATLANTA IS DOOMED.
International News Service.

International News ServIce.
 ATLANTA Ga., May 21.-Three simultaneous fires broke out at three o'clock this afternoon and a strong wind now carries fire wave through everything. There is no hope for the city. Birmingham, Macon, Chattonooga, Augusta rushing help.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21
PLAN RECEPTION FOR
 UNCLE SAM'S SOLDIERS

Appointed throughout Great Britain and that the principal cities will send representative delegations to where the troopshps will arrive and give the Americans a reception.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21

ROME, May 19.-In the last two ays fighting the Italian troops have taken over sixty five hundred prison CTS on the northeast frontier. The mn =
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21

Every home in Nome should have the Nugget delivered to it-Subscribs now and keep the household enlighten-
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21

portant position of Kuku east of Pla- va was taken after desperate fighting together with much munitions.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21

Do you subscribe for your home town paper or do you let the other fellow pay for your reading.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-21

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03
Iona Sacred Spot.

Iona has been sacred spot time out
Of mind Long before the earliest mis-
sionary came to Britain, II was place
consecrated to the early Druldlc cere-
monies. After ST. COLUMBIA founded
his colony, the ground was held so holy
that kings babe their subjects bury
them there. The bones of GO mon
archs, Irish, English and Morse, lie
under the sod of Iona today. One
spot, known as the Tomb Of the Kings,
is still marked by row Of monuments,
fenced In by an incongruous modern
iron railing. 1t lies In u bare plain,
whose surface Is dotted with other
stones and monuments, half covered
with grass, leaning sadly awry. 1t
is long time since those stones were
raised. In spite of a gloomy climate.
Iona Is beautiful The soil is so fer
tile that for centuries its fertility was
regarded as miraculous. due to the at
;mosphere OF holiness rather than ma
ture. Behind its sea cliffs, the swale
rises and falls In dimpled green hol-
lows. the beaches are white with shell
and sand. The go kings have chosen
a fair resting place.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03
FIND FISH ALREADY BRolLED
Volcanic Peak in South American
Andes Throws Out Dainty MorseIs
Which Indians Appreciate.

There is a volcanic peak in the
South American Andes that serves
broiled fish for breakfast. Not infre-
quently they also are on the~bill of
fare. for luncheon and dinner as well.
This peak is called the Tunghurahua,
and is regarded as a special instru-
ment of the gods by Indians living In
the vicinity.
They believe that when an eruption
takes place, running their crops and
perhaps sweeping away their homes,
the mystic spirit of the Tungurahua
provides the broIled fish SO that they
will not want. But the scientific ex-
PLANTATION is somewhat different.
Far underneath the mouth Of the
volcano Is a subterranean lake. When
the volcano begins to spout fame and
lava the suction draws up tons of wa
ter. carrying along the fish. which are
cooked by the Inferno they pass
through. After an eruption the In
dams find thousands of the fish in the
ashes and lava fron the volcano, and
many OF these are just crisp enough
for dainty breakfast.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03
MAcAw PRICED FAMILY PET
Crippled Bird Highly Esteemed by Its
Owners Despite Uneor 1uerabIe
Propensity for Mischief.

An old reader sends the following TO
the editor Of London Tit-Bits:
1--WE possess macaw which came
10 us eight years ago. About four
years ago something came along and
injured one leg, which since then
has been wholly paralyzed and Is
tucked up under his wing. no use at
all to him. About three years ago
our pet came in one night with his
eye protruding from its socket. After
little careful attention the place
healed. but he only possesses one eye
and one leg and Is still going strong.
"By the way. I have termed the
macaw as he, on account OF having
chrlstened him Robert; but, TO our
surprise, about six months ago he
laid four eggs, but has not laid any
since. We do not keep Robert in a
cage, as he is thlrty-eight inches
long from his beak TO his tail-tlp.
Robert is the only pet we possess,
and is mauled and played with like
kitten. In the daytime Robert flies
away and comes home to rOOst In the
evening. He has most lovely plum
age of azure blue and golden yellow.
Robert is a great pet of every
ones, except when he goes out on
washing days and starts to take out
the clothes pegs at one end Of the
line and finishes at the other. Then
he gets some blessings, but takes 1t all
as a Joke, and perches In the nearest
and safest place and laughs and talks
while the angry women peg on the
clothes again."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03
why We Bead.

