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The Adair County news., 1909-03-03
DirisO.

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completed and boxes installed.
So Dirigo is now in close touch
with the outside world. Just
ring 2 shorts and 2 longs and
that will get here.
]. M. Campbell and Hiram
Stotts spent two days in Column
bia last week, having a steam
engine repaired.
V. Sullivan, Columbia, and a
Mr.. Kiser, of Knoxville, Tenn,
called on our merchants a few
days ago.
Born, to the wife of Eldridge
Stotts on the 18th Feb, a daught-
er.
w. R. Royse, of Rugby, was
here a few days ago.
R.. L. Campbell was at Fair
play last week on business.
Two horses belonging to John
Gibson got in the same stall last
Saturday and one killed the 9TH
er.
We challenge the world for a
more industrious fox hunter than
]. G.. Campbell. He keeps his
pack we'll trained and when you
want a chase just blow your
horn and he is ready.
Since Mr.. Turner seems to
question the statements | made
two weeks ago in regard to the
farms of this section | must in
vite the gentleman to meet me
in the office of the Adair County
Clerk and will show him records
to substantiate every assertion
made. One farm in particular
sold at those figures several times.
The last sale was made by the
notable W. Godfrey Hunter fol
$4,000. challenge the gentle
man to find section anywhere
else in Adair or adjoining coun-
ties where there is a larger mum.
Der of acres that will produce as
we'll as the section extending
around Dirigo, KY. We have
plenty of land that this last year
produced 8 to 10 barrels of corn
to the acre. In the same section
may be found fields that pro-
duce from 900 to 1900 pounds OF
tobacco per acre. Can you beat
it anywhere? Yes, it's true. we
have a surplus, and thus large
areas are covered with sedge,
sumac, dogwood, etc. But just
remove that growth and you
have land that will take the lead
of any other section in Kentucky
for corn or tobacco. So now, Mr..
Turner, if this is not satisfactory
just pay us a visit next July OF
August and see the crops grow.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

moving rapidly about the room, laying out some furs
and number of dainty toilet articles Hurry she
cried 81 hear some coming"
Dorothy had that most marvellous of virtues among
modern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Without question she
sped into her own room.
But she left the door ajar and she could see Mrs.
Prentice's lean and STOPPING figure and her broom.
Mrs. Prentice took single step and them unexpect-
eddy burst into speech. "Myl what lovely furs" she
cried She took another step; and added before her
shyness had time to choke her, "They just what
I've been wanting to buy my Cathie. She's down to
Boston, you know Are they-please use~pe, but
are they awful expensive?
mot these" replied Agatha, smiling, oddly enough,
these furs are for sale I'm trying dispose of them
for lady who has had good deal of money but is in
great straits at present. really fear the poor thing
has actually gone hungry sometimes. ('Rather,"
guessed Dorothy mutey.) So the furs a simply
ridiculous bargain" (She hesitated; Dorothy who di
vined her purpose now, knew that she wondering
how low she dared to offer them) II think she would
take thirty dollars. And l know she must have paid
a hundred"
Mrs Prentice was absorbed in mental arithmetic.
at awful" she faltered the poor starving Great
ure! But I'm afraid that would be too much for
me. I thought if they twenty hve-or-or twen-
ty-six, fifty"
Sold at twenty-six, fifty, to Mrs Prentice" said
Agatha gbly; and she would have pushed the furs
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

But Agatha was still calm at her guns. She actu-
ally capped her hands together in artless glee ex
claiming: How perfectly lovely Let us camp out
together in this charming house We will gladly pay
you just what we promised the other lady; and cook
for ourselves; and we may send to Boston, maynt we
and get things; they go to the furs, you know
until they are used up; and we'll pay for the board at
the end of the week. unless you would prefer that
in advance?" finished Agatha with fine careless air
that took Dorothy's breath away.
"Of course not" faltered Mrs. Prentice, "but-but-
do you know how to cook?"
Dorothy chuckled to herself. Her sister who was
not only famous entertainer, but who had been COM
mended by great chefs for her direct personal tri-
umphs with chafng- dish and salad bowl; did she
know how to cook?" Agatha, however, remained
modest and undisturbed. 'Let show YOU" said
She my sister isn't really we'll enough to go out for
her breakfast I will go down and make her a cup
of coffee and boil her egg this minute. There is
nothing like sampling things.
Mrs Prentice looked appeaingy at this mastefful
lodger who would be boarder, with or without her
consent please please don't you think I'm migrate
but but-but don't you see? Madame Prentice has
Young man invited to take Thanksgiving dinner"
with herr"
mo ma'am, with me- She's just sent over word
that he is coming to look at some furniture. He is
very rich and tasteful young man. and she thinks he
will do to sell the secretary to and other things SO
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

