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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
PART OF TEMPLE OF SOLOMON


More than fifty years ago Col
Charles Warren, English srcheole-
gist, attempted excavations above tho
wall of Wailing." which is un-
doubtedly part of the original Tenn
pie of Solomon and revered by pill
grim Jews who weep and mourn
there for the departed glories Of Ju-
dab. He proved before he was
stopped in his work that the original
level of the valley just outside Of
that wall was at least lightweight
feet below the present level.
Passing down this valley, relates
the Chicago Examiner, are some
tombs still above ground, but not
thoroughly explored, which have
been notable to all pilgrims. There
is the so-called tomb Of Absalom, exc
Grated by the jews as they pass, and
behind it is an excavated sepulehral
chamber, called that Of Jehosaphat.
1t is held by tradition that in this
area are the tombs Of Isaiah the
Prophet, and King Hezekiah, and
nearby are the tombs Of the Prophet
Zechariah and Of King Uzziah.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
COVER WHEAT WITH MANURE
-op Dressing Is Usually Preferred TO
Plowed Under Fertilizer or
Too Much Trash.

Manure should be used carefully In
the growing Of wheat and other small
grains. Top dressing on winter grain
Is usually preferred 10 blowing under
manure or too much trash. This makes
a loose seeded which Is likely TO dry
out and injure the grain. A top dress
Ing. evenly distributed and not too
heavy. usually gives good results.
Manure spread on wheat late In the
fall or during the winter tends TO pre-
vent soil drifting. catches snow, pro-
tects the plants from extreme changes
In temperature. prevents soil heaving.
conserves soil moisture. and adds some
plant food. Next year when the ground
Is plowed. the organic matter is In
corporated with the soil and improves
the texture and fertility OF the land
for producing succeeding crops.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
FLAG HAS 4s2 STARS.

A service flag, II feet BY 12 feet,
having a red border and 43s blue
suar, on a white field, has been dis
played on the wall facing the main
entrance Of the war department.
building, as a notice 10 the world Of
the number of it's employee. who had
joined the fighting forces Of he
country since the declaration Of war
against Germany in April.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17

The Church Hill Red Cross Auxil-
larry met at the home Of Mrs J. NJ.
Adams on THURSDAY, Jan. 10, 1918,
at 100 p. m. Eleven new members
were received and receipts for the
afternoon were si4 Is. Chapter now
has Sc members. II was decided to
meet on Thursdays after the second
and fourth Sundays ut the Grange
Hall, so members will please take
notice and attend the next meeting,
which will be Jan. H.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
PURELY PERSONAL.

Missrs. Geo. N. Duffer, G. L. Camp
bell. C. o. Wright and Lee Oldham
left Tuesday for Florida to be absent
a week or two.
Mayor F. H. Bassett returned yes
terday from the burial OF his brother,
E X. Bsssett, who died in Louisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Williamson are
at home, after a bridal tour to points
in Canada. New York and Ohio.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17

= 20 *''**'**'' - **F***** *tt|** ***| r -"
eminent Is sending American SOL
dicrs to Europe 10 get musical edu-
cation, according TO Samuel Lei
louche. lance corporal Of the Three
Hundred and Twenty-cighth infan-
try, army Of France, who is in New
York on sick leave, says the New
York Herald.
The orchestra had just played the
-v.-turc from 81 Pagliacci," and the
corporal had listened 10 IL with rapt
attention.
"Ah, but love that kind Of mu-
SIC" he said. 81 never cared for il
much before | left my home in West
Haven, Conn, about three years ago
and joined the French army, but
there in France heard nothing else.
| grew to love fine music, and now /
detest the other kind-ragtime and
all that sort Of thing. II will be 80
with the American soldiers in
France. You sec, they admit the
American soldiers free to tho opera
there, and they soon learn to love it.
| saw how il was before | left Paris.
The musical taste Of the boys was
being improved rapidly, and the
longer they stay over there the more
critical they will become, SC that
eventually il will help music in this
country when they get back to their
homes, for they win insist upon hav-
nc what 'is good"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
Clothing For The Poor.

