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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-09
MRS. LUCY BLAIR DEAD.

Mrs. Lucy Blair, wife of the late
Robert Blair, died at her home near
Glensfork last Tuesday evening; a vic
tim of consumption. Mrs. Blair was a
noble, Christian lady and her loss will
be great to the entire community. The
deceased is survived by one son, Mr..
Dola Blair. The remains were inferred
Wednesday afternoon at Glensfork.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-09
COLUMBIA. ADAR COUNTY, KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1907

For four years she has been confined to
her room, the effects of paralytlc
stroke, otherwise she is in good health.
Few people live so long and fewer still
have celebrated so many anniversaries of
their marriage.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-09
SO YEARS, HALE AND HEARTY,

Last Saturday was the 83rd birthday
AMr. Solomon Turpin and he is in as
good health and apparently as stout as
many men 20 years younger. Mr.. Tur-
pin is the oldest man in Columbia and
sticks to his business every day. He
was married Oct. 9Th 1843 to Miss Sar-
all j. Absher, who is now in her S5th
year being the Oldest lady in the town
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-09

Mr.. R. M. Grissom who. has spent
several years in Guthrie, Oklahoma,
Oklahoma, has finally decided to go
farther West. He is now near Elida,
New Mexico, with good large possess
ion of this earth, rich and productive.
We understand that he expects to de-
vote his attention to stock raising and
shipping Milo Maize.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-09
ELOPED TO TENNESSEE.

Mr.. Gaines Durham and Miss Emma
Hatcher, Of the Hutchinson school
neighborhood, eloped to Tennessee last
Monday night, were married and re-
turned home Saturday. Mr.. Durham
is the youngest son of Mr.. Major Dur.
man and the bride daughter of Mr..
S. A Hatcher.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-09

''The st. Bernard Guide" of Glenn
entsvelle, KY, edited by Rev. A. L.
O'Shea reached our exchange table
last Friday. 1t is three column,
four page paper, attractive and well
edited. 1t is published in the interest
Of religion, education and progress.
We extend our best wishes to Father
O'Shea and hope The Guide long and
useful life which it will so richly deserve.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-09

Mr. U. P. Morgan, of Crocus, was in
Columbia one day last week for the
first time in several months. He was
severely mashed last Fall, and only re-
Gently was able to get out. At pres
ent he is not fully recovered, but is
fast improving, and we hope within a
few more weeks he will again be en-
tirely well.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-09

Mr.. S. T. Evans, of Edith, this county.
killed two snakes last week, one 45
and the other 40 inches in length. This
is rare occurrence to find snakes at
this season of the year but for several
DAYS it has been Spring-like weather.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-09
new BRIDGE.

Mr.. George Gowdy, President of the
Columbia and Campbellsville Turnpike
Co., informed News man Monday
morning that his company would very
probably replace the bridge across
Green river, but it would be five or six
months before the work could be done.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-09

Miss Trannie Sandidge, the twelve
year old daughter of Rev. w. H. c.
Sandidge, entertained quite a number
of her friends last Friday evening by
giving a candy pulling. 1t was her
twelfth birthday and all present had a
pleasant as we'll as sweet time. Miss
Nellie Follis, of Columbia, was there.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-09

Mr.. S. M. Morgan, Pendletonville,
Texas, is visiting his parents and
friends near Crocus. Mr.. Morgan has
been a resident of Texas for Is years,
and judging from his conversation he is
in love with his Western surroundings.
He will return in two or three weeks.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-09

Ed. z. T. Williams will preach for
Columbia, Cane Valley and Mt. Pleas
ant, again this year. Second and
fourth Sundays at Columbia, first Sum
day at Cane Valley and third at Mt.
Pleasant.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-09

Born, to the wife of Mr.. A. D. Pate
son, Friday, January 4th, son.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-02
corot as He Died.

