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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
BELIEVE m THE FArES.
Greek Peasants and the Rule Of tbs
Moral Over Children.

The peasantry of Greece firmly be-
lieve that the future Of every child is
determined by the three fates, known
by the name of the Moral. In the
popular mind this trio of fates are
supposed to be three old and wrinkled
women whose habitajion Is noun
tain cave. They come simultaneously
to a house where new baby has
made its appearance, says the London
Globe.
When they are expected all furni-
ture is set aside so that their aged
and lettering feet may not be him
dered and refreshments in the shape
Of honey cakes. bread and wine are
placed ready for these important
though invisible guests Money, too.
Is placed for them as a bride to get
their favor for the baby. so that his
future may be one long, sweet song.
the superstition being that all things
good and bad are in the giving Of the
fates.
On no account must the childs
beauty be alluded to when the Moral
are present. as this will certainly make
It's good looks disappear Marks on a
babys skin are looked upon as sent by
these harbingers of veal or woe.
III luck is supposed to be the lot Of
the children who cut their upper teeth
first. There are enc or two African
tribes who so firmly believe this that
they are said to kill all babies but
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
GENERAL LEE.
His PERSONAL Influence and His Mill.
tarY Prowess.

His PERSONAL influence and His Mill
tary Prowess.
In looking for the source of Lees
personal iuducnce we have to go back,
thinks, to the habit of Inherited re-
spect which the people of the south
paid to social position. 1t was not born
of feeling of subservience, however,
for the poorest cracker" had an un.
mistakabe and unself conscious dignity
about him He always walked up to
and faced the highest with an air of
Equality. No, this latent respect was
natural response on the part Of men of
low estate to good manners and oft
displayed sympathy. Lee by his con
.nection through birth and marriage
with the most distinguished and best
families Of Virginia represented the
superior class. Moreover that he wa.
a Lee of Virginia and by marriage The
head OF the Washington family had
from One end of the south to the other
a weight which the present CONNER.
cial, mammon worshiping age knows
or cares but little about
Again, Nature in one Of her moods
bad made him the balanced product in
manners and looks Of the we'll bred
and aristocratic traditions of the gen
'tleman transmitted and mgrafted ut
an early age through the cavaliers into
Virginia life But for his mili@rr
prowess he had something vastly more
efficaci0us than ancestry or filing tbs
mold Of well bred traditions. lie had
the generatiyc quality of simple eff
fective greltness-in other words. az
.unspotted serenely lofty character
whose qualities were reactive, reach
ing every private soldier and making
him Unconsciously Drawer and better
Jas a an.-NIolris Scham i'm Atlantic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
THE SEA LION.
This Queer Beast Is the Owner Of Four
Huge Livsrs.

This Cuoer Beast Is the Owner Of Four
Huge Livsrs.
Thc head OF the sea lion at close
quarters is blunt rough. savage
prov. /, Is well armed for battle. the
mouth being am eight inch half circle
studded with two rows of great sharp
teeth. The body is heavily coated with
seal brown hair sun ble1ched to light
yellow ON the back and sides. The
immensely long hind clippers have big
strong claws imbed1ed i'm the Hat up
Per surface several inches from the
ends of the fipper. The fore hippers
have the openings for these nails or
claws. but in the particular female 1
dlssected they were lacking.
The transparent wiry feeiers about
the Jaw are much esteemed by the
Chinese as toothpicks. About two doz-
Ell of these sensitive guards project
from the upper lip. The ears are very
small not as large as n common cats,
and much depressed. The eyes are Il
deep. soft brown, but they can sparkle
like fame in anger. When the dissect-
ing knife laid the skin back we en-
countered a heavy layer Of fat-rlch,
oily and fish smelling. The heart was
very large, fully as big as a cows, and
the beast also owned four huge livers
a foot and a half long. The meat is
very red and. although eaten by the
coast tribes, Is too coarse and redolent
of fish oil for any save a starving
"a Zoo h n
most repulsive odor when in the sun
Freshly drawn from the water this is
not noticeable Wide World Magazine
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

They were sisterS-in-law and reason
ably well disposed toward each other
One was the mother of George, aged
six months, and the other was the
mother of Marian, aged six months
and four days. 1t was impossible that
slight parental rivalry should be al
together concealed.
Marian does not seem to grow very
fast" said the mother of George with
suggestion of commiseratiOn in her
tones. George is much taller
height being measured in inches).
Perhaps he is,"replied the mother
Of Marian coldly. but Marian weighs
more"
"Oh, we'll" responded the sister-in-
law, with a smile of high bred SUI
periority, "of course l should not wish
George to he gross" Exchange.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
panasrs Of Handwriting.

