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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-23

Some people use one-quarter of their
strength in doing job, and three
quarters in Dragging about it after 'tis
done.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-23

The outside world thoroughly approves
compelling Allegheny to call itself
Pittsburg, since the visitors collar gets
dirty just as quickly in Allegheny as in
Pittsburg.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-23

Delaware has left open its senatorial
question as to whether it was the
tainted politics or the tained money that
gave out first.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-23
BEECHAM'S
PILLS
Said Everywhere. In boxes ioc. and ia

Kerosene will exterminatc bedbugs.
Use it pIentifully. II will not njure
the furniture. but rather clean and
improve it,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-23

Heavy firing all the week from Mr..
Speakers artillery indicates that the
action has got inside the picket lines.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-23

The previousness of the Bryan boom
is largely due to the forlorn outlook for
democratic state campaigns in 1906.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-23

Hay and cotton are called kings. but
the potato has come to be II potentate of
no small influence.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-23

If leafy June is to preserve its repu-
tation as a summer month, it should
lose no time in turning a new leaf.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-23

Great Britain, it is said, eats in
thirteen weeks all the 100000 bushels
of wheat which it grows.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-23
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WEATHER.

Oregon, Washington and Idaho 4
Fair and warmer.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-23

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SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Kmtered a. second-elass matter June
"a, 1895, at the postofklce at Astoria. Ore
gon, xnder the act Of Congress OF March s,
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14

year when his health began to fail he
went to the Mountains of Tennessee,
hoping that he might recuperate his vi
tally, and he was temporarily benefit
ed, but soon after returning home the
diseases were again fastened upon his
constitution and his general appear.
ance soon told his friends that his days
were of but short duration.
He was perfectly reconciled to God
and tenderly babe his parents, broth
ers and sisters, farewell, saying that
we will meet again.
The Funeral services were held in the
Christian Church, Friday afternoon,
conducted by Ed. A, L. Oder, the de-
ceased pastor, assisted by Ed. w. K.
Azbill, Revs. j. P. Scruggs and w. C..
Clemens. The first two talked, eulogi-
zing the dead, and the latter two offer
ed tender and sympathetic prayers.
At the close of the services all that
was mortal of Mason w. Hancock was
laid to rest in the city cemetery.
Peace to his memory, sympathy for
those who weep for devoted son and
brother.
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14
FUNERAL SERVICES
Over the Remains Of Mason ".
Hancock Friday Afternoon.

Wallace Hancock AS he was familiar
ly called, died last Wednesday after
noon at o'clock, victim of Pulmona.
ry and stomach trouble, aged 26 years
ten months and one day. He was the
second son of Judge and Mrs. Junius
Hancock, and was born and reared in
Columbia. His life was exemplary,
and those who knew him best were
fond of speaking of his excellent char
acter and worth.
He was student and before he
reached his majority he decided to pre-
pare himself to practice law, and a
year or two ago he was admitted to the
bar, but his declining health prevented
him from entering into the active du-
ties of his chosen profession.
intellectually, he was far above the
average His mind was well-stored
with ancient history and he kept well
posted on the current events of our
own country, and was a fluent and en-
pertaining couversationalist, hence he
impaired much information to his less
informed companions.
He was educated in the Columbia
Christian College and the State College
at Lexington, and from the latter in.
stitution he graduated in 1902. Last
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14
A GOOD CITIZEN DEAD.
Mr.. Robert ConOver, a Prominent
Farmer Passes Away.

Last Tuesday afternoon, after a
short illness, the subject of this article
peacefully met his God. He was born
and reared on the farm where he died,
and was known throughout the country
as the very embodiment of honesty.
He was brother of Mr.. r. r. Con-
over, and the two brothers were never
separated until death entered their
home.
The deceased was unmarried, was
seventy years old, and a jealous men,
Der of the Baptist Church. The funer-
al services were held at the residence
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. j. p.
Scruggs officiating. The interment
was in the family burying ground, on
the farm, many relatives and friends
being present. The deceased will be
greatly missed by a large circle of
friends, but the one who has received
the saddest blow is the brother, who
was with him from infancy to cd age.
May the God of heaven comfort him in
his sad bereavement.
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14

