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The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
No Hslp for the oyino.

The extreme eallousness Of tho old
English gamblers. or gentlemen. az
they we're then called. Il Illustrated
BY the following account which Hor.
ace Wal1ole. the celebrated lettsr
writer. gives Of a curious occurrence
~ Whites coffee house In London
10 one Of his cpla,les 20 Sir Horace
Mann. under date Of September 1.
1860. b. says; They have put into
Tho papers a good story. made AZ
Whites 4 man dropped down dead
~ the door. and was carried In Tho
eiub Immediately made bets whether
~ was dead or not and when they
we're going 10 bleed him. the wager.
ers for his death lnterposed aud said
" would affect the fairness u tho bot.
and they stopped their efforts The
Sunday Magazine.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
Paupers Were Well Fed.

In the records Of St Thomas hos
pitAl. London. Is an entry Of the year
1870. to the effect that In considera.
ton OF the hote tyne OF the yere.- the
poor DO allowed every one a daye
three pyntts Of Bere for two months
"A quart at dinner and a pint at sup
per-and at the end OF two months TO
turn to there olde ordinary allowance,
wyehe is one quartz" The food a,
this ancient workhouse was to b. dealt
with AZ literally as the drink. The
almoner and steward were to bye nc
byte but OF the best without bones
and In special without the marybon
and none other to be bowghL"
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
We Help You to Save
and MAKE MONEY.

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low clubbing rates with publishers
o. the best aud most popular publ
cations IN the United States. Daily.
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mission 10 Soliciting Agents
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to the Subscriber by asking each
reader Of this item to send a postal
card Tor Sample Copies THE
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a'ed To do little agency work dur.
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One offer gives $500 Worth for
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The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
In Memory

OF Mrs. Alvira j. Elder, wife Of T.
S. c. Elder. who died at her home two
and one-half miles Northeast of Mar
ion. on Nov. 5, 1906, at ESQ O'Clock a.
m. She was the daughter Of James
E. and Peggy Jackson, and was born
March II, 1874 She was married to
Mr.. Elder August Is. 1859. She
leaves husband and three children,
Rufus II. and 5ophronia Elder. Of Ma
rion. and Mrs. 7. T. Davis, Of Summer
vile, Ca. one brother. W. II. Jackson.
and one sister. Mrs. J. d. Scott. both
Of Alva, Okla.
Mother professed faith in Christ
when quite young and united with the
Presbyterian church at what was
known as the Old Brick Church n, Ma
rion. Though she was an invalid and
a great sufferer for a number Of years.
she remained faithful 10 her church
and was devoted to her husband and
children. The best medical aid was
secured and all was done that could be
done to alleviate her suffering, but TO
no avail. When death came IL was Ia
her only a dream. for the sting
thereof had been taken away by the
precious blood Of Christ. On the 9TH
er side she is watching and waiting for
loved ones to come.
She was laid to rest in the old GENE
terry at Marion. the funeral was con
Quoted at the grave by Rev Ben An
dres.
Precious mother. she has left Us.
Left Us, yes. forevermore.
But we hope to meet our loved ones
On that bright and happy shore.
. Lonely the home and sad the hours.
Since our dear one has gone;
But OH a brighter home than ours
In heaven is now her home
MARY.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
AGED WOMAN SPEEDS AUTO.
Takes Delight In Fsr, Driving "
Spite of Her 100 Years.

Middletovn. Conn -Arrayed In cog
gies. visored cap and long cloak. MrA
Elizabeth Hunt Of Brooklyn borough.
Who 10 iOs years old. 10 making her
annual tour Of this state The trip
u being made In an automobile which
travels BY easy stages from one town
10 another ditherto the annual tour
which Mrs. Hunt insists on making
each year has bssn accomplished
mostly by train.
NO, much like the stage coaches
Of my girlhooi. abe laughs Owing
10 her rheumatism she has 20 De
helped into the car. but she scorna
cushions and pillows She likes "a
sit on the front seat with the ohaui
feur. and asks many questions about
the mechanism OF the car. which ,hs
driver gladly explains 20 her.
She often tells the chauffeur not q
hold the machine in. because she saw
abe can stand a. much speed a. bet
sou. Vho Ia IS years her junior. and
Who also enjoys the sport
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
PLAN FEDERAL FEMALE PRISON
Government May Rally All In One
Great institution.