A young man is bringing an action
against a graphOlogist in Paris for
substantial damages. A pretty heiress,
to whom he was engaged to be mar
ried, showed a specimen Of his hand
writing to the graphologist and asked
for information. This is the reply she
got; "If you should meet the man who
wrote these lines upon your way
through life avoid him. He is an ego
fist and fool, has a bad temper and a
despicable nature. The existence Of
the woman who has the misfortune TO
marry him will be a Calvary" The
marriage has been broken off; hence
the action.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Story or Sermon?

81 was telling Baby Hilda a fairy
story one night" said the sky pilot.
'Baby Hllda is my little girl. The
story was all about another little girl
who was chased by bears and who ran
to the edge of steep mountain and
jumped off. No. she didn't die The
minute she jumped off she turned into
a bird with wings and few. That was
the story,
"Baby Hilda thought awhile about
it, then she looked up and said Papa,
Is that story true or was it just preach
ingY New York Press.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
The cAssoWARY.
A Peculiar Bird That Fisl ss With It's
Feathers.

re1tNeF3s
Habits Of the cOrmorant and Of the
fish hawk are generally known Their
methods of taking fish are very much
like those of birds of prey. But the
cassowary fishes according to a meth
cd of its own. A well known naturalist
witnessed its operations on river In
the island Of New Britain.
He saw Il cassowary come down to
the waters edge and stand for some
minutes apparently watching the wa
ter carefully. 1t then stepped into the
river where it was about three feet
deep and, partially squatting down
spread It's wings out, submerging
them. the feathers being spread and
RULED
The bird remained motionless and
kept its eyes closed as If in sleep. It
remained in this position for a quarter
Of an hour, when, suddenly closing It's
wings and STRENGTHENING It's feathers. it
stepped out on the bank Here it shook
itself several times. whereupon a guam
uty Of small fishes fell out Of IFS wings
ard from amid its feathers These the
bird Immediately picked up ana swal-
lowed
Tho fishes had evidently mistaken
the feathers for kind of weed that
grows in the water along the banks Of
the rivers I'm this island and which
uuo D resembles the feathers Of the
discovery. The smnller fishes hide in
thnea weeds to avoid thp larger ones
that prey en- em-EXchau-e.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
A Wonder Of Science.

81 have been taking some moving
pictures Of life on your farm" said a
photographer to am agriculturist. did
you catch my laborers in motion?'
asked the farmer. 81 think So" "Ah,
well, science is a wonderful thingw-
Philadelphia Inquirer
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

"What did Name say when her IA
Their gave her that new gold watch|
asked one gladstone girl.
"Oh, the some thing that she always
says. She remarked that she was hay-
ing a perfectly lovely time" - Ex-
change
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
CRUSHING.

Mrs. Newbride with an air of tri-
mph)-Really, was greatly surprised
to get wedding present from the Van
der GiIds. They are so exclusive, you
know. Miss Jellus-Yes, but they are
very charitable, / believe.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
A safe Proposition.

lay it down as a safe proposition
that the fellow who every little while
has TO break into the baby's bank for
car fare Isn't going to evolve into a
Baron ROthschild. Philip d. Armour.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Our shapino.

"Chance shapes our destinies" quot
ed the wise guy.
"Well, all have to say is that some
Of US. have mighty poor shapes" add
ed the simple mug,-Philadelphia Rec
ord
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
His Only Reason.

1 Mrs. Jawback (angrily)-Slnce you
tayed cut so late, why did you come
ONE at all? Mr.. Jawback (drowsily)-
10 sleep, M dear-jusht to sleep
thatsh aIl!--Exchange.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
A Good Shot.

Mr. Juggins-A black cat came to
our back fence last night. Mrs. Jug
gins-Did it bring You good luck2 Mr.
Juggins-That's what 1t did. l hit it
the very first time | fired.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

Mans chief wisdom consists in know
iug his follies. Rochefoucauld
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07
Oblivion.