as she didn't feel we'll enough to have him to dinner
so she sent word she'd here; and she'd
lend me her grandfathers glasses, maybe he'd buy
them. Butt going to send her word wasn't
going to have Thanksgiving dinner this year; only
if | had you boarding"
Agatha did not finch difficulties were stimulus
to her daring spirit
"Of you'll have to have her, tool" she cried
why not? and the young man, too l shall like to
see our rival in the furniture trade"
"But--the dinner? l might get accommodation
from Boston but you she mightn't like-she is
pretty perncketty you know-she might object"
Mrs Prentice halted wretchedy the tears to her
faded eyes.
might object to US, you mean" Agatha supplied
the hiatus in the cheerfuest of tones "But she won't
need to see us; we'll be the accommodates. There
are people who come in to accommodate, / was told
of them yesterday Well accommodate I'll cook the
dinner Dorothy will wait table You can ask some
COPYRIGHT, 1905
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

into Mrs. Prentices but she, protesngly depre
catingly waved the softly shining, fluffy temptation
aside.
please no." she apologized you see, I've just
handed out all the cash had hand for the church
debt Do you think the lady would mind waiting until
the first of next month";"
Agatha was reckoncd "a good loser" she took this
staggering blow in way to win Dorothys admiration
amid her disappointment.
why, surely not" she returned heartily 81 will ad-
the money; and"she llumed the situation with
a charming smile, "a delightful solution occurs to
me; why not take my sister and me to board; and we
shall pay you instead of you paying US; and you will
have the furs to the bargain"
But with actual tears in her eyes, Mrs Prentice
shook her head I'm sorry, but couldn't l
haven't any girl. Her mother is dreadful sick and
she went this morning l hadn't word to say; but
it was hard. I amt very much of a cook and know
couldn't suit you"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

4 RE you hungry dear?" said Agatha.
"a "Awfulp answered Dorothy, as
"a whose feelings are beyond the trammels
a of grammar.
At this they both laughed.
~ ed
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tine of the household work. Doc
tors claim that it is this alone which
is in a large measure responsible for
the many ills and ailments which
women are afflicted with and which
the men are free from. So many Of
her daily tasks require that she
should lean or stoop over that it is
not long before this unnatural atti-
tude is responsible for some serious
and chronic illness which often
makes her an invalid for the rest Of
her life.
The stoopless dustpan which has
been recently invented enables her to
do the work of gathering up the ac-
cumulations on the floor without the
least inclination of her body. The
new implement has a long handle by
which it is carried conveniently, and
at the same time the handle controls
the operation of a lid which opens for
the reception of the dust when the
pan is placed on the floor, and as it
is raised after gathering up the &C
cumulations the lid closes, hiding the
contents from view and preventing
their being scattered by the wind or
by Observation-Disclosures Star.
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PEPPER DUELS.

A certain literary and diplomatic
friend of ours took part in a pepper
duel at a foreign restaurant. He
was provoked to the contention by
the quantity of stimulating condi-
ment that a stranger across the table
INDUCED in. The stranger sprinkled
an uncomfortable quantity of red
pepper upon his food, and proceeded
to devour it, to the wonder and ad-
miration Of onlookers. Thereupon
with studied n~onchalance the Amer
lean swallowed al immense piece OF
chilli pepper. Then the stranger add
ed more red pepper; then the Amer.
lean another larger slice, covered
with cayenne, and so on, till it
seemed rs if both would explode.
while the other diners looked on
aghast-the American finally win.
ming out with a prodigious dose.
defying an emulation.
Some of the large nations of Eu-
rope seem to be engaged at the pres.
ent moment in a sort of pepper duel.
each piling up Dreadnoughts and
taxes to the utmost of endurance,
while the rest of the world looks on,
wondering which nation will be able
to do itself the greatest internal in
jury before the duel ends in actual
war or a genuine peace.-From an
Editorial in the Century.
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Centre Lid For Stove.

