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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-12-22
SULTAN'S COSTLY DINNERS
Five Thousand Dollars Every Day
in the Year for the
Royal F00d.

The sultan of Turkeys dinner cost
him 5000 a day.
The table is of silver. and it is said
to be the most exquisite specimen of
the silversmith's art that the world
contains.
The dishes are brought in upon the
heads of jublakiars or cooks assist
ants. and each dish is covered and
sealed with the royal seal. There
are always 80 or more dishes, and all
are set before the sultan at the same
time. He eats usually from about
six.
Though the sultan is himself to-
tai abstainer, the finest vintage wines
are always offered to such guests as
dine at the place.
Every dish the ruler partakes of
is first tasted in the kitchen by the
grand vizier lest it be poisoned and
it is Immediately thereafter that its
sealing takes place. Always. before
he can fall to on a dish, the sultan
break the seal.
1t is not because he eats $1,000
worth of food himself that the sui
tan's dinner bill is so expensive. He
eats as matter of fact, no more
than half dollars worth. But the
guests and retainers who dine at his
expenses number daily several thous-
and.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-12-22
Huge Task.

1t was a hugh task. to undertake
the cure of such a bad case of kidney
disease, as that of c. F. Collier, of
Cherokee, Ia, but Electric Bitters
did it. He writes: my Kidneys
were so far gone, could not sit on
chair without a cushion; and suff-
eres from dreadful backache. head
ache and depression. In Electric
Bitters, however, | found a cure,
and by them was restored to perfect
health. / recommend this great
tonic medicine to all with weak kid
neys, liver or stomach. Guaranteed
by z. Wayne Griffin & Bros. druggist
price SOC.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-12-22
Bismark'S Nickname.

The nickname which Bismark got
from one of his own speeches, The
man of blood Iron," was the out
growth Of a misquotation, which,
like many other errors of the same
sort, is more euphonious than the
form the author used. In a speech
before the Budget Committee ofthe
Prussian house of Delegates. in 1862
the great German empire-builder de-
clared that the condition of affairs
in Germany could not beimproyed as
it needed to be by speeches and reso-
lutions. but "only by iron and blood. I"
Popular usage simply turned the
words around and made, blood and
IRON to be the briefest statement
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-12-22
Scotch Collie Does Chores.

One of the most intelligent dogs
in the State is Scotch collie lowned
by Gilbert H. lie Place. of Deep
River, says a Winsted Conn., tele-
gram to the New York World. To
earn his breakfast the dog each morn
ing fills the wood box, carrying one
stick at a time in his mouth from
the wood pile outside into the kitch-
en-.
He also notifies members of the
household when the telephone rings
if they are outdoors or calling on
neighbors. There are several sub
scribers on the line, but the dog can
distinguish the La Place call, one
long and three short rings from the
others.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-12-22

Gus proportions, stopped at the door
of the court and he shelled out a
gorgeous check bearing five fig
ures.
He was not afraid of the law He
had square jaw and was born
fighter. But when it came to having
his letters read in court he wilted.
SO would most men if similarly stu
ated. That is where the girl gets
even with the man who "trifles with
her affections" Did you ever write
love letters? Did you ever see them
long afterward, and turn from their
foolishness in a perfect spasm of
self-derision?
A mons love letters are about four
times as foolish as a woman's. She
is a specialist in love business. He
is an amateur. There is nothing
so awful to a man as being laughed
at. The woman is used to it. Be
sides. she is an actress by nature,
and can brave it out. But the man
poor. defenseless brute, has to turn
pink. red. purple and gray. And all
his life people will remember the
squashy wording of those love
notes.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-12-22

DeWitt's Witch Haze Salve cools
soothes and heals cuts, burns boils
bruises, piles and all skin diseases.
X. E. Zikefoose, Adolph. w. Va.
says: my little daughter had
white swelling so bad that piece af
ter piece of bone worked out of her
leg. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
cured her, 1t is the best healing
Salve in the world. Beware of
counterfeits. Sold by z. Wayne
Griffin & Bros.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-12-22
TOBACCO GROWERS
Will Form an Organization to
Reduce Acreage for
1906.
tOwensboro lnquirer,l