Oblivion IS the dark page whereon
memory writes her light beam charac-
ters ana makes them egible, Were it
all light nothing could be read there
any more than II il were all darkness.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-10-07

1t is too late 70 throw water on the
.inders when the house Is burned down.
-.Danish Proverb.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21
ADDITIONAL ENTRIES.

3. Section 2 Of this net provides
that any homestead entryman of
lands Of the character described In
the first section Of this act, upon which
entry final proof has not been made,
may enter such other lands, subject
"a the provisions Of this act, contig.
Gus TO the former entry, which shall
not, together with the lands embraced
in the original entry, exceed 800 acres,
and the resident upon aud cultivation
Of the original entry shall be accept
ed as equivalent upon and cultivation
Of the additional entry.
This section contcmplates that lands
heretofore entered may be clnsscd or
designated by the Secretary of b In
terror as falling within the provisions
of this net aud in such cases an en-
t.yman Of such lands who had not at
the date OF this act, made final proof,
may make such additional entry, pro
vidcd he IL otherwise qualified. Ap
plicants for such additional entries
must, Of course, tender the proper fees
and commissions and must make ap.
plication aud affidavit on Form No.
l-00i, Task for them). Entryman
who made final proof on the original
entries prior to the date Of this act
nrc not entitled to make additional
entries under this act.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21

such IL the system commonly known
AZ "dry farming" and for which
there Is no Known source Of water
supply from which such land may be
sufficiently irrigated at n reasonable
cost,
Therefore. land containing han.
table timber. mineral lands, and laads
within a reclamation project, or lands
which may be irrigated at a reason
able cost from any known source OF
water supply, may be entered under
this act. Minor portions OF u legal
subdivision susceptible Of irrigation
from natural sources, as, for instance,
u spring, will not exclude such subdi'
vision from entry under this act, pro-
vidcd, however, that no one entry
shall embrace in the aggregate more
than 40 acres Of such irrigable lands.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21

ceeding 1000, 900 acres Of land In the
State o. Utah, which do not have W..
on them sufficient water suitable for
domestic purposes as will render con
tinuous residence upon such lands pos
sible, may be designated by the See.
rotary Of the Interior ~ subject to
entry under the prov isions Of this act;
with the exception, however, that en-
tryman Of such lands will not be r..
quircd to prove continuous residence
thereon. The act provides In such
eases that all cntrymen must reside
within such distance Of the land en-.
tered m will enable them successfully
90 farm the same NJ required by tho
act; aud no attempt will he made ut
this time to determine how far from
the land an cntryman will he allowed
10 reside, M IL IN believed that a prop.
or determination Of that question will
depend upon the circumstances Of each
ease.
Application To enter under this see.
tion of the net will not he received
until lists designating or classifying
the lands subject Ia entry Hereunder
have been nlcd aud noted in the local
land Office. such lists will he from
time to time furnished the register aud
receiver, who will upon their receipt
note upon the tract books opposite tho
tract so listed the words Designated,
section q, net February ~, 1909. -
Stamps for making the notations re-.
CURED by these instruments will be
hereafter furnished the local officers.
Applications under this section must
be- submitted upon Form i-0O3, which
mny he had nj this office.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21
FINAL Proof ON ENTRIES AL.
LOWED UNDER SECTION 0
TION NOT TLL,OWED.

o. The final proof under this sec
ton must be made as In ordinary
homestead entries, except that proof
Of residence on the land will not 10
required. In lieu Of which the entry.
man will be required to show that
from the date Of original entry until
the time of making final proof he re-
sided within such distance from said
land a. enables him to successfully
farm the same. Such proof must al.
so show that not less than one eighth
Of the entire area Of the land entered
was cultivated during the second year;
not less than one fourth during the
third year; aud not less than e.half
during the fourth aud nth years AT.
ter entry.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21
OFFICERS BEFORE WHOM APPLI.
CATION AND PROOF MAY
he MADE

10. Tho act provides that any per.
son applying to enter land under tho
provisions thereof, shall make and sub.
scribe before the proper officer and af'
6davit, etc. The term ''proper OIL
ccr," as used herein, is held to mean
any officer authorized to take afidayits
or proof in homestead eases.
very respectfully,
\. v. PROUDFIT,
Acting Commissioner.
Approved March 25, 1909.
X. A. BALLINGER, Secretary.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21
CoMPACTNEss-FEEs.
o OF APPLICATION.