We should not, supposing each of
them TO render life as he saw II, quar-
rel with Fielding. whose idea Of cause
and effect is that drinking makes a
man fine, genial fellow, any more
than with lola, who wrote book
called 'I'AssommoIr." Actually "rom
Jones'" since II is more filtered work
since 1t is a product Of the authors
experience Of life. whereas zola's book
ts a product, not Of experience, but
Of abuIations-"romJ Jones' win prob
ably have more persistent vitality.
At is a rendering OF life as II is. such
rs 1t is, a picture OF manners. II In.
terests because It excites our curiosity.
After all, we most of us read because
we want TO know-becanse we want to
know so many things.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03
Knew value Of R.IaxatIon.

"How is It that you are able to do
so much more than other peoplei" ask
ed tired, nervous woman who stop
ped Mrs Palmer for a word at the
close OF one of her lectures.
Because" she answered, with the
sudden CLEAN of smile. 81 haven't
any nerves nor conscience, and my
husband says I haven't any back
bone"
1t was true that she never wor-
ried. She had early learned to live
one day at a time, without 'looking
before and after" And no one knew
better than Alice Freeman Palmer the
renewing power of JOY. She could
rorlp with some of her very small
friends In tie half hour before an Inn
portant meeting; go for q walk or
ride along country lanes when vex-
ing problem confronted her; ar spend
a quiet evening by the. fire reading
aloud from one OF her faverite .po-
cts at the end OF busy days-,Mary
X. Perkman. In St Nicholas.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03
PICARD Was loo weII HeeIed.

A dispatch from Elizabeth, N. J., to
the New York Commercial says that
just because she wanted to be a regu-
lar fellow and spend vacation rough
Ing II. Pearl Holmes, n pretty and
youthful bride. carried an outfit of her
husbands apparel TO the woods near
Rutherford and made the switch. Pearl
failed to reckon with dainty French
heeled pumps and trim ankles and
was arrested by Chief Burnha. She
returned home after the feminine
fnery had been salvaced.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03
An Amos. invisible Animal.

In recent contribution to the Field,
Frances Pitt gives some interesting
observations on the protective color
ing Of the water shrew. The shrew
I had caught, she says, soon made
itself at home in the small aquarium
prepared for 1t, and swan round exam
lining the ferns, stones and moss. 1t
was noteworthy that when swimming
on the surface II floated quite high in
the water, being only submerged to the
line where its black and white fur
met. But 1t seemed to prefer a sub
aqueous mode Of progression, and
swan beneath the surface most of the
time. When viewed from above 1t ap-
peared as streak of silver on account
Of the numerous bubbles caught in its
fur. When seen from the side, through
the water, the effect was quite differ
emit: the little animal was nearly in
visible. II was even more difficult to
see when I cut OF the side light and
had only light from the top-wher
the conditions were those that occur
In pond or stream. Then the bubbles
of air entangied in Its black coat male
such perfect rejecting surface that
Its surroundings were mirrored in II
and the white stomach neutralized the
shadows
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03
British Kings Armory.

King George has many almost price
less treasures in his Buckingham pal
ace, but none of them all can compare
in romantic I terest with the small
armOry of swords and daggers present
ed to his father by a hundred of the
princes and mobiles of India, as tokens
of their devotion to his throne, says
London Tit-Bits.
Il send my most precious blade"
wrote the maharajah Of Mysore, "as a
tribute to the great lesson we have
learned from English civilization
namely. that the pen is mightier than
the sword;" and similar messages &C
companled each gift, as evidence Of
the loyalty which the native princes
OF India have so magniflcently demon
strated In the great war.
OF all these weapons-swords and
scimitars, tulwars and daggers, their
hilts and scabbards ablaze with en-
crusted jewels-there is not one that
has not a long and roL- antic history.
Many Of them have done deadly work
In hundred battles through many CEN
turtles; not a few were welded by our
own knights In the crusades; all, had
they tongues, could tell stories more
strange and thrilling than almost any
In fiction.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03

FOR one Thing, u Gives Man an op-
portunIty 70 Mediate and De
Strengthened.

