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utriaHiv&ut PAGE S. MIDNIGHT HOURS BRING NO AL'ARM GET BEHIND THE BIG GUNS OF DREAD CROUP, Ye Mn-Hc" Tkk Sturdy Youngster Keeps a Boayguaru." on Hand. POSTS GUARD AT BEDTIME. .And Mother Sleeps Without Fear of Hearing that Awful Brassy rs Choking Cough. This fine boy is Master Charles .Kern, the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hurler. 1026 Madison St.. LaPorte. 2nd. Charles has a little "Bodyguard" "who lives In a little blue Jar, and pro tects him against croup, colds, sore throat, bronchitis In fact all kinds of cold troubles. The namo or this "Bodyguard" is "VIck's VapoRub Salve, nnd the best thing about him is that he doesn't liave to be swallowed. To "post the suard" Charles' mother Just applies VapoRub externally and covers with a -warm flannel cloth. Quick rellof omes by absorption through the skin and by Inhalation, as a vapor. "Wo alwaya try to keep VapoRub In the house," writes Mrs. Hurley, "as the children: are very susceptlblr to croup. By rubbing it on theii throats and chests they are soor relieved. My husband and I usee. VapoRub when wo had pleurisy and our pains went almost immedi ately. Threo sizes, 23c, 50c, 91.00. Kttp little Boar-Ctuao In YOl'ft ho? Chance. I The Coast Artillery needs thousands of red-blooded men for early service abroad with heavy artillery. Men who enlist In the Coast Artil lery have the best opportunities for learning a trade, which will mean "better positions" aftfer the war. Wide awake men are needed to take instruction at the Specialist School, which will qualify them as electricians, engineers, machinists, gas engino operators, draftsmen, sur veyors, telegraph operators, and ma ny other technical trades. Specially selected men will be sent to the Officers' Training School, Fort Monroe, Va. Volunteer to-day, before it is too late. See your Postmaster, or apply at recruiting station, Hopkinsville, Ky. Postoffice Building. The Government Wants You YOUNG MAN, YOUNG WOMAN ilt Will Pay You Out' Thousand Dollars a Year to D. Office Work, as Soon as You Talto Ihe Necessary Training. RUPTURE EXPERT HERE Thousands Transferred. Germany has withdrawn 600,000 troops from the eastern front since May, 1916, leaving only24dlvisions of infantry and five divisions of calvalry (about 551,000 men) to oppose the Russians, according to a dispatch re ceived here. Our Friend, The Boche. "Boche," in its general sense, is a French slang word, probably short ened from "caboche" (the head, pate), and hence a hard-headed or thick headed man. In connection with the great war, the word is applied by the French and others of the allies to any German. In this sense the word is still considered to be slang The German form, less often used, is "Bosche. AUCTI I 1 AT 10 A. M , Saturday, Dec. 15, 30 BUSINESS AND PLEASURE HORSES 30 Brood Mares, Colts and a Few Ponies, 12 Buggies and Harness, practical ly new TermG--Six months without inter terest, if paid at maturity. DR. G. P. ISBELL, COL. A. S. TRIBBLE, Auctioneer. East Ninth Street, HOPKINSVILLE, KY. KOLB&HOWE Jewelers and Opticians ' We have a new and carefully selected stock of lewelry, Cut Glas, Mahogany and Ivory Goods, Gifts for Soldiers. Wedding and Christ mas and Visiting Cards engraved. Every article in the store is abso- utely new and the latest conception 3ur prices are right. See our stock before you buy. Every young man, as well as every young woman, who desires to servo the Government, doing effice work, at a salary of ONE THOUSAND dol lars n year, should read the following letter and act NOW: Nashville, Tenn., Dec 6. Editor of Kentuckian. Dear Sir: You are hereby nulhorizcd to ap point and send to us, with a letter cf introduction from you, five worthy young men and young women each cf whom will take training for an office position with the Government, at a salary of not less than ONE THOUS AND DOLLARS a year to begin on. We will give the persons whom you appoint the necessary training Ijitpoi byjmail, andwo will give each of thefB a written guarantee that, if we do net secure