In notice of Corot, the greatest Of
French landscape painters, writer in
Parsons recalls that during the revo-
luton Of 184S the artist remained in
his studio quietly working despite the
incessant firing. In fact, he was so
absorbed in his painting that he knew
nothing of the change of government
In 1851 until three months after the
fall of the republic. He was past
eighty when he died, yet he loved life
and used to say he hoped he would
live to be hundred and could paint
up to the last day. A short while be-
fore he died, as be lay on his bed look
ing out Of the window, be said in
feeble voice: when the spring comes,
I win paint beautiful picture. l see
a sky full of roses" Resting a mo-
ment, he was seen to gather his fingers
together as If holding a brush; then
there was a movement as If he were
painting. Thus Corot died.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-02
His Life Prsserxers.

Mr.. Hare in his book, 1.-THE Last of
the Bushrangers, says that in the
early days of the Ballarat digging in
Australia a police officer was very Ill
with an abscess Of the liver, and the
doctors had all given him up. A police
magistrate had watched over him night
and day, and when all hope seemed to
be gone the dying man said to his
benefactor:
MY dear fellow, you have been very
good to me, and I, want to leave you
something. I am the only man in
camp who has pair Of boot trees.
When am gone you may have them
The magistrate was very grateful
The next day he went into the sick
room softly. believing that his friend
was dying or dead, and took posses.
sion Of the boot trees, but before he
could get out Of the room with them
the owner, who had been watching
him, suddenly started up and called
out:
"Come, come, now! Just leave those
trees alone. I'm not dead yeti'
The sudden attempt to rise burst the
abscess, and he recovered. Years after
ward the boot trees used to be shown
as sllfe preseryers."
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-02

doIngs since he babe goodby to her.
A sailor, be informed her, needs little
time for packing his belongings, and
on the occasion in question the prince
had been Of great assistance. They
set out together for the early morning
train and said Eau reyoir' at the sta
ton. Drummond had intended to sail
from New York, but friendly person
whom he met on the train informed
him that the Liverpool liner Enthusi-
ana set out from Boston next day, SO
he had abandoned the New York idea
and had taken passage on the liner
named, on whose note paper he wrote
the letter, which epistle was once
more concealed as Dorothy heard Katll-
crimes light step on the stair.
That impulslve young woman burst
into the sewing room.
Were all going" she cried-s'father,
mother and Sabina It seems father
has had an excellent offer to let the
house furnished till the end of Septem-
Der, and he says that as he likes high
life he will put in the time on the top
OF the SdIskiliS. ne dUduuOuS iAc anu
says that if he can borrow shilling
he is going to cut me off with it in his
will. He regrets the departure of the
British feet, because he thinks be
might have been able to raise real
English shilling aboard. Dad only in
sists on one condition-namely, that
he is to pay for himself. mother and
Sabina, SO he does not want room
with balcony said that in spite Of
his disinheritance I'd help the family
out of my salary, and SO he is going to
reconsider the changing of his WILL"
1--WE will settle the conditions when
we reach the Catskills," said Dorothy,
smiling
CONTINUED Next Week.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-02
When Children Saved HAMBURG.


In one of Its numerous sieges some
400 years ago Hamburg was reduced
to the last extremity. when it was sug-
gested that all the children should be
sent out unprotected into the camp OF
the besiegers as the mute appeal for
mercy OF the helpless and the innocent.
This was done. The rough soldiery of
the investing army saw. with amaze
ment and then with pity, long pro-
cession of little ones, clad in white,
come out of the city and march boldly
into their camp. The sight melted
their hearts. They threw down theii
arms, and. plucking branches Of frui
from the neighboring orchards, they
gave them to the children to take back
to the city as a token Of peace. This
was great victory. which has ever
since been commemorated yearly at
Hamburg by procession Of boys and
girls dressed In white and carrying
cherry tree branches in their hands.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-02
..1nc nrtnce hos come. =


