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The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
ORIENTAL RUGS.
Their Worth Hangs on the Number Of
Knots to the Square Inch,

Their Worth Hangs on the Number Of
Knots to the Square Inch.
For ages reaching far back into the
mists of antiquity, weaving has been
the work Of women, though the mod
ern factory Of the west has brought
about changes In this respect. I'm
the unchanging east weaving is, with
few exceptions. women's work. In
the interior of Asiatic Turkey and In
Persia the patriarchal system still ex-
lists and the sons bring their wives
home to live. i have known as many
as. thirty-f1ve persons to live in one
dwelling" writes Mrs. Eliza Dunn in
her book, rugs In Their Native
Land" ''The mother-in-law is queen
Of the household, and every morning
assigns to each woman and girl her
task for the day." Methods of work
ing as well as patterns are traditional,
according to the same author, and
some designs are peculiar to special
families or tribes and become so ia
miliar that the older workers produce
them from memory.
The art Of tying in the yarn has to
be learned very slowly. The young
er children are allowed to tie in only
one solid color on the plain back
ground, but when a girl becomes fair
ly expert she is allowed to make
whole rug, and traces of individuality
may be looked for in her weaving
The two classes of rug. Turkish and
Persian. are distinguished by the kind
of knot in which they are tied. the
Ghiordes, or Turkish. the SIENNA. or
Persian knot.
The number of knots to the square
inch is one of the tests of value of
modern rug. and the fact that more
can be tied to the square inch in
Persian than in a Turkish rug &C
counts for the greater fineness and
consequently greater costliness of the
former.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
Ancient Sausaoes.

Antiquaries are baffled in their at
tempts to ascertain when sausages
first became an article of human con-
sumption. We know at least that
among the ancient Greeks sausages.
called "allantes' and "chordai." were
common article of diet, and every
schOolbOy knows. or ought to know.
that sausages. black buildings and sau-
sage sellers appear in the comedies Of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Telegraph.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
SEND YOUR SUBSCKIP.
TON RIGHT AWAY
TO THIS PAPER-nOt to The
Louisville Times.
Franks Here.

E. T. Franks, of Owe nsboro,
one of the Repub lican candidates
for Governor who was mashed
up by the Rear machine in the
Louisville convention, was in
Frankfort yesterday on business
with one of the State Depart
ments. Mr.. Franks is regarded
as one of the best stump sperkers
the Republicans have in Ken
lucky and for eight or ten years
has been making speeches in all
parts of the State for the Re-
publican nominees, but he has
not taken the stump this year
for Judge O'Rear. He did not
say anything about politics here
yesterday, but one of his close
friends said Franks would make
no speeches for the Republican
ticket ia this campaign, Frank
ford News.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
THE PARTHEN0N.
Il Was the Most Beautiful Edifiee
Ever Erected by Man.

Ever Erected by MAN.
The Parthenon on the Acropolis at
Athens. the most beautiful edifice ever
erected by the hand of man, was
wrecked by Venetian bomb on Sept
26, 1857.
When the sun rose on the morning of
that evil day the finest building on
the finest site in the world stood ar
rayed in all its glory. just as it did
when Pericles received it from thu
hands of its divine architects anO
builders, just as it did when Plato and
Socrates gazed with wonder upon its
simple majesty, and when that days
sun went down the glorious temple was
a wreck. its majesty dismantled, its
beauty marred forever.
This wonderful building even in its
ruins, has charmed the world for go
ing on three centuries, and while those
ruins endure they will continue their
hold upon the artistic sense of man
kind.
The master artists of the nations
have been trying for more than 200
years to make something that would
look like the ParthenOn. but so far
their efforts have been in vain. and the
dismantled pile on the Acropolis still
wears the crown of architectural ex-
cellence.
This famous building, made of the
finest Pentelic marble. is DDS feet in
length by 101 feet in width. with a
height at tie apex of the pediment of
sixty-ive feet. Its cost was SS.250.OOO.
reckOned in present day values. The
renowned frieZe of the Parthenon ran
along the top of the wall forty feet
from the ground. 1t was three and
half feet in height and $50 feet in
length and represented the great Pan
,athenic procession. which was held
every five years in honor of Athena.
the protecting goddess of the city.
For 1000 years this glorious temple
stood there on the AcropO1iS as perfect
as it was when Phidias completed il
nearly 800 years before the birth of
Christ. and it would have been stand
ing just as complete today but for that
rascally Venetian shell. In the year
mentioned above Athens. still in the
possession of the Turks. was besieged
by the Ve1etians, and bomb from
one of their guns falling through the
roof of the Parthenon, in which the
Turks had stored lot of powder, left
it the ruin it has ever stree remained.
Rev. T. B. Gregory in New York
American.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
COVERED DISHES.
First Used In the Dark Ages to Guard
Food From Poison.

