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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23
What Women Want to Kno1D

SEPTEMBER BRIDE.-Will you kindly tell me thru the
columns Of what would be suitable for we'd
ding supper for September bride?-Mrs w. L. B.
Croqees creamed chicken served green peppers or
pate cases. salad sandwiches Olives sailed ice
cake coffee and candies would furnish suitable menu and if
you wish something less elaborate omit the croquettes or
chicken. #
ENGLISH SPARROW-Can you tell me how to drive spar
rows from dwelling house ?-Old Subscriber.
moth balls in pieces of mosquito netting and tack
them along the wherever the parows gather The
birds dislike the moth balls much moths and will not
stay where they
QUESTIONS FOR TOMORROW
MARKING TABLE LINEN.-Would you please inform me
how to my table lnen7 What size letter shall USE
should it be placed and what should be worked
with?-A. S. b
WHIST PRIZES. Kindly tell what prizes are suitable
for whist party9 have given catsup bottle and an
egg beater.-An Interested Reader
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23
AT ANY COST.

DARBY preacher lost in the happy selection Of his
~ text which he repeated in vigorous accents Of pleading
Oh, bredern at de las day deres gwine to be sheep
deres gwne to be goats Who's gwne be de Sheep an
who's gwne to be de goats? Let's all try to be like de liz
white lambs bredern Shall be de goats sisters? Naw
wes gwne to be de sheep. Who's gwne to be de Sheep
brdern an who's gwne be de goats? TAX oh you'll
souls sisters Remember deres gwne to be goats an sheep
Who's gwine to be de sheep an who gwne be do goas
Just then solitary Irshman who had been sitting in the
back of the church, listening attentivey, and said
"Oi' be- the goat. Go tell us the joke. V-August
Lppncott's.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23
Sunshine and Clouds.

After the cloudy days the sunny ones
come along to cheer you up, and, after
all, it would grow monotonous were we
to know nothing about the 'sbad' days
and I doubt whether we would be able
to appreciate the good days. A good
way to master the situation is on the
dark days to make the best of everything
and live in anticipation Of the joy you will
experience when the bright days come
around. Everyone's life is the same-al
ups and downs, even tho many appear tic
get along without struggle of any kind
They have bad days, too, you
may depend upon it, but they know bet
ter how to make light of trouble and how
to make the best of their lives.-Green' S
Fruit Grower.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23
Clippings of Sunshine.

Sing little about your work each day.
There is nothing like the glad melody to
clear the way for a glad heart.
Suffering is an evil, but it should make
us wise. Have you suffered much? Know
that because Of it you able more
closely to approach God
Be patient under the expressions of this
life. Before the spring appears the
worst winds blow; before better day
for you perchance the storms increase.
Study, renounce selfish ideals, pray and
serve, and the infinite peace will visit you
before you are aware.
Harvests are now beginning to appear
upon the earth, the fruit of toll made not
so long ago. Be comforted; perhaps the
sacrifices and service of yesterday may
bring you golden rewards that show they
have not fallen uslessly by the wayside.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23
AN IDEA FOR FATHERS.
6 A RE you a father9"
. n uYes.u IS,

6 A RE you father9" =
n eyes" ..3~.~}
ESThen III give you good tip.'
The speaker a brawny man of 49, clad in neat cheap
clothes, talking to carpenter Of his own age He
went
II am putting my son thru fine preparatory school,
Afterwards will send him to grand college, After that
again will let him study law medicine engineering
any profession he wants. And poor man. mind you
and yet am doing all this for my without any stinn
or scraping or hardship or privation. How9''
Yes. How? How do you do it," said the carpenter
'sThru building associations. When my son was born
took five shares in building association in his name The
dues only dollar week, plus few cents and yet
when the boy II and ready for prep school, had
$000-enough to send him for four years to the best
prep school in the state.
"When he was ive I took five shares for him.
They'll give 1000 in cash just when he and ready
to enter college. E-...I.=s.
"When he was 13-ast year, that is to say-I took a
third block Of five shares They will pay for his
law medicine
my boy is to have $4,000 spent the development of
his mind and his profession, and poor man. am doing
all this for him without any hardship Building associations
are great thing .-.- 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23
Rule Of Three,


