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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-11-12
BEAVER DAM.

Nov. 1.-THE Baptist Ladies Aid
Society realized a neat sum from
the sale Of their candy last Friday
evening.
Mr. = Baird, McHenry was in town
last Sunday afternoon.
DR.. John Mitchell is still very sick.
Excellent work is being done In all
the Departments OF school.
Mr.. Sewall.of Lexington, representing
CHM & Co. was in town Tuesday.
Little Misses Anna Len Hazelrigg.
Marie Porter and Anna Elizabeth
who have been i'll for several weeks,
weeks, are improving.
The Woman's Missionary Society, Of
M. e. church, will give an oyster
supper, Friday evening, Nov. ~, at
Phelps, who have been i'll for several
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-11-12
FOR THE BUSY READER.

Representative w. F. Klair, of Lex
ington, denies the report that he will
be candidate for Speaker.
Negro hunters, while smoking a
rabbit from a hollow log, caused a
costly forest fire in Christian county.
Nine persons were killed and nearly
a score of employers injured in an ex-
plosion and fire in the comb factory
of Robert Morrison & Son. on Column
bia street, Brooklyn.
Canada extended warm welcome
to representatives OF organized labor
who are attending the twenty ninth
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-11-12
Notice of Stock Shipment.

In view OF the fact that the Nation
al Union of the American Society of
Equity meets at indianapolis, Ind,
Nov. 10th, the Stock Committee of
Ohio county will make shipment from
Beaver Dam, ON Saturday, Nov. 18th,
instead of the 18th, as beforH stated.
All parties having stock to ship will
please notify the Committee a few
days previous to the date of shipment
SILAs STEVENS.
]. NJ. SHULTZ,
l.. B. TICHENOR.
Committee.
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name Committee
TO VISIT BUYERS.
And Negotiate for Sale of
This Years Crop
Do Joint Selling Committee of
Three Associations---All
Samples Viewed.

owesboro, Ky. Nov. 1O.-The joint
selling committee of the Green River
Tobacco association, the Home Ware
house company and the A. S. of E.
spent all of Tuesday afternoon in ses-
sion here for the purpose of consider
Ing the price at which the tobacco
crop Of the present year should be
sold. The meeting was held in the
Hughes tobacco warehouse on West
Ninth street, where the samples are
now displayed. There was a full rep
resentation of all the associations,
but there was no definite agreement
as to what price should be demanded
for the tobacco. The general drift OF
the discussions showed that several
representatives of the Green River as
ISOLATION were very much in favor
OF selling at once and at the same
price as was offered and paid last
year. The representatives of the A. S.
of E. and of the Home Warehouse
company stood firm for higher price
AT one time in the discussion it
seemed as If the delegates of the
Green River association were on the
point OF leaving the meeting and re-
fusia2 to deal longer with their fell
lows. They contended that all the
surrounding country was filled with n
surplus Of tobacco 50 that the Amer
lean Tobacco Company was indie
pendent of the present crop in this
section and that if the crop were not
sold for the price that the American
r"bacco company wanted to nav
there would be no sale for many
months, and probably this year
unless the crop of next year were
wholly cut out. The big Burnley crop
of this year was pointed TO and the
Iact that there was practically none
raised last year in the same Ken
lucky territory was also pointed out.
1t was also urged that the Bowling
Green region ard the Southern In
diana field had a much larger crop
than was grown there last year. It
was also claimed or pointed out tina
several million pounds of Hender-
son county tobacco of last year was
still unsold.
The principle reply to all this
was that the prices of all articles
have advanced and those that the
farmers had to buy had shown a
special advance. The instructions of
local organizations to their dele
gates were also pointed out and this
was given as an added reason why
the delegates of the Home ware
house and the A. S. of E. could
never agree to the minimum price
that was supposed to be acceptable
to many of the Green River people.
For a time 1t was feared that the
meeting would disband never to
come together again, and then there
were some reconcilatory talks and
pleas to stand together because of
the greater prestige that the organ
izations would have with the buy
ers and also with the people, and
the suggestion of the wiser heads
began to prevail and it was agreed
that a special committee should be
appointed to see the buyers and see
what they would be willing to pay.
This committee is composed of
Messrs. Bib, of Mclean county,
and Shaw and Marksberry. of Da-
viess. 1t will report to a later
meeting.
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Notice.