for him or her a position as stenographer for the Government, at a salary of at least one thousand dol lars a year to begin on, just as soon as he or she becomes qualified, we will return every cent of the money paid to us for the training. This of fer applies to young men who are subject to diaft, as well as to others. The President of the Civil-Service Commission, Washington, I). C, re cently wrote to this institution, urging it to help the Government tosecnie mere fli.v uisimits, both men and women, the Govcrnnvint now being in need of TEN THOUSAND stenog- iphers :uid many bookkeepers. The Government has a representative here every Tuesday to interv.ew any of our students who- nmy desire a stenographic position with the Gov ernment. In orrter to give you some idea of the Government's urgent need of f- ticf assistants, we ask you to read the following recent telegiam from the Gjvtrntnui.i: OHE5TELEGRAM.) Washington, D. C Miss Vera - ley, Murlrce boro, Tenn.: Yuuhave b-en nppnitstnl eink (bonkkeepci), Intern;. 1 Revenue Uurt-nu salary, orte t loumil doll ;rs a year. Report im mediately at Room 234 Treasury Building. (Sigue(t) ROPER, Commissioner. Miss Gi'lcy re caied the above tele gram on til- day she received her di ploma from this institution, she hav ing on that day completed our Home Study Bookkeeping Course, which enabled her to pass successfully the Civil-Service Bookkeeping examina tion, which she took three weeks be fore she had fully completed our Bookkeeping Course by mail. Not only is the Government in need of office assist mts, but business con cerns also are in great need of them, To any one who will indicate nn in terest in this matter, we shall be i' a ed to mail literature giving nv . .i. formation. Yours very trt 'v. DRAUGHON'S PRACTICAL BUSI NESS COLLEGE, Jno. F. Draughon, Prcsida.t.. Advertisement GEO. K'l.B No. 8 S. Main ft ALTER HOWE Phone 344 Seeley, World Famous in This Specialty, Called to Hop- ' kinsville. ) F. H. Seeley, of Chicago and Phil adelphia, the noted truss expert, will bo at the Latham Hotel and will re main in Hopkinsville Friday only, Dec 14. Mr. Seeley says: "The J Spermatic Shield will not only retain any case of rupture perfectly, but contracts the opening in 10 days on the average case. This instrument received the only award in England and in Spain, producing results with out surgery, injections, medical treat ments or prescriptions. Mr. Seeley has documents from the United States Government, Washington, D. C, for inspection. All charity cases without charge, or if any interested call, he will be glad to show same without charge or fit them if desired. Busi ness demands prevent stopping at any other place in this section. P. S. Every statement in this no tice has been verified before the Federnl and Slate Courts. F. H. Seeley. Advertisement. You may have already discov ered the conven ience of bifocal lenses. The next step is the comfort and good appearance of Hardwick's Hand Ground Bifocals. Let Us Show Them To You. R. C. HARDWICK CO. TWO STORES Owensbcro, Ky. Hopkinsville, Ky. Copyright Hart Schaffner & Mane Sterling Silver Hat Pins. New designs in Beautiful Gift Boxes. Special Value 25c the pair. Blakey, Bass & Barnett. (Incorporated.) Cooleys Held Over. The examining trial of Oscar and Mamio Cooley, charged with running a dlforderly houso and thereby main taining a nuisance, was tried before Esq. J. M. Morris Thursday And the defendants were hold over under a $75 bond, which they gave. New pieces in Cut Glass Blakey, Bass & Burnett (Incorporated.) Capt An mnv M. Sea, former Louisville uitiolal, leading churchman and Confederate veteran, died sud denly on an interurban car between St. M t "va and L. ,.Unl WWimk- "I Want a Present For a Man!" IF you're looking for a Christmas gift for a man like this, a trip to our store will solve your problem. This is a man's store full or things men like. Here you will find many a gift that a man will appreciate for its use fulness as well as the sentiment which prompted the giving. 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