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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
8. Simon. co.. A.LunehIns.

Simon SimODs, honorary president Of
the Economical Sports association,
looked at the clock again, drew in his
belt still another notch, and decided he
really must go to lunch.
. I'm really quite hungry" he
thought II believe I'll try a sort OF
progressive luncheon--it will be quite
q lark. Let's see, I'll start at Qopen-
helmer's-thelr 10-cent bowl Of Ivy
soup is the biggest In town." And he
walked Ave blocks to 0openheimer's,
drank the soup and set out for Swish
endish's, eight blocks away, where, he
knew, the Scent sandwiches were
quite as big and as crowded as the
usual 10 centers.
After lingering over a Siamese
cheese sandwich, he walked to Blckel
and Watson streets. to Pogenwoog's,
where he got an ice-cream cone for 3
cents, and by that time he was so
hungry from all the exercise that. IN
desperation, he strobe into q restau-
rant where piacard read: Full
course dinner, IS cents"
When he got back to the office, two
hours later, he found that Twlckenham
b. Woos had dropped In to buy $1,000
worth OF stock in the b. v. ID. sand
paper mine, and dropped out again.
Indianapolis Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
RIFLE STILL POTENT WEAPON
Military Authorities Recognize Value
Of infantryman Despite Changes
In Modern Warfare.

The Army and Navy Gazette Of Lon
don, commenting on the great value Of
good rifle shooting In the present war,
says: Happily the military authorities
have not been misled by the results
achieved by the big guns, the bombs,
and the various missile-throwing
trench weapons into magining that the
infantry soldier has ceased, or was
likely to cease, to be primarily a rifle
man, and the good work which was ini-
tiated before the war at Hythe and at
Blsley, and at regimental rifle meet
ings has been continued and expanded
at the many musketry schools which
have been established behind the front
in France. where selected officers and
men Of cur forces have been taught all
that was to be got out of the service
weapon. The result has been shown
in the account we hear of the wonder
full rifle pactice made by our troops in
the fighting around Bullecourt, remind
ing us of the stories that used to reach
us during the retreat from Mons of
how German mass attacks withered up
under the fire Of our infantry Of the
old army.".-Scientific American.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
TABLET HARD TO SWALLOW
Physician Has Provided Safeguard
Against Accidental Poisoning by
9lchlorlde Of Mercury.

At the annual meeting Of the Amerl-
can Pharmaceutical association, Louis
Spencer Levy described "safe blchlo-
ride tablet" The user is safeguarded
against mlstaking 1t for a headache
tablet, probably'the most frequent mis-
take, by the addition to the ingredients
of about l per cent of pungent oils,
such as capsicum or mustard, and by
shaping the tablet so that 1t is prac-
tically impossible to swallow.
Regarding the latter form of protec-
ton the author says: every few per-
sons find much difficulty in swallow
Ing pieces OF food Of considerable size.
but anything of rodlike shape, about
IL inches long, cannot be swallowed
without great difficulty, II at all, even
with water. / have, therefore, de-
signed tablet of this length, about
one-f0urth Inch wide and about one
eighth Zach thick, weighing about 1!6
Erammes. II you try to swallow any
thing this shape, you will get the sur
prise. Of your life"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
Los Angeles Harbor.

The federal government has spent
about s5.0OOyOOO In converting the old
embarcaderO at San Pedro into the
modern Los Angeles harbor. To this
the city of Los Angeles has added So
100000, and private capital has ex-
pended there about $3,000.000 making
a total of $13,5OO,OOO. The result is
that the city has 1900 feet of wharf,
1900 feet of transit sheds 100 feet
wide, and a six-story warehouse, con-
tanning IL acres of floor space. More
than seven miles of street paving has
been laid. five miles of water mains,
and more than ten miles Of railroad
belt lines and yard tracks. During the
last fiscal year ended June 30, 1915,
2.7s7 ships called at the harbor, bear
ing a net tonnage of 1928. 023.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
cothsm's New cope"

