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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13
SPRING CALL OF THE sARDINE.
How the Little Fish Are Caught and Pre-.
pared for Market.
From tie PAladslphia Bullet

From TIE PAiadelphia Bulletin.
"A delicate. faint soueakin'. like the squeak
O. mice. ariz." said the sailor. Tho sound
ooms from the dyin' sardtnes,'
y don't believe IT.
you don't believe II. Well. that shows
yer ignorance" the maflner resumed. 1T
shows ye never been to Brittany. They're
preparin' for the sardlne season In Brittany
now. same as In Phlladelphy they're preparin'
for the shad season.
The sardlnes appears on the French coast
every year In May. Their course is invariably
the same. In March and April they folders
the Adriatic and Mediterranean shores,
goln' west. They 60 through the Straits OF
Gibraltar. They skirt Spain and Portugal.
The spring and summer sees EN- OF France.
and the early autumn hnds 'sm In English
and SCOTCH waters,
Il done q lot O. Brittany sardlne ishin' In
Concsrneau In 90. We used TO ish five to a
boat, Our nets was hand made and Of as
sorted sizes. uur bait was the 1ntestines Of
the tsh called rice.
"we set the nets. We throwed overheard
handouts o. the vile bait. and II luck was with
us the blue water turned silver colored and
auiyery with millions O. sardlnes. We hauled
'em In. dumped EN- In the bottom O. the
boat and scattered salt over 'em. They
died, the purity, delicate critters, IN q minute
or two. They saaeaked as they died. like
mice. 1t was kind O. pitlful.
"on the clear white sand. under the blue
sky, In the pleasant weather. the Breton
won on worked. q hundred or more Of them,
outtln' of the sardlnes' heads. washln' the
salt of EN-, dryin' 'em in the sun, boiling EN-
n couple O. minutes In biz, cauldrons O. sweet
oil. and packin' 'em In tin boxes and solderin'
EN- up
The sailor sighed,
"fhe works about stsrtln' now In Con-
can hear the sad suneakin' o. the little Ash.
The sound seems to call me-"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13
BOYS, ENCOUNTER WITH TIGER.
Man Eater Oyerpowers Them. hut They
Live to Tell the story,

Sa mbaipur correspondence Indian Field.
Jhulan Gaur and Mia Gaur. his brother,
were grazing bullooks In light jungle near
San Shat Bhahal village, about half a mile
from the bastl about 0 A, NJ, The cattle
were IN front. then came Mia Gaur and then
about fifteen PAGES behind him, Jhulsn Gaur.
They had just CROSSED a "nala." Mia was
TO ono side, when fromthe other side suddenly
a tiger rushed at a COW, slapped 1t aside with
n blow on the rump AMI In the same stride
Jumped on Jhulan Gaur, borehim TO the ground
doubled up in the position OF a Mohammedan
saying his prayers or a Chinaman "kowtowing"
the hind paws on his back and the fore paws
on his head.
Jhulan was quite conscious and knew his
doom was sealed. At the time he was borne
70 the ground he called to his brother TO help
him. But when the tiger began to shake
his head from sid TO sig consciousness left
him, Mia heard his brothers. shout for
help and ran TO him at once. The tiger was
On his brothers head aud Mia struck the
TIGER two blows on the head with q light
drover's stick he had In his hand. Tho
tiger had his mouth open and was growing
and lashlng his tail, Mia went In front Of
the tigers face and when he struck the tiger
the brute 8 rang of his brother on 10 him,
He did not slap, but pushed him backward.
He lost consciousness at once, Jhulsn,
a. soon as the tiger left his back, regalned
his senses. and saw the tiger on his brother.
His brother was on his back with his face on
the right side and one forepaw Of the
tiger was on his face and the other forepaw
on his chest. He struggled up and with
the light stick in the hand (which he had
never relinquished he struck the tiger three
times on the side Of the head. The tiger let
70 his brother and took a circle round, then
INV Jhulan and threatened him again by
growing, and made as Il he meant to attack
again but on 1h%iin r ans q ais nD ssie CA the tiger
them ten days after admission into hospital
and they were both doing well. but seemed
QUIET and subdued.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13
Indian and the Telephone,