Mrs. Gillock, OF the Associated
Charities, has sent out another appeal
for cast-off clothing for the poor.
The demand is very urgent as the
rigors OF the hardest winter on record
have caused much discomfort and
some actual suffering among the poor
Of the city. II you have clothing OF
any size or for either sex that you are
willing TO donate for this purpose
send il to Mrs. Gillock. She has a
place for all she can get.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
Diaz Troublesome Again.

Official dispatches received in
Washington report that Felix Diaz
with an army Of 1000 men has adj
vanced to within twenty-five miles of
Vera Cruz after defeating a force
under Gen. lara. Diaz is planning to
attack the port city, it is said.
Thirteen Indian boys were burned
to death when their dormitory was
burned at Marble City, Okla, Friday
night l25 others escaped in the bitter
cold undressed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
Boys Fight.

Ernest Harris, aged Is, a son of
Claude Harris, who lives on Sixteenth
and Clay streets, who was stabbed
with knife last week, is recovering
from the wound. The blade of a
pocket knife went between two Of his
ribs on one side. The boy was en-
gagged in fight and II is said Marvin
johnson, a son OF Mr.. j. C. johnson,
did the cutting.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
OPTIMISM.

Everything costs more"
"Yes. And the situation y not
without its advantage. ! can remem-
Der when it was impossible to eat all
the peanuts they gave you for a
nickel without making yourself
sick"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
FATAL WRECK.

Two crowded trolley cars collided
in snowstorm in Louisville Monday
and three men we're killed and 10 in
iured more or less. Six persons fell
from the bridge approach IS feet and
landed in snowdrifts without being
killed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
MONEY A CHEAP GIFT.

"He doesn't seem to complain
about having to pay war taxes"
"No. lie says he knows a young
fellow who lost his arm in battle
and he doesn't think he'll ever be
able to give money enough to feel
his equal"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17


4. Dead and dying trees should be
removed. This not only utillzcs mate
rial which Is fairly dry. and which
would otherwise be wasted. but lessons
the danger OF Gre.
2. Good sound straight logs ordi-
narily should not be used for fuel,
since they are more valuable for lum-
Der. There Is a great difference be-
tween the prices paid for logs OF DIFF
ferent grades. even OF the same kind
OF wood. Branches. crooked and de-
cnyed logs. trunks broken In Telling or
otherwise defective. should be used for
flrewood.
B. Trees likely 20 be attacked by
Insects or fungi should be removed 20
safeguard those which remain. In
eastern New England. for example,.
the gypsy moth IN n serious enemy OF
the aspen, basswood. beech. gray and
paper birch. boxelder. servlceberry.
dwarf and stnghorn sumac. tamarack.
giaucous willow. witch hazel. and prac-
ticnlly all the native oaks. Several Of
these species are Of little value and
can well be removed. thus reducing the
food available for the insects. Where
the chestnut blight Is serious. the
chestnut should be largely cut.
4. No portion Of the woodland
should be cut clean unless the owner
has carefully considered the matter
and decided that that particular part
Is best adapted for farm purposes or
that he will replant II with forest
trees. Old trees. where they predoml-
nate. should be gradually removed.
since they are not increasing In value.
The next generation Of trees viii be
largely determined by those which are
left for seed. The successful dairyman
studies his records as kept by the COW
testing association. sells his less profit
able cows, and breeds those which are
producing the greatest amount OF but
ter fat. In the same way the success
ful woodland owner viii study the |
and uses Of the different kinds
" trees. He will then cut out those
" little value and slow growth and !.
Keep for seed purposes those which /
will produce valuable lumber in rel
ltively short time.
TO secure n second growth OF bet
er trees, several things must be borne
n mind: (a) Too large openings
hould not be made. because the
round will dry out and weeds, like
erry bushes. will come In and crowd
ut the young trees. For this reason
Is often n good plan to leave some
( the inferior trees for shade. (b)
ome trees, like the oaks, hickories
nd beech. have heavy seeds or nuts
'hlch cannot be transported any dis
nnce except by animals or birds. while
theirs like the birch, maple, ash and
asswood have light seeds which are
arrled long distances by the wind.
'or this reason more frequent seed
rees OF the nut varieties are necessary
o get a good stocking of young trees.
8. Woodlands made up Of nearly |
'ven-aged stand OF second-growth are
more comparable TO the garden than |
o the dairy. Here the problem Is 10 |
'emove the weeds as a means of get
ing a quicker yield Of timber. The
'mall, stunted trees are the weeds,
dnce they can never make n normal
;rowth. The large. healthy trees
,hould be favored. because they win |
row rapidly to maturity. They are
rot. TO be confused with the mature |
rees In the old woodland, though In
General the same species will be fa-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
MUCH WORN.

