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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11
Boy Accidently Killed.

Glasgow, KY. Sept. THE acciden-
tai shooting of Melvin Young, aged
fifteen years, at his home near Good
Luck, In Metcalf county, has just
been made known here. the tragedy
having occurred some few days since.
Melvin Young, who is the son of Mr..
Jerry Young, and Clint Hurt. also in
his teens, had returned from hunting.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11
The Lodges.

Mt regular meeting of Rough Riv-
er Lodge, No. ITO, X. Of p, held Tues
day night, Sept. 8. two candidates
were thoroughly tested In the rank Of
knight and the work was done In
such manner as to leave no doubt
in the minds that the true knight
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11
Lost and Found.

Lost, between $3.50 p. m, yester-
day and noon to-day, bilious attack,
with nausea and sick headache. This
loss was occasioned by finding at j.
H. Williams drug store box of DR..
Kings New Life Pills, the guaran-
teed cure for biliousness. malaria and
jaundice. Csc. m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11
Condit--King.

Mr.. L. H. Condit and Miss Halle
King were united in marriage at the
residence of the brides parents last
wednesday at A o'clock p. m. Rev.
L. w. Tichenor officiating. The
bride, who is most estimable lady,
is the daughter of Mr., and Mrs
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11
Last Call for Tax in Ohio County.

The time is getting near when un-
der the 1906 act of the Legislature
I will be compelled to collect all taxes
so If you haven't tax receipt when
that times comes you will have to pay
IS per cent. penalty and clerk cost
$1.7O extra. So don't fail to pay your
taxes at once and save this extra cost.
37tf ..r..sR. B. Martin, s. o. G.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11
NO. 81.

face so he could not close his right
eye. A message from Rocky Fork to-
day says Harold has just met with q
similar accident at the same place,
but instead of producing bad results
the blow Strengthened his face and
removed the paralysis, restoring him
to normal condition.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11

Young Hurt, who was holding the
gun, accidentally struck the barrel
against something which caused it to
explode, killing the Young boy almost
instantly. At the Coroner's inquest
the jury decided it was accidental
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11

Everybody everywhere, and
especially everybody in Ohio
county. invited and expected
to attend the Ohio County
Fair. Four :great days-Sep-
tember 11-14.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11
Tax Notice.

Sheriff R. b. Martin has received
certificate from Audior Hager Of the
amount of taxes due from Ohio count
and Is now ready to receive taxes. tt
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11

Trial Catarrh treatments are being
mailed out free, on request, by DR..
Shoop, Racine, Wis. These tests are
proving to the people-without a pen
ny's cost-the great value of this
scientific prescription known to drug
gists everywhere as DR.. Shops Ca
tarrh Remedy. Sold by z. Wayne
Griffin & Bro, ]. H. Williams. m
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11
Insure Your Property

With RILEY & LIKENS. They write
for old and tried companies only. The
best is the cheapest. 7tf
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11

You'll be lonesome if you
stay away. Bring your girl
and come on, boys. We're
looking for both of you at
the Fair.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11
Kentucky Fairs, 1907.

Ohio County Fair-Sept. lila. :
Glasgow-Sept. lila. y
Hodgensville-Sept. 1912. a 1,
Guthrie-Sept. 1914.
Sebree-Sept. 1921.
Kentucky State Fair, Louisville
Sept. 1921.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-09-11

Everybody works but faith
er. Bring the old man out and
help swell the 1907 crowd at
the Ohio County Fair.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
Jean Richepin's Career.

The story of how he came to adopt
1 literary career is sufficiently pictur-
esoue. For some time he had picked
ND q precarious livelihood by doing
"odd jobs" including such prosaic oc'
cup9tions as that Of bOOtblack and
casual porter on the Quai Marseilles.
one day he was engaged by gentle
man to carry to the railway station
heavy trunk Arrived at the station.
there was an instant mutual recogni-
ton. They were old college chums.
What are you doing hereY asked his
friend. Carrying your trunk. be-
.ieve." said Jean. why do you do
,hisr Because / must" Where
do you llve?" "Come and see," re-
piled Rtchcpin.
The future dramatist took his friend
10 his dwelling-a miserable room IN
an attic in the poorest quarter OF the
town. Upon the table lay scattered
heaps OF manuscripts-Jean's Incur
sions in the realms OF poetry when
the more proSaic duties OF the day
were over. Looking through them, his
friend was astounded at their quality.
why do you carry trunks and blacken
boots when you can do work like
this?r he asked. Richepin had never
given the matter a thought. He had
never deemed these products OF hlc
hours worthy OF publication. Pub
lished they were. however. IN a very
few weeks and created an immense
sensation. From that moment Jean
RIchepIn never looked back.-West-
minister Gazette.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20

Iauahed Away the Danger.