Defnit steps have been taken to
organize tobacco growers who, for
one reason or another. have not join
ed the A. S. of E. This combination
will include several of the heaviest
growers in the country, ten of whom
have already signed the agreement.
1t is certain that several others of
the influential tobacco raisers will
sign. A meeting is to be held at the
courthouse on Saturday, December
%. at 10 a. m. for the purpose of
perfecting the organization and of
agreeing as to acreage of reduction
and other matters.
The agreement that is being sign
ed is as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned tobacco
growers of Daviess county. realizing
that plans are being made already
for the planting of the tobacco crop
for the year of 1906, and appreciat-
ing the fact that if the price is to be
kept up, the supply must be kept
down, not to exceed the con-
sumption. Also appreciating the
fact that some one will be induced
by the fact of the prices paid for the
1905 crop. to plant large crop in
1906, have decided to call meeting
at the courthouse in Owensboro on
December %, 1905, for the purpose
of advising amongst ourselves as to
the best ways and means of bringing
about the results set fourth above.
While everybody who raises tobacco
is wanted and welcome, we desire
especially to have those who have
not in the past affiliated with the A.
of E., to whom every man who
grows a pound of tobacco owes the
present rise in price, to meet with
us and join in the movement inaugu-
rated by the A. S. of E. last year to
curtail the acreage of tobacco"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-12-22
SURVIVED IS HUSBANDS
Ana Dies at The Age of One Hun
dred and Thirty
Three.
Hos Angeles, Cal. Dispatch ]

One hundred and thirty-three
years was the age of Caroline Rogers
who died here, if the positive state
ments of her relatives can be believ-
ed. There is no positive documen-
tary evidence that the woman's age
was as represented, but that she was
far beyond the century mark seems
to admit of no doubt.
Perhaps the best proof she was
the oldest woman in the world is the
age of some OF. her relatives. At her
funeral the chief mourner was
grandson of the deceased, himself
wrinkled, whitehaired, nearly seven
ty years of age. There was also
granddaughter aged sixty-five. and
these mourners were comforted by
their own children, one of whom is
herself a grandmother. The de-
ceased left a daughter, age ninety,
who resides in San Diago and other
daughters who reside in various
places in the South.
Mrs. Rogers, according to the
statements of her relatives, was born
in Mobile, or near there, on March
II, 1772. 1t was also stated that she
was married fifteen times. Her last
husband died many years ago.
During the last fifteen years the
old woman had lived quietly with her
relatives here, devoting her time to
ministering to the sick as long as she
was able to go from house to house.
Among those who knew her she was
much beloved.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-12-22
Strange Stories of Mysterious
Warnings Given in Dreams.

Some of the strangest stories in
the annals of crime are those which
tell of the part dreams have played
in the discovery of criminals. One
spring day in 1880 a farm laborer.
when passing a lonely mountain lake
in Sutherlandshird saw in the waters
a dead body which when rescued
proved to be that of a well-known
peddler who had mysteriously van
Used about a month earlier. The
body bore marks of violence the
pockets were empty and it was clear
that the poor fellow had been brut-
ally murdered and robbed-but by
whom? That was mystery which
for many a week completely defied
calculations.
One night however Kenneth Fras-
err, tailor's assistant saw in dream
the cottage of man named Hugh
Macleod and heard voice say in
Gaelic. The peddler's pack is lying
in cairn of stones in hole near
this house" He told the story of
his singular dream to the authorities
who accompanied him to Macleod's
house and there sure enough beneath
a heap of stones the murdered mans
property was found. Macleod was
arrested confessed and was execut-
ed.
Another very remarkable story is
told Of a tragedy in Ireland. One
evening two strangers presented
themselves at a wayside inn near
Portland and after taking refresh
ments continued their tramp in the
direction of Carrick-on SUR. The
incident was commonplace enough,
but it led to startling development.
for in the wayfarers the landlady of
the inn recognized two men of whom
she had dreamed a very strange
dream the night befare. In her dream
she had seen one of them kill the
other with a towards blew behind,
rifle the pockets of the dead man and
stealthily bury him beneath a hedge.
So impressed was her husband when
this dream was told him that he
made his way to the spot indicated
and there discovered the body of the
buried man. The assassin was pur-
sued and arrested and at the ensuing
assizes was sentenced to death.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-12-22