at is said that furs will be very
much worn this year."
81 know my furs viii be. They
were very much worn last season; in
Fact, nearly worn out"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
POOR DIPLOMACY.

al shall never forgive my husband
for his actions last night"
"What did he do?"
"Why, he let me dance with every
body at the reception without pro-
testing"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
Winter Layers.

F. L. Waller from a pen OF IL
White LeQhorns kept in pen 25x25
has gathered during the last seven
weeks Of unequsled winter weather,
l75 eggs, an average Of rs eggs per
week.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
And Still Il Shows.

Another snow fell yesterday morn
ing about an Matchmaking six SHOWS
now on the ground. Not quite all Of
the big snow of December had melted
when the last series began to fall
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
ORIGIN Of coIIIe's Nams.

The collie's name appears to be
shrouded In mystery; but there seems
to be fairly reasonable foundation
for supposing that It Is from "eolly
or collar" on account Of the broad
white mark round the neck which is
seen In the majority OF these dogs
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
Strong, Substantial Fence.

build only for the present year. Weak
fences are n nuisance and means Of
loss, for they teach animals to be I'M
ruly instead of contented.-wisconsin
Agriculturist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
Born Together.

Boldness and power are such insep-
arabic companions that they appear
TO be born together; and wheh once
divided. they both decay and die ut
the same tlme.-IIenry venn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
NOT WORTH THAT MUCH.

"Will you lend me twenty-five dol
larsY"
"No. | jon't care to get rid Of
your friendship that badly"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
WEAK FENCES ARE NUISANCE
Not True Economy to Use Cheap Ma
Embellishments Taught to Be
Restless ard unruly.

The advanced cost Of fencing wire
tempts us to make use Of the cheap
est materials. but this is not true econ
omy. We will lose In the end II we
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
Meeting Is Postponed.

The annual meeting Of the Associat.
ed charities which was scheduled for
tonight, has been postponed until
weather conditions are more favora-
bic. Due announcement, will be mad e
later.
MRS. LILLIAN GILLOCK, Agt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17

The Bavarian Legislature has ord
cred the closing of crematories on ac-
count of the scarcity OF coal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-17
Sure He Is Immune

The man with I'm empty purse can
sing before the robber.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-10

in the opinion Of MIR. Taft. They can best
be policed through q League of Nations.
Secretary Daniels, in his annual report
which was made public few hours before
Mr.. Taft spoke, says that navies will be
needed in the future as an international
police force to compel obedience with the
decrees of an international tribunal which
will be set up to decide the differences
among the nations, and that inasmueh as
the United States is one Of the richest of
the great nations and has suffered less
than any Of the Allied Powers, 1t will de-
voive upon IL to contribute navy TO pre-
serre trorld peace commemorate with It's
wealth. It's commerce and its leadership in
the councils of FREQ people.
These are words OF soherness and truth,
both the words of Secretary Daniels and of
former President Taft, and they express
the opinion of a majority of the f@.Sc"inG
Americans OF all parties.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-10
Little Studies in Words
POILU


CINCE the latter part Of 1914 the French
~ common soldier has been called poilu,
as the American soldier has been called
doughboy. The word poilu means hairy.
It comes from the French word poll, mean
ing originally the hair Of an animal. It
is also sometimes used to mean the beard
of Il man. When the soldiers were in the
trenches they let their boards grow and
they did not shave when they went home
on leave. Their friends called them
"poilu." or hairy, just as we in America
are in the habit of calling q thin, slender
boy skinny" in jocular way. When the
slender boy appears his playmates say,
Here comes skinny" and when the friends
of the soldiers saw them back home in
their villages they said, Here comes
hairy"
Some of the French dictionaries give
brave" OF Strong" as derived meaning
Of poilu because the man of great physical
strength is usually hairy. But the appli-
cation OF the word to the French soldier in
the great war arose from its apt descrip.
tion OF his unshaven state. The French
speak OF their brave porus.p which they
would not do 4 they were psing pciIu Is
synonym Of brave
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-10
The Competent Farmer

