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Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-04-20
NEGRO GIRL BELLHoPS.
(By international New. serviee.)

ST. Louis. April 19.-For the first
time in history hotels in this city are
employing negro girl elevators and
"bellhops". Their ,rst appearance
has been noted at the Hamilton ho-
tel.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-04-20
NATURAL SUGGESTION.

"POp, tell me one thing"
"what it is, sonp"
"Can they write quotations In
pork with pigpenT
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-04-20
WOULDN'T WORK.

Browns plans are decidedly
characteristic Of the man.
SLOW SOP"
"why, they won't work."
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-04-20

L. b. CORVETTE,
President Tobacco Board Of Trade.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-04-20

"You naughty kitteni What do
you mean by taking all the food ]
bring in and driving your brothers
and sisters away from it5"
"Nothin'. I'm just playin' pussy
wants a corner"
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-04-20

A shawn was n wind instrument Of
The oboe class but with wider bell.
" i a very old type " musical instru-
mcnt. ns u Ia spoken Of by the Psalm
lat. The Romans used u freely. There
were treble shnwms and bass shnwms.
md the name gradually give way
r's'rt the sixteenth century 10 "mo-
"" Or 'howboy." eventually evolv.
irg 10 "ohoc."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19

but, on the other hand, he reasoned.
with equal force, that if he had indeed
stumbled upon the missing hoard sal
walton for all of them was assured.
The stake, it seemed to him, was worth
the hazard
Given tempered tools to work with.
1t would have been no great undertak-
ing to tear down that cemented wall of
stones, but armed with nothing except
his bare hands and that soft iron
bar, O'Reilly spent nearly the whole
night at his task. Long before the
last rock had yielded, however, ne be
held that which caused him to turn a
strained face upward to Rosa.
There's a little door, as sure as you
live" he told her.
The girl was beside herself with ex.
was a fantastic idea. nevertheless
citement. yes? What else? What
more do you seeT
Nothing. It appears to be made OF
solid timbers, and has two huge hand
wrought locks"
'LocksI Then We have found it
Rosa closed her eyes she swayed mo
mentarily. "Esteban was right. Locks
! indeed That means something Il
hide Oh, if I could only help yOuI"
'Heavensl If I only had some
thing-anything, to work With" NUT
tered the American as he fell to witt
redoubled energy. He no longer tried
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19
Cement From Beet Sugar.

A result of experiments in French
factories is the production of an excel
lent cement as a by-product OF beet
sugar refining. The first step in the
production of sugar from beets is boil
ing them. It has heretofore been Gus
tomary to throw away as yalueless the
scum formed on the caldrons. But it
has now been discovered that this
scum contains large quantities Of car
Donate of lime. 1t is estimated that
1000 tons of the carbonates can be
recovered from 10000 tons of beets.
To this quantity of the carbonate LOO
tons of clay is added, the resultant
product being a good cement. The
best scum is pumped into large reser-
voirs and allowed to eYaporate for a
certain length of time before being
mixed with the clay. 1t is then stirred
or beaten for an hour before being fed
into rotary ovens such as are used in
making Portland cement.-The Argo-
naut.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19
EsNMoS ARE HAPPY PEOPLE
Have No Fear of Death, Are childlike
in Nature, Humorous and
inquisitiVe.

In Herschel island, where the sun
shines continuously for eight weeks in
summer, the Eskimos had sun dance,
not always clothed in the garments OF
propriety. They had an idea that when
the sun came back its movements
were directed by an Invisible power.
but they had no tangible conception OF
a God. They had no belief in future
life. either of reward or punishment.
Today they are religious, truthful. KIND
TO their children and to the aged They
are ambitious to learn; they are prac-
teal, extremely industrious, sanitary
in their habits, well clothed and well
housed. insanity is unknown. but tu-
bercuIosis is quite common
They whale in summer and trap IN
winter. They are clever in trading.
good workers on land, water and ice.
and take excellent care of their house
hold effects. Tools, IL broken, are
neatly repaired. When at Hersche'
island or Fort Mcpherson they eat the
white mans food with great relish In
summer they eat their fish and blubDer
raw and in winter frozen
The Eskimos have no fear OF death ;
If told that death is approaching they
viii respond with a eomplaeent smile.
They are a very happy people. Their
natures are chiIdlike and they do not
continue in the same frame OF mind
for two minutes at a time. They are
good-natured and humorous and very
inouisitive Their emotions are sud
den and short-lived-uprOari hap
py one moment and almost crying the
next
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19