rienced, you know, that it is well to
take counsel with more sophisticated
friend
II don't just remember
mo, I thought you wouldn't. Did he
talk Of himself or of you?"
eOf himself, Of course. He told me
why he was going to Russia and spoke
of some checks he had met in his pro-
fession."
sAhl Did he cash them?'
"Obstacles- difficulties that were in
his way, which he hoped to overcome"
"Oh, see And did you extend that
sympathy which
There was a knock at the door, and
the maid came in, bearing a card.
"Good gracious mey cried Rather
inc. jumping to her feet. ''The prince
has come. What stupid thing that
we have no mirror in this room, and
it's q sewing and sitting room too. Do
look all right, Dorothy p
ITO me you seem perfection"
aAh, well, I can glance at glass on
the next floor. Won't you come down
and see him trampled on?"
mo, thank you. shall most likely
drop off to sleep and enjoy forty Winks
in this very comfortable chair. Don't
be too harsh with the young man, Kate.
You are quite wrong in your surmises
about him. The lieutenant never made
any such arrangement as you suggest,
because he talked Of nothing but the
most commonplace subjects all the
time was with him, as I was just
about to tell you, only you seem in
such hurry to get away"
.Oh, that doesn't deceive me in the
least. TIL be back shortly, with The
young mans scalp dangling at my belt.
Now we shan't be long," and with that
katherine went skipping downstairs.
Dorothy picked up a magazine that
lay on the table and for a few mo-
ments turned its leaves from one story
to another, trying to interest herself,
but falling Then she lifted the news
paper that lay at Der feet, bgt it also
was soon cast aside, and she leaned
back In her chair, with half closed
eyes, looking out at the cruiser in the
bay A slight haze arose between her
AMI the ship. thickening and thicken-
ing until at last it obscured the vessel.
Dorothy was oppressed by sense OF
something forgotten, and she stroye In
vain to remember what 1t was. It was
Of the utmost Importance, she was GER
tain, and this knowledge made her
mental anxiety the greater.
At last out OF the gloom she saw
Eabina approach. clothed in rags. and
then fash OF Intuition enabled her to
grasp the difficulty. Through her re-
missness the ball dress was unfinished.
and the girl. springing to her feet.
turned intuitiyely to the sewing ma.
chine. when the ringing laugh Of Kath-
crime dissolved the fog
why. you poor girl. what's the mat
ter with your Are you sitting down to
drudgery againi You've forgotten the
fortunel''
"Are-are you back already?" cried
Dorothy, somewhat wildly.
ALREADY! Why, bless me, I've been
away an hour and. quarter! You
dear girl, you've been asleep and in
slavery again.
Il think l was" admitted Dorothy.
with sigh
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-02
Prisons and Clothes.

Il never saw a 1ian whose old
clothes fitted him when he got out Of
prison" said a jailer. He may come
Into my custody wearing suit that is
a model of the tailor's art, but when
he goes out those clothes hang all
askew. Sometimes the prisoner grows
fat, sometimes he grows lean. but II
he neither takes on nor loses flesh he
seems to undergo SO many physical
changes during confinement that the
clothes he wore are decided misfit.
It is the same way with hospital pa
tients. Not all persons leave hos
pital in a state Of cancellation by any
means, vet they and their clothes seem
to sever friendship during Illness, and
the old suit never fits well again.
New York Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-02

idQtlc squadron OF Tue DI4llSH
navy sailed down the coast
from Halifax, did not even
pause at Bar Harbor, but sent wire
less telegram to the CONSERVATION.
which pulled up anchor and joined the
feet outside, and so the warships de-
parted for another port.
Katherine stood by the broad win
dow in the sewing room in her favorite
attitude, her head sideways against
the pane, her eyes languidly gazing up
on the bay, fingers drumming this time
very slow march on the window sill.
Dorothy sat In a rocking chair reading
letter for the second time. There
had been silence In the room for some
minutes, accentuated rather than bro
ken by the quiet drumming of tho
girls fingers on the window sill. Final
" katherine breathed deep sigh and
murmured to herself:
Ear called our navy fades away;
On dune and headland sinks the fire.
Lo, all our pomp Of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyrel
I wonder if I've got the lines right"
she whispered to herself. She had for
gotten there was any one else in the
room and was quite startled when
Dorothy spoke.
"Kate, that's a solemn change, from
Gilbert to Kipling. I always judge
your mood by your quotations. Has
life suddenly become too serious for
sPInafore or the Mikado3 =
eOh, don't know said Katherine,
without turning round They are hui
morous all, and 50 each furnishes
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-02

nifty the good natured prince and my
sweet complacency afforded him J"
HE said nothing which might not
have been overheard by any one
Come down to particulars, Dorothy.
and let me Judge You are so inexpe-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-02
CHAPTER vi.