FTFIE competent farmer has finished his
i" chores 49,.
. And has finished his dinner ais well
lie is through for a time with the world
: out OF doors, .'' 's -.:.''
And he loafs by the fire for spell
The legs criclsle-crackle; the sparks fly in
fiocks; .'... ."r 20"
Aspiring smoke heavenward goes.
The farmer for ease is displaying his socks
And a pair of inquisitve toes.
The competent farmer has autos and sich
But he'd rather have comfort than style
In dollars and happiness both he is. rich
AS he looks at his wife with smile.
Ay, peaceful the close of a hard working.
day 3:
But out in the gathering gloom ~.
An owl sings a mournful and sinister lay
That breathes Of despair and the tomb
The competent farmer is making his planA
For the morrow as gravely he smokes.
The children's bright faces he lovingly
scans - -.
And smiles at their innocent Jokes.
He knows what he owns, dollars, acres
and flocks,
And he loves every critter and fowl;
And he don't care a darn for the holes
in his socks ...
And he don't give a hoot for the OWL
GRIF ALEXANDER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-10
CLEAR UP THE CYCLoPs RIDDLE

FTNHE most singular Of all sea mysteries
l. the loss Of the great collier Cyclops-ie
dismissed in few uninforning lines in
Secretary Daniels's extensive report OF
American naval activities in the war. The
naval department processes total ignorance
concerning the fate OF this valuable vessel
and It's human freight.
Unless tho Government is hiding some
thing-a proceeding wholly indefensible
now that hostilities have ceased-its atti-
tude now puts tho solution of the riddle
squarey up to Germany. If she knows the
answer she should Immediately be made to
disclose it just as she has revealed the
location of mines and shown her hand
regarding submarines.
Not only the relatives of those sailors
who disappeared with the ship, but the
public in general has a right to informa
ton on n subject unparalleled in modern
sea annals. Henry Hudson, adrift in n
small boat in a bay that now bears his
name, was presumably shipwrecked. So
was Laperouse, the dauntless Frenchman
adventurously exploring the Pacific.
Back fifty years ago a vessel that failed
to reach port could be authoritatively
asserted to have fallen n prey to the peris
of iceberg, fog, reef OF storm. But waves
do not destroy staunch up-to.date craft
such as the Cyclops. Icebergs are non
existent in the tropical Atlantic where she
vanished. Echoes Of a collision would
reverberate.
There is the faint possibility that she
was captured, but in that case something
would almost certainly have been heard
from the prisoners by this time. The hope
that there are survivors IS scant indeed.
But unwarrantably meager is the Navy
Departments handling Of the case. II it
has onJectures it should divulge them, and
following those should come rigid inquisi-
ton Of the German authorities until the
truth s known.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-10
DOWN WITH DECENCl

9nCCASIONALLY It is possible to catch
~ Congressman Ware actually doing a
good service TO the city he adorns. In the
address before the City Business Club yes
terday, In which Mr. Ware tut t-tutted and
pooh-poohed all thought and hope Of re-
form in the municipal administrative sys-
item and crowned the P. r. T. with q verbal
wreath and chanted pious praise of frog
hollow politics, he showed again how much
he doesn't know about the city he bosses
X glsddered his soul to think that we
have a .'magnificentiy organized machine"
TO do our thinking; that there is no hope
for reform. 1t Is true, az Mr.. Ware OBJ
served, that we get a long trolley ride for
a nickel even If we do have a long wait.
1T would be nicer, of cou: ;e. If the trolleys
didn't take Us home to streets where there
is too much Of the dirt that contractors
will not remove.
Was Mr.. Ware kidding the City Business
3Ciuby Or was he kidding himself?
Does he suppose that corrupt feudalism
is to be perpetuated in Philad slphia after II
mas been kicked out everywhere else in the
world?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-10
MR.. BURLEsoN's LATEST ABsuRDlrIEs

