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Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-28
FarriS-Cochran.

Miss Eva Farris, of Salem vicinity,
and Mr.. John W. Cochran, of this
city, were married Sunday afternoon
at two clock at the home of the
brides father, John Farris, Rev. 7.
C. Carter officiating. Only the I'M
mediate family was present, in fact
the exact date of the wedding was
not known to only few immediate
friends. Miss Farris is a charming
young lady and has many amiable
traits of character which has won for
her many friends here and around
her own home. Mr.. Cochran is a
prosperous young farmer, the son of
Mrs. Mamie Cochran, of this city.
The bride and groom came to Marion
Monday morning where they were en-
tertained at dinner by the grooms
mother, just the family was present.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-28
MISS ANNIE DEAN
Winner Of the Gold Medal In the Annual
0ratoricaI Contest at School
Auditorium Feb. n

The annual Oratorical Contest Of
the Marion High School was hello
Friday evening, Feb. 22, as is the
customary celebration of Washing
tons birthday.
The speakers and their subjects
we're:
Miss Annie Dean. america Re
united"
Miss Fenwick Wathen, America
Future.
Gray Rochester, Lite, and How tc
Live it"
Hollis Franklin, Boys of '76."
Jones Gill, "A Type of Tue Ameri
canism.
The speech of each contestant
showed much thought and prepare
ton and the subjects were wei
handled. 1t was a hard matter t.
tell who should get the medal, as W,
feel each and every one deserved one
We are expecting some of Marion
High School pupils to become great
men and women.
The judges were Rev. Hummell,
of Princeton, Rev. Powell, of Louis
vile, and Rev. Thompson, of Hen
derson, who awarded the beautiful
gold medal to Miss Annie Dean
Miss Deans ability has been wei
proven heretofore in both debate.
between Morganfeld and Marion
and her teacher and friends hav,
reasons to be proud of her.
The Marion Silver Cornet BanC
rendered some excellent III usl,
throughout the evening, which wa
very much enjoyed by all. This i
their first appearance in public ant
we congratulate them on their prog
ress. The members are as follows
Percy Noggle, leader, Mauric,
Sutherland, Henry Stone, Jane
Travis. Emmit Koltinsky, Lac,
Hughes, Will Clark.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-28
Deeds Recorded.

Jno. \. Fritts and others to A.
A. Fritts interest in land on Crooked
Greek, 1920.
j. l.. Farley to A. |. Travis 76!
acres on Caney Fork, 5000.
S. H. Cassidy to NJ. A. Cassidy
lot in Dycusburg, 500.
Chas. A. Morgan to j. H. Clip
son Is acres on Piney, $3.50.
ID. f. Murphy and wife to Alfred
NJ. Witherspoon house and 4 acres
on Crooked Greek, 1850.
Mrs. Cora Gill and husband to
r. |. Num- house and lot in Marion,
$1O55.
l.. F. McCage to H. Levi Cook
lot in Marion, s25.
j. Fl. Morris and wife to Jackson,
McCage and Lewis lot near Marion,
exchange.
z. X. Lewis to Toney Hughes lot
in Marion, 1920.
w. H. Ordway to j. +. Cassidy
interest in lot in Crayneville, ex-
change Of property.
j. b. Hunt to A. j. Baker %
acres on Piney creek, 800.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-28
ollie James Defines Wall Street.

Washington, Feb. 25.-ln a
speech in the House the other after
noon Ollie James gave his definition
of Wall street. 1t has been quoted
extensively and has made a hit. He
said:
"Wall street is place where a
man is bull one day and bear the
next and hog every day."
When he propounds this definition
the members of the House, Repub-
licans and Democrats alike, joined
in loud laughter.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-28
DEAD STEER
Knocks Man and Horse Into Greek and
Both Are Drowned In Deep
Water.