@1HREE days later the north At
It'll lantic squadron of the British
navy sailed down the coast
from Halifax. did not even
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-02
CHAPTER v.

I'm midafternoon OF the day fol-
lowing the entertainment on
board the CONSERVATION our
tyvo Girls were seated opposite
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-02

ing. He has never before met such
woman as | and has frankly told me
SOL
Il am very glad be appreciates you,
dear.''
Eyes, you see, Dorothy, am really
much deeper than the ordinary wo-
man. Who, for instance, could find
such beautiful love smile from a
book of arithmetic costing 25 cents as
have unearthed from decimal frac-
tions7 With that example in mind,
how can you doubt that other volumes
of college learning reveal to me their
inner meaning? John presented to me
as he said goodby beautifully bound
copy Of that celebrated text book,
Saunders Analytical Chemistry. with
particularly tender passages marked in
pencil by his own dear hand"
Rather bewildered, for Hates ex.
preston was one Of pathos, unrelieved
by any CLEAN OF humor, Dorothy new
ertheless laughed, although the laugh
brought no echo from Katherine.
ssAnd did you give him volume Of
Browning in return?v
mo, I didn't How can you be SO
unsympathetic? Is it impossible for
you to comprehend the unseen link
that binds John and me? rummaged
the book store until found charm
ing little edition Of 'Marshalrs Geolo-
gist's Pocket Companion covered with
beautiful brown Imp Russia leather I
thought the Russia binding was 50 In
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
[IHllHHHHEA
Plan Of contInuousIy Ringing Bell.

to the right-hand contact piece, d.
The switch Is pivoted at Z, and when
the plunger is In the position shown
1t IL attached toward the right-hand
end. When 1t moves to the right.
hand 1t touches the contact, D, and
closes the circuit for the left solenoid
and opens the circuit for the right
solenoid. Then the left solenoid
drives the plunger, p. through to the
left and strikes the bell. The plunger
is then an electromagnetic because Of
the action OF the coil and draws the
left end of the switch toward 1t, the
switch being made of iron. The switch
then touches the left contact piece
and closes the circuit for the right.
hand coil and opens the circuit for
the left-hand coil. The plunger then
flies to the right and strikes the bell.
The switch is hung SO as to be slight.
ly unbalanced, says Machinery, there.
by securing contact to one of the
coils and enabling the plunger to
start.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
WHITE WOMAN MURDERED
Dealt Powerful Blow, Which Broke
Her Neck.

Memphis, Tenn.--With a blow that
literally broke her neck at its junction
with the body, Mrs. Mercedes Donovan
was knocked down by an unknown as
sailant on Commerce avenue at $50
tonight.
A defenseless woman, accompanied
by her brother and sister, two little
children, and her own daughter, a child
not yet two years old, struck down in
practically the very heart of the city by
as desperate and as vicious a criminal
as has ever been harbored within the
limits of the city has aroused the indig-
nation of the entire community.
The neighborhood in which the foul
murder occurred was aroused tt such
an extent when the narrowing details
became known that armed citizens pa
troled the streets for hours and search
ed for the murderer. Had he been
found the police would have been pow
erless to protect him, and he would
have been given but a short time in
which to ask forgiveness for his heinous
crime.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
HOMEMADE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
A Two Horsepower Motor viii Supply
Light for Fifteen-Room House.

For summer homes, farm houses
and residences where no electric light
service is furnished. or in homes
where a generous supply OF light Is
desired, the small electric light plant
will be found a genuine comfort. AS
TO- made the outfit is by no means
expensive and will last a lifetime with
a few insignificant repairs. Many of
the machines now In common use on
farms for various purposes are really
more complicated than this.
At a recent test Of a two %horsepow.
er gasoline engine electric light outfit
made by the Kansas state agricultu.
raj college it was found the cost for
Is 16-candlepower lights was only five
cents an hour. The engine and gen.
orator received no attention what.
ever during the ten-hour runs.
AS all the lamps in a house are
never required at the same time, prob
ably onethird of the lamps would be
a liberal average to use--a two horse.
power outfit Is competent to take care
of a broom house with, say, 80
lamps. OF the two a mower or a
sewing machine Is much more difi.
cult to operate than the lighting
plant.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
The Colossus Of Telescopes.