A gloomy day now and then serves
4 useful purpose. II enables a fellow
to sit down and take stock OF himself,
for there IL something about the lower
ing clouds and dismal -weather which
!. causes one to contemplate more seri-
-suely the realities Of life, the Dayton
News observes.
And gloomy day at this season, Of
al gloomy daysl S0dden, sullen,
drearyl The gloom seems to hover
over and settle down upon enc and
sink into his soul. The mind refuses
to run in cheerful channels The very
muscles seem to relax aud to rebel
when asked TO do q task The blood
flows slowly through the veins and the
nerves grow duh. At least, that is
the way il seems upon a gloomy day
at this time of the year.
It is pretty hard to think seriously
when the sun is shining. Life seems
to be a sort Of joke. The. world
smiles and you smile with 1t, and all
Is flckleness. II is no time beneath the
smiling skies of pleasant day to
mediate. But a gloomy day--what
are we on earth for? From whence
did we come? Whittier do we go? Is
II all worth while? Should we struggle
on. with the rewards so small or end 1t
all7 These are the questions that
come TO the fellow who sits and gazes
out into the sullen air of a gloomy
day.
But the beauty of 1t is, he answers
his own questions to his own satisfac-
ton, and arises from his place at the
window, renewed in strength and in
determination to do the right thing;
for he comes TO understand the
beauty of these gloomy days, to value
them at their worth, and to know that
he who sits and meditates is profited
thereby.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03

II Is only when we remember LISTS
profession that we can read the riddle
he presents. From childhood up he
was the idolIzed piano virtuoso. He
was petted and adored all his life. He
WAS smothered all his life under the
hdulatlon showered upon him In every
capital Of Europe, showered upon him
In every tangible form by women Of
the highest society. His was not a
character profound OF fine enough to
right ITSELF He never managed TO de-
velop out of that stnge, to contact
with truly nourIshing things. On the
contrary, he became completely up
rooted, came to exist entirely in this
Imodern Capua, came to love It and to
crave the rose leaves and the clouds
of perfume. His music Is largely an
inspiration toward It, an attempt to
Iperpetuate about him the admiration
and adulation, the glowing eyes and
half parted lips, the heaving bosoms.
1T is a mechanism for procuring for
himself the Pascha power he desired.
Indeed, beside List, Chopin seems a
lveritable anchorite. True, List in
Iterested himself in music for another
reason. If it served to procure him
the particular ''place in the sun" that
he craved, 1t furnished him also with
p most engaging pastime. He inter-
ested himself In music as one might
interest oneself In q sport as one be-
comes more proficient in 1t. He stud
jed Its rules, its teachings, its tricks.
With what keenness he mastered them
bis compositions show. But that inter-
est was only minor. The other was
the major.-Paul Rosenfeld, in Seven
Arts Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03
LITERATURE is NOT TAUGHT
Diversity of Human Nature Makes the
Subject Beyond the Ability OF
Any Professor.

"Why cannot literature be taughtr'
asks a professor of English in The
New Republic. "Why cannot you
teach a person how 10 fall in love.
or have the measles? Expose him.
and If he be susceptible, the trick
is done, and you may wisely call in
the parsOn or the doctor, as the case
may be. But no amount Of lecturing
will improve or hasten the matter.
] have analysed with loving care the
dark beauty of Shelley's maiden
spirit, and found no man among forty
willing even to acknowledge the in
PRODUCTION later; l have paraded the
sturdy English virtues OF Tom Jones
before damsels whose economic de-
pendence, and need to be supported
in literature, was all too evident, and
they have turned up their noses at
him as not in our set And then sud-
denly have discovered the oddest
matings-the twO-mile runner clipping
with Jane Austen, 10 whom he had
never been formally presented, and a
former preceptress Of mathematics,
with hock-bottle shoulders, dizzily DEF
lighted by the rough wooing Of George
Borrow, whom she had met by chance
in the stacks" a. ny, !Ss'1j5sSss y
-.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03
Modern Cinderella.

The day Of good fairies is not over r
Several months ago, Miss Minerva
Menke was passenger on a Madison
avenue street car in New York city,
AS she stepped from the car one Of
her pumps became wedged In a cor.
ner Of the step, and her foot slipped
out Of II. She did her best to make
her plight known, hut at that moment
the fairy must have shut the conduc-
tors eyes and covered his ears, forl
he gave two vigorous tugs on the bell
rope, and the car carried Miss Menke'S
pump away, leaving her pumpless I'M
the street. She hObbled to drug
store at the corner and telephoQed for,
a taxicab to take her home. Il
A few blocks farther on, Jack WIZ.
son noticed the pump as he was leav-
ing the car. He slipped 1t into his
pOcket-lt is No. 2-and when he
reached home telephoned an advertise,
ment to the New York Herald, which
tells the story with pardonable com.
placency, requesting the young won-,
az who lost the pump to write to-
him. 80 r-~'N--,,
Miss Minerva wrote, and Jack called
to return the pump. He kept on call
ing more and more frequently, and
now they are married and will doubt-
less "llve happily ever after."-You his
Companion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03
Such Is Fame.