First Used In the Dark Ages to Guard
Food From Poison.
From the days when our ancestors
took their food in their hands and ate
it with as little ceremony as a dog
gnaws bone to the present time of
elaborate dinners is long step. but a
gradual one. 1t was a number of CEN
turtles before dishes of any kind were
used, add knives aud forks as adjuncts
to eating are later still. The fear of
poison which haunted the mind of
every person of quality during the mid
die ages gave rise to certain curious
customs and even to certain supersti-
tons. When dishes are now served
covered, it is understood that it is mere
ly for the purpose Of keeping them
warm. This was not, however, the
ed covered during the dark ages. 1t
was the fear that poison might be in
troduced into them surreptitiously be-
tween the kitchen and the table where
they were to be served to- the kings
or the lords or even to persons of infe
riOr rank.
The covers were not removed till the
master of the house had taken his
place. All dishes afterward served
were brought on the table in the same
manner. 1t was the custom originally
when the dishes were uncovered for
some of the servants to first partake
of them. but this custom was after
-.
touching the food with one Of several
objects which were regarded as infalli-
BILE preservatives against poison.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
Cornered.

"YOu must have called me late this
morning, Sylvena. 1t was II o'clock
when l reached the office And l had
an important appointment for 10
o'clock. too
why. l called you at 7:30, John"
WAS the clock right?''
Yes; | set it last night when you
came home. You remember l called
downstairs when you came in and
asked you what time it was And
you said 1890. The clock in my room
said 40. so turned it back to agree
with your watch. and. of course,
called you by the correct time this
morning. buffalo Express.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
Fancy Prices In 184o.

A tourist lately on the Pacific slope
picked up menu used in 1919, when
California was the mecca of gold min
ers The items and prices i'm that wild
country ran as follows: Bean soup.
81: hash. low grade. IS cents: hash.
Is carat. 81; beef, plain. 81: beef. with
one potato. $1.15: baked beans. plain.
10 cents: baked beans. creased, 81;
two potatoes. so cents: two potatoes.
peeled. IS cents; rice pudding, Is cents.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01

The Judge at Greenville de-
nOunced lawlesSness. Yet the
same Judge at Frankfort said
you can not ram an idea down
an Anglo-Saxon brain with a
bayonet." That speech at
Frankfort was construed by the
night riders of the state as
official backing in their plan of
lawlessness. The judge seems
to have seen a light since that
meeting in this city several years
since. Frankfort News.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
Prairie Chickens.

The prairie chicken WAS once so
abundant that in Kentucky. where the
slave o"i;ers fed il 10 the negroes,
'heE' tired of it and begged their mas
2rS not TO make them eat it, 1t was
commonly known rs ''nigger BIRD" To
ind the prairie chicken now one must
tramp the isolated regions of the west
Even in Indian territory hunter is
considered lucky if he even gets
shot at one. | have heard the old set
tiers say that the prairie chicken was
sparrow is now. Popular Science
Monthly
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
The Same Old Issue.