Middlesboro, KY, Feb. "a
Thrown from the track by the en-
CINE of fast freight train, the body
of steer struck X. j. Goodwin,
who was on a horse close by and
knocked him and the horse into the
waters of Canaan creek. Goodwin
and the horse both were drowned.
Goodwin was driving several head
of cattle to his farm near Four Mile.
As he reached the railroad crossing
near Ferndale the train approached
at a rapid rate Of speed. The cattle
were on the track and the train plow-
ed its way thru the bunch. Mr..
Goodwin was not on the track and
seemed to be out harms way. The
heavy engine picked up one of the
steers, however, and threw it high
into the air. 1t fell against the
horse on which Goodwin was riding
and both were thrown over the en-
bankment into the creek. which was
swollen from rain.
Mr.. Goodwin was drowned and his
body was taken from the creek about
half mile below where the accident
happened. Goodwin was formerly
Circuit Court Clerk and was well
known in this section Of the State.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-28
womsns College Of Kentucky Is Planned

The plan Of establishing the wom-
ems College of Kentucky which $
now being contemplated at Danville
will be a matter of interest to women
all over Kentucky. The plan includes
the enlargement of Caldwell College
into more than twice its size, with
campus Of Is acres and modern
buildings to cost not lsss than $3.50, :
900.
The college is to be the property
OF the Presbyterian church in Ken
lucky and its object is to be the high.
er education of women. 1t will be a
new department in this state and one
in which Kentucky cannot help but
feel great pride. 1t is meant that it
should be located in the old Ken
lucky town in which the old college
from which so many great men of the
state came is located.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-28
HAULER'S NOTICE.

Any one desiring contracts to haul
ore through spring and summer will
do we'll to see VIM. S. Lowery,
Salem, KY, or telephone him. Hun.
dreds of tons now ready to be moved,
to Marion, or railroad.
Yours Faithfully,
WV. s. LOwERY.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-28
CAvE-IN-R0CK MINING co.
Lose their Big Separating Mil by Fire
Saturday. Machinery Badly
Damaged.

The big mill at the Cavern. Ro Ok
Mines was destroyed by FIRE Saturday
at just about night. The night was
growing dark and the reflection from
the clouds illuminated the vicinity
for quite a distance. 1t is to be re.
GREETED that this accident occurred,
because quite a number had so locat.
ed themselves that they were wholly
dependent upon their connection
with the mines for a living. The
mines were IN full blast before the
fire. So many reports have been
gwen out about its cause that none
will be given here. Every piece Of
machinery except the air compressor
was ruined either by the fire or the
fall.
More galena was being gotten GU,
the past week than had been in the
history of the mines. A drift had
iast been made to northwest into a
fifty foot vein of pure galena. These
reports are similar to those of the
other mines along Lead Hill. The
galena from these mines is ground
and put into small sacks for ship.
ment. A number of teams are en-.
gagged in hauling this mineral to the
landing here at Cave-in- Rock.
There was some talk of building d
,ramway from the Cleveland and Hi.
nois Mining Companys mine to thi.
landing when that mine was in oper.
alton. About that time the Ohio
river was sounded by a railroad com.
pany presumably for the purpose OF
building a railraod between Harris
burg, Ill. and Marion, KY. If thi.
road were run through by Lead Hill
it would get enough freight in ter
years from the mines to pay for it, tc
say nothing of the other freight.
The Ohio river has natural EN-.
bankment of lime rock on the Iii.
nois side and it is only about a mile
on the Kentucky side to a sufficien,
elevation to throw the road above the
high water mark. The people Of
Hardin county should do all in theil
power to encourage railroad to
come through here. 1t would ad.
vance the worth of land. Alread y
most of the land has advanced be.
cause of the mineral under it, but i,
is being turned loose at too low u
price. Some of the land that has
gone at $40 per acre went cheap.
What it has lost in virgin soil does
not enter into consideration when i,
has mineral under it.-Cave-in- Rock
Era.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-28
Mrs. Willie Lamb Dies.

Mrs. Willie Lamb, wife of Jack
Lamb, and daughter of Sam Gass,
died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1907, of
consumption. She was about twenty
years of age. She was was men,
Der of Sugar Grove {. p. church.
The interment was at Pleasant Hill
Friday.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-28
Covers Six Acres

The towboat Spague, of Pittsburg,
passed down this week on her way to
New Orleans with the largest tow she
has ever carried. She has ~ loaded
barges, each carrying.33, 900 bushels
of coal. The feet covers six acres. -
Uniontowu Telegram.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-28
Marriage License

{. II. Walker to Attic Gray
Prowell.
Y. +. Radcliffe to Della Tolley.
+. II. Martin to Blanche Franklin.
VIM. A. Hazel to Dulcie Phillips.
Jno. Millikin to Lille Childress.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-28
4 Present..