vor the purchase of stone crusher. ]
know the Importance. of a bridge anc
hope to see every important crossing
bridged. At present feel more inter.
ested in getting out of the mud.
want a stone crusher, Alfred Murrell.
Mr.. w. R. Myres, makes the follow
ing statement: favor putting rock on
our roads and unless they are graded
up and a heavy coat of rock put on we
are not likely to have good roads in a
century. The fact is, l am in favor
of progressive movement in building
Of roads and bridges. What we do
ought to be done right. The putting
of dirt in the road does no good and !
favor doing it right. Heartily endorse
the action of our town council, in buy
ing stone crusher and / believe the
Fiscal Court ought to do the same for
the county and then wear it out in &C
tive. effective use. / am opposed to
rust. am in favor of building bridge
at Neatsville, this year, if it can be
done, and then make all the roads we
can. We need to push out on these
lines and keep at it when we start.
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14
What is the meaning of No. 81?

Mr.. 10 Turner, who went to Illinois
to see his son who got badly crippled
while handling mules, returned home
last week. He reports that his son is
in the hospital at Jacksonville. and
that he is getting along nicely. A let
ter from his son states that his physi-
clan thinks he win be able to start
home In about six weeks.
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14
IMPROVEMENTS WANTED
Pointers That indicate the General
Feeling Of the People.


Mr.. w. P. Chelf, of Knifey, was in
town last week and made the following
statement concerning the road and
bridge proposition: am in favor of the
county building bridges where ever
needed and as soon as we can. l am
also heartily in favor of making better
roads. As to rock crusher l do not
know whether the county should buy
one or not, but it is the best way to
get stone on our roads. l am in favor
of such action. In our section we
have plenty of gravel and can make
good roads without stone crusher, but
there are many parts of the county not
so situated. You may say that l am
for more bridges and better roads and
WI endorse such action of our fiscal
court that will bring these results.
Mr.. H. B. Ingram, states that he is
in favor of building bridge at Meats
vile, this year and also to do what we
can in making better roads just as fast
we can. l really believe that our first
step should be to build a bridge at
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14
The Lyon Buggy Company, Camp
bellsville, KY.

Hop" Edwards, who was citizen
of Green county, died Wednesday of
last week. He was well-known in Co
lumbia, being related to the members
Of the family of the late Henderson
Wilson. He was sixty-four years old
and served in the Confederate army.
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14

We have the largest attendance, strongest
faculty and best discipline in the history ] of
our school.
Up to this time we have had as many spu-
pills as we could accommodate but have order
dered new desks and added new members to
the faculty, until we now can take
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14
Commercial Department

Commercial Department
Minimum of Theory Maximum of Practice
life by taknga the following
third of the usual COST
BUSINESS AND
ORNAMENTAL PENMANSHIP, ARITHMETIC, BUSINESS FORMS
training produced much through the best
latest
be mmodest in claims
with the We
usefulness and numbers want
the minimum of and the least
have everything by coming with
of Bookkeeping teaches business
beginning Piano System of Typewrng and Gregg Of Short
readily COMPETENT and
Stenograpers fruits; number of pupils who have
taken month writing fifty words
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14

/ am tired Of mud holes, and want
the magistrates to relieve us if possi-
bic. l believe in grading the roads and
putting on good coat Of stone. fa-
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14

T. T. Tupman says: am in favor of
good roads, but do not believe we will
ever get them under the present sys-
tenn. am not settled in mind as to
the course we should pursue to get roads
and do not know whether a crusher
will pay or not. I favor waiting awhile
before we build any more bridges.
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14

You get 500 if you tell us the mean-,
ing of FL.
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14

Mr.. Milton Powell, puts in fiat for
better roads and more bridges, he says:
l favor building bridges where ever
needed and am in favor of the county
buying rock crushers and putting them
to work. The grader won't do by it's
self, after the grader we want the
rock.
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14