T. Applications to enter must be
submitted upon affidavit, Form No.
4-OO3, copy Of which may be had at
tins office.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21

tho SDanlah. American WAL. of the |
phuipnius ,nnurrectiou NAV maks n
mint entry. through their uuardian. A
their fathers failed To make homestead
.nt,v and thar mothers have diod ar
r.marr,.d without making entty aft.r
their father = death.
Rosideuce aud Cultivation.
"a. An. r,sidenee and cultivation
r.arired by the hom.nt.nd law means
N o~ont,uuous maintenance of au actual
nome ON the aud entered to tbs "a
clus,oa of n home elsew here, aud con.
t~,nuou. animal cultivation of some por.
lion of the land. A mere temporary
soJourR On the land, followed by occa
sional visits to II once IN SIX months
Or 0itencr, will not satisfy the require
mcnts oil the homestead law, and may
result Ina the cancellation vi The entry.
20. No specified amount vi their
cultivation VI improvement - required
but there must IN all cases DO such con
tinuous Improvements aud such actual
cultivation rs will show the good faith
vi the ~entryman. Lands covered by
homestead entry may DC used for graz
my purposes AZ they are more valuable
Tor pasture than Tor cultivation to
crops. When lands vi this character
are used IA good iaith ior pastuTage,
actual grazing "hl he accepted IN heu
oI actual CULTIVATION Inc TACT 'hA'
lands covered ny homestsAu eh'IiVs
are VI sueL y character tha' 'hey can
not be pfohta1ly cultivated VI pas'uieu
will not 10 accepted As an excuse io'
failure to either cultivate OF Craze
them.
u. Actual residence ON the lands
entered must begin within six months
from the date vi all homestead entries,
except adj .on entries and adjoining
farm eE ,ius OF tue character mention
cd m paragraphs Ia and 10 and resi-
deu,e with improvements and annual
cultivation must continue until the on
try is d,e years old, except Ia cases
hereafter mentioned, but all entrymen
vho actually rosided upon and cuItiyat.
ed lands entered by hun prior ~ max.
ing such entries liay maze final proof
nl auy time ne, entry when they can
show dive years residence and c%ultiva.
ton.
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l.. .h..,.a w.v Il, ,,.n,.a Ia ,ha man.
90. ,oin,.a o,, IN ra,a,,.nb gs n,
i hu, th. entrvm.n ,.r
no, Lam e,sd,t "a, rcs,d.nce dur,u,
-. -. ~ ...n, ,,d,, s,.b l.ays
90 pes,de,e. mud cultivation n,
.oLI;o,s aud .auors ~ TIA .lassss mon
,i,ned In no,a,,anb 4 mus, within nj,
m,,,hs Tram tho time ,bev 6le thai,
d,~elaratorv .tatemen,s revardless a,
,h. ,i,no yhon ,h.v mai. .n,,v ,nd.,
.,.h .,.,.,nan, hu, 70 ,h.v NAL. an
,rv wi,hou, sIiny n de.lara,o,v u,a,a
n.n, ,hov un., h.,;, thai, ,.s;d.,..
wi,h,p Al, mon,hs from tho data n,
, .ueh sn,,v and ,osidcnc. thus ..,ab
H.h.a mnst eo,tinus in GOOD faith
= 9TH im,,ov.msn,a aud annual ~eultiva
ton for Mt least one vear. lint ate
,na va.xIs ,a.idonoa ard .-,l,iva,io,
. the .oIdisr n, sailor IL sntitIsd "a eredi
an ,ba rsmainaer NJ thu Ave. wear perio,
y ,ox ~. ,.,u a., M. ..,,ai naval NJ
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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21
FINAL PROOF ON ORIGINAL AND
ADDITIONAL ENTRIES-C0M-
MUTATION NOT ALLOWED