An invention Of especial interest
and convenience to housekeepers is
the auxiliary stove lid plate designed
by a Delaware man. BY means Of
this it is possible to have a lid over
the centre of the stove, where the
fire is hottest.
The old style stove plates are OBJ
long with rounded ends and a piece
set in the middle which leaves a cir
cular opening at each end. While it
Is possible by this arrangement to re-
move, either or both lids and the
bridge plate, it is not possible to so
dispose them as to have n opening
in the centre.
The new stove plate overcomes this
disadvantage by providing a stove
top with supplemental plates which
may be fitted in the ends and leave a
circular opening in the centre, on
which one Of the ordinary lids will
fit. When the fire is low, as in the
morning, it is desired to set the coffee
pot, for instance, over the hottest
part of the fire, which is the middle
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A combined Danish and French sci
entific expedition will visit the Danish
West Indies in an endeavor to deter
mine the part played by blood-suck-
ing insects in the spreading of lep-
rosy.
A Swedish geologist has explained
prediction that all the worlds supply
of iron will be exhausted in fifty
years. Little more than one-tenth OF
the deposits, he says, are in the
United States.
A remarkable operation on a dog
was made the subject of a scientific
demonstration at a meeting OF the
Berlin Medical Society last week. DR..
Unger, a Berlin surgeon, showed how
ten days before he had removed the
dogs kidneys, substituting those OF
another dog. The dog seemed to have
completely recovered.
What is said to be an important
discovery in the glars industry has
been made by Mr.. Lite, which will
tend to revolutionize the art of grind
ing glass. The grinder which he has
discovered is made from one-half best
Portland cement and one-half silica
sand. In this stone there are no soft
or hard spots and it will grind glass
without scratching. The cost of the
grindstone is about ten per cent. that
of the common grindstone.
In a recent paper w. E. Gray states
that the manufacture Of tin plates
originated in Bohemia, hammered
iron plates having been coated with
tin in that country some time before
the year 1900. Tin plate making was
introduced into England from Saxony
in 1865, and the first tin plate factory
in France was established in liza.
Tin plates were first made on a COM
merciai basis in the United States at
Pittsburg in 1872.
The notable success of wireless
telegraphy in procuring speedy as
sistance for ships in distress at sea
in spite of fog and distance, best ex-
emplifed by the cases Of the Republic
and the Ivernia, caused an application
for lower insurance rates for vessels
equipped with wireless apparatus to
be proposed for the international ma
rine insurance congress at Baden.
Success of the application should be
mutually beneficial, both effecting a
saving in insurance cost to ghipown-
ers and extending the use of the
latter.
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Dog Attacked by Birds.

Louis Miller's fox terrier, two
years old, killed a baby sparrow at
Third and Wabasha streets and then
had to fight for his life against COM
bined attacks of several hundred 9th
er sparrows thirsting for revenge. The
dog accompanied Mr.. Miller on a bust
ness trip to the neighborhood, and
when he saw the birding futtering
to the sidewalk pouNced upon it with
his. paws and teeth at the same time.
The owner of the schnabel thought
nothing of the incident until he
heard a vigorous twittering all
around and saw the terrier dash mad
ly up Wabasha street to escape the
fury of the vengeful sparrows. The
terrier was, getting severely punished.
st. Paul Dispatch to the New York
World.
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John Wesley