Leavenworth, Kant is the plan
OF the department OF justice 20 build
here within a short time a prison 20
be devoted entirely 20 the keeping
OF government female prisoners, and
Gen Cecil Clay. special agent OF the
department. and Architect T c.
Young, OF St Louis. who are az the
United States penitentiary making
an inspection. are said 10 he looking
over the land Of this prison for a site.
II one Is built II will he directly west
OF this immense institution. and per
haps, under the same head. but this
has not been decided.
The government has in all no less
than 200 female prisoners held for
violation OF the federal laws These
are confined for the most part in state
penitentiaries. 10 states where their
Grimes have been committed and ara
being paid for out Of funds set aside
for this purpose The cost is about
so cents a day and II Is thought they
can be more cheaply and satisfactori'
ly confined II In a government institu'
ton,
At one time II was planned TO con
fine all female lawbreakers in one
dollhouse OF the federal penitentiary
here. but this has been changed. as
II was not thought this would be a
suitable arrangement and would b
detrimental 70 discipline.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
American ci.ili,y Criticized.

owen owen. a dry goods man. who
is Ia large way Of business In Liver.
pool. tells 10 the Diapers Record Of
what he saw on a recent visit to the
United States. He speaks with wonder
o, the many attractions and convent.
ences American dry goods men fur.
nlsh Tor their customers. but remarks:
"One hardly ever hears the phrase
Thank YOU IN an American shop
Without being actually rude. the as.
sistants seem TO lack some OF the pol.
ish which Is expected from them 10
this couthry."
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
nn Pertinent Query.

~ you haven't got anything % 40
and y1g 4os; pear 20 have
r-imly sad the on todser address
ING The most paltry citizen In the sill.
'a.e ana 40 souse-and YOU don't
evidence any symptoms % having 3D.
AMI 90 honesty and you've never
6-en accused Of being cursed with
auy-and 40 scliFespect-and there's
40 Indications OF li-and no ability
% 80 anything but lui and Top and
ALLY gag around-And you are clear
Up into the thlry.third decree at
that-syn u don't you run Tor the
legislature You ar amply equipped
lor the position. look at the fun
you'd have. with all the Toms. Dicks
ana liArrys In the community hooraw.
ms Tor 90 against you. and n you
should happen TO b. elected the dis.
honor wouldn't especially hurt you.
and you've got no family 10 be dis.
kracei What say .-Puok
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04

Robc,plelrr uf the French rsyolu
ton The man who was destined To
deiuge France with blood. was. not
Ions before bis tughtful career Of
power began. one OF the most strsnu
OTIS opponents OF capital punishment
While d. was stiil an obscure advocate
az Bis native Aras be- throw up an az
rointm"nf because OF his opposition 10
this form % penalty Aud Just when
bis STAG vas 90 the ascendant be- bold
o. hanagued the national assembly 10
prove .fhat the punishment 81 death
l. essentially unjust that 70 has no ten.
dcuDy tn raprrss crimes and that IL
mu.up.irs oneuses much more than d,
dim.nlslrs them
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
ORIGIN or POSTAGE STAMPS.
Secret Sign on an Envelope the Cause
Of Present System.

Quite recently there has been more
or less discussion as to the origin OF
the postage stamp.
Perhaps the most authentic story is
that which comes from the post Office
department at Washington.
Il appears that about % years ago
Rowland Hill was travelling through
one Of the northern districts OF Eng.
land and for a time was sojourning at
an inn where the postman came with
a letter for young miss. who turned
II over and over in her hand and after
examining the envelope infinitely in
quired the price Of the postage. which
was a shilling. She sighed sadly and
returned the letter TO the postman,
saying that IL was from her brother.
but that she had no money.
Mr.. Hill, was an onlooker and was
touched with pity. He paid the
postage and his action seemed to EN-.
barrass the girl When the postman
had gone she told Mr.. Hill that some
signs marked on the envelope con.
veyed to her all she wanted to know
and that as fact there was no writ.
ing Enclosed. In extenuation she said
that she and her brother had con.
trivet a code system OF communlcat.
ing. as neither OF them we're able to
pay post charges.
Mr.. Hin thought Of the results Of a
system which made such frauds pos
sible Before another Day he HAD
planned a postal system upon the pres
ent basis.-Harper's Weekly.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
Largest chAn Cables