Neatsville. This could be done with a
reasonable levy and not seriously inter-
fere with reasonable progress in road
making. / am willing to pay my part
of the tax to purchase road crusher
and l feel that such move would be
to the best interest of the county. In
other works, want to see the fiscal
court make some good and lasting inn
provements and in building roads and
bridges the money is well spent. l be-
lieve the people almost to a man, in
our part of the county will endorse a
progressive i'll step.
The Adair County news., 1906-02-14

q, what is it?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-16

non elastic where wear IN de-
sired We have known a pair TO give
Is months CONSTANT wear-but we
do not guarantee such service as some
men give much harder usage than
others-However. Chester Suspenders
will wear twice az long as the ordinary
kinds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-16

and very original trimming are en-
ployed IN putting them together-but
the noticeable thing that enters
into their manufacture is-BRAlNsl
Wonderfully ingenious elastic. nom
elastic, graduated, cord-ends. Elastic
where the stretch is wanted
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-15
EXODUS OF IRISH YOUTH.
Aged Parents and Small Brothers
and Sisters Left in the
Villages.

II is largely as a result Of the unpre-
cedented loss of half its population in
half century that the present condition
Of rural Ireland is so interesting study,
says Plummer F Jones, in American
Monthly Review of Reviews. The de-
population of Ireland has largely
changed the life Of the people, and the
Ireland OF to-day lacks much Of being
the Ireland of so years ago.
Owing to lack of labor, the former in
tensive cultivation of the soil has
ceased. Tillage has been superseded by
pasturage Thousands of acres that in
former years were teeming with laborers
planting and working potatoes and
turnips, and harvesting wheat and oats,
are now turned out in grass, and the
song of the laborers and the whetting of
scythes have been hushed, and in their
place can be heard the lowing of cattle
and the tinkling of sheep bells.
In all parts of the middle, south and
this remarkable change-more remark
able since the signs OF former possession
and cultivation are still so evident. For
90 years the young and vigorous farm
hands have been dropping the hoe and
spade and emigrating TO America, leav-
ing behind them TO attempt their work
their infrm old parents and their little
brothers and sisters. The children
dream through their boyhood ana girl
hood of the time when they in turn can
go down to Queenstown and sail on the
big ship for New York or Boston.
Whole villages have thus been robbed
Of their young people and vast country
sections that once teemed with vigorous
farm laborers now contain but handful
of men who are really capable Of hard
labor. Indeed, one Of the most striking.
and at the same time most melancholy.
sights in rural Ireland to-day is the un-
usually large number of Respondent
looking old men and women who nope
absent-mindedly about the roadways of
the country side or the alleys of the
hundreds Of semi-deserted villages.
Their sons and daughters have grown up
and gone to seek their fortunes in the
west Not one In hundred OF them viii
ever return 70 hoe and spade the rocky
old Irish fields again.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-15
PECAN SMELLING SEASON.
An Industry That Gives Employ
ment to Many Hundreds
of People.

Some idea of the magnitude OF the
pecan nut meat industry may be had
when It is stated that in San Antonio
TEX alone there are LOO members
of the Pecan Shelters union, labor
organization composed of men engaged
as a regular business in the Smelling
of pecan nuts and extracting the de-
licious kernels.
Not all of the pecan shelters In San
Antonio belong TO the union. There
are several hundred other men, wom-
en- and children in that city who gain
a livelihood from the work. There
are branches of the Pecan Shelters
union in Austin and several other
towns of the state.
The pecan nut Smelling season lasts
from October l to July 1. The new
crop Of nuts begin TO come into mar
ket about October /, and from then
until January l the business of ex-
tracing the kernels Is very active.
The kernels are shipped in large bulk
to New York. st. Louis and other cit
les, where they are used by the con-
fectioners in the manufacture of can
dies.
Pecan Smelling is a comparatively
new industry. IL had its origin, 50
far as its becoming recognized
business Is concerned. few years age
when a candy manufacturer of New
York visited Texas
He ate some of the candy made and
sold by Mexican street vendors In
san Antonio. Pecan kernels form al
important ingredient of this candy
AS an experiment he arranged for
small shipment Of the pecan meats &c
be made to him.
The kernels were received in due
time and the highest art of the candy
maker was employed in their use. The
pecan candy became popular almost
instantly, and other orders fer the
pecan kernels were placed.
That was the beginning of an in
dustry which now gives employment e
several thousand people. There is 4
big demand for he pecan kernels il
every large city in the country.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-15
Notice Of Settlement.