Muakoose corres pondenee Kansas Citt Jounlal.
There 10 CONSERVATION In the central Office
Of the telephone company at Holdenyille be-
cause OF the fact that q full blood Greek Indian
who cannot speak English has become a pa
tron. John Goat, a fullblood member of the
Creek council. who lives In the woods six
miles south Of Holdenviile, has begun 90 adept
the advanced ideas Of the white man by having
a private telephone line run out from that Town
to his home.
Goat In probably the only fullblood in tha
Creek nation who has a telephone, and he ha'
discovered that 1t Is OF little use to him, Wien
he calls UP he cannot by any contraction ~
the face or signs Of the body make central
understsnd what number he wants. uno1
In q while. when he does succeed in %gr'ting
number. he can And no one at the other emo
OF the wire who can talk TO him, he SAYS, "
one Of his Indian friends expresses Is ~
telephone can talk Creek only Of one end, nh0
the other end persists In speaking English i,
II other fnllbloods follow the example nl
John Goat II will be necessary for The tee.
phone company TO maintain an INTERPRETER n
eN1s eAcnAntos
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13
DANCERS on ORCHID HUVTING
AARF bLttTS eSvf mar HFs
80 ~ THEt'RF mar ~ AFF

Nss ,su.f ptsnl l9ess gs,es presshtff ss'f
NyNw gitfafls n . psspfpsf eesesf
Ctae essgegesse Wale 49, gtpst Nv
IEaaa eWmsssws WBWsstir VsFistifs
~ agehhl 90 spll N auctltH Nv landsn
. few sepsa co. ~ Hma o fstpgi fsF
Hlsh blsees snf IN Ttag wha pahl ihs
bisH pgies pfShahIF hsllevea inst W. n1f o
tafaaiu fbs sgvhgd milas have l-sW .
bNase,fbi n ~ Z sould nov have teea
Nh ~ n such = Aasfs. snd u Nnss havs
bern lha sHiy ena ~ ne s~rsrles n nc
eguatYy
~ osnsF nv has . Hpohopsly ON TINT
faftlculaf apvsf. unlees grte " tis orchid
hIhtasa, Vim are siWaya etptofina happen
~ afusubls upon anothar ans Ahe ". and
lhat 10 lgeefsNahla NJ cnn dsvide n and
dlaqOaa n me III pisnta NJ . aDod price o.
long ~ M piant Remains fafe. and " hs "
~cblleatog whsas Iokby IN he ofehld lsuss
his lew purehass delights him not only
bsoauas of ~ beauty but beca'iss n be-
isHes ~ MIN and him alone N V soms.
thtna NJ u proud n own.
Ftsrs orchids are a neUesaity expensive
plants. They oopl y lot ~ money, snd
sopastlsnss human !iveu, hsfors thay eves
arrive In London, whore mos, ~ tho best
ones are cent. The men Win hunt them
dsniand and ast Good pay because their
worh Il no easier 90 loss dangerous than
thai % tho tropical explorer,
Rare orchids ara the ~ that grow fsf
from the worlds beatsn track, They're In
che junelss Of Asa, In tho forests % Africa,
IN tis tangled woodland Of the Amazon, and
the men who start bravery forth In quest 81
them know from personal experiences and the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13
Some One Found the whiskey.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Somebody has two barrels OF whiskey
that belonged TO T. Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald
Is very anxious to know who has It and to
secure u r~eplevIn for the goods.
The earthquake did not affect Fitzgerald
seriously, nor did the stirring events OF
April IL. But when the morning OF April 10
rolled around and the rim OF tho fire line
began TO verge along south OF Valencia
and dug a hole in the back yard wherein
he thoughtfully embalmed TWO barrels OF
his choicest. stock. When the ashes had
cooled sufficiently to permit Of resurrection
Fitsgerald dug zealously for his barrels, but
they were not there,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13
Killed big sturgeon in q Ditch.
Grdnd Forks correspondenos Ainneap poll,
Journal

Grdnd Forks correspondenos Minneapolis
Journal.
The State Game Warden may be called
upon for a ruling as TO whether the present
IA an open season for the huntine Of big game,
when the game takes the shape OF a forty
pound sturgeon. Angus Woods and a COM
panion were ~strollins about the country
In the vicinity Of the James Sullivan farm
when they noticed great connection In the
waters Of q ditch. ~
.1nyestlgstion showed the oause 70 be q
over some distractions. Securing a gun,
they attacked the monster and after q hard
70 be q sturgeon nearly i've feet In length
and Weighing forty pounds.
It 10 surmised that during the high water
II left the river and jorneyed out Into the
marshes, and on the eubsidence. of the food
found itself stranded In the ditch.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13

ABagOAAtS Vas TWALssTafr
NeH Haas fRN ROah.