q. Final proof must he made as
in original homestead cases, and Ia ad
dition to the showing required Of ordi.
nary homestead cntrymen IL must be
shown that at least onc-eighth Of the
area embraced In each entry has been
continuously cultivated TO agricultur.
al crops other than native grasses,
beginning with the second year Of the
entry, aud ut least one fourth of the
area embraced in the entry has been
continuously cultivated TO agricultur
al crops other than native grasses, he
ginning with the third year Of the
entry aud continuing to date Of final
proof.
Final proof submitted on an addi
tiOnal entry must show that the area
of such entry required by the net to
he cultivated has been cultivated in
accordance with such requirements; or
such part Of the original entry as will,
with the area cultivated In the add
tional entry, aggregate the required
proportion Of the combined entries, has
been cultivated in the manner requir'
ed by the net.
Proof must be made on the original
entry within the statutory period Of
seven years from the date of the en-
try; and IL IL al not be shown at
that time that the cultivation has been
such as "a satisfy the requirements Of
the act as to both entries IL will be
necessary to submit supplemental
proof on the additional entry at the
proper time. But proof should be
made at the same time 10 Y both
entries in all cases where the residence
aud cultivation are such as to meet
the requirements Of the act.
RIGHTS OF ENTRY.
7. Homestead entries under the
provisions of section 1883 of the Re
vised statutes, for 100 acres or less
may DO made by qualified persons
within the States eud Territories
named upon lands subject TO such en-
try, whether such lands have been
designated under the provisions of thin
net or not. But those who make EN-
try under the provisions of this ac'
can afterwards make homestead On
try under the provisions OF the gen
cTal homestead law, nor eau an entry
man who enters under the {enera
homestead law lands designated n
falling within the provisions of thu
net afterwards enter any lands undeI
this act.
A person who has, since August 30
1890, entered and acquired title to 32l
acres of land under the agriculture
lard laws (Which In construed TO NEAR
the timber aud stone, desert land, anC
homestead law is not entitled 4
make entry under this net neither J
u person who has acquired title To l0'
acres under the general homestead Law
entitled to make another Homestead
entry under this act, unless hs come
within the provisions Of section 8 o
the act providing for additional en-
tries Of contiguous lands, or unless en-
titled TO the benefits of section 2 o
the act of June 8, 1900, csc Stat, gO3)
II, however, n person In n qualihe'
cniryman under the homestead laws o
the United States, he may be allowe'
TO enter 500 acres under this act, o
such a less amount as when added 4
the land previously entered or hell
by him under the agricultural liant
laws shall not exceed In the aggregate
$50 aeyes.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21
DESIGNATION OR CLAssn' icA.
TON OF LANDS-APPLICA.
TIoNs TO ENTER.

2. From time 10 lime nsts ueNlR
natinp the lands which are subject to
entry under this act will be sent you,
and Immediately upon receipt OF such
lists YOU will note upon h tract
books opposite the tracts ~ d%csignnt'
ed, "Designated, act February ~,
1907 u Ill such lists have been re-
cciyed In your office, no Applicant ions
10 entry should he received aud no
entii les allowed under this act, but al
ter the receipt Of such lists II will
he competent for you to dispose OF
applications Tor lands embraced there
In under the provisions Of this net, IN
like mancr ~ other applications for
public lands, wi nut first submitting
them ~ the General Land Office for
consideration.
COMMUNICATIVE.
2. Lands entered under this act
must be in n reasonable compact form,
and In no event exceed lh miles In
length.
The act pro-, idcs that the fees
shall be the same as those now requir.
ed TO be paid under the homestead
lnws; therefore, while the fees may not
In any one case exceed the maximum
fee OF sl0, required under the general
homestead law, the commissioners will
be determined by the area OF land EN-
braccd in the entry.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21
CONSTRUCTIVE RESIDENCE PER,
MIpTED ON CERTAIN LANDS
IN UTAH.

8. The sixth section Of this act un
dor consideration provides that not OK
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21
HOMESTEAD ENTRIES FOR 500
ACRE8-KIND OF LAND sU6-
JECT TO SUCH ENTRIES.

/. The first section Of the act pro
yidos for the making Of homestead
entry for an area Of 500 acres, or less,
Of nonmineral, nontimbered, n%onirri.
gable public land In the United
States Of Colorado, Montana, Nevada,
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and the
territories Of Arizona aud New Mexico.
The term "nonirrigable land"
as used In this act, Is construed TO
mean land which, Rs q rule, lacks spt.
heient rainfall 70 produce agricultural
crops without the necessity Of restor'
ing 10 unusual methods VI cultivation,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-21
Department Of the Interior, General
Land once, Washington, d. O.
March 25, 1908.

Tho Register aud Receiver, United
States Land once, Colorado, Mon
tana, Oregon, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming, Arizona and New Mexico.
Gentlemen: The following instruc'
tions are issued for your guidance In
the administration of-the net Of Con.
gress, approved February 10, 1909,
''to provide for the enlarged home.
stead which may be found at the end
of these instructions;