aside and whispered, I've been down
in the we'll" Some tremor in his
voice. some CLINT in his eyes, caused
the girl TO seize him eagerly, fercely.
Il may be wrong" he said hurriedly /;
there may be nothing In it-and yet
saw something"
'fWhat?''
wooden beams, timbers of some
sort, behind the stone curbing." It
was plain Rosa did not comprehend,
so he hurried on. "At first I noticed
nothing unusual. except that the bot
tom of the well is nearly dry-fIled
up. you know, with debris and stun
that has fallen In from the eurbine
above, then / saw that although the
well is dug through rock. nevertheless
it is entirely curbed up with stones
laid in mortar. That struck me es
queer"
"YesF
Il noticed. too. In one place that
there was wood behind-as IL timberz
had been placed there TO cover the
entrance 20 q cave. You know this
| Cuban rock Is full Of ca7erns.r
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19

I Hidden treasure - From Jackets
expression it was plain that he feared
his friend was mildly mad. Even after
O'Reilly had told him something about
old Don Esteban's missing riches. he
secuted the story. He peeped inquisi-
| lively into the dark opening of the
well. then he shook his head. ga
ramba What an idea Was this old
man crazy. to throw his money awayf''
"Hehe had more than he knew
what to do with. and he wished to
save il from the Spaniards." O'Reilly
explained lamely.
''Humph! Nobody ever had more
money than he wanted" The boys dis
gust at such credulity was plain. ''This
well looks just like any other. only
deeper; you'd better look out that you
don't break your neck like that fool
| ish old woman, that Donna What's
| Her-Name."
O'ReiIly did indeed feel that he was
making himself ridiculous; neverthe-
| less, he made the rope fast and swung
himself down out of the sunlight, leav-
ing Jacket to stand guard over him.
Perhaps fifteen minutes later he reap
peared, painting from his exertions.
He was wet, Shiny; his clothes were
streaked and stained with mud.
Jacket began to laugh Shrilly at his
appearance.
Hal What a big lizard is this
| Your beautiful garments are spoiled
And the treasure? Where is it?" The
lad was delighted. He bent double
yx-iEh iYsfh hn ell hi har
! and stamped his feet in glee.
O'Reilly grinned goOd-naturedly,
and replaced the planks which had
covered the orif1ce, then hid the rope
in some nearby bushes. On their way
back he endured his young friends
banter absent-mindedly, but as they
neared Asensio's house he startled
Jacket by saying. Can you manage
to find pickax or a crowbar?"
Jackets eyes opened; he stopped in
the middle of the dusty road "What
did you see down there, compadrei
Tell me-"
Nothing much. Just enough to
make me want to see more. Do you
think you can steal some sort of a
tool for me?"
can Try.
"PleaSe do. And remember, say
nothing before Asensio or his WIFE
Rosa met O'Reilly just inside the
| door. and at sight of her he uttered
an exclamation of surprise, for during
| his absence she had removed the stain
| from her face and discarded that dis
| fgurement which Evangelina had fit
| ted to her back prior TO their depart
ure from the Pan de Matanzas, She
stood before him now, straight anC
slim and gracefuI-the Rosa of hi;
dreams, only very thin. very fragile
Her poor tatters only enhanced hel
prettineSs, so he thought.
Rosa, dearI Do you think this Is
quite safer" he ventured, doubtfuIly
| Evangelina, who was bending ovel
her husband, Strengthened herself anC
came forward with a smile upon hel
black face.
"She is beautiful. Ell? Too beautiful
to look at? What did tell your
Rosa was in delightful confusion a
O'Reilly's evident surprise and admi
ration. ''Then I'm not so altogether
changed?'' she asked.
''Why, you haven't changed at all
except to grow more beautiful. Evan
gelfna is right; you are too beautiful
to look at. But wait !" He drew he
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19
The Parrot Of AmIena

Possibly for English readers the
fame of the Jackdaw OF Refms has
eclipsed the fame of the Parrot of
Amiens. But Vert-Vert was a bird
who made history in a small way. He
was a monastery parrot renowned fox
piety until he was sent on a visit, By
canal boat, to a nunnery. and acquired
a new vocabulary on the way-with
terrible results, as can be imagined.
The author OF his adventures, Jean
Baptiste Gresset, a native OF Amiens,
had TO leave a clerical school in con-
sequence OF the scandal caused by the
poem Of which Vert-Yert was the
avian hero.-LOndon Chronicle.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19

