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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
THEY FOOL THE FOWL.
Wild Duck Hunters In China Are My
In Their Methods

Wild Duck Hunters In China Are My
In Their Methods.
A full grown wild duck is one Of the
most wasy Of all animals. and many
are the devices of hunters in various
parts Of the world to kill or to capture
It. There is one method Of taking
wild ducks in considerable numbers
practiced in China and elsewhere In
the east which is sufficiently unknown
to occidentals to prove Of interest.
The natives see that large number
Of big calabashes, or gourds. shall al
ways be left floating on the water fire.
quented by the birds till they come TO
regard them as part and parcel of
their resorts.
The duck hunter chooses his time
with holes cut for his mouth and eyes,
upon his head, he wades through the
lake, taking care to keep the whole Of
his body beneath the surface. He
cautiously approaches the unsuspect-
ing wild fowl and, catching one Of
lucu ny tHc icS, pulls IT'LL Win sun
den jerk beneath the water, causing
hardly more commotion of the surface
than the duck itself when 1t dives or
splashes or plunges for its food. He
wrings it's neck under the water and
fastens It to his belt Then he deals
with another and another in the same
fashion till he makes his retreat
equally unnoticed, with a whole CIR
dleful Of captured Wild ducks around
his walst.-Exchange.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
Ancient Architecture.

Herr Knauth, til. architect in charge
Of the Cathedral of Strassburg, has
shown that the principles Of construc
ton followed by the great cathedral
builders of former times are identical
with those used by the builders of the
Egyptian pyramids and are based on
triangulatiOn. The same simple geo.
metrical figure underlies all these con-
structions. More than this, Herr
ciple in the formation of crystals and
lays down this formula: ''The laws OF
proportion in medieval architecture
are the geometrical laws of crystalli-
zatiou."
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
BASEBALL SIGNS.
Their Importance Is Much Greater
Than Their Number.


Than Their Number.
Among the players we do not use the
word signal" With us it is "sign."
There are not as many signs" used on
ball club as the public would believe.
OF course the catcher must ''sign" the
pitcher for every ball that he throws.
That is to prevent confusion or. as we
say, to keep from crossing each
other" The catcher has sign for
curve ball, fast ball and a slow one.
To ball players all curve balls. such
rs the drop and the outcurve, are call
ed "a curve" The catcher gives the
same sign for any one Of them. We
do not call ball that jumps 'in"
curve. Ball players do not recognize
the incurve. That is called fast ball.
Any ball thrown by right handed
pitcher with sufficient speed will jump
inward to slight degree. The out
curve and drop are unnatural curves,
and the ball must be spun in an un-
natural manner to get that peculiar
"break."
The only other 'sign" Of Importance
is the one the batter gives to the run
ner when he intends to hit the ball. If
he wants the runner to start as he
swings 1.-THE hit and run play he gives
him a certain sign. There are any
number Of signs used for this play.
Sometimes the batter gives it by rub
bling his hand over the small end of
the bat. Again, he may give it by
knocking the dust from his shoes with
the big end of the bat.-JOhn j. Nc
Graw in Metropolitan Magazine.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
Health and Wealth.

Health is the foundation of the
worlds prosperity. Wealth Is the re-
suit of the tolls of health. A strong,
enduring body is good capital to begin
business with. A sound mind and good
judgment add greatly to its value. Pos
sessed Of these, man may earn liv-
ing and enjoy 1t when earned.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
A Chance of Venus.

81 never was so surprised in my life
as when ! heard that County Treasurer
Bikes had absconded with 500 % o;
the county money" said Blithers.
when he was nominated it struck
me it was a perfect case of the Office
seeking the man"
1T Is yet" said Dobbleigh. only this
time it's the district attorneys office
that's seeking him." -Harper's Weekly.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
Flattery.

fHow does that stupid fellow hap
pen TO make such hit with the girls?
Why. he looks like an ape"
'That's just it. Notice how long his
arms are? Well. he makes each girl
think that her waist Is about three
sizes smaller than it really is."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
Cause of the DELAY,

''Why is your friend staying so long
In New York ~
81 don't know-haven't heard which
Of the two reasons is keeping him.
(which of the two?
"Yes. whether he is having too good
:tcie to come away or has spent all
HIS n.oney and can't get away"-Buf-
falo Express.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
Prepo sterous.

at Is my policy" said the impulsive
young candidate. ito send every law
breaker and every law evader to JAIL"
Good heavensw exclaimed promi-
nent citizen. This fool wants to lock
up the eYtire community."-Chicag
Record Herald.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
Self.