An old traveller tells of M experience
of his In midoccan. The day was fog
gy, and most OF the passengers were
below listening to two evangelists
who were holding a particularly fervid
gospel meeting In the saloon. Suddenly
and without the slightest warning
there was terrific crash and the en-
gines stopped. Every one rushed on
deck. The steamer had run into an Ice
berg.
Nobody knew what damage had been
done. and everybody was ready to fly
into a panic. The boats were lowered
and then for the first time the tive
evangelists, who had been forgotten III
the saloon, appearc | on deck. They
wore their OvercOat5 and their hats
and they carried rugs and handbags
They clbOwcd their way rudeiy 10 tn,
rail. with the evident intent Of secur
ing for themselves first places In tn
boat. 1t was just at n time when )
breath would have sent the passenger
panic stricken into the boats.
The sight OF the two evangelists wa
about to undo the work of cool headed
officers when pert little cOcknel
stepped up to the gentlemen with the
rugs and handbags.
beg pardon" said ho, tipping his
cap, lave cab, sirT
And IN the general laugh the danger
of panic was averted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
a silkvvorr OF the Sea.

SIX IS obtained from the shellfish
known as the pima (mytilidae), which
IS found f. tAe Mediterranean. This
sbellash has the power OF spinning q
iscid SIX which I'm sicily is made into
e. regular Ind very handsome fabric.
The sns "a spun hy the shellhsh. N
;hc lirs. instance. for the purpose of
lt,acEing Itself 70 the rocks. II Is
able 70 guide the delicate iilaments TO
the proper place and there glue them
last. and II they are cut away II can
raprOd0ce them The material when
gathered (Which is done at low tide
Is washed In soap and water, dried.
Strengthened and carded, one pound
of the coarse filament yielding about
three ounces OF fine thread, which
when spun. ia Of lovely FURNISHED
golden brown cOlor.-LOndon Graphic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
aAm Aanas Abandon shinlr

A naval officer thus describes the
realistic "All hands abandon ship
Jr!ll. Two minutes after the word
has been passed every ship boat has
swuna from itS duvits into The water.
nd "a minute later every boat IS llor-
oughlv rr5vlsionrd and watcr"1 NtA
fl four minutes aui often 10 much
.ulckcr time every man OF III" ships
,ompnny. from the commanding officer
down, Is occupying The station IN the
boat called FOR by HIS ship nnm''r
and then the command Sheer 'f' IS
given. The boats are hauled away q
couple Of hundred feet from the de-
serted vessel. and she rides without a
human soul aboard her. often when the
drill Is gone through in midocean IN a
sea that the lan1sman would account
terrific. Then the word Board ls
passed, and within eight minutes at
the most all hands are not only on
board again, but every boat has been
relashed TO the davits. all Of the pro
visions. water. instruments and other
gear have been removed. and the ships
company Is In fair way 10 get 70
sieep again
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
Could Not Risk II.

A dealer in real estate tells this story
A middle aged widow came to his Of
fee TO try TO make arrangements for
the purchase of house and lot. I'VE
can make Il small payment down" she
said. and would sign mortgage run
ming for period OF five years to Sc
cure the payment Of the rest OF the
money. Ny daughters have good posi-
tons as bOokkccpers I'm n large mer-
camille establishment and can save
enough out OF their salaries To meet
tho payments as they Become due"
The real estate man hesitated
II should want To be sure Of you
paying for the property IN the stipu-
lated time" he said. Il should feel Ike
a criminal II had TO foreclOse the
mortgage Nt any time-and yet busi-
ness is business. I shall have to see
your daughters"
She brought them 20 his office the
next day.
MADAM" he said, shaking his head
you Will have to give me some adj
ditional security. Your daughters are
too handsome. They Will marry and
lose their jobs long before the five
years are up"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
k.noaroos Saved a Rothschild.

