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audacious eapers you ever saw. He will pop out from behind a dry tuft of grass, ears up and eyes shining Again he'll leap in your path. face full of insolence and his teeth showing be- tween his lips. Oh, he certainly deserves the name people have given him. If ever Il creature was mad it is he"
 Yes, there can be no doubt of that" agreed Mr. Lion. But l wonder how we can get rid of him. He is great annoyance to us''
 I've been thinking of a plan" said Master White Lamb. You may think it plan as crazy as the Hare himself. but I truly believe it will work success fully. Shall l explain it to you?'
 .ro be sure. go on. If you can con ceive of any way by which we can rid ourselves-and the country, too. of eourse-of that mad fellow, l shall be only too happy to assist you in following it out said Mir. Lion. But be seated
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Arthur. somewhat frightened, sat mp and stared at the creature before him. And why should show my plans to you?' he asked. addressing the bird
 "I may give you some suggestions being flyer myself" grinned the huge creature. again Tapping his wings.
 Very well. then. come with me"
 And Arthur arose and led the way to his workshop. Opening the door he ushered In the bird, saying to him: Here are my plans.' and he took from his pocket the plans drawn on paper '.and here is my model" And he re- moved canvas cover from the model he was working on. Now. examine 1t. you flyer. and tell me what you think of it.
 The bird hopped around the workbench eyeing first this point and that point. At last he spoke: ''You poor simpeton Here you have hundred little wheels, screws. levers. bands, all the things known in modern machinery. and still you couldn't fly mile, if at all. And here am l, with just these,'' and the bird Tapped his great wings, 'and l can raise them so. and away I go, over mountains, meadows, rivers. lakes. without stopping to oil my machinery or to supply gas or gasoline to it to give it power. An, am the only flying machine that will ever work successfully, for l am the invention of the Great Goal"
 "Ah you've been listening to that fool ish sister of mine,' said Arthur. Shes silly on the subject of flying. But you have another guess coming, my fine flyer, after you see my arship at work. When l fly through the clouds, leaving you far behind me, you will see that l, also, the invention of the Great God. have made n great invention of my own. Had 1t not been intended for man to do these things, the ideas of such inventions would never have entered his mind. But why should l waste time talking to bird?
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The Lion the Lamb and the Mad March Hare.
Hare.

White Lamb. Let's continue our mad actions. He'll soon be with us to learn the reason of our, having become mad like himself"
 few seconds later the Mad March Hare had come within a few feet of Mir. Lion and Master White Lamb, and lift ing up paw. spoke:
 March friends he said, may l have q part in your frolic? You seem very gay today. Is there some occasion for festiyity?'
 "Only that we have become, like your self, mad" laughed Master White Lamb. "Yes. like yourself, we are couple of loonies. roared Mir. Lion. Then they all laughed heartily.
 But l am not couple of loonles. explained the Mad March Hare. "I am only one poor creature, making merry by himself, and called mad by the rest of the world. But, shall I join you in your merry games?"
 ''ff it pleases you to do so.' said Master White Lamb. ''I guess my bold and brave companion here, MT. Lion, has objection"
 'Oh. none in the least" declared Mr. Lion. Then he laughed in his sleeve, as the saying goes. "Come on, Mad March Hare, and be just as crazy as you like. We're in for fun today"
 So saying Mir. Lion gave the Mad March Hare q hearty clap on the shoulder. and they all set to playing Pussy wants Il corner.' using old stumps for corners. And when at last the sun went down Master White Lamb and MT. Lion re- membered they had forgotten to lead the Mad March Hare to the other side of the world But they had been having so much pleasure in his jolly company that they shad forgotten to fear him, and no lcnger wished to be rid of him. In fact. they wished very much to make him Il constant companion, and invited him to join them in their cave on the mountain side for supper. which the Mad March Hare readily accepted. And as the three sat around the supper table Master White Lamb and Mir. Lion told the Mad March Hare of their plan to be rid of him and of their final decision to ask him 10 be one of tbem for declared Mir. Lion, cordially. we have discovered you are no more mad than the rest of the world and we like you very much
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"He seems sane enough now"