To encourage prompt payments
of light bills, a present will be given
to each patron who settles his light
bill to date to-day.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-02-28
800
Notice

This is to notify the public that
| have sold my interest in the Wal
lngford stable to w. D. Walling-
ford and have purchased an interest
in the Hicklln stable on North Main
street where will be glad to wait
on my friends. GEO. H. FOSTER.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03

first impulse was to send word that
couldn't keep the engagement. But
must dine somewhere" l reflected,
"and there's no reason why l shouldn't
dine with him, since I've done every
thing that can be DONE" In my office
suite | had a bath and dressing-room,
with a complete wardrobe. Thus, by
hurrying little over my toilet, and by
making my chauffeur crowd the speed
limit, | was at Delmonico s. Oaiy
twenty minutes late.
Sam, who had been late also, as
usual, was having a cocktail and was
ordering the dinner. l smoked a Gig
arctic and watched him. At business
or at anything serious his mind was
all but useless; but at ordering dinner
and things of that sort, he shone.
Those small accomplishments of his
had often moved me to a sort of
plying contempt, as If one saw man
of talent devoting himself to engrav'
ing the Lords Prayer on gold dollars.
That evening, however, as / saw how
comfortable and contented he looked,
with not care in the world, since he
was to have good dinner and a good
cigar afterward; as l saw how much
genuine pleasure he was getting out
of selecting the dishes and giving the
waiter minute directions for the chef,
| envied him.
You must come over to my rooms
after dinner, and give me some
music" | said.
Thanks" he replied. but I've
promised to go home and play bridge.
Mothers got few in to dinner, and
more are coming afterward, believe"
Then I'll go with you, and talk to
your sister-she doesn't play"
lie glanced at me in a way that
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03
Know what?"
BROKEN.''

Know what?"
"That-Hasn't Tom told you? He
has withdrawn-and-you have to
get another second-if you think
that is-unless you'll suppose you'd
have told me, if you'd changed your
mind?"
Since l had become so deeply inter-
ested in Anita, my ambition-ambi-
tion!-to join the Travellers had all
bat dropped out of my mind.
Il had forgotten about it," said l.
But, now that you remind me,
want my name withdrawn. 1t was a
passing fancy. 1t was part and parcel
of lot of damn foolishness I've been
indulging in for the last few months.
But I've come to my senses-and it's
me to the Wild where l belong, Sam
my, from this time on"
He looked tremendously relieved,
and. little puzzled. too. | thought
was reading him like an Illuminated
sign. He's eager to keep friends
with me" thought l. until he's abso-
lutely sure there's nothing more in it
for him and his people" And that
guess was a pretty good one. 1t is not
to the discredit of my shrewdness
that | didn't see it was not hope, but
fear, that made him try to placate me.
then what the Langdons had done But
Sammy was saying, in his friendli-
est tone:
Whats the matter, old man?
You're sour tonight"
Never in a better humor." l as
sured him, and as | spoke the words
they came true. What had been say.
ing about the Travellers and all it rep
resented-all the snobbery, and smirk,
ing, and rotten pretense-my final and
absolute remuneration of it all-acted
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03
R}3j&sungA
M4goSg
THE HEIGHT OF THE TREE.
You Can Tell 1t Without the Aid Of
an instrument.

To know how one may without in
struments-and with approximate ac-
curacy-obtain the height of trees,
buildings, and similar lofty objects
which are inaccessible to measure
ment "by hand" is a bit of simple
knowledge that may sometimes be of
great value-and is always sure to be
amusing and instructive.
For the purpose of illustration take
any tall tree that stands upon fairly
level ground.
Make rough guess at the height
of the tree, and mark point that dis
lance away, and on as near level
with the foot of the tree as possible.
Accuracy depends largely upon this.
At the point selected set firmly up
right rod of known height-for con
yenience call it seven feet above the
ground. The operator must now OBJ
tain. if he does not already know it,
the height Of his eyes above the
ground. For man of five feet ten
and half inches, let US say, this
measurement is likely to be five feet
six inches-that is, four and a half
inches less than the height. But, says
Youths Companion, if a tape is con-
veniently at hand, it is better to make
an individual and accurate measure.
ment
Now let the surveyor lie fiat on
his back with his heels close against
the bottom of the pole. By sighting
over the top of it, he must bring the
! top of the tree in direct line
In order to do this, it may be neces
sary to make one or two experiments
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03