There is no case of Indigestion,
Dyspepsia or Stomach Trouble that
will not yield to the digestive and
strengthening influence of Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. This remedy takes
the strain off the stomach by digest
ing what you eat and allowing it to
rest until it grows strong again.
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you
eat and affords quick and permanent
relief from Indigestion and all
stomach troubles. Sold byZ. Wayne
Griffin & Bros.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-12-22
MONTHLY CROP REPORTS
Operate In The Interest of Specu-
lators Says the A. S. OF E.
Want II Discontinued.


passed by the American Society of
Equity at its Annual Meeting at In
dianapolis, Ind, October 1926, 1905,
delegates representing the organized
farmers in nineteen states being in
attendance.
Whereas. One of the functions of
the Department of agriculture is to
issue monthly crop reports or esti-
mate of the condition and probably
Yields of the chief crops produced in
this country; and
Whereas, These reports are based
on observation made about two
weeks before they are made public.
which makes it possible for the con-
ditions to have changed for better or
worse: and
Whereas, Conditions may change
several times and very materially
after one of these reports and effect
the final outcome Of the crop quite
contrary to the preliminary estimate;
and
Whereas, These reports, If issued
for any good purpose, should be IN
the interest of the farmers, but as
they are always too late for the
farmers to take advantage of them
to decrease or increase the acreage,
or if they indicate very small yield
the farmers are powerless to do any
thing to increase or decrease their
crops; and
Whereas, the reliability of these
reports is questionable as reguards
accuracy, and as regards the final
outcome of the crops can be more
than guesses: and
Whereas, These reports are eager
" awaited for by spectators and do
affect prices temporarily and varla-
bic one month may be toward low
err prices and the next for. the high
er prices tanning the fire of
speculation, keeping legitimate bus
mess unsettled and have a tendency
to affect the prices of growing crops
months before they mature or the
Weld and condition can possibly be
known; and
Whereas. They have never been
known to be a benefit to farmers,
but they are purely in the interest OF
speculations;
Therefore be it Resolved.
First. That the Department OF
Agriculture discontinue its monthly
crop reports.
Second. That it issue only one re-
port a year and that at times when
the crop can be accurately measured
or closely estimated and after it is
safe from material dangeri in quanti-
ty or quality.
Third. That copy of these reso-
lutions be sent to Hon. James VIII
son. Secretary of Agriculture; to the
President of the United States; to all
farmers Institutes, to all farm pa
pers and to the leading metropolitan
papers of the country.
Fourth. That enough copies be
printed to put in the hands of all
delegates in attendance at this con-
vention to be sent to all the news
papers they subscribe for, with the
request that they publish.
Respectfully submitted: W. G.
Scott, Minnesota; A. B. Peters, Mis-
souri,; P. Anthony, Virginia; V. A.
Claburn, Alabama; A. X. Fineout,
Michigan.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-12-22
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by locol applications, as they canno
reach the diseased portion OF the ear
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Enstachian Tube.
When this tube is infamed you have
a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing. and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result, and unless
the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by Catarrh, which is nothing
but an infiamed condition of the
mucous surface.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cure by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars free.
F. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-12-22

of the accepted view of Bismark's
nature, in the later years of his
power.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-04-29
|S Bound by a Spell :

will hear something to his advantage"
This advertisement, which had been
inserted for three consecutive days pre-
Viously, was observed by Mr.. Montgom-
cry for the first time that morning, and
not pointed out to me, for certain rea-
sons of his own.
The second was couched in these
terms:
should this meet the eye of the
young man who deposited a suit of
clothes with the owner of Rose Cottage,
Slopperton, he will obige by at once
sending to, or calling personally upon,
j. r., Morey's Hotel Trafalgar
Square"
This last, if observed by Mr.. Mont
gomery, conveyed no. meaning to him, as
| had told the episode, to which it re-
ferred, only to Martha.
Had | seen and attended to those adj
vertisements, how different might have
been the catastrophe of this story!
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-04-29