sat the Mad March Hare. watching the antics of the lion and the lamb. Well. upon my ears.' he said to himself. that does beat all that I ever saw. l may be fellow fond of wild capers but I Gesei behaved like that. What can have pos sessed the two? I believe I'll join them in their froc and ascertain what has got into their blood. It can't be the March weather. for that is not unusual. It must be something they have eaten
 And so it happened that a little while after the lion and the lamb had begun their wild antics in the meadow they were eiatified to see the Mad March Hare advancing cautiously towards them. Al ways before he had made himself of fensive. not to say forbidding. by rushing at them in most wild fashion. But on this occasion he came creeping gently forward, holding his ears, which formerly had been so aggressive. back against his neck. And there was anything but bold ness or audacity in his movements.
 "See the change in his demeanor." whispered MT. Lion. "He seems sane enough now
 At least, he's careful" replied Master
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Arthur smiled to himself as his sister departed. ''Just like a girl" he unused. Such childish philosophy" he went on' this thinking no person should try to fly. Why. we should use the wits God has given us. and invent everything pos sible that is conducive to mans comfort and convenience Well, this airship of mine will be worth while." he said, look ing over some plans he had carefully drawn. And she'll make speed, too.' Then he bent himself to work again. not stopping till he heard the tinkle of q little bell. It was the cook ringing his supper bell. calling him to the evening meal His thoughtful mother had instl- tuted the plan of letting Arthur work till meal tilne and then ringing q bell to rouse him to the conscionsness e, tha. halt 1t was time to replenish wasted energy thur, healthy boy, never delayed in his shop after the tinkle of that mealtime bell. Laying aside his work. and care fully locking the shop (carrying the plans to the house with him' Arthur
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BY MAUD WALKER.

sEK old lion, regular March Hon
 &uT nch as we read so much about,
 # ny mapping in his cave near to 7 # mountain side His was cozy
 place to sleep, and though the winds of March blew and blew like the breath of some great beast, old Mr. Lion did not heed them, for he was so we'll housed in his fine cave that he cared not q straw about Mir. March's winds.
 And so the March winds blew and blew. But pretty soon Mir. Lion was awakened by soft voice in his ear. It was dear little white lamb, q Spring lamb, such as we read so much about. And he was very intimate friend of old Mir. Lions, which may sound very strange. indeed. lion and a lamb being intimate friends. But such they were. as you will soon see. But, before going further, I must tell you that they were not the ordinary lion and lamb. They were the Spring lion and lamb, and usually come out about the first of March. as you may have heard about.
 Well. when Master White Lamb whls- pered softly to Mir. Lion. the latter stirred in his sleep, saying, Who's here?'
 Tt is l. your old friend of the Spring time." explained Master White Lamb. and have come to pay you my annual March visit. You will see that l am few days late. but l shall explain the cause of delay"
 Old MT. Lion was now wide awake, and
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enthusiastically. You may be only lamb. but you're wise one, all right. We'll proceed to carry out your plan at once. It will be successful. l am sure.
 T am glad you like it, friend.' said Master White Lamb. his face flushed from the pleasure he felt at having the hearty approval of so great a creature as Mir. Lion, the bold and the brave.
 And then they proceeded to carry out Master White Lambs plan. They hur- ried to the meadow at the foot of the mountain, and on the way arranged as to their manner of conduct. Arriving in the very center of the wide and deep meadow. they began to jump about and to make queer cries. The old lion roared till the mountains echoed again and again. The lamb bleated. mingling his noisy cry with that of his companion. Indeed. the very meadow seemed alive with their merry madness.
 In the shadow of clump of bushes
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sitting up. staring at his little friend whom he had not seen for twelve months "Ah, he exclaimed, you are sight to make ones heart leap for joy. l have been looking for you for, To! these several days. And why have you been so de- layed? The month of March is now ad- vanced almost a week. was beginning to get a bit anxious on your account fearing some sprite had waylaid you and led you of into danger.''
 Good, old friend that you are.' de- clared Master White Lamb fervently. And now for the explanation concerning my late arrival: l was detained from getting here by none other than the Mad March Hare.''
 Old Mir. Lion sat bolt upright. "What?' he gasped. "Is that crazy creature here abouts? Why. he's always the terror of the land during this month, and I've been wondering how we can be rid of him for once and for all. He's a menace
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went to his supper During the meal he discussed his work with his father who had brought home several magazines and papers containing exhaustive articles on the latest inventions in aeroplanes. .'I don't see anything suggesting my inven- tion.'' said Arthur happily. Gee. l guess the other fellows haven't gotten that bee in their bonnets yet. which is Il lucky thing for me-"
 Maybe that's because your Idea Is no good, said Oracle, snrcasticaly from the other end of the table. She could not forgive Arthur for trying to fy." as she put it. Maybe they have thought o' your plan long ago, but find it no good.
 q like your grammar" smiled Arthur But we'll let that pass. It is mammals and teachers business to look after your language My business is to invent new attachment to the present airship which will make 1t success in any wind or weather. And 1t will be found prac- ticable, my invention wll but as to it's being mo good'-well, we'll see about that later still. I must say. you have a very bad way of expressing yourself And Arthur looked teasingly at his young sister.
 After supper was over Arthur thought he would lie down and nap for half an hour then repair to his shop and work till 9 o'clock. On Saturday he always tried to put in q busy day. And this was Saturday. He went into the living room and threw himself on the couch. and was soon lost in slumber His parents and Oracle were In the library entertaining some callers. and Arthur was undisturbed.
 After sleeping for half un hour n strange thing happened to Arthur. The door leading from the hall into the room where he lay was opened and huge bird flew in. Come show me the plans for your airship,' said the monster fowl, ffapping his wings.
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The AncientS' Idea of the Comet.