The New York cop Of 1917 will be a
physical prodigy, according to the New
York correspondent OF the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. He will have slim legs, a
beitline suggesting the wasp and low
visibility. He win be boylsh-lOoking,
have a clean shaver face and will have
a free, bounding gait. Many remember
the oid-tlme. double-actlon, double
Chinned cop who could stand at a cor
ner and Quell a riot with one beclubbed
hand IN, front OF him while he reached
the other hand to the rear and commit
ted petty larceny from the peanut
stand. just keep that type Of cop In
mind ard try to imagine him being or
dered to peel on and step in the gym"
for q physical and mental test. Begin
ming next week the medical and ply
steal examiners Of the civil service
commission will examine 1000 men
who aspire to Re patrolmen. An old
fashioned cop would stand no chance
Of passing the gruelling physical tests
that are at present required for admis-
sion to the department.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
NOT WORK FOR wEAKLlHcs
euccessfui Avistor Must Bs IN Per
feet Condition, Both Physically
and Mentally.

From leakage OF petrol spray the
pilot may become dizzy, and the ex-
haust gases from the engine--carbon
monoxide and dioxide-may cause
headache. drowsiness and malaise.
The rarified air at great elevations
may induce the symptoms well-known
to balloonlsts, and Wells refers to
case Of frost-bite In an airman who
had been exposed TO "a degrees OF
frost at. an elevation Of 1900 feet.
Psychasthenlc symptoms - namely,
loss OF self-confidence and the result
ing mental worry taerostenia)--are
not uncommon. and prove that the
victim has mistaken his sphere OF &C
tivity. says the Lancet. Flying Is un-
doubtedly the job Of young man un-
der thirty years Of age, and not every
young man Is temperamentaily or
physically fitted to carry II through.
Perfect eyesight Is necessary to insure
safe landing correction with glasses
being not without Its dangers; perfect
hearing Is essential to detect the first
Indication OF engine defect. and free
movement OF the joints of the lower
limbs to control the steering gear. Fits
and tendency to faint absolutely deter
the aspirant from the air service. In
one remarkable Instance at Haslar an
airman who tainted, with the result
that the airplane dived nose down
ward 1 200 feet into plowed field. es-
capped with such minor injuries that
he was at first extremely loath to give
I'M this branch OF the service.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
lFRIENDsHIPs BRED BY WAR
Mans inherent Instinct sor cemrsds-
ship Renewed In the etress o.
The Great CONFLICT.

One OF the most affecting and inspir-
lint side issues OF the war Ia the re-
lvfvai OF mans Inherent instinct for
lcomradeship and all that that implies
In It's more fundamental aspects. We
make friends even under our luxurious
civilization. But what Is that compared
ia the seuse OF comradeship developed
under the tire Of great guns, gas
bombs and all the destructive engines
of .warfarei Once more the ancient
legends OF sacrifice Of friend'for friend
are I.sade real among men In whom the
primitive virtues were stihed not so
long ago by the materialistic impulses
of an unheroic period. In very mild
way this Is. illustrated By this semlhu-
morous extract from a letter to the
vigilantes. apr2pos of Miss Lynch's trip
to the French front: ~,
"Our chauffeur, gray-haired and
heavily built had been mobilized for
this employment. At the hottest point
Of very hot road. with the sun In the
zenith. the dust choking remonstrances.
Of course the tire burst. He put him
self to work, the, Precipitation. accord
Ing to schpturM Injunction literally
pouring In rivers. from his face and
nod. The sigh with. which he accom-
plfhed his work was more expressive
th}n any Anglo-Saxon sigh ever lis
tebed to. A half mile or so further
along we came up with a car that had
proudly passed us, also with a pune
tured tire. Hopping from his seat our
chauffeur put on the second tire and
when he came back to us explained
that he did IL because his companion
chauffeur had a little touch of heart
trouble. II he were hot and tired be-
fore, Imagine his plight after this sec
ond effort. but not word of complaint,
just the smile of 'camaraderle' and we
who had been inclined TO grimble bit
at this felt suddenly ashamed and re-
lapsed into AN admiring sllence."-
From the Vlgilantes. ,.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
"Eyerythinq Is Lovely"