A perfect understanding Of self Is a
perfect understanding Of all things.
for man is the condensed whole
From such man no power Is with
held. All things are obedient to him
Freedom.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
How He Felt.

I Bearit-Bullem has failed for half
million and his creditors will get about
fifty thousand. Lambleigh-How does
he feel about 1t? Bearit-SOre, Of
course. Fifty thousand is lot Of
money to give up.-Exchange.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
Popular Songs.

Scotia physician says In this ar
dele that music Affects the circulation
Mott-You bet 1t does. I've heard mu-
nc that made my blood boil.-Boston
Transcript /.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20

Life. upon the whole, is far mors
pleasurabls than painful: otherwise we
would not feel pain so impatient1y
when 1t comes.-Lsigh Hunt
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
Drawing . Conclusion

"And on what do you base your con
illusions that she is not ladyY'
"Upon what l overheard her say
when she heard that another lady had
said she was no lady."-Houston Post.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
Injury and Insult.

What's the matter with your wife?
She seems very irascible lately"
"Why. she was assisting at a rum
mage sale and. somebody sold her new
hat for 35 cents."-Washingto Herald
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
Eounht For Paaca

Doctor-Did that medicine ! gave
you agree with your stomach? Pa
tient-Yes. finally, but II raised an aw-
full row before 1t came to terms.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20
Chronic.

"One thing about Jinx. he never
comes in.r ones Office without knock
ing
"Anothar thing about Jinx is that he
never goes anywhere without knock
ing."-Houston Post.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20

what raspine voice that lawyer
has,
mo wonder. He's ding chargesl"-
Baltimore American.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-09-20

You cannot dream yourself into a
character. You must hammer and
forge one yourself.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-04-01

He was quite willing to accept the
position of president and give all
possible assistance to the new manage
ment as long as the board had decid-
ed that he could best serve the in
terests of the show in that capacity.
Mr.. Nichols was prevailed upon to
accept the vice presidency SO that the
experience gained by these two ex-
ecutives might not be lost to the
show.
The new secretary Mr.. Hill, is con-
nected with the Chicago University,
an enthusiastic dairyman and man
of wide acquaintance and experience.
1t was the concensus of opinion
that great forward step has been
taken in this important work, and
that in the future the show can COM
mand still greater support and in
fuence than it has in the past.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-04-01
National Dairy Show Elect Officers.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the National Dairy Show
Association was held in Chicago,
Wednesday. March 1st. The annual
reports of the treasurer and secretary
we're submitted and approved.
While the development of the show
has been very satisfactory, it was the
sense of the meeting that in order to
perform it's true function in prOmOt-
ing the best interests of dairying, it
is necessary to enlist more support
and influence. Leading daiIymen in
every state in the Union are agreed
that there is a great work for the
organization to accomplish and that
it's future usefulness is limited only
by it's resources and it's ability to
secure that hearty cooperation of
interests which is apparently 50 easily
available.
This is the reason that at the special
stockholders meeting held January
10th, the capital stock of the associa-
ton was increased from $40, 900 to
S25, 900. 1t was also voted at that
meeting to hold $4,000 worth of this
as treasury stock.
1t was suggested that in dispOsing
of the stock it should be distributed
as widely as possible among the
breeders of the different breeds of
dairy cattle, creamery and cheese
factory rroprietors, dairy farmers,
city milk dealers, ice cream manu-
fcturers, creamery supply people, the
dairy and general agricultural press,
butter and cheesemakers, dairy
officials and dairy educators.
1t is also contemplated that these
different interests shall be represent
ed on the board of directors, increas-
ing the number of directors in the
future as these different interests be-
come Unidentified more closely through
the purchase of additional stock.
In this event an executive committee
of perhaps seven or nine members
will be provided for SO that the work
ing organization may not become I'M
wieldy. At this meeting the number
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-04-01