earlier and PythagQean view. howeverj was much more correct. according td modern doctrine. for it he'd that comets : were bodies with long periods of reyoln1 .ion. which idea. like others of Pytha-j oras, probably came from Eastern phil losophers. of unknown nationality. ApolI loiiius, the Myndian. hclieyed that the Chaldeaas were responsible for this noi tion of the comets, for they spoke of them as travellers that penetrated far into the upper or most distant celestial space. Aristotle even believed that the Milky Way was a vast comet which per. petually reproduced itself.
 ..The comet could not he regarded other. wise than as divine omen to announce some remarkable event or to forbode evil, particularly pestilence and war. Indeed for many years the deaths of monarchs was believed to be announced by these brilliant messengers in the sky"
 MARY GRAHAM
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Why, you know nothing but to ny anc1 to eat" he continued. turning heatedlys to the great fowl. I'll bid you gootI night, for I have work to do"
 "Ah. work to do," laughed the hlrdI But after all the work of centurie4 hop one of you inventors will ever set q machine to do this" And the bird raiseds his huge wings, spread them out till theyI covered the shop floor "See, am goinsI to fly, carrying you, barn. airship >santk all, with me. Such Is my power" AntI before Arthur could cry out against It. the bird had risen. lifting the barn and it's contents to the sky. Arthur grews dizzy and felt that he would give thes world to be back on earth again. Therl the sensation of falling came over him and he realized the bird had let go oi' him, and that he was rapidly descending to earth. A sick fear seized him. ands just as he was about to strike the eartll he opened his eyes. rubbed them and sais up. "Gee Where am r." was his first question. Then he looked about him. Hts was sitting on the side of the couch ri the living room of his own home. ands the voices of his parents and sister camt. from the library adjoining ''Ah. one of those internal inventors dreams" be said, rising. Guess have worked long. enough on my airship model tonight. I'm getting woozey. Must go and chat awhile with my dear family. Then I'll go toI bed and take good rest. Wonder what Oracle would say should l tell her of, that horrible bird-the thing I saw and! talked with in my dream! Well, she's too much of n girl to see the humor oil It,, so I'll enjoy the memory of 1t alone Gee, but I'm glad l didn't hit earth' after that fall. Guess I'd better tFlst it as warning and be careful alE#1 going up in my airship-nfter I hae
 done-til it has been thoroughly tts
 That was surely an inventors q
 and no mlstake." NN
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'I know I'll make n machine to fly all right he said to his sister. who stood watching him while he worked on the evening of this story. ''I have in my head an invention which will be q great help to aerial navigators. It is new idea, and one that will make a noise in the world when seen in use.'
 You ought to be ashamed of yourself. trying to make something to fly" re- peated Oracle.
 And whyf' asked Arthur pausing In his work.
 Because, if God had intended people to fly, He would have had them grow wings. like birds,'' said Oracle. Its wicked for men to try to fly. Only birds should do that"
 Arthur laughed. And what do you say about express trains, and the fastgolng ocean steamers? Were people intended to fly across land like thati Were we not just made with feet to walk and run? We hadn't steamers or trains growing onto us-to help us to go fast. I can't see the difference between an airship and a steam car, only one Is an
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to our happiness. for he Is likely to pop up at the most unexpected time. For instance; last spring while was walking out across the meadow at the foot of the mountain. enjoying the bright morning sunshine and fresh southern breezes. whom did l see capering about just in my path but that Mad March Hares And he made HIS if to fly at me, and I will ad init, lion that I am, noted for boldness and bravery, l was a bt-ahem, T bit afraid. One can never tell just what that crazy fellow will do. Why, he might scratch ones eyes out. And how could one get about in search for food without his eyesf Ah no sir-ee. 1 don't want to come face to face with that Mad March Hare"
 That's just the way felt concern ing him. too,' said Master White Lamb 'I was late in getting here on his ac- count. Three times have l tried to reach your cave, and three times have l been driven back by that lunatic, Mad March Hare He has taken up his station in the meadow at the foot of this moun- tain, and there he cuts up the most
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HIS We are so often visited by comets =
 NH& those tramps of the univcrse-it may y V be interesting to the young folks 10 know something about the theories hel'i by the ancients regarding these mysteri- ous bodies, with their streamcrs of light extending across the heavens. The fol- lowing extract is quoted from an exhaus- tive and authentic work. a History Of the Uniyerse:
 ..The term comet derived from the Latin coma. or hair. applied to celestial bodies. which appear to have Il hairy ap- pendage goes back to the time Of the Romans. similar word. 'cometa. WAS used by Cicero, Tibullus and other ancien- writers.
 While the ancientS distinguished be- tween comets and meteors, yet they be- lieved them to be of the same nature. and to be found in the earth's atmos- phere not far above the clouds or ut all events much lower than the moon. The
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cArthur's cAirship.