/ The contemplated production OF
"Ten Nights in the Bar Room" by the
young folks OF Bethel at Hickory
church, Saturday night, November 10,
has been called off. The members Of
said church having objected thereto.
c. N. TAYLOR.
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No. II

annual convention of the American
Federation Of Labor at Toronto.
Mrs. John Jacob Aston was granted
an interlocutory decree of divorce by
Justice Mills, sitting in the Supreme
Court at New York City, N. Y. All
papers in the case were sealed and
the proceedings were carefully guard
ed.
Troops were sent to the home Of Ben
Longneceker in Madison county TO
trap night riders They remained ON
guard three nights, but no riders ap-
peared and the soldiers, who had been
sent from Lexington, were ordered
home.
Dies for a proposed scent piece
bearing the head of George Washing
bearing the head OF George Washing
tonic take the place of the coin now
in circulation, have been prepared
by the engravers of the United States
mint in Philadelphia.
Completing the Government trials at
various speeds off the cost, the bate
AMP North Dakota steamed into Bos-
ton after having sped up and down
the coast from Cape Cod to Cape Ned
dick, Me-, for twenty-four hours at a
nineteen-knot gait, or faster.
The crop reporting board of the De-
partment of Agriculture in a prelim-
mary report gives the indicated total
production of corn for 1909 as 2.767.-
Sl6 bushels against 2,66S ,651 900 as
finally estimated last year, with the
quality as S4.2 per cent. as against
$50 last year.
The Executive Council of the Am
Sican Federation of Labor in its
report to the convention at Toreneo.
recommended that an appeal be TAX
On to the United States Supreme Court
from the Jail sentences imposed on
President Gompers. Vice President
Mitchell and Secretary Morrison for
contempt in the Bucks Stove and
Range Company boycott case.
The telephone franchise recently
ordered by the City Council of Hart
ford, was sold Wednesday. the CO.
operative Telephone Company or the
committee representing said company
being the purchaser. 1t is the purpose
OF said company to establish. in this
near future an exchange in Hartford.
They have been assured the loyal sup
port Of many of the most substan-
tial citizens and it Is safe 10 say
that the venture will prove a success.
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Minutes, Minutes.

The minutes of the Ohio County Bap
fist Association are ready for distribu'
ton among the churches. AS we are
short of funds the churches will
please call at the Republican, office
and get their minutes.
L. w. TICHENOR, Sec.
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Changes Made by an Official
Count.

Our published table of the vote In
Ohio county last week was made up
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For Rent

Dwelling house and store room. See
J. w. Ford, Hartford, Ky.
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Troops were sent to the home of Ben
Longneceker in Madison county to
trap night riders. They remained on
guard three nights, but no riders ap-
peared and the soldiers, who had been
sent from Lexington, were ordered
home.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-11-12

Dies for a proposed scent piece
bearing the head of George Washing
bearing the head Of George Washing
tonic take the place of the coin now
in circulation, have been prepared
by the engravers of the United States
mint in Philadelphia.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-11-12