What arc said to be the largest
chain cables ever made for ship
use have been turned out In South
Wales. The iron bar used In max
ing the links Is three and three
quarters inches in diameter at the
smallest part. Each link In about
22H inches long and weighs about
100 pounds
when tested for strength the
breakiag stress OF 1861 tons required
BY law. instead OF tracturing these
gigantic links. simply elongated them
about one inch With the highest
stress that the testing machine could
give about $40 tons the links showed
no signs OF cracks or fracture -EI.
port Implement Age
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04

Desperate means we're sometimes
resort-d 90 In order "a get men Tor
British sarsh.ps A chronlclor writes
that 10 the year 1855 a fleet %, ships
being required Immediately TO be-
manned. the press sangs placed live
turkey on the top Of the monument
which. drawing together great nun.
Der of idle people they had the oppur
tunity ~ selecting a. many men AZ
answered the purpose ot their intend
"a scheme The scene 80 enragcd a
citizen that be fred a shot al the bird
which occasioned II TO ny away" Bun
the mischief had been done
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
Enall.h omeIaI, On lndla.

Britain uses only a handful 81 Eng
iishmen In It's India civil service &c
govern the hordes OF natives IA In
dia SAYS an authority lncludlns
military officers In civil employ and
others. about 1900 Enslishmen are
employed In the civil government Of
25e.O0OOO Of people and 10 the par
tial control Of $4,000 more On the
average there are only four members
Of the Tu!ing race Tor eye.y million "
hs subjects India is a government
Of Indians under British direction"
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
5CycaMiTH0UTF|RE
.LEVER p=N cEs FOR USE AT
Array MAN-uVERS.
Merits Of Invention viii Be Tested In
field Operations and Commits
ssry Department Expects
Good Results.

/ Washington. Gen. Sharpe.
,ommlssary general has sent enough
Of the new army freless cookers to
iced four companies to the Joint camp
II Mount Gretna, Pa. He has also
ordered enough OF the cookers to sup
ply eight companies sent to Fort
Riley, Kan, where one OF the larges;
Of the joint sncampments began TO
gently.
1t Is the intention OF the commissary
department to test the merits OF this
device in practical field operations.
The cooker in Its present form has
been constructed by the army artisans
themselves; there are no patent rights
connected with II. and 1t is so simple
that any boy handy with tools could
make Que In the course OF day &C
cordlng to the army standard. The
commissary department Is highly
gratified over the success In the OK
periments made In the west. and the
officers are devotins their attention 70
developing minor Improvements. such
az the application OF devices for her.
uetIcally sealing the cooking vessels
and tightening the weight OF the out
it,
The large Six-compartmen cookers
FIRST made weighed $50 pounds each,
but they have been lightened. and one
development is single compartment
cooker weighing little over 100
pounds which has found much favor
because It can be packed readily on 4
mule. assuring hot supper for de
tachment at the end OF a days scout.
Another Improvement about to be IN.
troduced is he adoption OF aluminium
vessels. made after the departments
plans, which are expected TO be indie
st!uctible.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
,sHoUR DAY ON MILK DIET.
Hslteree5 Hercules Drinks Two
Quarts While at Work.

Brattleboro, vt-Joseph Moss. 4
French and Indian hAlfbreed works
10 hours daily. and says that Il makes
him dope" % sleep more than two
hours and A hall IN one nlght
Ignoring union conventions and pre-
oedent, Moss accepts less instead %
more than regular compensation i1s
overtime. Because OF his unusual
strength. ne carries a bod made espe.
cially for aim. his loads averaging 100
pounds He Is paid 30 cents an hour
for the nine-hour iay and IS cents an
hour for overtime.
Moss wears his hair. which falls DO
low bis shoulders. In a twist beneath
his hat He pausss In his work every
forenoon 20 drink two quarts OF milk,
which Ia brought 10 him by a milk
man. The Income Of Moss from car
rying the hod" Ia said 20 exceed the
salary Of The county treasurer
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
MILES PREDICTS WORLD WAR.
Former Army Head Declares Panama
Canal VIII Bring Conflict.