He had just launched the momen-
tous question.
The pretty girl shook her head.
NO" she replied. Then she blithely
added, But We can always remain
good friends"
He smiled bitterly as he reached for
his hat.
Reciprocity without annexation
he muttered and stalked away.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
Sad FEELINGS,

"Jaggsby takes even his pleasures
sadly"
HE dOesY'
Yes. and to such an extent that
when he goes on a spree he never sees
green serpents. pink monkeys or pur-
pie elephants like other fellows. He
sees nothing but black snakes. "-Balti-
more American.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
Quick Conclusion.

II see that one convict fatally as
saulted another"
"They must have some bad men, in
that penitentiary." cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
Frank.

Frank Fairleigh-Yes. Miss Antique.
to be frank with you Miss Antique
with chirp)-Oh. Mr.. Fairleigh! OF
course you may be Frank with me-
but this so sudden.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
The Privilege of Wealth.

THAT man. is getting to be regu
lar customer here
Yes. and he must be multimilliOn
aire"
why so. MaymeY'
HE amt afraid to ask to see some
thing cheaper if he feels so inclined
-Pittsburg Post
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
Easily Spotted.

rs this dress apt to be easily spot
ted?" she inquired.
AT least four blocks of, 4 should
judge" answered the gentlemanly
Washington Herald.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
Precocious Youth.

Walter (aged fve) : Papa. when l
grow up may / get married? Papa
My son, regret to see you anticipate
treyble so early in life.--Chicago News.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01
Depends,

Ted-Would you marry girl who
sued you for breach of promise? Ns4
THAT woulA depend on whether -
wop the sutk- Philadelphia TiJnes.
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01

vSaeo yau bury animos!ty 80 not SET
ur ) headstone over tn uvse-Dick-
emf
The Adair County news., 1911-11-01

Who keeDs one end in view usakef
All things su-e.-Browning.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22
SALES REPORTED BY
GARDINER & DENT
Several Houses We're Sold
to Investors.

Gardiner & Dent, real estate brokers,
report the following sales this week:
To John D. McNabb, for r. r Kearney,
three two-story brick houses, 146, las, and
150 Garfield avenue southwest. The pur-
chase price was in the neighborhood OF
$4,000 for the three houses.
For David ]. Dunnigan, three houses,
740, 742, and 7H Lamont street. The
houses are two-story brick affairs. con-
tanning each five rooms and a bath. The
name of the purchaser is withheld. The
consideration is believed to have been
about 5000.
To Isaac ,Rosenthal, the residence at
1131 Tenth street northwest. The build
ing is a three-story pressed-brick struc-
ture, containing ten rooms and a bath.
1t occupies a lot with a frontage Of IS
feet and depth of $50 feet. 1t is under
stood Mr.. Rosenthal paid 5000 for the
house, which he will occupy as a resi-
dence.
For the Carmody Construction Com
pany, one of the recently completed row
of houses in c street between Ninth and
Tenth streets northeast. The house, 904 c
street northeast, is two-story dwelling.
containing six rooms and bath. The price
paid was about $3.50.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
improvement in Crop Prospects Caused by Needed
RainfaH-Business Slowness Due to
Tariff Uncertainties.

New York, July H.-Bradstreet's weekly
review tomorrow will say:
while trade sentiment is rather more
cheerful, based upon the improvement In
crop prospects caused by rainfalls in
sections badly IN need Of moisture, act
ual business at wholesale has been and
is still rather slow to expand. For this,
conservatism as to the fall outlook, some
price uncertainties, as in cotton goods,
where sharp declines in raw materials
have brought about revisions In the goods
market, tariff uncertainties, and the de-
sire to obtain a clearer view of crop
out turn, are all held contributory.
In industry the most cheerfully sit
uated line continues to be iron and steel,
which is moving quite satisfactorily.
Machinery and coal trades hold the
slight improvement noted last week.
Cotton goods industry has been tenn
porarily unsettled by the sharp decline
in cotton, which is reflected in lower
asking prices for some kinds of cotton
goods. Cotton oil shows a decrease Of
35 points on the week.
Commodity prices have signalized re-
cent changes in weather and crop con-
ditions by sharp declines. Some rather
large and extended long interests appear
to have been uncovered in the cereals
and cotton. The latter market has
broken sharply. and prices are now "a
cents below the top Of May.
Business failures for the week ending
July 20 were 239 against 1876 last week"
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22
MELTON LOSES FIGHT.