TO conserve his strength. for the
treasure seekers lust beset him. Rosa
looked on, wringing her hands and urg-
ing him to greater haste.
But the low, thick door was built Of
some hard. native wood: it was wet
and tough and slippery. O'Reilly's
blows made no impression upon 1t, nor
upon the heavy haSps and staples with
which it was secured in place The
latter were deeply Fusted- to be sure,
but they withStOod his efforts. and he
was finally forced to rest. bafied. en-
ragged. half hysterical from weakness
and fatigue.
Daylight was at hand once more, but
he refused to give up, and worked on
stubbornly, furiously. until Rosa. in
an agony. besought him TO desist-
Johnnie again collapsed on the grass
and lay painting while the other two
replaced the planks.
Another hour and I'd have been into
it," he declared. huskily.
you will skill yourself" jacket told
him.
Rosa bent over him with shining
eyes and parted lips. yes" said She
BE patient We will come back.
O'Reilly, and tonight we shall be rich"
Colonel Cobo lit a black cigarette,
leaned back in his chair. and exhaled
two fierce jets of smoke through his
nostrils-For a full moment he scowled
forbiddingIy at the sergeant who had
asked to see him.
whats this you are telling meP
he inquired finally.
The sergeant, a mean-faced, low
browed man, stirred uneasily.
'It is Gods truth. There are spirits
on La Cumbre, and I wish to see the
priest about it"
Spirits? What kind of spirits?"
The fellow shrugged. EVIL spirits
spirits from hell. The men are buying
charms"
Bah! I took you to be a sensible
person"
"You don't believe me? Well,
didn't believe them when they told me
about it. But I saw with my own
eyes"
Cobo leaned forward, mildly aston
ished. OF all his viIlainous troop, this
man was the last one he had credited
with Imagination Of this sort. ''What
did you see"
"a ghost, my colonel, nothing else.
La Cumbre is no place for an honest
Christian"
The colonel burst into a hooking
laugh. "An honest ChristianI You!
OF all my vile ruffians, you are the
vilest. Why, you're a thief, a liar, and
an assassin You are lying to me now.
Come-the truth for once, before give
you the componte."
"AS God is my judge. I'm telling you
the truth" protested the soldier "Flog
me if you will-rather the eompOnte
than another night in those trenches.
You know that old quinta?"
"Where Pancho Cueto made a goat
| of himself? Perfectly. Do you mean
to say that you saw old Esteban Va
roma walking with his head in his
hands?"
mo, but I saw that she-de1iI who
fell In the well and broke her neck"
''Eh? When did you behold this
this marvel7'
'sTwo nights ago. She was there be-
side the well and her face shone
through the night like a lantern. There
was fire upon it. She came and went,
like a moth in the lamplight. 1 tell
you 1 repented of my sins. Some of
the men laughed at me when told
them, as they had laughed at the 9TH
ers. But last night two OF the doubt
ers went up there"
(TO BE CONTINUED
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19

would prove sufficient for the task in
hand. He was spiritleSs. sore. weak !;
he ached in every bone and muscle,
and it required all his determination
to propei himself up the bill. He won
dered if he were wise thus to sacrifice
his waning energies on a hope SO for
Iorn as this, but by now he had begun
to more than half believe in the exist
ence Of the Varona treasure and he felt
an almost Irresistible curiosity to learn
what secret, If any, was concealed be
hind those water-sOaked timberS at the
bottom of the we'll He realized, of
course, that every hour he remained
here, now that food and money were
gone. Iessened the chances of escape /;
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19

Hotel Proprietor-Did you enjoy the
cornet playing in the next room to
yours last night9
Guest savagely)-En1oy 1T should
say not. 1 spent half the night pound
ing on the wall TO make the idiot stop.
PrOprietor-Why. Jones told me this
morning you applanded every enc Of
his pieces and he was going to send
for some mere music right away 50
that he could play Cor yOu again
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19
New Hydraulic Air comnreesor.

