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March 7, 1318 HOrSCINSVIl-LE KENTUCKIAN isn urn , I FALSE FACES FOR THE DISFIGURED CPfTipletetygrj tO MolCS, MU- tachci and Complexions. I'ASKSAREPAL'ITED L'l CIS j I ' . Sculptress Model Faw aa It Was Orlo Inally, Working Prom Photograph and Prom the Patient, Than Copper Mash Light as Paper Is Mads Mors ' Vjf ifiOO Pollua Dltftgurad To Terribly to B Men. I , An American sculptress Mrs. May bard Ladd of New Tort, Philadelphia stid Boston has Just opened aa atelier In the Latin Quarter to mak fain fssea for French, soldiers whose Yls-ag-es bar been so horribly mutilated th"4 tb men cannot appear la public, unmasked. I Working from photographs taken of . ber subjects befor they were dlsflg-l bred, and from th patients them-. elves, Ura. llsynard Ladd first models the face, aa It was ortirlnallT. In cine. I Then a thin copper mask a light as ' "Some of the French muUles may paper I mad by an electrolytic, h t0 two or three an bcfore process, after which It Is silvered. The c,n bea treatment un4-r shell-like mask Is then painted la oils , D101, Merest In, and without one of to resemble the akin and complexion . thM artificial faces they can only go of th man Identically. 1 mt at n,8ht 08 elr wounds sre too Th lips are made slightly parted, , terrible ' '"" appesr Publlc permitting a cigarette to be thrust Places on the streets. In the under through th sperture; boles are perfo-, ground railways, In motion picture the rsted through the nostrils for breath- ater ,nd ,n cnfl'- And of ,nn,e- Jng. and apertures are left for the eyes. unless th subject has-been blinded. Usually mustaches are placed on the upper Up. and spectacles ar worn, bars reaching back over th ears to keep th spectacles In place also serv to bold th false face on. More than two thousand French Pol ios bsT been disfigured so terribly that "facial reconstruction" Is neces sary before the men can be seeu In public. Usually these soldiers are th victims of th Germans' liquid flames or bluing oil, though many were wounded by high explosives and shrap nel. All of these men will be treated CTentually by skilled French surgeons who bare made wonderful strides cut Jflg, grafting and restoring shattered countenances. Many Must Walt. But there ar only a few savants . capable of performing these opera tions, and the treatment la very slow and tedious. As a result only a small proportion of the "mutlles," ss the dis figured soldiers are called, have re ceived treatment and many may have to wait two and three years before their time comes for the reconstruc tion. "rftk Maynnrd Ladda fitlse faces ar designed to be worn by these men dur ing the time that they are waiting for their treatment to begin And during the course of operations that will be performed 'upon them. The copper masks will last Indefinitely, and may be washed and cleansed with soup and water. Rubber and gelat'n manic have been experimented with In the past but they have not f.Iven satisfactory results because of tUoir fragility. Their falsity was alwr.ys plainly apparent because they wvre not constructed by "experts. "Three mirtlles' have been nMgnort to me to begin on," sold Mrs. Muymird Lndd, In her studio at 70 bis. Hue Notre Dnnie des Chumps, as she worked on a clay model of the head of a I'ollu whose entire lower Juw aud left cheek bad been shot sway and ' whose nose was blown off In the flcht Lng on the Chemln des Dames lust summer. - "Now this case Is Interesting be cause the patient has his eyes. So the false face will not Include a forehead. It will have a chin like the soldier had before h was wounded, and It wilt run back to his throat. Then there . will be the regulur nose and the mask will run up to below the eyes. The man will wear siMH-tacles, which will help to hide the Juncture of the niask and the fle.h. Noies Reproduced. "In caws where s man's nose re mains It will fit snugly luslde the space left In the noso on the mask which will be iiiudo lurjie enough to ncconi- j uiixlate tho real member. In case where the nose baa been shot away, fl.ever ond there nre many Illje that the man's normal nose will be reproduced exuetly as It was before and there will be perforations through the noHtrils for hliu to breathe. "I sru going to make all of the masks with the lips silently apart This will obviut the grotesqueness of hearing man speak thntuyh closed lips snd will also permit a 'inutile to smoke while wearing his mask. Further It will give a more cheerful aspect, ss though the man was smiling. "Cnpt Derweot Woed. an English - "culptor, originated the Idea of mak ing thes artificial faces for men whose appearance would be ao ghastly that they could not get work or even itippear on the street because of their frightful wounds. He has been mak- ,liic iuu.ks for mora than two yeur . 