old invention and the other Is new one. And both are necessary to man in this age of rapid transit. So. l shall yet give to the world a great invention. one which will give wings to men. so to speak.
 Well, and what will the birds say. when men come flying through the clouds. maybe frightening the very life out of them?''
 And Gracie looked the indignation she felt. "I 6on't think it right for people to try to take the place of birds she went on. And I hope all inventions of airships will fail. Steam cars and ocean steamers are fast enough. and quite enough for the world. And you ought to be ashamed to try to build an nirship. Then Oracle left the workshop and went to the house where her mother awaited her. as they were going to make call on I sick neghhor.
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BY WILLIAM WALLACE, JR.

n A OU ought to be ashamed of your
 M self. trying to make something to
 " fly" declared Oracle Drew to her % brother Arthur. The latter was very
 busily engaged building an airship. His workshop was an empty stable. which was not very comfortable place when the March winds blew. But Ar thur, an enthusiast on the subject of aeroplanes, did not notice weather. He was too full of the invention of a ship to fly through the clouds to think about climatic conditions. and he worked both early and late. cold or warm. For many months Arthur had studied every avail able scrap of information pertaining to the subject in which he was so deeply interested. and his indulgent father had supplied him with money to buy the ma terial necessary to develop his invention.
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LETTER ENIGMA.