A novel hydraulic air compressor,
designed for operation by water under
a head OF 200 OF 300 feet, has two
large vertical cylinders, from which
the air Is forced by the direct pressure
OF the wafer. When the air OF one
cylinder has been driven into the hcri-
zOntal tank. a tFo-way valve auto
mafieaIiy releases the wafer and turns
the pressure into the other cylinder,
making action continuous
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-19

The cloak Of charity Is often 8 sad
mIEaz
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28
WHEN, HOW AND WHERE
BOYS OF Fl MUST REGISTER
WHO MUST REGISTER: A

WHO MUST REGISTER: All
male persons (citizens or aliens)
born between June 6, 1896 and
June 5, 1897, inclusive, except Of
ficers and enlisted men of the reg
ular Army, Navy and Marine
Corps, and the National Guard and
Naval Militia while in Federal Ser
vice, and officers in O6fhcers' Re
serve Corps and enlisted men in
Enlisted Reserve Corps while in
active service ~
WHEN: On Wednesday, June
5, 1918, between Z a. m. and 9
p. m.
WHERE: At office of Local
Board having jurisdiction where
the person to be registered per-
manently resides, or other place
designated by that Local Board.
HOW: Go in person on June
5 to your registration place. If
you expect to be absent from home
on June 5, go at once to the Of
fee of the Local Board where you
happen to be. Have your registra-
ton card filled out and certified.
Mail it to the Local Board having
Jurisdiction where you permanent
" reside Enclose a self-address-
ed, stamped envelope with your
registration card for the return Of
your registration certificate. Fail
ure to get this certificate may
cause you serious Inconvenience.
You must mail your registration
card in time to reach your home
Local Board on June 5. If you
are sick on June 5 and unable TO
present yourself in person send
some competent friend. The clerk
may deputize him to prepare your
card.
INFORMATION: If you are in
doubt as to what to do or where
to register consult your Local
Board.
PENALTY FOR NOT REGIS
TERLNG: Failure to register is
misdemeanor punishable by i'm
prisonment for one year. 1t may
result in loss of valuable rights
and privileges and immediate in
duction into military service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28
LIBERALS Will
QUESTION ARREST
OF Sim FEINERS

London, May Parliament reas-
sembled today after a short Whit
suntide vacation. Although the bust
ness formally set for discussion was
not exciting, the members met in
keen anticipation of some official ut
terance regarding the alleged German
Irish plot and the arrest of Sim
FeinerS.
Irish Nationalist members have not
returned to London and, it is under
stood, they will not appear in West
minister until after an important party
meeting in Dublin Thursday, when the
question of the date for their return
will be discussed among other mat
tiers. But in their absence certain
Liberal members have decided to
question the government, their desire
being to ascertain especially whether
the government proposed to bring the
prisoners to trial and whether any
evidence of the plot would be divulg-
cd
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28
Sherry Made Chief
Engineer of Boat

Edward Sherry of this city, who has
been in the Navy for Is years, sd
has been around the world with the
Get, and since experienced many ex-
citing events, has been appointed
chief engineer of the Q. S. S. Bella
on patrol duty off the coast of
France. He was presented with a
sword by his shipmates recently and
in his letters he says the boys have
no more fear of the U-boats He
has met many Bridgeporters in Paris
recently, and a few days ago met Mr..
Burkheart, builder, and had him
transferred on board, and he expects
to be able to assist him in getting
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28
CAN VOTE
IN The SENATE
ANY time NOW

Washington, May 2S.---The Suf-
fragists can get a vote in the Senate
any day they desire it. The National
lWoman's party, which is charged by
some eDmocrAtic congressman with
being a Republican adjunct, claims
that the Republicans are ready, but
intimates the Democrats are delaying
vote.
The leading advocates of Woman
Suffrage in the Senate withdrew the
announcement that the proposed
amendment would be taken up on a
certain day two weeks ago. They
feared a show down
The Alice Paul lobbyists have been
busy for several days, trying to win
over one or two senators, and to hold
in line some of those who are in dan
ger of cold feet on the eve of a vote.
It is unprecedented by Senators Curtis,
Shepard, Hollis, Jones of Washington
and Jones OF New Mexico, that a vote
would turn out badly for the Suffra-
gfsts. They are not certain Of two
thirds.
A statement, of which the following
is a part, was issued by the National
Woman's party yesterday:
Suffrage is now in the hands OF
President Wilson.
After a Conference with the Presi-
dent at the White House on the sub
ject of the amendment, Mrs. George
Pass of the National Democratic com
mittee announced: The vote viii be
taken soon
There is known to have been &
gain in the Suffrage forces since the
debate on &ay 10, caused by the
} Presidents repeated support of TIT
amendment.
by word of mouth, on May Il, anf
by written statement from the White
House on May %, he declared that hi
was doing everything he could to Sc
cure its passage.
+Tf1is first written assurance was
letter signed by Secretary Tumulty tt
the women munition workers, wht
had asked for an appointment will
the President.
Senators have received letters from
the President written by his owl
hand, laying before them his reason
for desiring the Qassage of the amend
ment.
Cabinet members heretofore op
posed to the amendment have an
nounced their support Secretary Ian
sing and Postmaster Burleson hav
both stated within the past week the,
would support the President in thi
natter
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28
NEED MESSENGER BOYS