/ was talking Of famous mems
doubles one day to a girl had met at
the seaside, and l asked her to gaze In
my face and TO say whom she thought
/ resembled the most. Now, / fancy
myself that look more or less like a
second Lord Kitchener; so informed
her that she'd probably guess II l made
an attempt at assisting her.
"First, his fame is In everyone's
mouth" began; there's handle at
tached to his name. He is rarely up
set, an all-round sort OF man-now,
perhaps, you know who / mean"
"Wait a bit" she replied; there's
a handle, you say" and she gave her
plump shoulders shrug. "He's IN
everyone's mouth. I've got 1t, hooray!
Yes, of course, why. you do look like a
mug l"-London Tit-Bits.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03
Equity.

Let the tears of the poor man find
in them more compassion, but more
justice, than the pleadings of the rich.
Try and discover the truth, as well
among the promises and presents of
the rich ran as among the waiiings
and opportunities of the poor.
Where equity can and should have
place, charge net the rigor OF the law
upon the delinquent for the fame OF
the righteous judge stands not great
er than that of the mercifui.
If perchance you should bend the
rod of justice. let 1t not be with the
weight of bride. but with that OF
mercy.
When 1t should happen to thee to
Judge the cause Of some enemy OF
thine, turn thy mind away from thine
injury and set 1t on the truth Of the
case.-Cervantes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03
RENovATE YOUR OLD FLOORS
Even the Most hopeIess-Lookins Ones
May Be Restored by the
Proper Treatment.

n your floors were only good, you
house. Is that the problem2 Well, II
Is not such n difficult one. While car
pets are always good for certain for
NAL treatments of decorating, more
and more housewives with small homes
or fats realize the labor saving of
wood floors and rugs ana the general
cool effect and spaclousness. Don't
despair II your floors are as old as
Methuselah. they are not beyond hope,
the Springfield Republican says.
First Of all, II they have been paint
ed. use a paint remover prepara-
ton to be bought in small cans-and
apply It. aftorward scroping off the
soft paint with scraper or a piece
Of glass. If the boards are uneven,
have them planod by the carpenter or
your own jack-of-all trades. Fill all
the cracks with putty as neatly as
possible. Some people use filler
made from old newspapers soaked to
pulp. The floor Is then ready for a
stain to be determined by the color
which you want to gain in the furnish
ings Of your room. In bedrooms an
old floor may even be painted a light
tint, such as cream or buff, especially
in a room where Frightening up is de-
sirable.
II stain is used, such as mahogany
or dark oak, two finishes are possible.
You can have the floor waxed to a
dull finish or apply a heavy varnish
which will give a glossy appearance.
Either will make your floor an attrac-
tive foundation upon which to lay
your rug.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-03
FEW BIRDS SING IN AUGUST
Midseason Month Noticeable for the
Absence of Music From Natures
Feathered Creatures.

Once upon a time when we had
something to say about August we
spoke on it as natures silent month,
remarks the Terre Haute Star. AL
most instantly we were reproved by
readers who said that in August the
locusts and some dozens Cf their kin
made the month noisy, If not musical.
Confessedly, when we wrote Of Au-
gust ms the silent month, we were
thinking of birds, not bugs.
The song sparrow, the red-eyed
vireo and sometimes the oven ird try
to take from August its value as
synonym for silence, but OF what ac-
count is the music of three wien their
Thousand fellows refuse to sing?
I August is the molting month and
melting is Tainfai process. The
birds do not feel Ike singing, and,
mostly, they do not sing, but 1t is high
~ probable that they would not, even
he nature were not insisting on a
change of feathers. The reason is that
the season is iSEe. Housekeeping was
pushed forward because roofs were
likely to leak
|; August, however. for its main part,
WIN hold its silent record 1t is the
midseason and 1t shows forth together
some Of the beauties of summer and
of fall. The bclated rose blossoms
with the early aster and the goldenrod
sta DIS between. August has neither
the full glory Of burning July nor OF
cool September, but 1t shares in some
small rart of the glories of each.