AS an instance that slogans OF the
marines do "catch on" Colonel Nc
Lemore reports that he offered pas
sage from the suburbs to a certain
town TO a neighbor-an 1rishman.
He asked him to what army he be-
longed and when he replied ITO the
Marines" he thought for moment and
then said. The Marines are here and
everything Is lovely" which Is at any
rate a free translation OF their best
known slogan.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08

A law case which was begun In 1348
and was interrupted because Richard
de Maundeviile had to leave for the
war In France. was resumed recently
In the chsncery. says the London Ex-
press. The point at issue was the
right to hold a market at Stowmarket.
suffolk. and the suit was originally
brought by the abbot OF st. Osyth. Es-
sex. In the twenty-secOnd year Of Ed
ward ii, against Richard de Maunde-
Vile. According to the abbot, who
said he was lord of the manor Rich
ard had wrongfully obtained the grant
OF the right to hold market In Stow
market, and his assertion was ito the
grave damage OF the said abbot
Richard claimed the kings protection
and eventually the case was adjourned
sine die because Of his departure
abroad.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
500 Coal.

Probably a record price for coal
was recently paid by the captain OF an
American cargo steamship returning
from Genoa to New York after deliy-
erIng a war cargo at the italian port.
At Genoa the Yankee skipper was COM
PEELED to pay 500 q ton for coal enough
% carry him TO FayaI, in the Azores.
~ the island port he was abLs to
pure use coal at the comparatively rea-
sonab e rate Of $50 a ton, and got 900
tons, en ough to bring him TO New York
The extr nelly high price OF coal now
adays is somewhat OF an Offset 10 the
biz profits to be made In war frelshts.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
GAVE HIs Ire FOR PEACE
One Man Died for Many and Ended
Feud Between the stiekeen and
sitiess Of Alaska.

While the difficulties in the way Of
re-establishing peace between the con
tending nations OF Europe are In mind,
Il might be helpful to consider the
manner in which two Alaskan tribes.
the StIckeen aud sItkas. once settled
such a matter. Thelate John Muir
narrntes the facts, says the Christian
Herald. The bloody feud had lasted
all summer, for the parties were even
ly matched, and they were all likely
to starve In the winter because the
women dared not go out to fish or pick
berries. But one day a Stickeen chief
appeared between the camps and called
for a pariey. He said:
my people are hungry. They dare
not go to the salmon streams or berry
fields for winter supplies. and II this
war goes on much longer. most Of my
people win die OF hunger. We have
fought long enough let Us have peace.
You brave SItka warriors 20 home, and
we VIII 60 home, and we Win all set
out to dry salmon and berries before
II is too late.
The SItka chief replied:
"You may well say let us stop fight.
ing when you have had the best Of It.
You have killed ten more Of my tribe
than we have killed Of yours. Give US
the Stickeen men to balance our blood
account; then. and not till then, will
we make peace and go home.r
very WELL" replied the Stickeen
chief. you know my rank. You know
that I am worth ten common men and
more. Take me and make peace"
The offer was accepted. The chief
gave himself up and was shot down In
his tracks. In sIght'of both tribes. One
man died for many, and peace Vas re-
stored.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
New Spraying Method.

A newly patented device makes II
possible to water lawn, a flower bed
or a mass Of shrubbery and spray 1t
with insecticide at the same time. The
stream Of water passes through an at
tachment at the mouth Of the hose,
where 1t picks up minute quantity
OF the proper chemical. Not only does
this system accomplish two operations
watering and spraying-at one time,
but 1t is also claimed that II Is supe-
rlor to the old method OF spraying, be-
cause 1t avoids uEdue concentration Of
the chemical in question, which was
not always the case when the spray
was applied alone.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
WHALES $1,000 ON HEADS