Justice Wright yesterday discharged
the rule secured by Thomas H. Melton
against the Commissioners to prevent
the award OF a contract to the Davis
Construction Company for the erection
of an addition to the Armstrong Manual
Training School
The court held the erection of school
contemplated in the act of 1878. requiring
advertisements and the letting of the
contract to the lowest responsible bid
der
The Commissioners claimed that near
ly 5000 would be saved to the taxpayers
by awarding the contract to the Davis
concern.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22
$26O,OOO PAID FOR
LOTS In G STREET
Plans of Purchaser Have Not
Been Made Known.

Perhaps the most important real estate
transaction Of the past week was the one
whereby two lots in G street changed
hands for a consideration Of s250,00o Five
buildings occupy the lots, numbering
from 1910 to 1920 G street. The details
of the transaction have been guarded
with the strictest secrecy and the news
Of the deal was made public only through
the court record.
square feet, making the price paid about
500 a foot.
1t is not known who the actual pur-
chaser is. The deed transferred the prop
erty to Edward G. Perry, who is con-
nected with the real estate firm through
which the deal was made.
The future plans of the purchaser also
are unknown. At present the improve
ments consist of a row of old three
story brick dwellings. 1t is understood
the site will not be occupied by one large
building, but the order Of sale stipulates
that the purchaser must put in mini
mum of $4,000 improvements on the
property or else allow that amount to
be added to the purchase price. 1t is be-
lieved the present buildings will be made
over into small stores or else torn down
ings.
The tract is part of the estate Of the
late DR.. ]. Ford Thompson, ST. The sale
was made on the order of the Equity
Court, in settling the estate.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22

New York, July 2.-R. G. Dun's week
ly review tomorrow will say in part:
Trade continues quiet, but conditions
are essentially sound. Better weather
throughout the crop zone has largely re-
lieved the apprehension about the staple
crops and lower temperatures in the
large cities have helped general busi-
ness. especially retail lines. Further i'm
provement in the steel industry is re-
flected by the release this week of some
important orders for various products, in
cluding rails.
"A moderate export demand has been
reported. The dry goods market is nat
urally affected by the sharp break in the
price of cotton and there is a consistent
effort made in some quarters to stimulate
business through price revision.
THE violent decline in the price Of cot
ton carried the new crop options down
over 81 bale. The markets here and
at the South have been much excited by
these fluctuations, with quite a stampede
of spectators from the bull to the bear
side. Abundant rainfall in the corn belt
and larger receipts with better conditions
in spring wheat territory give a heavy
tendency to the markets for those
staples.
Progress in iron and steel augurs well
for the future. While improvement is
pronounced, consumers are more disposed
to cover requirements. and mill opera
tions are steadily broadening"
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22
|NEWSO SOFWALL STREET
Railroad Shares Advance NTH Report that Reci-
procity Bill VIII Be Voted on Today