Philadelphia.-Gen. Nelson A. Miles.
former commander In chief OF the
United States army. said that the
opening OF the Panama canal would.
In his opinion. be a step toward a
war in the future.
n war does come" he said. 1t
will be a struggle for supremacy be-
tween the United States aud the
powers OF the world
Gen Miles admitted that the strug.
gle he foresees will not come for
some time. But II is certain sooner
OF later as the clash OF commerce
becomes keener. In such a war the
United States would have to struggle
single-handed against the world An
increased army and navy would not
avail much. he says South American
trade Is the bone over which the pow.
ers will contend and the canals open
Tag will force Us into the arena.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
BRICKS MADE sy LIGHTNING.
Clements Are Kind to Nan Lisinq
Near Columbus. Ind.

Columbus. iai-Na'han u Nes.
som. a farmer ot SandcIeok township.
has broush, 20 this city some samples
% bricks made by lightning. Duriae
a thunder rain and hail storm on his
farm recently lightning struck a shock
Of wheat and burned a.
Several hours later Mr Newsom
was walking through tho Geld and
found the ground 30 hot near the
burned shock that he could not stand
on It. The next day the ground
was still hot. and he took a shovel
and dug down to see for his own
curiosity how much Of the ground had
been affected.
Ten inches down he found that tho
ground wa thoroughly baked. and
pieces Of earth which readily hold
together we're taken out The earth
which vas ane black soil. Ia cooked
10 a brick red. ard every bit Of vege
table matter hAa bssn roasted out
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
RI. FIanary'S
Insurance Agency

Representing the Farm Department
Of the Continental Fire Insurance Co..
Of n. Y. for Crittenden, Lyon and
Livingston counties.
The Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance
CO.. Of Hartford. Conn.
The Standard Accident and Health
Insurance Co.. Of Detroit. Mich.
Indiana and Ohio Lave Stock tnsur.
anee Co.. Of Charlottesville. Ind.
Call on or write to K. L. FIanary.
Marion. Ky. Tom Cook. Fredonia, Nv.
s. P. Berry. Smithland. n.y., Phone
225, Office jenkins Building.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04

II you are Constipatcd. dull. or BIZ
lious. or have a sallow lifeless complex
ion. try Lax-ets just once to see what
they will DO for you. Lax-ets are little
toothsOme Candy tablets-nics 10 eat.
nice in effect. No gripping. no pain.
Just a gentle laxative effect that Is
pleasing and desirable. Handy for
the vest pocket or purse. Lax-ets
meet every desire. LaK-ets come to
you in beautiful autographed metal
boxes at 5 cents and 25 cents. Sold by
HAYNES & Taylor.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
TAKE MILLIONS FROM AMERICA
Records Show That immigrants Send
Earnings to Home Banks.

Neutrality-suspicious. OF dollars in
American sold ia being boarded an
nually In the banks OF Italy by TEN.
porary Italian residents OF the United
states. This is the news that has
just reached the government, along
with a statement from the general
commissioner OF immigration at Rome
that the total immigration to the
states from Italy In the year 1866
approached the 100000 mark.
The idea OF most Italian emlgrants.
says the immigration commissioner.
Is 10 accumulate something like a
fortune in the states and return with
II 10 Italy The intimacy Of the home
connection Is shown BY the exhibit
OF the Bank OF Naples. which. hav-
ing advertised that sort OF business
a. It's speciality. has more than $4,000
accounts opened by Italian emlgrants
IN the United States and placed 10
their credit during the fiscal year Just
closed more than i500.OOo.
During the same period Italians 10
Argentina sent TO this single bank
sS2s.OOO and ig35.Ooo came from Bra
all
The total receipts from such
sources at the Naples bank we're
100000 above those OF the year BE-.
fore And that is only one bank
apong iotens In Italy.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
suh,,l,u,. for c.lluloId.