of directors was increased from nine
to twelve, and members elected as
follows:
j. d. Nichols, Cleveland, Ohio; II.
e. Van Norman, State College, Pa. !;
w. w. Marsh, Waterloo, Iowa; F. j.
MacNish, Chicago, Ill. R. B. Swift,
Libertyville, ILL.,; j. B. Irwin, Min
neapolis, Mimi; Chas. L. Hill,
Rosendale, Wis.,; A. j. Glover, FIT.
Atkinson, Wis, VIM. Hill, Chicago,
Ill.
The terms of directors W. b. Barney,
Des Moines, Iowa, j. A. Walker and
E. X. Slater, Chicago, do not expire
until 1913.
After the adjournment of the stock
holders meeting the new board of
directors organized by electing the
following officers: President, HI. X.
Van Norman, State College, Pa. !;
Vice president, j. d. Nichols, Cleve-
land, o.; Secretary, VIM. Hill,
Chicago. Ill. Treasurer, j. A. Walker,
Chicago, Ill.
The retiring president, Mr.. j. ID.
Nichols, has been a very popular
official and would have received tie
unanimous vote of the committee for
re election had he wished to remain
as president. His name was the only
one presented for the office until he
declined and placed in nomination
Mr.. Van Norman. He called atten-
ton to the fact that inasmuch AS a
new manager must take up the work
which has been so ably carried en- by
Mr.. Van Norman, the latter could be
of great assistance in the capacity OF
president for the ensuing year. The
board acquiesced in the retiring
presidents views and accordingly
elected Mr.. Van Norman. In accept
ing the position Mr.. Van Norman
stated that be regretted that his col
lege duties would not permit him to
give the same thought and attention
to the work of the dairy show that he
has been able to give in the past two
years, but that he is anxious to be OF
any possible service in the future.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-04-01

bar berries bordering the lawns and
walks. If the garden is to be less
formal there should be much open
lawn and no flower beds should be in
the center of the lawn because they
minimize the size of the lawn, and
they detract from the composition of
the whole.
The natural garden requires the
least attention, as almost all plants
used are perennials. They cost the
least to maintain and give pleasing
winter effect. In such gardens all
unsightly features, such as sheds
house foundations. porches, garbage
boxes, ETC., can be, and should be,
screened from view by proper arrange
meut of high growing shrubs, such
variety as indicated for the planting
of the formal gardens for screening
houses and porches, etc.
In front of the shrubbery beds, for
forming bank of foliage against the
border, such plants as hollyhocks,
anemones, coIumbines, asters, cam
panuIes, hardy chrysanthemums,
coreopsis, larkspur, daphneums, sun
flowers, day lilies, peonies, phlox,
goldenrods, etc., should be used for
making pleasing effect
In these informal, or natural
gardens, there should be planted
few trees where they will form
canopy of green, under which rustic
bench or a hammock may be placed.
II the back yard is to be used as
vegetable garden, it would be we'll to
separate it from the front yard by a
hedge of some evergreen plants or
trees.
The beauty of a house may be en-
HANGED by the planting of plants
and flowers in window boxes. The
window boxes should be filled with the
richest soil and leaf mould, SO as to
give both nourishment and preserve
the moisture. The plants generally
used for planting in these boxes are
the following: The periwinkle,
wandering Jew, nasturtium, sweet
pea, English ivy or other vines.
umbrella palms, marguerites, gera-
NUNS, petunias. coleus and begOnias.
The porches may be covered with
tie same kind of plants, in boxes or
in the ground. These porch and
window boxes should be we'll fastened
to prevent accidents. Along the
porches more hardy vines may be
used, such as the morning glory, wild
cucumber, moon flower, scarlet run
ner, honeysuckle, bittersweet and
Virginia creeper.
In all the work of decoration and
planting there should be scheme to
work from or to. A plan is necessary
to get good results. First plant the
trees and highest growing plants
along the fences or in the corners, as
a background and then plant those to
come in front of these as your fore
ground, the lawn as the last. The
lawn should be made in the spring,
and this as early as possible so as to
give it good start before the heat
and dry weather of the summer sets
in.
1t is hoped that these few lines on
the place Of gardens and plants in
city and homes may bear fruit.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1911-04-01
sThe Farmers Friend"-Free