by setting the pole forward or back
ward
Care must be taken, however, not
to force the alignment by any stretch
ing or ''scrouching" in order to bring
the eye into the desired plane.
When the proper point is found, as
indicated in the figure, the surveyor
will see that he has furnished himself
with the two similar triangles ABC
and AIDE. The length of the side
ABB is known to be in this case five
feet and six inches; the side Be is
seven feet; the side AID is quickly
measured, and found to be, let us say,
90 feet.
The geometry student will turn
naturally to the proposition about sim
liar triangles and their homologous
sides when he reaches this point. But
for the general convenience, the sim
pie arithmetical process is given
Write out the proportion-or carry il
in your head if you can-AB is to al
as BIC is to DE. Putting this in fig
ures: Five and a half is to so as
seven is to be unknown quantity-the
height of the tree. Multiply AID (60)
by Be ca and divide the result by
ABB (51a), and the result is approx
mately 76 feet four inches, the de
sired measure of the tree.
With this formula firmly in mine
the surveyor may secure the same re
suit by simpler method on the same
principle. Drive the pole into tht
ground until the top is just at this
level of the eyes; then lie down anC
sight as before Since the lines AZ
and CD thus secured are equal, tn,
lines AID and DE will also be equal
and it is only necessary to measur,
the line AID in order to obtain tn,
height of the tree. If the surveyo
knows the length of his step, he car
pace the distance. and thus measur,
the tall tree pretty accurately withou
the use of foot-rule, tape or anything
\ of the kind
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03

After / had completed my business
at the National Industrial, went BACK
to my Office and gathered together the
threads OF my web of defense. Then
I wrote and sent out to all my news
papers and all my agents broadside
against the management of the textile
trust-it would be published in the
morning, in good time for the opening
of the stock exchange. Before the
first quotation of textile could be made
thousands on thousands of investors
and SPECTATORS throughout the coun-
try would have read my letter, would
he believing that Matthew Blackjack
had detected the textile trust in a
stock-jobbing swindle, and had
promptly turned against it, preferring
to keep faith with his customers and
with the public. AS l read over my
pronunciamiento aloud before sending
it out, / found in it note of conf
dence that cheered me nightly. I'm
! even stronger than | thought" said
/. And l felt stronger still as l went
on to picture the thousands on thou
sands throughout the land rallying al
my call to give battle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03
The Ant.

DR.. Flagg tells an interesting story
Of some ants he observed: "A pie was
placed on a shelf in a cupboard, with a
wide ring of molasses encircling it,
and, wanting the pie for breakfast,
they set out to get it. They first
marched about the ring, leaving an
ant here and there at places which
were seen to be less wide than the
rest of the ring. Then they carefully
selected the narrowest place; and, go
ing to an old nail hole in the wall,
they formed an endless stream of por-
ters, each bringing a grain of plaster.
They built a eauseway through the
molasses of these bits of lime, and in
three hours from the time of discov-
cry, they were eating the pie.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03
sTEvENsoN's AUTOGRAPH.
How the Author Rewarded Thought
fulness of a Collector.

Robert Louis Stevenson, whose
Treasure Island, Master of Ballantrae
and other stories are dear to every
boys heart, had a great dislike for
seeing his name misspelled, in such
forms as Stephenson, etc.
Following is the letter he wrote to
one of the numerous persons who
asked the favor of his autograph:
''Vailima, Uphola, Samoa.
you have sent me slip to write
envelope; you have sent it to me
fore You have spelled my name
right. and some have done that. In one
point you stand aIone-you have sent me
the stamps for my post Office. not the
stamps for yours What is asked with
so much consideration l take a pleasure
to grant Here, since you value it, and
have been at the pains to earn 1t by such
unusual attentions-here is the signature
of
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON,
For the one civil autograph collector,
c. R"
Don't you suspect that &C. R." must
have been a stamp enthusiast as we'll
as an autograph collector? For it
would occur to few others than phila.
telists to inclose Samoan stamps for
a reply from Vailima.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03
How the cOrks Are Held.