A fierce fame burned IN ascase OF
steel. The apostles zeal was con-
trolled by a brain which might have
been that Of a great general or fnan-
cier. Those who jeered at his fanat-
icism would have been o match for
him in diplomacy Or the work of or
g%anization. In their d~irectness OF
aim at the very heart Of the matter In
hand some of his letters read ltke-ex-
tracts from Napoleon's correspond
ence. He reused enthusiasm, but
could not control it. He who said,
Scream no more on the pain OF
damnation," was no spiritual-contor-
ZIONIST or lover of rant. He who ex-
claimed, "Oh, what is so scarce as
learning, save religion" did not idol
ize voluble ignorance. = -. He
reminds one of General" Booth at
one time, only to recall at another.
with his hatred OF NOISY thoughts"
some monk who had walked with st.
Bernard.-London Times.
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Carrier Pigeons as Spies.

DR.. J. N%eubronner, of Cronberg.
has had the ingenious idea of employ
ing carrier pigeons to photograph
country which they fly over and there.
by collect typographical and other in
formation which might prove OF con.
siderable use in war.
A specially designed camera of mi.
c~roscopic proportions is fitted with an
ingenious mechanism for working it
automatically. 1t is fixed to the birds
breast. At the Dresden Photographic
exhibition the whole process is shown.
For practical use it is necessary that
the pigeons should fly in more than
one direction. This to some extent is
secured by keeping the birds in cotes
on railway Wngons, to which. wher-
ever they are shifted, the pigeons re-
turn as surely as to a stationary
houe~ w Gazette.
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Pleased His Majesty.

The dark monarch from sunny
Africa was being shown over an en-
cheering place in Stafford by the man.
ager, who, in explaining the working
of certain machinery, unfortunately
got his coat tails caught in it, and in
a moment was being whirled round at
so many revolutions per minute.
Luckily for the manager. his gar
ments were unequal to the strain OF
more than a few revolutions, and he
was hurled. d%isheveled and dazed. at
the feet Of the visitor.
That exalted parsonage roared with
laughter and said something to his
interpreter.
Sab" said the functionary to the
manager, His Majesty say he am
berry pleased with de trick. an will
you please do it again?"-Skatchy
RitS
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FOREST AREAS IN THE SOUTH
A Section Which is Blessed With Most of the
Virgin Woodland Of the Country.

made from it's annual cut, while al
the same time this cut is being re.
placed by a new growth. In this way
it's timber will remain a source OF
perpetual wealth. The Importance OF
forest conservation to Southern in.
terests is clearly understood by the
people of the South. The future OF
the South is more nearly bound ur
in the plan Of forest preservation
than is anything To- before the
people of this part of the
country. Not only is the pro,
lection of the watersheds, which will
some day furnish the power to run
all manufacturing establishments in
the entire South, an important matter
to the South, but the industries de.
pending upon the forest products will
also be benefited by the protection
thrown about the remaining timbered
area.-Science.
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A Wild Animal Farm.


M. F. Kendrick, Of Denver, Col
orado, has a farm equipped for the
rearing and sale of wild beasts. The
enterprise bears the title of the Ken
drick Pheasantries and Wild Game
Association. 1t grew out Of the nov
ell exhibit at the City Park in DEN
yer, which MI. Kendrick maintained
entirely at his own expense, because
of his love for wild game. Many
thousands of dollars yearly went to
the development of Mr.. Hendricks
hobby. What was a fancy has be-
come a substantial business institu-
ton.
For the first few years only ami
mails native to North America will
be reared, but eventually lions, IL
gers, and even elephants will be bred.
The farm is now stocked with deer,
elk. antelope, bears, mountain goat,
etc., and sixteen acres of ground are
utilized in the venture.
Mr.. Kendrick says that It does not
cost any more to produce a pound
of buffalo or elk than it does of cat.
tie or sheep. Buffalo meat sells at
from fifty cents to one dollar a
pound, elk bringing Yearly as much,
The association will not lack a mar.
ket at these prices if geological parks
and game preserves do not take the
entire output.
The United States Government is
taking great interest in Mr.. Ken
bricks farm. 1t will cooperate
with him by telling him how to cure
or prevent any disease with which
he is not familiar.-From Success
Magazine.
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Alfred A. Pope's Life Story.