11 d has achieved some wonderful re- ( suits. ; . "He always makes masks wlih the mouth Miut, however, and at first did not pay enough ulteutiou to the paint ing of ttw nrt.al.il faces after they vrre f::.: '.0 In c-" por. A a result the !' M l'!!.t I' .' UaH-u!'.y f tllflf fOOB teminc s b 011.1:0 i inrnt. Ivin to Cempltxlons. "Hot by Ftu(tv!na the matter closcly and rxprrlinofit.ua contlnuully, CKpt iKTWPtit Wood ha reproduced com plaxlnns entirely, getting the dark, worthy tint In lh fare of the men with heavy beards and reproducing moles and lines on the akin. . "It must be understood that wa do fin mnWe arflnMal fiMi foe mntlleted 0,,ller. tbt we sculpt mssks an- th- disfigured men uiy -era before being wounded. "No American aoldlere hare jet been terribly wounded Ilk that, ao nothing of the kind baa been started In tha United States. But I am con- nected with the department for the mouinted of the American Bed CtoM, and eventually, when our men t Into the trenches, I shall bo ready to do what I can for any of the poor fellows no mr b mounded In th face. Th marks may be caed tempo ra- rlly or permnnently. There are many patients waiting to receU th atten tions of Doctor Morefltln, th great French surgeon, and of Doctor Cou lomb, th wonderful Trench oculist who have don so much In restoring countenance. Dr. Joseph Btak earned a wonderful reputation In fa cial reconstruction during th early part of the war, but be has been so busy on other forms of surgery recent ly that be baa been unabl to give much time to It Too Terrible to Be Seen. they cannot find employment because of their ghastly appearance. Many of thes enses cannot be treated success fully by surgery, and they will use the artificial faces permanently." Mrs. Maynard Ladd arrived In rnrts from America only a few weeks ago, and lost no time In getting to work on her new plun. She lived In Rome for some time before the war, and has been In 1'urls several times since hos tilities broke out She has don many heads and busts for well-known people In Italy, France and the United States. In 1907 she did a bronze entitled "The Soldier," of which General Pershing was the model. It depicted a United States army officer standing at rest She baa also done some Tanagra fig' urea which have been favorably com' men ted upon by leading critics.' 22,000 BEAUTIES DIM BEFORE HER LUSTER Twenty-two thouxaiul beauties who submitted their photographs t the war department for a poster to be used In Its publicity campultn, are feeling blue, for now tbey know that there Is someone In the United States who Is Just a lirtl bit prettier tbsn they. This will be a bitter pill for many of the beauties to swallow, but nrost of them will take It graciously. After studying the photograph of the 22.WI0 beauties, Miss Frances Jor dan was selected by tit war depart ment for the poster, dbd oho Is highly gratified. Why E Educated? ' Filling out a questionnaire with th aid of lawyers because he could not read or write, a Wheeliug mill inker nil a'kcd how much mouey he wui hint Inf. T.'.i 1 : ; ;- ..-, ' , ',, , ' ; 5,s.:y-:':.'i s.-.f.v.T'' ; ;,?-.; SniIFAKY SHOES tcs By VINCENT Q. PCRBY. L wis, by ih Mrciure wp-- ! IMr 8ndici.) a tiitm ran on Marshal! d-opyrtsht, There was a shorn ran on Harsnati Bell's bedroom door and he started! from bts sleep. It was not two minutes befor b bad thrown hi bathrobe over hi pajamas, slipped Into his slip-1 per snd opened bis bedroom door, but In thst short tlm whoever It was that bad rapped, bad disappeared. Marshall j was about to ciom in aoor wnen me 1 odor of bot coffee reached bis nos-1 tills: ther It was a large cupful on' a tray at hie feet and ther was a plat of tteamtng muffins, too. "Well, this Is th best ret" b mut tered as he picked up th tray. "My rooming-bouse lady certainly Is atten tive to ber roomers." Fie did not wait to dress befor tack ling the muffins snd coffee, "Great V b exclaimed when th last crumb bad been washed down by the last drop of coffee. "I mad a change for the better when I moved here. Breakfast wasn't Included In my bar gain, either." Marshall wns a clerk In a shoe store. Saturdny night the busiest of all the week for him, came and was slmost gone. He was tired through and through, and the prospect of sleeping late on Sunday looked bright He waa the lust on to leave store tbut night snd was Just turning the key In the lock to close up when he henrd a faint pant beside biro. He looked and snw a pretty young woman who had been hurrying. "Oh. am