Walter Rothschild. the richest bache-
lor In England, had close call with
matrimony when he was young man.
A designing mamma had managed 10
get the heir to the Rothschild millions
interested IN her daughter, and the
daughter did ell she could to lead the
interest up to the point OF a marriage
proposal
One night at watering place, after
Rothschild had retired 10 his room, he
heard voices under his window which
he recognized as those OF the young
lady and her mamma.
HAS he proposed yet?' asked the
old woman.
mot yet" answered the daughter,
"but I'll have him hooked before long
IL only I can endure his conversation.
Tonight he bored me almost to death
talking about his kangaroos.'
II am sorry" said Rothschild, put
ting his head out OF the window, to
have bored you with tales OF my ami
mails. Forgive me. / shall never do
so again" And he never did.-London
Echo
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
Apoloeixed.

4 delightful story Is told OF Thomas
Poole. When "a person Of some local
Importance and with certain claims TO
respect and Difference" which every
body recognized took II in his head TO
hold forth in Poole's presence-per
haps out Of pure love of irritating q
fellow creature authoritative dis
paragement OF Coleridge and Words
worth. Poole boiled OVER and told the
reyiier In the most emphatic manner,
that be was O fool.
Poole was sorry for Il afterward
DID I call him n foOli How very
wrong Of me! How very wrong!
Would II do any good 70 apologize? l
an sure. II Il would give him any sat
!sfact!on. | would apologize In a mo-
nent" So he returned-"I am sure,
SIR. am very sorry was rude 10 you
Just now. apologize most sincerely.
wish I wasn't so hasty. II was ex-
tremely wrong OF me. But-but-but"
with n gulp, as II he were all but
choking) how could you be such O
confounded fool London Standard.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
Orioin Of Hello, Bill"

Why do the Elk yell Hello. BiliT
It's this way: Lack In 1894, when
there was Il schiSm in the organization,
the two factions Let In Atlantic CITY
for peace parcy. At the time VIII
liam @. Myers OF this city, PhiladeI-
phia's only past grand exalted ruler
was the grand esteemed leading knight
and one Of the most popular men IN
the order TO get his advice and greet
him hundreds OF Elks congregated at
the Atlantic City station to meet MT
Myers All the members were at high
tension. Wben Bill Myers stepped OF
the car Delegate Stack of St Paul, a
big six footer, shouted, Hello, Bili!'
and the crowd took up the salutauon
with a hearty laugh, and from that day
to this Hello, BlllT Is 20 universally
used among Elks that Il has virtually
become official To the good natured
feeling which had It's outward expires
sion in Stacks greeting to BIZ Myers
is ascribed the Observation-Disclosures
phia Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
Th. Story of a Rife Shot.

Perhaps no one knows, or ever Will
know. how much In the Spanish Amer
lean war single rifle ball accom-
plished toward bringing the conflict
10 an early close. II was a sergeant
Of the Ninth infantry who fired the
shot. at a distance OF more than 1900
yards. that nearly severed the left arm
OF General Linares from his body and
gave the supreme command at Santi-
agO 10 General Toral. Sergeant Nc
lnarney was the most advanced sol
Aier OF the American forces, and took
position in q tree. Beyond, within the
breastworks. he noticed an officer
upon gray horse, apparently making
an inspection OF the entire line.
Though the order had gone out that
day that 40 firing should be indulged
IN. McInarney drew bead upon tho
horseman and brought him down.
Later Il was learned that the ser
geant's target was General Linares,
regarded as the best OF Spain's fight
ers IN Cuba Toral a commander who
was anxious for u speedy termination
OF hOstiiities. assumed command, and
q few hours later Santiago capitulatcd
20 the Americaus.-New York Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20

While expounding to his wife the
alleged fact that men can control thell
tempers better than women can, MIR
Kinks fell over the cat and nearly
broke his nose.
THAT settles II" he Kissed. i've
often threatened, but now III drown
the bruteI"
His wife begged him to be merciful
but his mind was made up.
Accordingly be placed the Offending
feline. along with two large bricks
I'm an old flour sack and fastened upon
his murderous errand. On reaching
the canal be threw IN the bag with
such vigor that he overbalanced and
fell into the muddy water. After strug
Cling for half an hour and incidentally
drinking half the water in the canal
he returned home wet and weary.
At the door sat the cat.
"Well. OF alr'- exclaimed Kinks
"Why. drowned the brute!'
"I don't think So" said his wife IA
she let him In. You didn't give m'
time to tell you that there was a hoi'
In that bag!"-London Answers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
An Expensive Rug.