This is whale story. concerning
whales that stood ON their heads, and
ali vouched for By officers Of a fruit
steamer which arrived recently from
the tropics. according to recent issue
of the Boston Evening Transcript.
And, seriously. the chief officer Of the
steamer Intends to make a written re-
port about the, whales to. the federal
bureau Of fisheries. The whales were
sighted south Of Nantucket shoals
lIghtship. During their respective
careers at sea the officers have seen
many whales. but none which behaved
in the manner OF those sighted on this
trip, and Il was the peculiar behavior
Of the leviathans. together with their
number. which attracted attention. Be
tween 0 a. m. and D. m, according to
the chief officer. nearly 100 whales
were seen. For the most part. they APP
peared to be In shoal water. and from
time to time would dive and remain
poised with their taIl-ends protruding
twenty or more feet above the surface.
according to the size of the Individual
whale. In the opinion OF the ships OF
ficers. the whales pursued these tactics
to obtain-food fish swimming close to
the bottom. On the other hand. num-
Der Of the whales again, according to
the mariners, fioated on the surface
apparently asleep and were not dis
turbed by the approach Of the steamer.
m addition, TO the story, the steamer
brought 2S.OO0 punches of bananas.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
Liberty.

: A wolf was kept prisoner In cage
IN a park where many people came to
look at him and be amused.
One day 1t grew very hot and the
wolf dug down into his sawdust In
search OF moist earth wherewithal to
cool himself. But he found nothing
better than the metal bottom Of his
cage, whereat the people laughed,
deemlng his discontinue good sport.
Presently, however, the war brought
about a shortage Of food and another
day the keeper opened the door of the
cage. "Come outp he commanded.
I'VE can't feed you any longer and SO
we're going to shoot you"
The wolf was glad. snow l know
why they call 1t a war Of liberationF
he thought to himself.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
Black Africa.

Nearly one-fourth Of the earth's land
surface is comprised within the CONT
nent of Africa, and II Is as far around
the coast OF Africa as 1t is around the
world. Every eighth person Of the
worlds population lives in the Dark
continent. The blacks double their
number every 40 years and the whites
every 80 years. There are S43 Ian
guages and dialects spoken among the
blacks of Africa. but only few OF
them written.-Christian Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
Candle stu Burns.

Nowadays we think of light In terms
Of electricity or gas lamps, but 1t VIII
surprise some 20 learn that the average
daily expenditure for candles In this
country alone this year vii he about
$4,000. On this scale tie valuation OF
the 1917 production Of candles n the
United States will total a round w
600, OO0.-PoDular Science Monthly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08
They Come HIoh.

F, A North Vernon youlgster had.sev.
oral clerks IN q local grocery guessing
the other dag when she called Tor q
quarters worth az hypocrites. Later Y
was learned, that she wished 70 cents
lvsrsh x spyloplk = ia1isnspolis News
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-08

. Kate-When you were having that
row with Tessle ] thought you were
going 10 pull her hair.
Kittie-Whats the usei II wouldn't
hurt to pull her hair. and I'd only have
T. hand It back 10 her.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-10-23
U. S. Needs 10, 900 Stenographers

WASHINGTON, D. c., October, 1917.
Now that Uncle Sam has the young
men of the country in training for mill
tary service, be fiuds that be needs
10000 typewriter operators and stenogra-
pliers and typewriters, both men and
women, Tor the Departments at Wash
inglon. The Civil Service Commission
has notified all of its 5000 boards of ex-
amipers that they should put forth their
brst efforts to secure these urgently
needed workers. While examinations
are now held weekly in $50 cities, The
Com ission states that arrangements
will be made to have an examination held
at any accessible place where q small
class Of applicants can be secured. The
entrance salaries range from 81 900 to
81, 200 year. Promotion ia reasonably
rapid 10 those whose services prove sat
isfaotory. No appointments can be made
to these or other positions In the Federal
classified civil service unless authorized
by the Civil Service Commission under
the civil service law. Any information
to the contrary is unauthorized. This Is
q splendid opportunity to serve your
country. Full Information may be
secured from the secretary of the board
OF civil service examiners at the post
Office In your city.
A civil service examination Tor clerk
with knowledge of stenogrsphy or type.
writing, for both men and women, will
be held on Nov. 2, at q number of places
In the United States. Norway and Rum
ford are the two places in Oxford Coun'
" where the examination will be held.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-10-23
HAVE YOU A BAD BACKp
II You Have, the Statement Of this
South Paris Resident Will In.
terest You