Three things to govern: Temper,
Tongue and Conduct.
Three things to love: Courage, Gentle
ness and Affection.
= Three things to avoid: Cruelty, AFRO
gance and Ingratitude.
Three things to delight in: Frankness,
Freedom and Beauty.
Three things to wish for: Health,
Friends and Cheerful Spirit.
Three things to respect: Honor, Coun-
try and Home.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23
FRENCH WIT.
CLYDE FITCH was discussing French wit

CLYDE FITCH discussing French wit.
~ ''The wit Of France'' he said, 'wont bear trans
planting We shouldn't like here It is SUBTLE
expected, too delicate, and above all, too wicked.
II heard yesterday French wttcism that exempifes
we'll the Gallo qualities Of subley deicacy and wckedness
''Two cubmen meet, and the first says:
'What is the NATTER Charles? You look blue Has your
wife caught you kissing that pretty Of yours!
''Charles groaned.
Worse than that he replied. 'The pretty governess
caught me kissing my wife, -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23

Of that time your
heart is still true to
me I shall become
yours for all time. -
The young man
protested and plead
ed with all the ardor
Of love, but the theo-
rist remained firm
in her d e G. S i o n.
Finally the lover,
babe her a reluctant
adieu, and was off
to keep the COM
pact. =
The weeks went
BY and the end of
the month came.
The >theorist, who by
this time, it must be
confessed, had be-
come exceedin ely
lonesome for the
nice young man, at
tired herself in her
most becoming frock
and awaited with
Huttering heart his
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23
Wasted Energy.

Did you ever stop to think how much
energy we waste about the opinions Of
people for whom we care little or moth
ing? There is not one of us but is a
'.show'' in the eyes of somebody because
that somebody cannot understand and
therefore appreciate us. Why waste en-
ergy stewing over it? Make up your mind
to enjoy being a show to anybody who
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23
BACHELOR SAM,

g PENDING the August holidays my uncle's farm,
- hobnobbed good deal with the gardener
The gardener is old bacheor-thn, unshaven, dry
you know the type.
SAM said to him day, 'why don't you marry9'
Sam only grunted.
'The worlds first gardener went on, che marred''
"And he didn keep his job long afterwards said SAM
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23
DIvIs 10 ~
)rganizer-Miss Lillian N. Ellis.

wants to take you that way. Snap your
fingers at morbid thoughts and get inter-
ested in pleasant ones. If you cannot do
it in any other way repeat poetry to
yourself. That will give you something
pleasant to think of. Whenever the un-
pleasant thoughts obtrude, simply pooh
pooh them. Keep at this until you begin
really not to care. Stick to it and it will
make new man of you. The man who
laughs at another makes a fool of him.
self. Rather humOr such people as you
do a child who will presently grow up
and cease inane giggling. Forgive them
and let them go from your thought. Send
out blessings and let who will do the
cursing; for blessing and cursing and
ridicule all come home to roost.-Nau-
titus.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23
A Little Sunbeam.

Pm little sunbeam,
Moving to and fro,
And l keep on shining
Everywhere I go.
Everyone grows happy
When they see my face.
When they see me coming,
Frowns fly in disgrace.
Song birds sing more sweetly,
Flowers more brightly glow,
For l scatter sunshine
Everywhere I go.
Laura Brewer, Piedmont, Cal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23

coming: A bounding step heard the porch. The
heorst sprang to the door, messengerboy handed her
telegram. It read: -.a
''Test successful. Am engaged. Girl said yes at once
Has theories.''
Moral-A bird in hand often flies out of the window
Blanche Goodman in September Smart Set.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23


she withheld definite his entreaties that she be-
come his wife, and said:
Altho love you, cannot you in the affirmative
until affection for has undergone test From what
have told Of YOURSELF you have associated but little
with girls How, then you be that your love for
will endure? Therefore leave me one month"; during
which time communication shall pass between u.s.
cate with other girls as possible and If at the end
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23
A Girl With a Theory