LLOYD c. GRIsCoM. mission To tho
American Board says: "Our American
diplomacy in the East, and especially
in Japan, has generally been on the
highest plane, and it has won the com.
plete confidence of the whole nation
Mr.. Griscom is keeping up the old ira
ditions, and is already accepted as {
statesman Of experience and large abb
ity." The man thus commended is the
youngest Of our diplomatic representa-
tives abroad, but he has had a career
that has we'll fitted him for his post.
Born In New Jersey. Mr.. Griscom be
came successfully secretary to Mr..
Bayard, our first ambassador to Eng
land; deputy district attorney of New
York City; volunteer In the Spanish
American war, secretary of the Amer!.
can legation and charge d'affairs al
Constantinople, and envoy extraor~
binary and minister plenipotentiary to
Persia. He has been In Japan since
1902. In Turkey and Persia Mr.. Girls
com rendered important service to tho
missionaries, and at his receptions IN
Tokyo they may Otter be seen among
his guests.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-04-29

I went to the window, but he was not
visible from there. l went to me door;
both he and the servant had disappeared.
/ came in again and asked what the man
was like.
"Oh, l don't know. l never notice
such people. A foreign-looking fellow,
with long hair" she answered, huflily.
Foreign looking, and long hair! Such
a description would apply to Mr.. Mont
gomery. Could he have followed ne2
And If he had, why should that discon-
cert me? He could not possibly have
any motive beyond idle curiosity. New
ertheess, | could not reason myself out
of certain uneasiness respecting this
strange man.
Mrs Wilson did not recover the seren-
ity of her temper until after tea. In the
course Of conversation | mentioned that
l had visited a theater OH the previous
night. They did not know of my con-
nection with the stage.
Il have never been to a theater but
twice in my life, and then only when I
was little child. to see the panto-
mimes," said Clara. II thought it, then,
the most glorious place l had ever seen;
l wonder what l should think of it now?
Oh, | should so much like to 60"
so it W as arranged that we should go
on Monday night. Clara was delighted
at the thought, and talked about moth
ing else; and so the evening glided pleas
antly along until it was time for me to
go.
Clara came to the door with me, and
we stood for a few minutes upon the
step, looking up at the clear, frosty sky,
glttering with stars. | took her in my
aims, kissed her, and wished her good
night. | fingered for a few moments
after she had closed the door, as though
10th to quit the spot. l gazed at the
house, and thought of the many happy
days | had spent in it-of the one that
was just past-the happiest, and yet the
most miserable of all.
was there no presentiment mingled
with this melancholy, that the end of all
this had come? Darker and darker
closer and closer, gather the shadows
round me. | must linger no longer upon
the road. Events are Fastening thick
and fast; and | have much to tell ere
shall leave them behind. and reach the
end.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-04-29

Baked Apple DumpIings.

baked Apple DumpltnRs.
Take quart of flour and work into
1t spoonful each OF butter and lard.
Wet it with a pint of buttermilk con-
tanning a spoonful OF soda; roll out
and cut out circular pieces, using a
saucer to determine the size. Have
ready some pleasant sour apples and
place as many of the slices upon one
half of the crust as the other will
cover; wet the edges and press them
together. Place the dumplings in a
baking tin as soon as prepared, prick
them with a fork and bake until the
apple is cooked. Serve with a hot
cream.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-04-29
Carmel Custard.

Turn one-fourth of cup of sugar
into stewpan, and stir it over the
fire until it becomes liquid and brown.
Scald cup and half of milk, and
add the Drowned sugar. Beat two eggs
thoroughly, add to them one-half cup
full of cold milk, and turn the mixture
slowly. stirring constantly that no
Jumps form, into the scalding milk.
Continue to stir until the custard
thickens. Set away to cool and serve
In GlnSSeS
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-04-29
HuMoR IN vrSr OF clsAay,
Amusing Remarks Which Were Mos,
Seriously Intended.