Completing the Government trials at
various speeds off the cost, the bate
ship North Dakota steamed into Bos-
ton after having sped up and down
the coast from Cape Cod to Cape Ned
dick, Me-, for twenty-four hours at
nineteenkrot gait, or faster.
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their ability in adapting themselves to changed
conditions, in avoiding poison and traps, all
help to accentuate their keenneSs of intellect.
Parrots appear more intelligent than they are,
from their ability to artlcuate and learn words
and sentences of human speech The emu or
some one of its ostrich allies is perhaps the most
stupid of birds; while goose. despite its
name and reputation, IS far from being thick
wltted.
The extremes of timiditv and bravery cam
not be decided in the case of birds owing to the
number of contestants, and strange to say, the
same bird will often be worthy of trying for
each extreme. \ little songster may expire OF
fear when taken in the hand though physically
unhurt and yet the same bird when its young
and home threatened, will. in the last
tremitv, hurl itself at hawk snake to its own
death. Surely greater love than this, or greater
bravery, IS difficult to imagined
The Competition of Song
T .ASTLY we come to a competition of song.
- and the best we can do IN order not to offend
the bird lovers of other countries is to mention
the nightingale, skylark. bobolink. mockingblrd,
and hermit thrush as contestants for the honor.
and let each choose for himself. Those who
have heard the thrush in full song claim that it
leads all native chorsterS. For my own part,
| have heard many hundreds of birds sing, in
Guiding all these species and there seems no
comparison with a certain Somber little featf-
cred being of the tropics, the solitaire, which,
in the most remote and hidden of the jungle
streambeds, raises hymn SO wonderful,
full of emotion and of the spirit of the wilder
ness, that any attempt at description IS only a
parody.
The clear clarion tones of the bellbird are said
to be audible for distance of three miles
through the South American forests, and if SO
there is probably more penetrating bird
voice in the world. The weak hiss of voice
less great pelican is a pathetic apology for
sound, all the more so when it is remembered
that as a young bird it could squawk and cry
as loudly as any infant feathered being.
To finish with one of the most remarkable
and most unsupported facts in the bird world,
the beautifully fluffy and delicate marabou
plumes which are in such favor as boas are the
under tail coverts of the ugliest bird on the
earth, the bald headed, ungainly adjutant, in
life showing never trace of the soft gray
feathers that are completely concealed by the
tail.
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that sends north the great lines OF honklng
geese, these hummingbirds start northward to
the United States. on past Arizona, California,
and Washington. around or over the mighty
mountain ranges of British Columbia and end
ing their Journey only in the vicinity of Mount
St. Elias iii Alaska, where they build their tiny
nests and CLEAN Arctic insects from the hearts
of the wonderfully brilliant flowers of that
northern land. Then in the fall comes the
southwark Journey over perhaps the same
thirty forty degrees of latitude. until their
winter haunts are reached among the sweet
scented tree flowers of Mexico What tact IN
the whole realm of nature can surpass ths.-ot
pinch of flesh and fluff of feathers traversing
almost five thousand miles year.
The species of narrowest range is undoubt-
ediv some island form, where for untold years
the birds have bred on tiny iset, isolated from
all their fellows. and perhaps revealing in their
reduced powers of flight their actual inability
to reach other land
The distinction of being the rarest bird on
the earth is unfortuna telv. and thanks to man.
contested by scores of species. We know not
how many species are Verg1nS on the point OF
extinction: but they many. The California
condor. for example, is all but gone-holdlng
to few strongholds far back in desolate val
levs. where, however. it IS never safe from the
egg robber or skin hunter, whether scientist or
amateur. No news has been heard OF the trurn-
peter swan for years; they may have gone like
the great aux.
The most abundant bird now that the great
hordes of passenger pigeons have gone forever.
Is probably of the SeabirdS. which, though
they lay only one or two eggs, nest by thou
sands If not millions on lodges and in inches of
the inaccessible cliffs of Greenland and other
parts of the Arctic regions.
The ostrich will take the running broad Jump
with no danger of competition. but, although
the cassowary can leap six feet clear of the
ground, it has no chance against the roadrun-
ner, that curious ground cuckoo of the western
plains. This bird seems to have tendons like
steel springs in its legs and feet, and can leap
high. with no apparent aid from its wings. To
equal this, the cassowary would have to bound
forty feet in the air
Few will deny that the position of most in
telligent bird belongs to the crow or at least to
some member of its family, as the ackdaw in
Europe The ease with which these birds learn
to distinguish between stick and gun, and
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THEATER MANAGER AND AUTHOR