Vienga "A young Bohemian chem.
lot at Gablong has discovered sub
stiute Tor celluloid. much cheaper
and without any Of It's dangerous
properties. The new substance Ia
elastic. entirely nonlnnammable, and
an excellent material for working,
BY a simple process articles made
from Il can be given a high and last.
ing polish. II IL said 10 keep It's color
alike in sun or water.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
A Mnna,r,

i always read your poems by tho
nreslde wrote the Young Person To
the Bard
Wunder. he unused. 10 she really
Ikea then, or d, she does that no that
she can chuck EN- ia the IRE a. soon
a. she a loosed 'em OVER -Cle,eland
LEADER
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
N,n Water seoon 1rl.n

II the experiments that are no~ D.
ing made with a new water scoop are
successful Il will be possible TO,
trains running at the high speed u Is
miles an hour 10 take water wi,hou,
slAckening The initial experiment,
made a few days ago vas highly sue.
eessful. and Il was shown thar Il Va,
possible for engines on tho as,
through trains to be equipped uitA the
device.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
For PostseI,y'. s.s.

Weary. why don't yer ever do no
work."
Tn tinkin' o. my descendant.
Raggsy"
"Not dyer mean
Fur be it from ne to a. any &C,
thatll keep en- from boastin that the
founder u their tambly WA q gent OF
leisure.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04

'on What srounds do you claim that
your client Is Insane1'
Didn't he choose me a. his law.
YER triumphantly replied counsel
Even the prosecution was nonplussa
at this
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
PsraLtt,nt Inn,.n

Bacon And you say be- isa pa,i.n,
and persistent fisherman
Eshcr'--Wcll, I should say s,, 4
saw him trying ior two hours ono,
to sot an eel Oh his hoos -Yonko,,
Statesman.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
United state. PAID Germany.

Berlln.-The United states govern
mont has paid Germany the award Of
$4,000 In the Samoan case. Grea,
Britain paid her damages In Tho
spring and the matter 10 therefore
settled.
The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
stated Aaeni.all.

snleker-What do YOU do when |,
sucker "oa { take your bait
hhoekeT-Why. rsbats--Indianapo.
~ Newa "'V
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
Origin Of Valentines.


A fact in natural history, to wit,
that birds in Southern Europe pair
about the middle of February, is
said to have inspired a custom OF
the ancient Romans to which the
origin of the modern valentine can
undoubtedly be traced. AT the
feast of the Lupercalia, held in hon
or Of the great god Pan, the names
of the virgin daughters of Rome
were put in box and drawn there
from by the young men. Eacu
youth was bound to offer gift to
the maiden who fell to his lot, and
to make her his partner during the
time of the feast.
How this secular custom became
allied to the name of a saint is alto.
gether a different matter, says
The Housekeeper. St. Valentine
was a Bishop of Rome during the
third century. He is said to have
been OF very amiable nature and
most eloquent of speech, wherefore
he was very successful in convert
ing the pagan Romans to Christian
ity. Marcus Aurelius was then
Emperor, relentless prosecutor Of
the Christians, and by his order
the Bishop was beheaded. The
date of his death was February IA,
27o A. d. We find the statement
in Archbishop Wheatley's illus
trations of the Book of Common
Prayer" that "St. Valentine was a
man of admirable parts and so fa-
nous for his love and charity that
the custom Of choosing valentines
upon his festival took its rise from
thence" But probably the con-
nection of name is wholly due to a
coincidence Of date. When the
saints name was placed in the
church calandar the day OF his
death was made a festival to offset
that of the Lupercalia, on the 18th.
In Allen Buffers Lives of the
Saints" we read that the Jealous
Christian fathers tried to substitute
the names OF saints fer those oi
girls in the lottery game, but with.
out success. So the valentine
custom spread from Rome through
Europe to Great Britain. always ii
high favor, and later, in the form
of sending tender missives, came tc
America and down to the present
time.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
Range Cattle All Destroyed.
Below Zero for Forty Days in Montana and
North Dakota.

The reports received from
Montana and North Dakota show
that the destruction of range cattle
is complete. For more than forty
days the thermometer has been be-
low zero over a large area, and
this morning fall OF from fifteen
to twenty degrees was reported
with a wind which blew from fifty
to sixty miles an hour. Four days
ago cattlemen from that section of
the country reported that go per
cent. of the cattle had been destroy
ed.
The graver fear there is that the
blizzard may be followed by loss
of life, as the section of the country
where the cold is most severe and
the wind the strongest is the same
from which a fuel shortage is re-
ported
1t is said at the Weather Bu-
reau that all records had been brok-
en- for continuously low theomome-
trical readings for any section Of
country heretofore considered a
vailable for husbandry or cattle
raising.