IERE once lived a girl who was great
theorist She had theories on housekeeping,
diet, education, dress and love, which she took
great delight in expounding to her family
and friends .< IS.
Now, it so happened that during a sojourn
in distant city, she met very nice young
man who became enamored Of her and whose
affection she was inclined to return. But as
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23

A CHINAMAN conducts in New York what is probably
the queerest shop in the world The sign on the door
says: 9Strange Foods Exotcs''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-23
INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.

90 Fifth avenue, New York. Cynthia West
yer Alden. founder and president general
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09

MLast Saturday President Roose-
welt received the Russian and Jap
anese peace ENJOYS on board the
MayfoWer at Oyster Bay. The
plenipotentiaries were introduced
to each other by the President,
and afterward were entertained
at luncheon. During the lunch
con the President offered the fol-
lowing toast: Il drink to the well
fare, and prosperity of the
sovereigns and peoples of the two
great nations whose representa-
tives have met one another on
this ship. 1t is my most earnest
hope and prayer, in the interest
not only of these two great
Powers, but of all mankind, that
a just and lasting peace may
speedily be concluded between
them"
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09

We. had a goood rain last Fri.
day.
c.. L. Keltner was in Columbia
last Saturday.
Mrs. G. T. Flowers condition
is no better.
j. G.. Wooten, one of Sparks
ville's business men, was here
last Saturday.
C. S. Bell is buying sheep, and
is paying good prices.
w. D. Jones, of Columbia, was
here last Friday.
Miss Clara Wilmore was visit
ing in Columbia last Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. H. Nell has been
confined to her room for several
days with fever.
James Garnett and DR.. Russell,
of Columbia, were here last Fri
day looking after the oil business
G. B. Yates spent a day or SO
here last week with relatives.
Charles Sparks, the we'll known
merchant of Weed, was at Horse
Cave last week.
Charles Herriford is doing a
good business with his hay bailer.
Messrs. Flowers & Diddle are
buyingla a nice lot, of wheat lat IS
cents per bushel.
Ed Yates, who has been en-
gagged for several weeks in the
surveying business, spent Satur-
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09

Bleeding Russia now faces
future starvation. The crops are
reported a total failure in many
districts and the government has
been officially advised to prepare
to cope with a famine far great
er than those of 1891 and 1897,
when the American people sue
cored the stricken Russians with
ship loads of wheat. So many
Russians have died with their
boots on that, if other military
drafts are made, only the women
and children will be left to die OF
starvation.
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09

veloped by the secret official bal
lot system is corruption by cleo
tion officers. The fact that the
way in which the vote is cast is
alone within the knowledge of
the election officers in the pre-
cinct, and that no record is made
Of how any person voted, admits
of all kinds of frauds, without
any means Of detection, and if
fraud is even detected without
any adequate means of correcting
the wrong to the voter or the can
didate effected thereby. The.
open ballot will do more than
anything else in preventing ma
chine politics, bossism and fraud
by election officers. AS to good
order, SO much to be desired at
elections, it will have to be had
by regulations to keep the polls
from being crowded, by provid-
ing and enforcing severe penal
ties against persons who attempt
to interfere with voters, or act
dlSorderly in any way upon the
voting grounds. Yet with all
this Kentucky will never have
perfectly fair elections until the
whole people, or a decided ma
jority of them, are determined to
enforce the laws that are intend
ed to bring about fair elections,
and carry that determination
with effect through the courts.
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09
NTOhTPGLIS r.