I too late to get a pair of shoesT' she panted. "I bnve been work ing Inte tonight and I did so want to get them!" There wns an srpeal In her tone and he liked her face. "It won't be any trouble to open up again," he answered aa he pushed upon the door and flashed on the lights. "What style of shoe do you want and what site do you wearT" f-'he did not tnke long to make her choice. Almost the first pair he showed her she liked, and although he warned her that they would squeak fr a time until they were broken-In, she was bent on the purchase, "It Is late for you to be out Perhaps I am going your way," be gested. "I live In Marborough street ber thirty-seven." "The very place where I room," be said In surprise, "I have Just been there a week." "It Is atrange that we have never met at the rooming house," she said as they were walking borne. "I have been working so bard at the office the last two weeks that I haven't had time to notice any changes. Where Is your rooraT "At the end of the hall on the second floor." She started. "Are 70a sure!" she ssked. "Certainly." "Has Miss Moore, the former occu rnt of thut room, left the house alto gether r "The landlady told me that they had taken her to s snnlturlum. The room was fumigated before I went Into It." "l'oor little thlnp. I was afraid It would come to that." Thero was gen uine sorrow In her voice. As Marshall v.Nhed her good-night, ho asked her her name. "Orace Atkinson," she answered. "Mine Is Marshall 11.11," he told her, "and I hope I will be uble to re-1 new our acquaintance some lime soon." Then he went to ted. 1 Wlnn he awoke It was p:ist noon. Ho jumped out of bed, hurrlefjly. Why liMiln't bo wakened ut the knock ! The I coffee and muflltH would be cold. II) opened the door and gave a pisp of dis appointment. The tray was not there, j As be passed through the hall on ; his way out to dinner, he lHiI:ed Into the irittlng room, where he spied the young woman of the evening before, Kitting readlnia "Won't you come out to dinner?" hi Invited. She hesitated for n ii.ln'ite, then rose. "Thank you, I will," she raid. As she wulked toward blm he notkc.1 the squeak of her new shoes. "The landlady must be !ck," lie re marked ufter they bud h:ol dinner. "She ulwnys leaves a nice tr:iy of muMln and coffee for me Iti the nioriilii, tut this morning she did r.M do -o. I .ive mull'.lis mid coffee !" "1 think tin- I.intllmly i qi.lte u.!:." r:iee answered, as 1 lie put her IhimI kcrchlef to her cheeks to hide a bliish. .Mommy inornitur .M:itli:i:l uuo xwih a start. Had he been Iremaiii;:? Ho would have sworn thut he had heard a rap on his door. He listened. There was sn unmlstuksble sound of squeak ing shoes going down the h!l. He oH-ned th door Just a little. The odor of coffee greeted him aud he seized the tray. After ho had finished he dressed, and aa he was going out "lopped to put th tray bark where he hud found It but struck with a thought be put It back In : room uud locked bis door aa be w;i ogt. Grace Sterllug waa r ("i.lt'iT a'ip--r thut evening hen Uir - wai a timid knock on her door. She ieuoi it and whs confronted by Marshal! I lei tray In band. "I have come to bring back y mr t'ov ;'nd dishes," he snld. "and I v ! h to thank you for your Undue I erowti you nueen of u t;l!ln impa rt, via tlmngli ou meant them for .1 "' '. giil." I didn't think that I Lis p.. . ti u lunched. "How did you t;d -s i It wax I?'' "'" t U.:-" vo.i v .i M v I !... '.., doii'l vw..i iii.si.y .Iii . (0) M" ink. u If If P Beginning Next Saturday, March 9, The Hopkinsville Kentuckian, now published tri weekly, will become a morning daily, with a first-class Telegraphic and Cable Service BRINGING TO HOPKINSVILLE BEFORE DAY LIGHT THE s'J Same News That is Published in 4 . THAT REACH To give the an additional investment of several and we want you and then let it stana on us own merns. Takejit,"read it and compare its news with that .contained in papers delivered laterjand then let the carriers know your I Try It a The SUmng 0VER JQp" g. . . - . ... ... i a riTiiitti piitf f i rT'r" OVFR THE TOP." the Greatest American soldier who sailed without orders for England, after the sinking of the Lusitaniu, and enlisted as a Canadian. It is the first story by one of the American soldiers who went to France, has been a real com batant and has seen lonjr service in the trenches; for the greater part of eighteen months befnrn he was invalided horn?, in the "Front Line Trenches." We take pleasure in announcing that we have secured serial rights to this remarkable story and that it will appear iu installments. Plant Food In Soil. A cliPtnlcal analysis cannot hnr the amount of avulIuMu ltmt fiI In a soil. A chcinltft could, without diffi culty, make an artificial soil contain ing every elomrnt of jilnnt food In nbunilimcc, and yet be perfectly ster ile. Pent, for example, Is usually very rich In nitrogen, but It Is locked I or unavailable. To pulverize it und mix It with lime Is to change It Into a high ly nutritious noli. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA Birds' Nevt Soup. The birds' nests from which the fur fumed C'htm'sn soup Is made arc built by a cpeiles of swallow that abounds on the coasts of Java, Ceylon nnd Bor neo, und consists of a gelatinous sub stance obtained from murine plnnts. The nests are boiled either In chicken broth or In milk of ulmonds, nnd the result very much resembles vermicelli soup, except that It U fur more costly. Cause of Rainfall. Italnfalls nre governed by the luw of repartition of the teiiipenit'.ires In the utmosphere. and to break tin' equili brium iiinl brim; about rain requires o great nn energy n cannot be at trlblll'Ml to tcueh a feeble eailse lis thut ib-termliieil by the loeal vibrations pro duced even by tie1 most Inteine I'.rltig of caunon. Coconuta All Yar 'Round. Across Lake Worth, from West rnlm Ileach, Flu., Is I'ulm Iteach. situ ated on a strip which extends along the Atlantic ocean for many miles. The world famous Royal I'olnclana, one of the world's lurgest hotels, and the I'ulm neurit hotel, both face Lake Worth. The shores of the lake for miles sre fringed with ststely coconut trees, alwsys In beurlng. Paraguay Cattls Lands. raraguuy contulns some of the best cattle luuds lu the world, although these resources huve not yet been ad equately developed. The republic now contains uUiut 1.1KXMMHI head of est tie. Circle of Ulloa. The circle of Ulloa Is a white rain bow or luminous ring sometimes seen lu Alpine r. glous opponlte the sun la fo;-Tv wi.it'.ier. It's an odd sight. (fa i OilVl mm - xa- mm a V t lHLUlY iYlAIN i rlUUKb LA ILK. public this sort of service has required to take the new paper for one week Week - Only 10 Cents War Storv ever written, was written PRACTICALLY USELESS. "This exptrt advices us to burn wood instead of conl." "That's fine advice," sneered the city man. "Well?" "About the only wood I ever eee. that's available for fuel is in the form of toothpicks and matches." TOO MUCH TO ASK. I "We must make sacrifices for the children." ; "Yes," replied the man with the ' cloth-top overshoes, "but I can't m o giving three cheers for a hard win ter simply because Willie and Jane are enjoying the sled and skates they got for Christmas." ! HIS PRESCRIPTION. ! "Hay I sco you for a minute, doc tor?" said the sweet young thing. : "Why, certainly, mi.-s," replied the man of puis and pltn-lcrs. "They say I'm imt looking well." "Is that all ? Uo straight homo und put on your furs, livery girl looks well io furs. Two dollars, please." SERVE HIM RIGHT. "I am in favor of ioaco at any l'l ut;. g "Yes," replied the jcssimibt ; "but suppose you wake up one morniug and find you haven't got the price?" -C asscll s baturdaj JouroaL Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA Kvcry W oman Wnnl it '"'"" "" hls sai juif rr I OK f LUZON AL ItYCliML DImoWm ht watar for douches stops peUie Htvrh, ulwration aaj lafluiv natioo. KecoouMadad by Lydi C finkKsm Mad. Co. lee U.m years. K healing wondor for stul caUrh, ore throe and sore jrea. Economics U Hm meiifc,My linn, ue ua.J mm itMhlw JOt. fi dMit il l -.'!) I, im-A n hi U R p.. u t t Larger Dailies a, r w rrf-i ar. thousand dollars wishes. You will find that you would rather MISS YOUR BREAKFAST THAN YOUR MORNING PAPER. by ARTHUR UUY KM PLY, an Centr of Juts Industry. , Iundee practically owes Its exis tence to Its textile Industry. It vias the pioneer In the adoption of Jute as u fiber for nuiktng cloth of a cheap quality, and Its hold upon the trade has been so firmly maintained und de veloped that Iundee Is recognized a the principal center of the Jute Indus try In Creut Ilrltaln. M? GALES l$y Aulhotltj For Nearly 50 Yeanl loin the t.JCi.nfO wr.-icn fh turn ) MCALL'S vary month irt correct Kna, lor pattarne, tor cccnomical buyu .f. for fancv naadlawork, tor itocd tlonaa Iwr pleasure, for help, lor iTa. MtCALL Pattcrni tt. a r sot a rosTAt a&o ass . rie copy rf H-C.tf: rr 1: y i lioM.K Off. r u It n rl -tol.il .st without r-Ml. or I'.' IX ( l.r t I' O.r.,. r kortt 1'AITI.H". I'ti fr1.. t a t.r i.i Mult. -r t.'W 1 f ti... fx tUL'UCU. g.utt micUU C5. Ut-lU Wul i7i Smal. Rra I.k. - o c. o o Used 40 ftarc n 2 Tfca Woman's Tcnlc 2 O yol3 Evarywharn ... Kfi lEy Author II j Vijy. inn r a i i vj Copy Vgljf A a a n n n JxJJ li . tueu LuJ mJ. ..L.I-tsUt cuu.ilex- V'.