A citizen OF Los Angeles, Cal, has
recently given $4,000 for the construc-
ton OF a 100.inch rejecting telescope,
to be used by the Carnegie Solar OBJ
servatory on Mount Wilson. The glass
disk from which the mirror will be
formed has already been ordered at
st. Gobain, in France, but. says Youths
Companion, 1t Ia expected that about
four years will be spent in making the
disk and afterward grinding and figur.
ing II. Prof. George f. Hale, the
director Of the Solar Observatory.
thinks that NO insuperable difficulty
Il likely to be encountered In the
making and mounting Of this NOR
nous instrument, which, In 1~ight-gath-
ering power, Will immensely exceed
iii other telescopes now in existence.
The mirror for the 6o.inch rejecting
telescope now being constructed for
ths same observatory 4 nearly com
pleted.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
homes that are too expensive. but
that Is because they do not ft prop

homes that are too expensive, but
that Is because they do not fit prop
erly.
Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote:
Il never saw a garment too fine for
man or maid: there never was a
chair too good for a cobbler or a
king: a house too fine to shell
ter the human head. Elegance fits
a man but we value these tools
more than they are worth and some
times mortgage a house for the ma.
hogany we bring into II. I had rath-
er eat my dinner off the head Of a
barrel, or dress after the fashion of
John the Baptist, or sit on a block Of
wood" This gets down to the bottom
of house furnishing. 1t is not the
value of the furniture, but the man.
ner in which 1t is used. II we own
the little we have, and are content,
we have more happiness and enjoy.
ment than we could have In q gor-
geous house plastered with an en-.
cumbrance too heavy to meet easily.
I have for years advocated the
building Of comfortable low cost
houses; houses that persons In mod.
crate circumstances can build, furnish
and enjoy. 1t IL a great satisfaction
to me to find that my efforts In this
direction are appreciated. Letters re-
ceived from different parts OF the
country are profuse in acknowledg.
ments Of benefits received.
The size OF this house Is 26 feet 9
inches in width. and IS feet 6 inches
in length, exclusive of porches. I'm.
der favorable circumstances 1t may
be built for about $1,000.
The parlor is so arranged that It
may be shut on entirely from the
rest Of the house, a very good ar.
~rangement, for two reasons; 1t Is not
necessary for young folks In build.
Ing this house to furnish the parlor
until they get ready, then after 1t IL
furnished they need not heat II
every day all winter long II they
don't want to. The parlor in 4
house designed like this is an extra
room. It may be used when wanted
and shut on the rest Of the time.
! wish 1t distinctly understood, how.
ever, that l don't favor rooms In any
house kept especially for company.
No room ia too good for the family
to use.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
"EIectric Steel" In Germany.

The Heroult electric process for the
production Of steel is now in practical
operation at Remscheid Haston in
Germany, and 1t Is reported that the
steel produced is much superior In
many ways to that made by older
methods. Steel of great purity and
homogeneous quality is made from or.
binary scrap iron rubbish, melted, and
then subjected to the action of an
electric oven, In which the necessary
carbon, manganese, nickel and other
substances required to produce steel
of various qualities are added to the
liquid metal. The oven has a caps
city Of from one and one-half to two
tons, and Is heated by a current OF
100 volts. The new steel Is said to
be stronger and more resistant than
tho old-fashioned crucible steel.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-02-15
HANDSOME WEDDING GIFT.
Charles M. schwab Settles Two Mil
lions on His Sister.

Pittsburg, PA cool two millions
as a wedding present. That is what
Charles NJ Schwab, the millionaire
steel trust man, is reported to have set
tied on his sister, Miss Gertrude
Schwab, according to their friends here.
Miss Schwab is in Pittsburg today.
Her ~tiance, David Barry OF Johnstown,
Is also here. After their marriage,
which will in the near future,
Mrs. Barry will have $4,000, 900 upon
which to start up housekeeping, besides
the funds possessed already by each Of
hem.
News of this generous present came
to Pittsburg last night. A close friend
OF the Schwab family said today when
telling Of the approaching nuptials:
"Mr. Schwab Is very fond OF his sister,
and as a mark of his esteem for her, he
has said that he would give her $1,000
COO when she marries.n