A y Italian theater manager, Signor Ferra-
villa, is famous for his persistence III
fusing to read manuscripts. An author deslr
Gus of playing a trick on him, sent him a rather
big volume whose title contained the threaten
ing words, Comedy in Three Acts" 1t was
accompanied by the following modest note:
ALLOW me to send and recommend to YOU
my poor comedy which to and to my
friends seems worthy of production. | should
be very grateful if you would read the same
and let me have your valued opinion.
At the end of month this answer was re-
ceived: 81 have read your play, and read II
again; but | could not help to gain the
viction that it is not acceptable. Especially
the production of the third act would be inn
possible
BY return mail the following reply was re
ceived: " \ our criticism IS quite justified, anc
especially very conscientious. Only in one Sec
ondary point | cannot agree with YOU You
say YOU had read my comedy again and again,
while | never have thought of writing any AZ
all. The manuscript sent to you consisted OF
beautiful white blank paper"
But Ferravilla did not give in. If your
comedies, he wrote are unacceptable. even
when they are not written, imagine how bad
they must be il they written in reality. |
have purposely answered your little joke with
another Joke.
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bore Texas brands. Among them the horse
Purcell rode and five that belonged To us.
On nv arrival | told my friends what | had
done. The brands were posted in Gainesville.
Elm Springs. Montague. and Red River Station
and dav set for owners to claim their stock
Nv friends made secret of the
which the horses were recovered, and received
from the owners in some cases quite a liberal
reward. | was not present thinking some
marshal might try to cause me trouble.
After wears of thought over the matter, feel
perfectly justified in having reclaimed my own
stock and that OF my neighbors. especially
verv soon after | received through a friend. a
full pardon from the Government authorities
at Fort Sill for the theft, and once more became
Il good and respectable citizen. II came about
the same time that number of kiowa Chiefs
were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment
for outrages against the people Of Texas
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Bronze Hair and Daffodi1s
Continued from page s

crush directly before his window. Gazing
credulouslv all at once he saw her lips move
and realized that she was not alone, that she
addressing some one, that they were talk
ing of him. Her eager action, her questioning
eyes her moving lips, caused Baxter to turn
his glance toward her companion. As he did
SO he felt his muscles tighten and twltch. aid
then a deadly sudden loosening OF them.
sank back IN his chair, stunned, white, strength
less.
Good Heaven, What a denouemen,! What
an ending, And Trowbridge- Trowbridge. of all
men! His wife, What they saying OF
him, What would Trowbridge himself say
Stunned by the turn of events, Baxter sat
there for what seemed to be hours. He felt. II
he felt at ALL that humanity itself had rushed on,
leaving him utterly helpless and behind its in
terests stripped even of the secret of the dream
which for years his fancy had fed
SOME one laid hand on his shoulder. He
- steadied himself by effort and looked up.
Trowbridge stood beside him. He was looking
down at Baxter curiously, as if uncertain how
to begin. After moment Bakers well
schooed self possession came back. 1t was he
who first spoke.
Its too bad. Trowbridge. | assure you
should give worlds if | had not told YOU that
story. But how could know At least hope
YOU II believe honest enough to congratu-
late YOU from the bottom of my heart We
been the fool of my imagination" He
stopped abruptly,
Trowbrdge answered brightly. I'm not
sure of that" he said encouraginglv. 1t looks
as if that Eastern theory worked. after all. as II
thought really a magnet | assure YOU
was never more astonshed than when she told
me. | couldn't speak for moment. You see
even her coming was an accident. When | LETT
YOU fully expected to find Helen, Mrs. Trow
bridge, instead of whom there sat Florrie
Florrie," gasped Baxter, bewildered. : Then
the lady-Florrie-is not Mrs. Trowbridge.
Bless YOU. no." retorted Trowbridge in !,
tone of superb pity. Mrs Trowbridge IS a
beauty.
Bakers lip curled. in that restorative
moment Trowbridge saw it and hedged.
"Of course everyone has his own ideal. For
my part never should have thought of calling
Florre's hair bronze Seemed just plain red 10
me. prefer chestnut. like my wfes.
Baxter's expression of pity deepened. despite
that overlooking hope which made his every
feature radiant.
But Florries all right, a mighty nice girl
What came back to tell YOU is that she remenl-
bered YOU the minute she saw you. And
Well it struck that this thing had gone
long enough. You said YOU wouldn't join at
dinner; but | thought should come back and
see whether | couldn't persuade you to change
your mind Florrie will be with us only for 4
week"
Thanks, old mani" replied Baxter rising
and grasping Trowbridge's hand warmly. II
YOU II wait a moment, Ill get my hat
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A Filler in Cattle
Continued from page ~