STATE OF VERMONT, A. a Probate eoaT
aAETFoRD DISTRICT, s. held &c h01istool
within and for said District, 600 me had
March, A. ID. 1906.
Present, r. o. sEAvEE, judge.
In the matter ~ the Estate ~ Mason I AFefA+
late Of stockbridge, In said Dsirfb deoeAssi'
testate.
whereas, Martial Wyman, Jr. executor 4 the ~
will aud testament % said estate proposes reaaet
ing an account % his administrafau = aid ss.al {
and presenting his account against me sane W
examination and allowance, az d session y ~
Court 10 be held at the Probate Ones Z
said Woodstock, on the lfth DAY az A"e''
A. d. 1906 at O'Clock In the forenoon.
And whereas said Court hiss assigned Ahl y.
dered said time and place Tor the setNrmssst -
said account, and for Issuing decree v 49,
residue OF said estate O. the persons tlL u.
u the same; and has ordered that plhiH 49, 100
thereof be given 90 all persons Interested = ~ =
estate by publishing copy ~ tle 49, p's,,si
this order three weeks successtFeiY On tne ~ ~
Courier. newspaper publisher .86i.,.
IN said District, the last ui sAil 49, s..t
lions 20 be previous e. said AitA Jay -
A. ID. 1906. Ii ..+.ts
Therefore, All persons concerned ln az oss
are notified 70 appear az SAID iIe'a.s. ~.
on the day assigned, A. Aforesaid thtA ~ \ ~
to contest the allowance % said accounts N.
see cause, aud 70 establish their rkhN
full claimants OF said residue
true record; Attest: .-.,.,.p t,ss.
true copyof record Attest ,,a,.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-15
License TO Sell


ESTATE OF CHARLES B. WALL
STATE OF VERMONT At a Probate ' w
HARTFoRD DISTRICT, S. Aheld az ~ ~ n
within and for said District, on ihe '''A ~'
February, A. y. 1905, ..,.., Ipdge
Present, Hos THOMAS o. Sewer y gts,ls. 4
In the matter Of the estate H N..-Ist AL
Wall late Of Royalton IN SAID
whereas. Geo. W. Ward. executor q u 1
will IL said deceased. and A. 81 "1rsteA
administrator with the VIII .assBtei
% said estate, have " s--inEl
10 said Court their petition IA NJ
prayfng for license TO sell all the ttal - ,ra
sonal estate Of which said testate lel eng ths
possessed. situate in this state, repre- 'tu * sd
such sale will be beneficial 60 the N'"'
testate and TO all concerned. s ga ty n
Thereupon, the Court appointe t44 - pr1bas
March. A. u, 1906, as time, ahu ", beariug
ONCE In said Woodstock as a piaty tlers thf
and deciding on said petition, tn 10 thesams
notice OF said petition, the reasun .. h. given a
and OF said time and place 81 heaL.liN by rubbish
All persons interested In said estate. ~ veess
ing a copy Of the record Of thls 90. N a neusIa
successfully In the White RIVER ~ IN ,Tbich cf
per publish ed at Royalton, IN TINS sla tsresedu
culates In the neighborhood q w. - m be pre-
said estate, the last OF said pubcat HUE toS
vious 60 said time Of hearing, that ~ 6sfore 81
cerned in the premises may 80, WV hs
Court and show cause, u any thes III y, .-rsnted
PRAYER 81 said petition should not nc h'''
true record attest Il O sEAvER Juds'.
true copy Of record, attest ,-pp IBdss
16a3 TO. SEANfh -
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-15
sTENooRAPHERs' ENGLISH.
Some of Their Blunders Make the
Employers Life a Burden
A Few Instances.