There are vacancies at present in
the Bridgeport District Ordnance Of
flee for messengers boys and messen-
gers. It is especially desired to Sc
cure the services of boys between the
ages of Is and 20. Any one who is
interested should apply to the Per-
sonnet Division, ISL State st.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28

TOMATO, LETTUCE AND
CABBAGE PLANTS.
JOHN RECK-& SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28

Refined oil for export has been ad-
vanced one and three-fourth cents &
gallon
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28

Workmen returning to Switzerland
declare the Germans have a, hard
time in getting raw materials for the
manufacture of munitions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28

The Browning machine guns design
ed to fire through propeller blades
was Endorsed by army officials after
an exhaustive test
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-28

advanced rapidly. Mr.. Sherry is
subscriber of the Times, but would
also be pleased to hear from his nu-
merouS friends. nj $50 I'd aaGhss
The Lamar register., 1918-01-16

The Red Cross In France Is doing
commendable work In establishing can
teens near the second line of troops.
II is stated that by means of these can
teens refreshing drinks can be given
10 soldiers lighting In the trst-line
renches. As many as four thousand
.urtions of coffee, tea, cocoa, bouil-
On. lemonade and mint are sometimes
served from one place In single day.
Every station can keep l25 gallons OF
these drinks at the boiling point while
hrrmos containers, each holding sew
rral gallons, are used 10 convey the
hot drinks direct to the front-line
rcnches.-osteopath Magazine.
The Lamar register., 1918-01-16
Gold Hidden Among Pork.

The customs authorities at one Of
the ports of Texas keep an eagle eye
upon the incoming and outgoing ships
of that part. and their vigilance has
been rewarded by happy find of gold,
hidden away among cargo of pork.
in the hold of a vessel chartered for
barcelona. Spain. but strongly sus-
pected as intended for Berlin.
An investigation conducted by the
district attorney resulted in the arrest
Of three members Of the crew. charged
with violating the presidents procla-
nation of September Z.
While officials declined to make de-
rails public. IT is understood that a
draft on n Havana bank for the full
amount was presented by the ships
cook and was cashed by local bank.
Tie sacks of gold were taken on board
by the cook, the ships storekeeper, and
one OF the stewards all three of whom
were put In jail.
The Lamar register., 1918-01-16


Copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper UnIon-)
Don't take it so to heart, dear ~
pleaded the soft, persuasive tones of
Helen Porter.
q can't help It," declared Ray Bor-
den. Il feel that could endure any
privation. face any peril, to know that
my promised wife is thinking of me,
praying for me, waiting for me back
here in Paris"
But I have promised papa not to
PROMISE" said Helen artlessly. "Why,
my brave knight errant, in olden times
chivalry boosted only lady's bowknot
or tress Of her hair, and here you
have my miniature, my letters, my
ring, and-my love, and my very
heart" and then the poor little soul
broke down and wept on the shoulder
of the handsome young fellow who
might never come back to her.
And then they sat together In the
great, magnificent old French draw
ing room like two Innocent children.
cOnsoling one another as would
pair OF cooling doves, and his brave
eyes, too, were dewy as there was a last
fond embrace, a clinging kiss, and
Helen buried her face in cushion, sob
bling as though her heart would break.
General Porter was pacing the
broad hall, as though utterly innocent
of any purpose. lie walked by Rays
side to the vcstlbulc door. He placed
n kindly hand on the young mans
shoulder.
snake me proud Of you, my boy"
he said in n tone not little strained.
"Your father Is my oldest friend. and
you are a worthy son. Win the step
up the ladder That gives you promo
tion and fame and we shall appre-
ciate your worthiness."
Ray murmured his thanks. mean
while CHANGING about. wondering II