Does your back ache, night and day;
Hinder work; destroy your restP
Does 1t stab you through and through
When you stoop or lift or bendp
Then your Kidneys may be weak.
Often backache is the clue.
Just to give you further proof,
The kidney action may be wrong.
II attention IL not paid
More distress will soon appear.
Headache, dizzy spells and nerves,
Uric acid and its ills
Make the burden worse and worse.
Liniments and plssters can't
Reach the inward cause at all;
Help the kidneys-use the pills
South Paris folks have tried and prov
ed.
What they say you can believe.
Read this South Paris woman's
account.
See her, ask her, II you doubt.
Mrs. l.. E. Monk, Plsaant g., says:
81 suffered dresdfully from iraamma-
ton of the bladder and couldn't get much
relief. It was evident my kidneys were
rs my back panied me and
my feet and ankles became swoll en-.
Dosn's Kidney Pills, which got at the
Howard Drug Co., gave me fine results.
Almost Immediately l got relief from the
Inflammation and as my kidneys were
the other ailments left.
Now, use Doan's Kidney Pills only as
needed and can depend on them for re-
lief"
Price coo at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Monk
had. Foster Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo.
N. Y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-10-23
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For Croup--Mothers--
Always Keep This Handy

The day Of the Group scare II over
for those parents who wisely keep
Roley'g Honey and Tar Compound In
the home ready for instant use.
Mrs. Chas. Reitz Aliens Mills. Pa,
writes: II have used Foleys Honey and
Tar Compound for the past eleven years
and would not be without it.. 1t has
saved me many a doctors bill for colds
and Group"
If toward nightfall the little ones
grow hoarse and croupy, II their breath
Ing becomes wheezy and stuffy, give
Many careful mother has been able to
ward of an attack Of spasmodic Group
by its timely use.
IF you are awakened by the hoarse
brassy cough that means Group, give
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound at
once. Oft will ease the little sufferers
quickly, cut the thick choking phlegm.
and soon they will have easy breathing
and peaceful quiet sleep. o
ijkHvsxy User = Friend.
A. E. sHURTLEFF CO.. South Paris, Me-
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-10-23
CHILDREN'S HEALTH
OF FIRST IMPORTANCE TO A MOTHER.

Nothing causes greater anxiety to
the mother of family than the symp-
toms of illness in one of her children =
Feverishness, loss of appetite, irritability,
or listlessness = developing unexpectedly
and without apparent cause, will at once
produce uneasiness and worry in the
mothers mind, uniting her for her daily
duties.
If the illness is due to digestive dis
tlrbances, worms, or cold in its early
stages, there is no safer, speedier relief
for such trouble than prompt and sys-
tematic use of that old time household
remedy, II. f." Atwood's Medicine. II
prevents congestion of the digestive ap
paratus, increases the flow of bile, and
helps to correct the entire disturbance.
Always keep bottle ready for use in
time of trouble, either for children, or
adults. At your dealers.
Il F." MEDICINE Co. Portland. Maine
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-10-23
Save Coal-aud Other Fuel.

The following letter from Chairman
Sewall of the Maine Committee on Pub
lie Safety to an Oxford County member
is its own sufficient explanation, aud to
be needed:
DEAR SIR:-Three months ago this
committee called attention to threat
eued scarcity of fuel in this state, and
advised that as much hard wood should
be cut as possible.
The response to this letter has not
been encouraging, and We feel assured
that certain sections OF our state are 60.
Ing to suffer privatlons - result.
The New England Coal Committee has
been seriously at work upon this ques'
ton for some time. and to-day Mr.. Stor-
row, the chairman, has enclosed to me
an appeal to every patriotic citizen to
avoid Waste Of coal, and to consider
how his coal requirements can be re-
duced. Copies OF this appeal will be
mailed to you under separate cover, and
you can do q great public service by Civ
ing 1t the widest publicity among your
neighbors.
Yours very truly,
81. NJ. SEwALL, General Chairman.