sTrfIE folly of Mr.. Burleson's arrogant
y order against the use of the pneumatic
delivery tubes is strikingly emphasized IN
tho present season OF Christmas shopping.
The company which formerly leased them TO
the postoffice department here now comes
forward with the excellent suggestion that
they would help solve an increasingly for
nidabie delivery problem. Judging by the
Postmaster Generals former obstnacy,
this offer will be refused and packages will
continue to be whirled through the con-
sested streets by recklessly driven motor
cars already overfreighted.
r In New. York, the situation has grown 80
fbad that Mr.. Burleson, who shut up one
system of tubes, now actually conten,
plates the expensive installation Of another
one. Here is indeed inconsistency and per
Ssrstty run riot.
j. Legitimate explanation of this strange
6ficial conduct Is unavailable It is hard
not to interpret Mr.. Burleson's contradic-
tory rulings in dark terms OF somebody ys
aelfish interest whose gain to the public
is nil.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-10
IN DEFENSE OF THE PR. r.

EDWARD r. sToTESBURY, who con-
- trolls the management of the Phadel-
phia Rapid Transit Company, knows the
truth" At least he has a sovereign remedy
to offer for all Of those citizens who think
they have legitimate reasons for complain
ing against the way the cars are run.
Speaking at the Five o'clock Club din
ner, he protested against any voiclng OF
protests against the p. r. T. on the
grounds Of "skipstop" danger or anything
else, because he said the Mitten manage
rnent was doing wonders with the property
rs shown by the fact that when he took It
over il was ready for bankruptcy, while
now It was paying per cent in dividends
and had accumulated fund of more than
four million dollars as undivided profits
This is very true and must be gratifying
TO the p. r. T. stockholders. But unfortu-
nately Mr.. Stotesbury seems to view the
situation wholly from this point of view
instead of that of the daily rider. He made
this, clear when he told about a woman
ing her home near Rittenhouse Square
made so much noise at night that she
could not sleep. Then he revealed his sov-
ereign remedy.
II told her in reply" he said, Tell your
husband to buy thousand shares of stock
IN the company and then you will never
hear the cars!' +"
Mr.. Stotesbury's philosophy is respect
fully referred to all who do not own stock
IN the p. r.. T., but help TO pay its divi-
dends. Buy some shares and forget your
troubles!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-10
HOME AGAIN

IT'S home again, it's home again, viii
J. march two million feet,
"Oh home again, ON home again." trium-
phant drums will beat.
"The boys are coming home again" says the
man on the street.
They have done with the glory OF the sword.
IT'S home again, it's home again, the great
i gray ships will steam.
OF home again, Of home again, the khaki
watchers dream,
From Maine to California it's home again
they'll stream,
Their bloody battles over to claim their just
reward.
AT HOME again, at home again. with all
"A they love and know,
Weary eyes will shine again and pallid cheeks
will glow.
Their boys are coming home again Is all the
v women know,
The patient. anxious women who have trusted
IN the Lord.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-10
THE SEED IS spRoUrINc

IITE ARE nearer to the organization Of
Van international police force to deal
with disorderly nations than we ever were
before. Mr.. Taft, at the convention of the
Investment Bankers Association at Allan
tice city. said that peace is to leave the
world with fourteen cubas. fourteen new
Republics intoxicated with the idea Of lib
srty. instead OF the one Cuba with which
.Americn. had 10 deal at the end Of the
&ranir1a war rhe Entepte Allies must
ht|ice tnese pew rspublicsif they are to be
7& guided % re way of Aberty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-10
The Readers Viewpoint
Appreciation of Musical Criticism

To the Editor Of the Eueniao Public Ledger
Sir--As a professional musician desire 10
express my thanks to you for the excellent
musical criticisms that have been appearing
in your paper this year It IL something
that Philadelphia has needed for a long time.
Also for the well-inforrned and always read
able articles in your Saturday paper under
the head of The Critic Talks to Music Lovers
This weeks is very good and interesting to
me as I heard all three of the conductors
and agree with what is said. although have
not the power Of analysis to put It 80 tersely
For goodness sake keep up this column and
give us more of It. r.- ... '-a.;s y
AB. c.
Philadelphia, December Z. .,.s