II you are a steady smoker don't
throw away your Old tobacco bags.
BY saving them until he had trunk
ful a resident OF SiXty-sec0nd street
got busy with needle ar<< made one
Of the oldest rugs one would find IN
days walk. OF course this economlcaI
genius is an lncessant smoker. Often
he smoked two bags OF tobacco In q
day. Then, too, he changed his brand
often and in this way got more high
ly colored assortment. He told his
friends about the rug he had In mind,
and they got busy collecting. As re-
ruiz Mr.. Smoker got n big crop each
week. In less than six months he had
gathered los square feet Of tobacco
bags. which was a nice by II rug
He used a piece OF thick flannel as
foundation and sewed the bags TO IL
each night on returning from work.
ON several occasions some OF the fel-
lows from the office helped him do the
sewing" 1t was interesting work.
For some unknown rHson many OF
the helpers sewed the bags on back
ward, but all were finally Strengthened
out and when the rug was finally laid
there was little celebration In the
genius room. Now as he looks at the
rug In silence he pridcs himself upon
his economy. And yet the refresh
ments that he supplied to keep the
workers In good humor and ON the
night of the rug laying" cost him
So4. Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
frivolous Prayer.

In the memoirs Of Comtesse de
Boigne. who lived over hundred
years ago, appears the following: Il
had q great speculative veDerauon for
that youthful Louise de Conde, weep
ing for the crimes OF her country al
the foot Of affairs. | had formed a
romantic idea OF her, but 1t was neces-
sary to avoid seeing the heroine Com
mon. vulgar and ignorant, she was
middle class IN her thoughts, In her
sentiments. in her actions, words and
person. One was tempted to pity God
for being so constantly importuned by
her. She called on him for help In
all the most futile circumstances o'
her puerIle existence. ! have seen heI
offer up prayer 10 recover ball OF
wool which had fallen under bel
chair"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
Aie Mother,s Ruse Eailse.

4 Kansas City professional man
who is prominently identified with Mis-
souri, politics, tells the following story
on himself;
MY folks moved from Indiana e
Johnson county, Mo. when was SIX
years of age. We settled on a farm
near Holden The first Sunday We
were ticre and while the family was
preparing for Sunday school IL was
discovered that did not have any
shoes My mother. realizing that folks
would talk IL one Of her children made
his first public appearance barefooted
suggested that have a cloth tieo
around one foot 10 create the lmpres
sion that vas unable 10 wear shoes
because OF q sore foot So the rag was
tied on me- Everything went along
smoothly, and learned all about bears
eating the bad children up when J
heard snicker from boy | after
ward licked. Ne was pointing 20 my
right foot glanced downward.
"rho rag had slipped OF. and my
Inotber'e Fuse was exposed. kansas
Chy Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
Ths Eirst Teacups.

Even after tea was introduced into
EuroDe and had come into general use
teacups were scarce. At the same time
coffee was introduced: but, apart from
Constantinople, the first coffee cups I'D
Europe date back only as far as l64o
I'm Venice, 1850 In Paris. 1852 In Lon
don and 1904 In Leipsic. From the
first. however, the conventional orien'
tai coffee cup. without stem or handle
was little used, and in Germany not al
ALL The Chinese teacup was used for
tea. coffee and chocolate as well. Speci
mems OF porcelain We're undoubtedly
introduced into Europe In the middle
ages. yet not till the sixteenth centur!
were cups imported from China In any
great quantities, and even then IL was
as articles OF vertu. Most or those
found their way back into China again
as collecting porcelain Is lasting rae
there. and high prices are paid fol
good specimens. The collection OF
Chinese porcelain, II only the genuine
snecimens are desired, requires I'M
mense study and knowledge. as tht
Chinese are skillful imitators and pu'
numerous falsifcations on the market
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
rha Name Saratoga.