We have a book called 1.-The Farmers
Friend" which illustrates and describes the
Studebaker wagons in detail and explains why
thew are the most economical to buy. Send
YOUR name and address and we will mail you
the book free and give you the name of the
Studebaker dealer nearest YOU
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-27

and motor busses bump unpleasantly.
 Certain districts of London are sui fering from the gang system. Row dies armed with sticks have been go- ing about assaulting people, with ap- parently no other object than to am use themselves. Shoredftch. a working class district, has been the greatest sufferer. The police have thus far been unable to put a stop to the rowdyism, although at least one man has been dangeriousIy wounded by the raiders. Usually the streets Of London, even in the worst districts, have been quite safe at any hour of the night.
 With the opening of the first Rad jun institute in the world London may be said to have taken the lead in the research of the curative potentialities of the wonderful metal. The institute which was suggested by King Edward owes it's being to the munihcence of Lord Iyeagh and Sir Ernest CasseI, who provided the funds for the cree tion of the building and supplied the radium, which exists here in greater quantity than in any other building in existanec. With it's opening comes the hope of curing cancer.
 Sir Frederick Treyes, who is at the head of the medical staff, of the insti- tUtion asked as to the prospects of curing cancer by radium, replied The prospects are good but we must wait and see" The building contains dozen cubieles in which patients can be treated. No experiments on iiv- ing animals will take place in the insti- ute.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-27
ToRTuREp FoR 1s YEARs.

by a cure-defying stomach trouble that bafied doctors, and resisted all remedies he tried, John ". Mod ders. of Moddersville. Mich, seemed doomed. He has to sell his farm and give Up work. His neighbors said. he can't live much longer. :" Whatever I ate distressed me" ks wrote. "till I tried Electric Bi;fers, which worked such wonders for me that can now eat things I could not take for yeaTs. It's surely q grand remedy for stomach trouble. ~ Just as good for the liver and kid neys- Every bottle guaranteed. Only 5oc at all druggists.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-27
RIadiGr Trouble Causes
 Terrible Pains.

After taking trial bottle of Dr. Kill ner's Swamp-Root which you forwarded to me, ] purchased some from local drug store and after using three dollar bottles ' can truthfully say that I was curee>3 vI all the terrible pains had in my back, side and head, caused by blad- der trouble. I had the worse kind of kidney trouble and suffered so that I could not even stay ih bed with the pain. pr. Kilmer's Swamp Root made me feel just like a new person and am glad to recommend 1t to anyone suffering as did.
 Very truly yours,
 MISS MARY ARDNER,
 Defiance, Ohio. Sworn to before me and in my presence subscribed by the said Miss Mary Ardner this 18th day of July, Igo9-
 F. [. RAY, Notary Public Prove What SBau1p-ROOt VIII Du For You Send to Dr. KilTuer & Co.,, Bingham ton, \. X., for a sample bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable information. telling aii 7ilout tlle kifiuevsau' blad1~- yVi-o'- Writing be sure ard mention this one dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores.
 paper. Regular fifty cents and
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-27
HISTORY OF M'CABE, THE MAN WHOPURSUES WILEY

WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.-In the late 9o's, when pr. Harvey w. Wiley was focusing public opinion on cen gress in an effort to get a law passed that would protect the people of the country from quaek medicines and im- pure foods, young man named Charles P. McCabe was firing an en- zine on a railroad in Utah. Wiley had spent his life in laboratories and scientific libraries. Sayauts at home and abroad were singing his praises as the Moses who was to lead the American people from a wilderness where they had long been preyed upon by quacks. Decorations were flowing to him from scientific bodies Young Needle. who was to become Wfley's Nemesis within a few years, was the son of a railroad engineer. He had built up a sturdy physique and got what learning" he could pick up at small schools. He hadn't gone in for the arts or sciences. He was a sue cess as stoker
 In 1906 congress. passed the pure food and drug act. Wiley had won hard fight and started with zest to carry out it's provisions. He had wis ions of clearing the country of quacks, and then he met MeCabe. When the pure food and drugs act went on the statute books McCabe became SO hcitor" of the agricultural department. Congress specified that the bureau of chemistry should be the arbiter of questions arising under the pure food and drugs act. Wiley was head Of the bureau. The supreme court has up- held that act. Last week former Rep resentative Hepburn, who handled the bill in the house, said the same thing
 McCabe. who never claimed to any knowledge of chemistry, said in effect that the solicitor" of the department, the position ne was occupying, should be the actual arbiter of the questions
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-27


 against home rule for Ireland. Here. indeed, may be found the saving grace of the unionist party. Pr1tec- ton, referendums, naval increase to an inordinate degree based On Ger maucphobla, scaremongeTing over the deelaration of London. and the half dozen other issues of more or less i'm portance which the unionists have taken up one after another have all proved HnavailiRg Opposition to home rule for Ireland may possibly prove a plank of safety by means ot which the unionist party may emerge from the slough of despond into which it has fallen.
 As matters now stand, with the par lament bill limiting the veto of the lords On the point of receiving the royal assent and becoming law. the mfonists have two years before them in which to make their campaign against Irish home rule. Had the parliament bill been rejected and four or five hundred liberal peers created the liberal government could have introduced and passed a home rule measure within a year.
 IL lS ITO. IaAduOA lO say IQaI every vote given for Lord Halsbury was in one sense a vote given for home rule. Rut with the house of lords still a unionist body, it can. under the pow CTS left it by the parliament bill. de lay the passing of home rule bill fol two years.
 During that interval, it is the union. i5t belief. enough can be done to awaken the country to the dangers and difficulties of Irish autonomy. Even the most optimistic of them do not hope to turn the liberal govern. men out of office within that period, but what they do hope is that bv 2 campaign against home ruie they can win such victories at bye-elec- tions as will make Mir. Asquith hesi- tate to carry out his pledges to Mfr Redmond. Whether this hope be built upon solid foundations or upon shifting sand, the course thus out lined for the future action of the unionist party is the only one that remains for it. All others it has tried have been found wanting.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-27

involved in the act. Secretary Wilson upheld him.
 During the past six years McCabe and Wiley have kept up a hard-fought feud. The country at large heard at tines that Wiley was having difiieul ties. They understood that certain manufacturers were exerting tremen- dous influence to nullify the rulings of the head of the bureau of chemis try. MeCabe made no play to the pub lie. He was the opposition to Wiley, but did not advertise the fact. Today the fight is in the balance After six years of guerrilla warfare AscCabe was drawn into the open. At 37 years of age McCabe is running the agri- cultural department Secretary Will son is presiding ofieer. He goes to cabinet meetings. reads reports and signs orders McCabe writes the or ders and makes the reports
 Mecabe's Start
 McCabe dawned on Washington in 1899. He passed a civil service exam ination in Utah, which entitled him to a position in the treasury depart ment at S55 per month. He took the job and decided to study law He started a night course at George Washington university law school lie worked hard at day and studied hard at night. He married and rented a small house in a respectable but not fashionable section of the city. His salary was raised to s1O0 per month before he had been in the treasury department many months. In 1901 he was transferred to the agricultural de paTment. In 1902 the star of his asoendency took a leap. It has been leaping ever since.
 The agricultural department was small but was growing rapidly. The growth of the department and the as tendency of McCabe have gone hand in hand. He was made law clerk at