The puzzle is to avoid this and enable
them TO part freely.
Solution: The secret lies in the po-
sition of the hands as they are
brought together. The uninitiated
brings them together with the palms
of both turned toward the body, with
the consequence we have described.
To solve the puzzle, turn the palm of
the right hand inward, and that of the
left hand outward, in the act of seiz-
ing the corks They win then, says
the Montreal Herald, not get in each
others way. but may be separated
without the least difficulty.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03

made me pass my hand over my face.
learned at least part Of the reason
for my feeling at disadvantage before
him. | had forgotten to shave, and
as my beard is heavy and black 1t has
to be looked after twice a day. ~Oh.
I can stop at my rooms and get my
ia ee into condition In few minutes"
said /.
And put on evening dress, too he
suggested. You wouldn't want TO go
in a dinner Jacket"
can't say why this. was the last
straw" but it was.
'Botherl" said l, my common sense
smashing the spell of snobbishness
that had begun to reassert itself as
soon as | got into his unnatural, un-
healthy atmosphere. "IIl go as am,
beard and all. only make mysel;
ridiculous, trying to be a sheep. I'm
a goat, and goat III stay"
That shut him into himself. When
he reEerged, it was to say: Some
thing doing down town to-day, eh?'
A sharpness in his voice and in his
eyes, too, made me put my mind or
him more closely, and then saw what
should have seen before-that he
was moody and slightly distant.
Seen Tom Langdon this after
noon?" / asked carelessly.
He colored. "Yes-had lunch witt
him." was his answer.
| smiled-for his benefit "Ahaf'
thought l. so Tom Langdon has
been fool enough to take this paroque
into his confidence" Then | said tt
him: rs Tom making the rounds
warning the rats to leave the sinking
ship"
What do you mean, Matt?" he de
manded, as if l had accused him.
looked steadily at him, and imag
inc my unshaven jaw did not maxi
my aspect alluring.
What did Tom say about me?"
inquired.
"Oh, almost nothing We were talk
ing chiefly of-of club matters h
answered, in a fair imitation of hi
usual offhand manner.
When does my name come u
there?" / said.
He flushed and shifted Il was jus
about to tell you he stammered. "Bu
perhaps you known"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03
Not After that.

Little Forest had just started to
school. says the Chicago Tribune.
His father was accosted on his way
home one evening by neighbor.
who said: so your little boy is
a great fighter at SCHOOL," On ar
irving home the father summoned
the boy at once. Forest, is it so
that you fight with the boys at
SCHOOL," Oh. well. l fight every
thing up to the fourth grade!"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03
Umbrella Without Handle.

The umbrella of Vienna architect
is a covering of silk or other mate
rial supported on the shoulders by
means of two thin rods and a band
ac,9ssN the chest When not in use
If folds into very small space. The
hands are left free, II 'SSeelxiee
is especially recommended for per
sons who sometimes work in rain,
like architects, engineers and art
lists.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03
THE TWO coRKs PUZZLE.
IT Seems Simple But II Ia Hard
TO Do.

Take two corks and hold them as
shown. viz. each laid transversely
across the fork of the thumb. Now
with the thumb and second finger Of
the right hand lone on each end) take
hold of the cork in the left hand, and,
at the same time, with the thumb and
second finger of the left hand take
hold of the cork in the right hand and
draw them apart
The above sounds simple enough,
but the novice will find that the eorks
are brought crosswise, as shown in
the lower section of our illustration
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03

Dear ME, Tom, you eat a good
deal for little fellow!" remarked
Uncle John to his nephew. Il s'pect
aren't so little inside as l looks
outside was Toms ingenious explain.
alton.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03

Successful experiments. have been
made in Toulon to use gulls in place
of carrier pigeons They have this
advantage--that, unlike pigeons, they
are always ready to fly, even in the
| fiercest storm
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03
self.Made Men.

Everybody likes and respects self
made men. 1t list great deal better
to be made in that way than not to
be made at all-Oliver Wendell
Holmes.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03
XVII.

ANITA BEGINS TO BE HERSELF.
/ had asked Sam Ellersly to dine
with me; so preoccupied was that
not until ten minutes before the hour
set did he come into my mind-he or
any of his family, even his sister. My
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03
SUNNY PeopIe.

The world delights in sunny peo-
pie The old are hangering for love
more than for bread Drummond.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03
ID course. without a doubt.

OF course without a doubt,
It's best to have it out;
Then I'll never have toothache any
more.
I've hit the very thing
The doorknob and string
But somehow kind o hate TO shut the
door
Philadelphia Ledger
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03
VI, DAVID GpAIIAr1 PHILLIPS. AUzbor oF 'ZHEC
CHAPTER xVI.-continued.

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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-09-03

(To be CNnEnued)