My first is in art, but not in song; My second is in under, but not in on; My third is in fear. but not in weep; My fourth is in broom, but not in sweep; My fifth is in storm, but not i'll roar; My sixth is the same as you found 1n my four;
 My seventh Is in butter. but not in churn;
 My eighth is In fire. but not in burn; My ninth is in little. but not in big; My tenth is in $ wine, but not In pig.
 My whole spells the name
 Of that x%h ich goes fast:
 Iris not q rawn by horses,
 Nor by sails to mast
 ILLUSTR AEED ACROsTFC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-06

If the words pictured above are tightly guessed their initial letters will spell the name of the author If the greafe<t story for youths sver written
 ZIGZ LAG PUZZLE. This zigzag con aims nine words of five etters each. If the words are rightly .uessed and wri ten one below another, heir zigzng letters, beginning with the Upper left-hand letter and ending with he lower left-h a nd letter, will spell the lame of mecha mic. The cross-words are: !. soft, white substance which easily .rumbles. ?. Bodies of water entirely sur rounded by land. 3. Certain kinds of owls. 1. Sea vessels. g. serpent 6. That which we make with the vocal or ans. '. A small aquatic animal having inc fur. 8. Tha which children do while t school. o. Som ething we buy at the eweler's shop.
 RI DDLES. word of three syllables seek till you
 find,
 Which has in 1t twenty-six letters com
 bined? ! (Alphabet.)
 Four and twenty white horses, now hey gallop. now they canter and now hey stand still
 (One's teefh.)
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-03-02
Both For and AGAINST"

An unusual occurrence transpired in
the court house here Monday. Judge
r. r. Wedding was engaged in taking
dispositions in his office in divorce
case, when County Court Clerk Tins
ley entered the Judges office and told
him there were some young people in
his office who wanted to get married
and wanted the Judge to marry them.
The Judge, with the petition for d.
voree in his hand, went at once TO
the Clerks office and gracefully said
the ceremony that made the young
people one, still holding the petition
for divorce in his hand. Some one
asked the Judge what he had in his
hand and it developed that he had
the petition in one hand and the
marriage license in the other.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-03-02
Good Woman, Gone to Rest.

Mrs. I'D. Casebier died at her home
near Central City, KY, last Wednes-
day, after a weeks illness of pneu-
monia. She was 6S years old at the
time of her death and leaves an aged
husband. She was an aunt of Prof.
HALEY Brown, of Hartford, and a sis
ter of Mrs. Mary Nourse Townsend.
widow Of Judge ]. c. Townsend. The
Judge died many years ago and Mrs.
Townsend passed away about years
ago. The remains of Mrs. Casebier
were inferred at the Rose cemetery
near Central City. after funeral SER
vices conducted by Rev. J. T. Case
bier. She had been a member of the
Baptist Church many years and was
an exceedingly good woman.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-03-02
LikenS For Secretary of State.

The Pendletonian, of Falmouth, KY.
in commenting on the candidacy OF
Hon. G. B. Lkens, Ohio county's can
didate for Secretary of State before
the next State Democratic Convention.
says:
Hon. GB. Likens, President of First
National Bank of Hartford and a
prominent lawyer and politician of
that city. is considering the advisa-
bility of making the race for Secre-
tary of State before the next Demo-
cratic State Convention. The Lo-
gan County Herald and other papers
in that section speak in highest terms
of Mr.. Likens. He Is a strong factor
in the political game in his home
section and has many friends over
the State, who are ever ready to pro-
claim his virtues and testify to his
ability and fitness for this i'm
portant State office. Rev. E. o. Cot
trell, of our own city, is personally
acquainted with Mr.. Likens and
speaks of him as a high-minded, ca
pable and trustworthy gentleman.