sight. | now turned my attention to the men,
who to my surprise had reached the high
ground and were trying to make their mules
outrun Indian horses. They had even separ
ated, and both were shot down before my eyes.
Fortunately for me, this split up the band
those after Purcell were out of sight. and those
who had shot the two men were busy.
Thinking that might have been overlooked,
remounted and rode down the bed of the
creek until it opened out into the broad bottom
land TO the south toward Red River
A Long Stern Chase
CHANGING backward. saw that | too
- being chased NV horse was a good one
and comparatively fresh. headed him straight
for the river, which had ample time to cross
before the Indians could get within range of me.
Swimming is hard on horse; SO | dlsmounted
to allow him to get his wind well knowing that
| was more than match for those Indians
while crossing the stream which they would
have to do IN order 10 got
On reaching the river they separated, part OF
them going up stream. the rest down, evidently
intending to cross above and below me, out of
range of my rifle.
| knew the country. 1t was between the Big
and Little Wichita Rivers. There was only one
crossing on each stream for many miles. This
was probably equally we'll known to nv pur-
sucrs One led back to Whaley's. the other to
Dick Bowen ranch on Belknap Creek. Quickly
deciding that the latter would be nv best
had the good fortune to reach the farther side
of It about three hundred wards ahead of the
Indians.
While they were crossing gained still more
and reached high mesa between the Wichita
and Belknap Greek. began to feel as if | had
escaped. when my horse jumped bunch OF
pricklv pears and drove thorn under his
fetock This famed him. and | soon saw the
poor animal in misery: for he broke INTO a
reeking sweat.
| knew exactly the location of Bowens ranch
and that the mesa broke off abruptly within a
few hundred wards of the buildings. Being well
in advance. | tried to favor my horse. The
Indians thinking he giving out came on
with renewed speed As soon they were
within range ! turned and pumped few shots
at them. One horse went down and an Indian
went over his head. At the same instant felt
a singing sensation in the calf of my left leg
and realized that had been shot.
Crowding my horse straight toward the
ranch. | soon came in sight of IT and fired shot
toward and over ii to let the bows know there
was something doing. They rushed out to see
what it was. as | rode over the bank, out of
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sight of the Indians and into plain view from
the ranch.
Dismountng | Law down. waving my hat for
the boys to come to me. At the same time
sent nv horse on toward them with my empty
saddle. The boys had nearly reached me when
the Indians rode over the brow of the hill,
within close range.
Now thought |, was the time to get
with these red demons, by keeping cool and
shooting straight. NY friends behind me now
fully realized the situation, and the result was
that out of nine Indians who rode in sight,
seven never went back.
Ny wound was not serious, and after a short
rest we organized party and went back to the
first point of attack Here were the bodies of
the two men, and soon we found poor Purcell.
We took the bodies over to our ranch, which
had been robbed, the horses and cattle STAN
peded but the buildings had not been burned.
We made a coffin from wagon box and buried
the dead with all the care and tenderness our
resources permitted.
Getting Back the Stolen Horses
TT was a hard blow for me | had become
strongly attached to my partner, and now
was alone once more. Cattle and horses were
a total loss and in a short time the parties from
whom Purcell had leased the ranch came and
took possession.
After settlement with them | came to the
conclusion that it would be foolish for me to
risk nv life or anv more money in country
where the kiowas would reach me: for these
savages proved to have been of that tribe.
Filled with grief as was over the death of
my partner and our men, ! still had room to be
sore over the loss of the fine horses we had col
lected, and | determined to secure some of
them if possible.
told Mr.. Whaley of my plan and on the
next trip of the forage train from his ranch to
Fort Sill | accompanied it. slightly disguised,
and with one of the best saddle horses | ever
owned. strong and well fed up grain, tied
behind of the
Near Fort Sill canped Cash Creek.
Next day was ration day, and the beef corral
close by 1t was the Indians habit at
ration time to come in and camp, bring some
of their best horses, run races, and gamble with
the colored troops. With their horses hoped
to find mine. | was not in evidence during the
day; but watched the Indians turn their horses
out to Craze.
That night about nine O'Clock rode quietly
away from camp toward a bunch of horses
had spotted and started them toward Red
River, which | crossed the following morning.
was now we'll on my way to Gainesville with
a fine bunch of horses, which without exception
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