In some stenographic systems an
arbitrary sign may stand for one, two
or even three words. Sometimes the
mistranslation of one Of these signs
leads to funny results, says Success
Magazine.
The deed shocked the nation to the
heart-core, was what was said, and the
typewriter evolved The dead shocked
the notion to the hard car" THE rumor
was but transient, though, was hardly
recognizable as The rammer was
trains end through" A rear-end coll
lision was evidently in that girls mind.
AS mamma fed the Jews" was in
geniously tortured by another young
woman into AS mamma fed the jays
Yet she was Sunday school teacher.
plays, creeps and laughs, the inno-
cent, crooned the man. one day, mouth
ing the opening lines Of some projected
baby verses. When the typewriter
tapped out: plays craps and leaves the
innocent" he scanned her yisage
closely.
He said: THE voice Of Dr. Jocelyn
was heard calling for assistance, and 1t
came out: The vice of Dr. Josh Lane
was hard killing four assistants.
When But she held Jake too dearly
for that, and so-passed on" was die
tated, and Il came out: But she held
Jacks, two, drawing for that and so
passed, one, would it have been unjust
to credit the girl at the machine with
an elementary knowledge Of gambling?
Occasionally a new beast or bird Is
discovered by the typewriter, thus:
THE sea-quail was, etc, the intention
being the sequel was, etc This was in
line with a blunder made by the same
girl, who had avowed that "a gull sunk
the schooner instead of "a gale On
another occasion she declared that
pair of lovers Matched up a pretty
squirrel" instead Of their having
patched up a petty quarrel"
Having confessed that once upon a
time she had been a waitress in popular
the reason is clear why
"Foist the males Of the dynasty was
clicked out: First, the meals of the
dinnersty.' This sounds like a made
up, but It is fearful fact.
The president was heard with ac-
claim, dictated the man. The present
was hard with a clam was what the
typewriter insisted that he had said, as
she tearfully hunted for her notes
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-15
WELL HALF A MILE DEEP.
Behring'S Fail 10 Find Desired Arte-
sian Flow in Ohio State
house Yard.

In 1857, for some reason, II was
thought profitable and possible TO Sc
cure an artesian well in the state
house yard. The geology of Ohio
as a science was still unwritten.
in fact, the first volume Of the Ohio
geological reports contains the writ
ten record Of this boring.
Down 2,7T5 feet-oyer half a mile
the auger was sent by the slow and
laborious process of the time, and
nearly a year was spent in the work.
The boring was commenced on No
yember 4. 1857, and stopped October
/, 1858. No artesian water was
found.
The boring was made in the eastern
part of the grounds. Its site was
pointed out to the writer some years
ago, and It is now probably covered
by the cement walk extending out TO
Third street from the judiciary build
ing Water was struck and plenty of
it-fresh, salt, sulphur. magnetism, ETC.,
but none of it came to the top.
Prof Theodore G. Wormley, the
professor of chemistry in Startling
medical college, embraced the oppor-
tunity to secure the temperature OF
this deep boring. With a thermome-
ter placed in a specially prepared iron
case and left in the bottom of the bor-
ing "a hours, he found the tempera-
ture at the bottom to be IS degrees
Fahrenheit. Making deductions for
the distance below the surface at
which the heat of the sun ceases TO
be felt, be computes that the tempera-
ture increased one degree for every
II feet Of descent At that time Eu-
ropean scientists who were carefully
studying this branch of physical ge-
ography had estimated that the tenn
perature increased in such conditions
one degree for every &C feet.
There is no record of the cost OF
the boring, but II must have been
considerable. as the facilities and APP
paratus were primitive compared with
those now in use. Though falling Of
its principal purpose, the state seems
to have turned IL to account through
it's biologists, 50 that II was not
wholly money wasted.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-03-15
Indians Going to school

The Indians Of western Nevada are
taking more kindly TO the government
school than ever before. At present
there are 260 students and no more
- be received until new buildings
under way are completed. It was only
few weeks ago that the government
ordered the installation Of school at
Old Fort MeDamItt in Humboldt
county. to relieve the congestion in
the Carson school