~ GpseH zee tssps " n aaa Ras eIw,sas,
eVtp - l0e aIsfeeW ReaaiaP stasul
l1SaaegB pMgy s~ytlaesstpe ~ ~
esuufsg agt ~ Nrftla9 Aspseess
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31
LARGE TIMBER DEALS.
Suits Bros, & Co., Purchase a
Number Of Tracts in the
Sparksville Country.

The firm of Suits Bros, & Co.. have
in the past few days purchased a num-
Der Of tracts of timber in the Sparks
vile country, which is estimated to cut
over one million feet of lumber.
This firm will begin in the near flu
ture to saw the timber and it will be
shipped via Greensburg to the market
The above firm is composed of Messrs.
T. R. and G. F. Suits and G. P. Bur-
ress, local men, who have had years of
experience in the handling of all
kinds of timber, and everyone gentle
man of the first water, making a COM
pany that will be factor in the timber
field of this section.
Following are the parties of whom
the timber was purchased:
Jas. G. Gilpin, $50 acres;
Dolphus Wheeler, 100 acres;
Matthew Wooten, 65 acres;
Vanice McGinnis, 40 acres;
George Wooten, 100 acres;
Albert Brummett, 40 acres;
Tilden Wheeler, 50 acres;
G. c. Yates, 60 acres;
J. j. Hunter, 100 acres, both land
and timber.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31
WEDDING AT
MONTPELIER.
Miss SaIIie Jones and MIR. ]. A.
Williams United Sunday
Afternoon.

One of the pre- ttiest home wedding
of this season was that of Miss Sallie
Jones and Mr.. 10 A. Williams at the
residence of the brides parents, DR..
and Mrs. j. 7. Jones near Montpelier
Sunday afternoon, October 18th.
The beautiful and impressive cere-
mony was pronounced by Ed. 2. T.
Williams father of the groom, in the
presence of number of friends and
relatives.
The bride is the eldest daughter of
DR.. and hrs. ]. T. Jones, pretty and
accomplished young lady, possessing all
the lovely characteristics which make
a charming woman.
Mr. Williams is the youngest son of
Ed. z. T. Williams, and is young
man of the strictest integrity, sue
cessful farmer and stockman.
The popular couple have host of
friends throughout Adair and adjoining
counties who with the News wish them
long and happy life.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31
RECITAL AT
LINDSAY WILSON.
Misses Meek and PenIand Greeted
by a Large Audience Sat.
urday Evening.

The Recital given by Miss Grace Meek
assisted by Miss Hattie May Penland in
the Lindsay Wilson Chapel last Saturday
evening, was one of the best ever wit
messed by Columbia audience.
Miss Meek was secured at the begin
ming of the present school year coming
with the best of recommendations as an
Elocutionist, and her efforts Saturday
evening justified even more than the
most eXtravagent praise accorded her.
In her reading she is exceedingly versa
tile, thoroughly artistic and shows the
most careful study and training which
is so essential to perfection in any line
of work. In our judgment the manage
ment is to be congratulated upon Sc
curing the services of Miss Meek in
this capacity.
Miss Penland, who was with this in
stitution last year, needs no words of
praise from us, the character of her
work speaks for itself and suffice it to say
that she never appeared to better ad-
vantage than on last Saturday evening.
The accompaniment by Miss Jennie
Garrett, of this city, were exception
ally well rendered and contributed
largely to the enjoyment of the eXer-
ciSeS.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31
A UNIQUE JUDGMENT.
Rendered by Thomas E. BramIette,
as Judge Of Cumberland
Circuit Court.