Born in Boston, May 20. 1843.
Went to work on a farm when nine
years old.
Employed in a shoe finding store
at 81 a week when fifteen years old.
In 1882 he went to Civil Wal as
second lieutenant in T~hirty-ffth Mas.
sachusetts Regiment, in his nine
teenth year.
Served through war with distinc.
ton and was brevetted lieutenant
colonel of the Thirty-ifth Regiment
for gallant conduct at Fredericks-
burg, Knoxville and Petersburg.
Pioneer bicycle manufacturer in
the United States in 1876.
Advocate of good roads system.
Had been in poor health since fail
ure in business several years ago.
Founded Pope Memorial Church at
Cohasset in memory Of his son,
Charles Under Pope.
Director in several banks and finan-
cial institutions and a member of
prominent Boston clubs and societies.
Married Abbie D. Linder, o. New
ton, September 20, 1871. They had
four children, three boys and one
girl. Mrs. Pope and two Of the sons
and the daughter are still living.
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THE HUMoRoUsNEss OF THINGS.

What we call a sense of humor is a curious
affair;
Some say it's rather common; some con-
slider it quite rare:
It's funny when somebody seats himself
upcn a pin,
Provided it's somebody you're not inter
ested in. w
It's funny when the gold brick man de-
ludes o trusting soul >.
And leaves his crops in pawn and puts his
family in a hole.
It's funny when small children eat green
fruit and cakes and pie
And suffer pain-though I could never see
exactly why.
It's ~laughablc to see a man in most things
brave and strong
Break down and seem quite helpless when
affections hopes go"wrong.
It's funny when some man in whom the
public placed it's trust
Gets out and makes a silly splurge with
other peoples dust.
It's funny when you stand for hours as on
the cars you ride; 20 .. "
It's funny when big autos have explosions
or collide.
When you note the timely topic and the
gay satiric fling, -
There's no doubt a sense of humor is q
very curious thing.
Washington Star.
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The South, with twenty-seven per
cent. of the total area of the United
States, contains about forty-two per
cent. Of the total forest area Of the
country. The forest area by States
is as follows: Alabama. ~20,000,00O
:acres: Arkansas, 24,200,OOO; Florida,
20, 100000; Georgia. 2~2,3OO,OOO;
Kentucky. 10000 900: Louisiana,
16,5OO,O0O Maryland, 2,20O,0O0;
Mississippi. 1880, 900; North Care
lima, $500, 900; South Carolina, H.
100000; Tennessee, $1,000, 900;
Texas. 10000, 900; Virginia, 14.000.-
900, and West Virginia, 100000.
The South. it will be seen, has still
much of the virgin forest Of the
country. This forest must be used,
of course. in order to meet the stead
lily expanding wants Of this section.
1t must be used. however. in such a
manner that the very most may be
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said 1t may be used with the advan-
tage that it does not mar the floor
or it's covering, whatever its charac-
ter may be. 1t is especially recon-
mended for polished floors. The de-
vice consists of a rounded button OF
porcelain or glass fitted with 4 split
spring stem, which prevents it from
dropping out when the piece of fur
niture is lifted from the floor. The
two parts are joined by a ball and
socket joint by means Of which the
portion coming in contact with the
floor is permitted to adjust itself to
any Irregularities Of the surface over
which it may be passing. These
shoes were originally made for use
on pianos, so that the instruments
might be moved around at will, but
it has been found necessary to make
them in a number Of different sizes
for different articles of furniture
Washington Star.
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Prison Window 8 Gate.

It is not often that a gate is made
out of a window, much less out OF a
prison window; but the gate of St.
Cedd's churchyard, Canning Town.
East London, was at one time a win
dow in the old Newgate Prison. Many
people wonder at the size of the gate.
but when they hear its curious his
Tory and the use to which it was put
IL years gone by they understand the
eason of it's massive dimensions
'.cudon Daily Graphic.
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As 1t Seemed.

That man." said the court onlook-
err. will be convicted surely. He's
making a very poor impression on
che witness stand"
That isn't the defendant said a
lawyer. He's just one of the alien
!sts undergoing cross-examination. -
Detra:t Free Press.