Stapp Bros. are about ready to
begin work with their new saw
mill at this place.
I. c. Hadley, sold to V. NJ.
Eppesron one jersey calf for
So.
Mrs. j. R. Wolford was thrown
from buggy recently and three
OF. her ribs broken. But little
hopes of her recovery.
Ed. Virtese Williams of still
water, Ok. is expected home on
visit soon.
Uncle John @. Miller, an old
and respected colored citizen, died
at his late home near here last
Thursday.
Inere is talk OF Basket meet
ing at Pleasant Hill in the near
future.
Miss Lavia Taylor was on the
sick list last week.
Grapes and watermellons are
now on our bill of fare.
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09

week.
Virge Grissom was here look
ing after the trade last WedneS-
day.
Mr.. Lacy Hardin and Wife, of
Elkhorn, Taylor county, were
visiting relatives here several
days of last week.
Mr.. Golf, of Burksville, trav-
cling man, was here last We'd
nesday.
Mrs. BraXton Massie and
daughter, Miss Hattie, were Wis
iting relatives here one. day last
week.
The soul of Mrs. w. c.. Smith
passed away at the noon hour Of
last Wednesday after an illness
Of about three weeks. She was
a victim of fux. She was a
highly respected, christian lady,
and was liked by all who knew
her. Beside the bereaved hus-
band and three little children,
she leaves a host of relatives and
friends to mourn her loss.
Chas. Page is getting able to
walk again.
Aunt Jane Murrell, an old and
respected colored woman, died
on the End, of this month, her
death being due to, old age.
w. R. Lyon, hustling grocery
man, was here the 3rd.
Vester Murrell is in Bowling
Green this week in the interest
of the Mclean Lumber Company.
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09

We hear it urged as an objec-
tion to returning to the honest
system of voting" that there will
be confusion and wrangling at
the polls over the fioaters. This
is not a question for considera-
ton, as the adoption of the pro-
posed amendment will not change
the law by which every one is re-
quired to keep fifty feet from the
polls. Unless the Legislature
should repeal the present laws,
which it is not apt to do, we will
go into the voting place and have
our vote recorded in the presence
Of the election officers and the
challengerS of the two parties.
No one else will be within fifty
feet of the voter. A record Of
each vote will be made and the
votes will then be counted as
cast. Under the present system
we do not always get our vote
counted as it is cast. Is it not
easier to buy two election officers
than it is to buy all the fioaters?
If you are in favor of honest cleo
tions and Of having your vote
counted as it was cast, don't be
led astray or driven from the
path of duty by the little scare
crows suggested by those who
hope to profit by a continuation
of the fraud-breeding system
that has been in use for the past
thirteen years. Every true Ken
tuckian should stand for an
honest, open, free and fair cleo
ton, no matter what may seem
best for his party.
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09
Notice to Democrats.

The Democratic voters of Har-
mony and Glenville voting pre-
cincts, which comprise Magisteri-
al District No. 3 of Adair county.
KY, are hereby called to meet,
in mass convention, on Friday,
the 18th day of August, 1905, at
2 o'clock p. m., at Gum Grove
school house, for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for JUS
tice of the Peace for said district,
to be voted for at the November
election, 1905. All Democrats
are entitled to be present and
participate in this convention.
Given under our hands as COM
mitteemen from Harmony and
Glenville voting precincts. This
August, 9TH, 1905.
F. A. LOUIS,
Committeeman from Harmony.
j. E. JOHNSON,
Committeeman from Glenville.
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09
CKNE NKLLET.

Farmers are about through
their meadows.
Only about three weeks till the
fair, then we can take a day off
if we wish.
Quite a good deal Of sickness
in this locality.
Mr.. Robt. Bailey, who has
been confined to his bed with fe-
yer for several days is. improv-
ing, also Mr.. J. G.. Sublett.
Mr.. Jacob Baults, of near here,
who has been wrestling with fe-
yer for more than two weeks is
quite i'll at this writing.
Coy E. Dudgeon made a bus
mess trip to Saint .Mary's last
Friday returning Monday.
Mr.. ]. w. Sublett and wife
were visiting in Columbia last
Tuesday.
Mr.. Jacob Banks, of near here,
sold one nice cow and calf to
James Todd for $31. one day last
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09
week.