A dispatch from Glasgow says that
Hon. w. L. Porter, while in huntsville
last week, procured one of the most I'M
ique judgements ever entered in Ken
lucky court. Governor Thomas E.
Bramlette, at the time of rendering the
decision was citizen of Columbia. In
full it is as follows: Geo. Spoon, plain
tiff, versus Tabitha Spoon, defendant.
Equity prayer of the petitioner
has, as savory incense, assembled to
the Chancellor, and having endowed
his ear to the doleful complaint and sad
bereavement of the petitioner, is of the
opinion that the plaintiff was awfully
moonstricken at the end of the vale
where the moon was pouring into the
earth her most silvery beams, and in
the strength of his lunacy he madly con-
verted the defendant, on whom every
goddess did set her seal to give the
world assurance of woman, into the
most common of all kitchen service a
spoon. And having broken the handle
and lost the bowl, he now desires to be
relieved from keeping bright and free
from rust and canker the instrument
prepared by himself with which to sup
enjoyment. But the Court is of the
opinion that there is metal and dross
enough to make two spoons, and there
fore, orders and adjudges that the
plaintiff be divorced from the defend
ant, that the marriage bonds be dissol-
we'd and held for naught, and that plain
tiff be restored to all rights and privi-
leges of an unmarried man, and be
henceforth one spoon and defendant
another; that the plaintiff and defend
ant be no longer one but two seperate
spoons.
''The Court, however, advises the
Rev. George Spoon to bask in the sum
shine and breast the storms of life alone,
and not dip his spoon into any more
trouble.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31
q SKIDDOO.

There is no reasonable excuse for any
one to live in a town. if he dosent like it.
II you have no word of commentator
to say for your town, its institutions
or people, emigrate. You won't stop
the the town clock by going away.
The church and school bells will have
the same musical ring, the little dogs
llplay as well and the pure air, bright
sunshine and sparkling water will have
the same health giving properties.
Speak good word for your neighbors
if you can; if you cannot, don't ever
lastingly enlarge on their faults. If
you have become thoroughly disgruntl-
ed move away; go some where, where
things will suit you.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31
A PRECARIOUS POSITION.

The following account of an exper-
fence of Mr.. Ernest T. Willis, former
ly of this place, but now druggist of
Glasgow is taken from the Nashville
American:
''The boys of this place have been
giving E. T. Willis, the druggist, the
broad smile to-day Just before clos
ing his store last night it was necessa-
ry to put up new barrel of linseed
oil. After the faucet hal been put in
place Mr.. Willis closed for the night,
but after going a short distance the
thought occurred to him, Suppose l
did not fasten that faucet tight and
that barrel of oil runs all over the
store?" Retracing his steps, he open
ed the door and went to the rear of
the house to have look at the barrel
which seemed to be all right, put to be
perfectly sure he gave the faucet a
press-it being of the cutoff kind-and
broke it half in two. He placed his
hand over the hold to stop the flow of
oil and found that it took considerable
pressure to keep the oil from running
out, as the barrel contained about sixty
gallons. He looked about for some
thing with which to stop the hole but
could not find a thing. He tried to
force his handkerchief into the hole but
the loss of a gallon of oil was the re-
suit. Then he began to yell and wave
his hand at people who passed, and
those who saw him merely waved back
and passed on. He yelled Fire" and
''Help" but to no purpose. In the
meantime half hour had elapsed and
his hand was almost paralyzed. For
another half hour the performance was
kept up until boy noticed something
was wrong and went to the now almost
exhausted mans aid.
Mr.. Willis admits that the laugh is
on him but says it was one of the most
trying ordeals he ever experienced"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31
DEATH OF
N. 5. MERCER.
One of Adair COunty's Most Prom
inent Business Men.

The death of Mr.. N. S. Mercer, of
heart trouble, at Midtown last Thurs
day evening removed one of the best
known and most prosperous business
men of Adair county.
Mr.. Mercer was born in the Western
end of Adair about seYenty-six years
ago, and practically lived in the same
community all of his life. He was per-
haps the most widely known man in
all that section, and many good and
prosperous citizens of the county to-day
owe their start on life's highway to the
excellent advice and more substantial
aid given them by ''Uncle Fam" as he
was Familiarity called.
Besides being one of the largest land
holders in Adair county, and interested
in numerous business concerns, Mr..
Mercer was a Director in the First
National Band of Columbia.
Mr.. Mercer was married to Miss Lucy
Dohoney and to this union nine child
rem were born, four of whom and his
wife preceded him to the great beyond.
He is survived by two daughters and
three sons, Mrs. w. S. Hindman, Miss
Nellie, Messrs. James, Titus and AL
bert Mercer, and host of relations and
friends who mourn the loss of one so
greatly beloved. lak.
The funeral services were conda
by the Rev. w. H. G. Sandidge ID
by the largest assembly of SD
friends ever witnessed in that 49,
The interment was in the cemetarI -
Midtown, where all that was morta
"Uncle FAM Mercer was tenderly W
to rest to await the Resurrection N <
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31
ELECTION OFFICERS
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
Gentlemen Selected by Democratic
County Committee to Serve at
Primary November 9th.
WEST COLUMBIA.