Part of the hum0r which one coca.
sionally meet with, even In the sedats
Enclosure of the pulpit, is due to the
queer texts which are sometimes-of.
ten unconsciously-cEo by preach
ers No doubt there are many stories
told under this head which owe their
origin not to actual :act so much as
TO the invention Of tie Wag For ex-
ample, minister on the Sunday be-
fore his marriage Is said TO have chos
en- as his text, And he went on his
way rejoicing" and on the Sunday
after his honeymoon to have eloquent
ly discoursed on the wordA, "Remembei
my bonds"
These instances are, probably, apoc-
ryphal, but the following are true and
have all come within to experience OF
the writer. 1t was in he north of En-.
gland that the first incident happened
1t was country church where oil
lamps were used instead OF gas. One
night in the late summer when the
lamps had not yet been resumed after
the long days it got suddenly overcast
and before the sermon it was deemed
necessary to light the pulpit lamp
During the hymn, the old sexton re
paired to the pulpit, and, having cleaned
the glass chimney with dus,e,', lit j.
up, but only a feeble hight struggled
through. And then the clergyman took
his text, which was this: And now
we see through glass darkly."
A few years ago a well-knOwn bishop
married his second wife, and, return
ing home after his hGreymoon, an
nounced a series of sermons. the It'll,
of the series being Inc Penitents Re
turn This was obviously uninten
tonal.
There is a church in one of our larg'
cities which boasts of a very high pull
pit. short time ago a strange preach
er who was of a nervous temperament
occupied" this pulpit, but, as the Sc
quel will show, only for very shor'
time, for, having taken his text ani
said about a dozen words, he startled
the congregation by saying: LAS | ar
not used TO pulpits as high as this you
will pardon me, | know, if | come
down and preach my sermon from tho
lectern." He suited his action to the
words and preached a very good ser.
mon from the modest lectern. And
this was his strangely appropriate text.
HE that exalteth himself shall be
abused, and he that hlrIibleth himself
shall be exalted"
One more instances Not many
months ago a clergyman preached One
Sunday evening from the text, MY
words shall not pass away" Exactly
a fortnight later the same clergyman
preached the same sermon from the
same text in the same church. to tha
wonderment of practically the same
congregation. Evidently it was his
determination that at any rate hk
words should not pass away from the
memory of his hearers.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-04-29
oldest Tree in the World.

1t is said that the oldest tree In Tia
world Is a DO tree at Adnuradhapurs
Ceylon, whief was planted close to q
Buddhist Shrine in 245 b. c., and v
therefore 2.148 years old Legend hal
1t that this tree sprang from a branch
which severed itself by miraculous
power from the sacred tree under
which Gautama became Buddha, thf
enlightened one.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-04-29

To properly roast green corn, re-
move all the husks, rub the ears with
butter, and season with pepper and
salt. Then lay the ears side by side
in a fiat pan-a dripping pan will do
and put into very hot oven. Oc-
casionally change the ears in the pan
and turn them over, so that they will
brown evenly. When sufficiently brown
they must be served at once.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-04-29
Oatmeal Bread.

Set sponge over night, as for white
bread, and in the morning work into
1t two cups of slightly sailed wheat
flour and two cups of oatmeal, with
sponoful of molasses. Knead
long and hard, and set to rise. When
very light, make into loaves and set
In warm place for an hour or until
light. Bake in a steady oven. Cover
with paper the first half hour.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-04-29
Tomato Pickles.

Slice gallon of unpeeled green to-
matoes and six large onions and mix.
Stir into these quart of vinegar, a
cup Of brown sugar, tablespoon each
of salt, pepper and mustard seed, a
half tablespoon each of ground all
spice and cloves. Stew all until tho
tomatoes are very tender, put into
glass jars and seal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-04-29
Citron Cheese Cakes.

Boil near a quart of cream; when
cold add the yOlks Of four eggs, well
beaten; boil this to a curd; blanch and
beat two ounces OF almonds, about half
q dozen bitter; beat them with a little
rose water; put all together, with three
or four Naples biscuits, some citron
shredded fine; sugar to taste; puff
paste.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-04-29

taken for granted
that he is doing his
full duty in the
place which he
fills. High among
this class of faith
full and capable Of
ticials Is to be
ranked Lloyd Car
p g n t er Grisconl,
our minister to
Japan. The latest
report of the Japan