The original name Of Saratoga was
"Serachtaguc." About the middle OF
the eighteenth century 1t was "Saragh-
togc." During the administration OK
Governor Ielslcr II was "Sarachtoge.
isn't this quaint-from 16S9:
upon ye nows Vt three People should DO
Kid at Bartel vromans at Sarachtoge oy
We Indians
Resolved by ye Convention Vt Liet
Jochlm Staets forwith goe with ten men
10 Sarachtoge 10 see how ye matter is, ~
bring us an accompt with yc first, ~ "
he Cito send Post hither with yc tide
ings.
Spelling reformers would lie delighted
, with kid" And "ye" Is shorter than
the" and 'yt" Is shorter than
that" "Goe" Is expansive, but Tor
with" for FORTHWITH" is a contraction.
Schoo,craft thinks that Sarafoga = de-
dyed from the Indian words ~Ana-
Ss<~-parkiinx and >egseeneo~
piex - - ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
A Sea StorV.

The good ship Fair Wind was bowl
me along before the nOrwest trade.
The captain was I'm the galley peeling
potatoes for the mems dinner; the
mate was swabbing down the poop;
the cook was shooting the sun and the
apprentices were merrily shooting
holes In the skylight with chunks OF
plum duff.
There she blowsr' cried the man IN
the crows nest.
Instantly all was excitement
There what blows" yelled the skip
per
The wind" answered the lookout
with a hoarse laugh.
The captain burst into tears.
"Kiddcd aboard my own ship" be
yept but his tears were interrupted
by a Wild yen from the forecastle.
Land ho"
"WhereawnyT cried the skipper
at the bottom 4 snecrilg laugh
from the hands.
Fooled again" said The captain
4earfuuy And with ii plunge over
the side % was gono.-Ncw York
American
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20

80 Called Intelligence h Animals.
Now the 80 called Intelligence %
the lower animals s largely IKE that
OF the r!lls that lind their way - the
sea. or II the seeds OF the plants
that find their way 70 their proper
habitat Marsh plants fnd their way
70 the marshes. mn plants find their
way to the hills The spores of The
black knot seem u hunt out every
n'un tree fl the land. Ihe rats and
the mice find their way 20 your new
house OF new barn because they tire
constantly on the search fOT new
feids. The squirrels find the acorn
grove and the birds the cherry trees
for the same reason Their necessities
for food send them IN 0ll directions
TIL they nit the right spots cleared
III a swamp IN the woods and put
ditch through II. In two or three years
he cattail flag was growing IN my
ditch These winged seeds from dis
tant swamps trlversed the afr IN all
directions. Gnd when the wind dropped
them on the proper soil they took root
and throve; all others vastly the
greater number-came 10 naught-
John Burroughs I'm Atlantic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
coeietv Music.

Mary Will have to be asked to play
when she goes out I'm society. A proud
mamma will attend TO that. And Mary
will play with faithful accuracy some
thing from Chopin or Beethoven or
Mendclssohn. and the young people
will watch her chubby fingers thought
fully and wonder when the selection
will come TO an end. They Will ap-
plaud. too-when the end Is reached
for that is good manners. and every
body likes Mary. anyhow. And then
well, Lucy Smith. who has never taken
lessons. Will rollick up 10 the piano
and begin n coon song hands and feet
will beat time all over the room. hall
the listeners will hum the refrain
everybody will see the difference he
tween the piano rs penance ana as
pleasure. and only Mary's mamma VII
make unpleasant side remarks about
the degeneraoy OF popular taste II
pausic.-Cynthia Westoycr Alden III
Success Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
A Nutroeo Revelation,

BRUSH that white powder of the
nutmegs before you begin TO CRATE
'em." said the chef 10 the young ap-
prentice.
But that's the bloom, amt itr' re-
monstrated the lad.
Bloom sneered the chef. mo,
sir; II Is oyster shell powder. The No.
tives, as soon as they gather the nut
meg. roll It in a powder Of ground
oyster shells. and that protects 1t on
It's long voyage to market from the
wecvils. The weevils otherwise would
eat It up. But the powder has served
its turn now, so brush It off."-Ex'
change
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-09-20
WaNes of Water.

Waves are deceptive things. To look
at them one would gather the impres
sion that the whole water Travelled
This. however, Is not so. The water
stays In the same place. but the mo
ton goes on. In great storms waves
nre sometimes forty feet high. and
their crests travel fifty miles an hour
The base Of q wave (the distance from
valley to valley is usually considered
as being fifteen times the height OF
the wave. Therefore a wave twenty
five feet high would have a base ex
tending 375 feet The force OF wave:
breaking on the shore is seventeen
tons to the square inch.