WEST COLUMBIA.
j. B. Jones and B. E. Rowe Judges;
N. M. Tut, Clerk and A. B. Cox,
Sheriff.
EAST COLUMBIA.
]. L. Johnston and C. R. Royse,
Judges; L. C. Winfrey, Clerk and j.
E. Eubank, Sheriff.
MIDTOWN.
]. w. Townsend and J. w. Thomp-
son, Judges; Albert Mercer, Clerk and
F. P. Dohoney, Sheriff.
KELTNER.
Spludge Sullivan and Taylor Parsons,
Judges; Henry C. Jones, Clerk and w.
T. Blaydes, Sheriff.
GRANVILLE.
w. T. Fletcher and J. A. Diddle,
Judges; R. L. Caldwell, Clerk and
James Keen, Sheriff.
ELROY.
R G. Breeding and H. Q. Montgom-
cry, Judges; Noah 10y, Clerk and
Motley Campbell, Sheriff.
HARMONY.
A. 10y and Everett Petty, Judges;
Fish McClister, Clerk and Fayette
Bryant, Sheriff.
CHENILLE.
J. w. Blair and w. N. Order,
Judges; F. A. Strange, Clerk and j. j.
Dudley, Sheriff.
WHITE OAK.
J. D. Hays and Sid Bailey, Judges;
S. 1. Blair, Clerk and Milton Powell,
Sheriff.
LITTLE CAKE.
James McQueary and Welby Will
liams, Judges; VIM. G. Mckinley,
Clerk and Wood Evans, Sheriff.
PELLYTON.
Joe Blackford and Sam Workman,
Judges; ]. H. Pelley, Clerk and A.
Hardin, Sheriff.
ROLEY.
Will Simpson and Van Dunbar,
Judges; Irwin Abel, Clerk and Geo. E.
Walker, Sheriff.
CANE VALLEY.
w. B. Page and Ed Cundiff, JudgA
A. H. Judd. Clerk and w. E. Co
Sheriff.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31
METHODIST MINISTER DEAll

The death of Rev. j. l.. lexington at
his home six miles from Campbelisville,
Friday, Oct. Goth, took from the Con-
ference roll one of its Oldest and most
worthy ministers. On the return Of
Rev. Burlington from the Annual Con-
ference at Central City several weeks
ago, he suffered stroke of paralysis
which was eventually the cause Of MS
death. The deceased was born in Adair
county, about three miles from Colum-
bia on the Greensburg road.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31

Messrs. R. & j. S. Young, the we'll
know lumber dealers of this place, con-
tracted to furnish J. B. Ransom & Co.,
of Nashville, one and one-half million
feet of lumber. The lumber will con-
sist mostly of popular, oak and hickory
and will be delivered to the river bank
at points between Rowena and Nicely s
ferry. Cumberland County News.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31
DEATH OF MRS. IVY MILLER.

Mrs. Ivy Miller died of heart trouble
at Burkesville last Thursday evening
and her remains were carried to Camp
bellsvillle where the interment took
place. The deceased was a wife of
Mr.. Ivy Miller and daughter of Mr..
H. G. Sanders, of Taylor county. The
husband, little daughter and relatives
of this estimable woman have the SYM
patty of all in their bereavement.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31

This Office acknowledges the courtesy
of Mr.. C. L. Collins in the receipt of
the San Francisco Examiner of the 21st,
1t contains 116 pages covering every in
teresting topic before the American
people. One of the prominent features
is the advertising of the Pacific Coast
cities and towns showing their ire
mendous advancement and growth since
the destruction of San Francisco by
earthquake and fire. There seems to be
much doing on the sunset coast of our
country.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31
MISS BLANCHE LEACH DEAD.

Miss Blanche Leach, of near Russell
Springs, died Wednesday night, Oct
ober 24th, a victim of consumption.
The deceased was twenty one. years
of age, a daughter of Mr.. Matthew
Leach, and was a general favorite, who
will be greatly missed in the commune
ty where she lived. The interment was
witnessed by large number of sorrow
ing friends at Mt. Pleasant Church,
Russell county.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-10-31
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER.

Voters who were absent from home
on the regular registration day, or who
were prevented from registering by
the sickness or death of some member
of his family can register Tuesday and
Wednesday, Both and 31st of October,
by going to the clerks Office and MAX
ing an affidavit to that effect.