K. M. Cabell was the first to
haul any logs to the saw mill
located near here, also the first
to haul logs up the Jamestown
and Columbia road, in the mem
ory of the oldest inhabitant.
Mrs. Fannie Montgomery is
thought to be some better.
E. B. Powell got seriously
hurt last week by a young horse
getting scared and running
against tree with him.
There has not been much
wheat threshed in this section
yet.
Frank Sanders has sold his in
terest in the store at this place
to Sam Coffey.
Miss Nellie Tupman visited
her grand parents in Taylor
county last Saturday night and
Sunday.
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09


The Standard, the local negro
organ of Lexington, created quite
a stir in that city last Saturday
by coming ont in an article, de
handing that an equal division
be given colored aspirants for
county and city officers, stating
that if it was not done the negros
would vote with the opposite
party. This is bad on the Lille
Whites, but if negros are anomi-
mated, they will knock under,
support and work for the ticket.
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09
J0PPK,

We had a good rain Thursday
night, which will help growing
crops considerably.
I. E. Waggoner is at Portland,
this week, hauling logs for the
purpose of building him a res
idence at that place. Mrs. Wag-
goner accompanied him, and will
remain at his fathers for sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Cattle Willis, Of Earling-
ton, KY, has been visiting
friends in this community this
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09

Saturday week the Democratic
Committee of Adair county will
meet in this place for the pur-
pose of naming county candi-
dates, All the committeeman
are urgently requested to be
present.
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09

The yellow fever situation at
New Orleans is still alarming.
Up to last Saturday there had been
499 cases and 80 deaths. On ac-
count of quarantine many mail
trains in the South have been
temporarily suspended.
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09

In adopting for Kentucky the
secret official ballot system In
elections. its advocates claimed
for it, that it would remedy two
of the greatest evils attending
popular elections. One Of these
was bribery and the other force,
or what is popularity called bull
doing. 1t appears that, while it
has not been a success in either
of these purposes in country dis
tricts, it has served one good
purpose, and one only, and that
is to prevent crowding and conse-
quent disorder aboutathe voting
places. Yet it may be said that
this is not on account of the Sc
cret ballot, but on account of
that part Of the legislative act
carrying into effect the constitu-
tional provision, by requiring all
persons, except the persons then
voting, and the officers of the
election, to remain a certain dis
tance from the polls. Has the
secret ballot prevented the brib-
ing of votes? Certainly not, but
on the contrary thousands of men
who under the open ballot would
not venture to sell their votes,
and w h 0 no one WOul d
ture to buy, have taken
advantage of the secrecy of the
voting to buy and sell. Where
force has want to be used there
has been means found to use it,
and that just as effectivly as un-
der the open ballot. In addition
to the failure of the secret ballot
to eliminate the evils it was in
tended to eliminate, it has made
possible, and developed a lot of
evils Of greater magnitude than
those intended to be remedied.
1t has developed what is known
as ring rule and machine politics.
1t has virtually eliminated from
power or influence the independ-
ent voter. It makes a nomina-
tion by dominant party equiva-
lent to an election. If a man
can, by a machine, or by boss
ism, or by any kind Of trickery
get his name upon the official /
ballot under the device of the
dominant party, where there is
general ticket, that the party de-
sires to elect, he is not concerned
as to how little his election may
be desired or how many of his
party are opposed to his election.
He knows that he will go through
with the ticket. So that we find
men desiring office paying very
little attention to the question of
personal popularity, or reputation
for fitness among the voters gen
orally, but relying upon the ma
chine and the party bases to get
party nominations. Under the
open ballot when unworthy or
unpopular persons happened to
get party nominations, it fire.
quently happened that men run
and were elected as Independent
candidates, or the independent
voters would vote for and elect
the candidate of the opposing
party. All of which served to in
duce party caucuses and conven-
tions to nominate men acceptible
to the people, and to deter men
who felt that they were not fit or
acceptable to the majority of the
voters from offering for office.
Another thing that has been de-
The Adair County news., 1905-08-09

The Government has a dozen
buildings in Kentucky and they
cost two and one half million
dollars.