New York, July H.-The market was
less active to-day, but 1t was stronger
throughout the session, and in the late
trading prices moved up as spontane-
ously as on Monday afternoon. when
the present upward movement began.
Standard railroad shares were most con-
spicuous in the advance, with Union Pa
ciflc leading and scoring an advace of
2 3-S points. and with gains Of a point or
more in such other stalwart stocks as
Illinois Central, Great Northern, North
ern Pacific, and Southern Pacific. Union
Pacific was among the stocks which sold
at a new high record for the year.
Canadian Pacific made a new high rec
ord for all time, and the strength of the
and Western roads may
have been due to some extent to the
prospects of enactment of the Canadian
reciprocity measure tomorrow.
That this measure is favorable to all
railroads along the Northern border or
measureably adjacent to it, is well ap-
preciated. but to the market as a whole
the principal strength was impaired to-
day, as on previous days Of the week, by
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New Yuxk. July u--wHEAT-Fimr; ie-s active.
No Northern rrine. 70 arrive. C. o. b.. los; No.
red, new. & o =. ~: new No. hard, {. 0. b..
sf1i, No. macaroni, 4. O b.. Loo; No ! Mani
toha,. T. O. b. LolH Expcrtcrs took nothing on
spot, but :o.00a bushels new No red sold 10
clippers at slc, c. / T.. Nov York.
Z c0RN-strong; slow brsireHs steamer. @t, ex-
port baxts; No. Z g. o. b. nA; No. elevator.
dnms>fic. Y. Exrcster took nothing.
MILLFEED-Easier; moderate business Spring
hrnn. 2i.75s standard niddIinp. &s5; Western rcd
asrivs, 4n; clay han, IN bulk e&io
oATB-Wsakw. nodeuts dse1insk No> Nhita.
~ No vk1lA ~; s1Andast2 - dsEssni
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22
GREAT WHITE WAY
DRAWING CROWDS
Imperial Theater to Be Well
come Addition.

Glittering with its hundreds Of incan-
descent lights and swarming with gay
crowds who insist on being entertained
these summer nights. Washingon's Great
White Way" in Ninth street between the
Avenue and G street, which boasts no less
than eight theaters, is proving a gold
mine" for the promoters. The latest ad-
dition to this bustling colony Of amuse-
ment palaces will be the New Imperial,
which is being rushed to completion for
its premier on October l.
W. S. Mexican. tr., manager Of the new
s250,000 enterprise, which Is backed en-
tirely by Washington capital, is rapidly
rounding out mass of details which will
make the new vaudeville playhouse one
of the sights of the Capital
Centrally located on the east side of
Ninth street between D and z streets,
the Imperial will be the mecca for men,
women, and children who frequent the
busy business street. Only a short dis
tance to the south is the Academy, re-
puted for its melodrama. which will soon
raise its curtain. Near the Avenue is the
Palace, operated by the Brylawsh syn
dicate.
North of the site of the Imperial. above
E street, is the Leader, owned by Miller
Brothers, a moving picture house which
has proved big money-getter. Near by
is the Gayety. which, in three years. has
paid for itself.
Above F street on the west side Is the
Virginia with its mirror front, which is
owned by John ]. Noonan. Near G street
is the Maryland, another money maker.
Below z street is the Plaza, which Tom
Moore has made one Of the most SUCCESS
full enterprises IN the moving picture dis
trict. The Empress, owned and operated
by Marcus Notes. is another house play
ing to capacity business.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Baltimore, July H.-wHEAT-Stock In elevators.
Ss,Ts bushels; shipments from elevators, Ii. l65
bushels The Southern wheat market was
steady to-day. there being = good and constant
demand for al prime offerings Sales Of cargpes
on grade at sSA for No. red, s6z for No. s rvd,
s5S for special bin steamer No. red, s4k for
stock steamer No red sok for special bin rejected,
7s& for stock rejected, AMI IN for drer rejected.
Beg lots by sample. as to quality and condition.
brought g. 80. 50. 81 s.. and 90 bushel Foreign
markets strong.
CORN-Stock in elevators, G6.0a bushels; ship
ments from elevators. 24s3 bushels. Prime Southern
corn II here would find ready sale, but receipts
Of this sort are extremely light, and this fact
checas business Quote: Track yellow corn for
domestic delivery at 7ia7f5 per bshel for lots
on spot Sale of a cargo Of vhits corn has been
reported at "A per bushel. The market for cob
was steady to-day there being fairly good demand
for prime yellow nearly stock at 3soa35 pr
barrel
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22

the continuation Of good weather condi-
tions in the most important CROP Sec
tions.
In this altogether most important re-
spect the days advances were as good
as could have been desired or expected.
rain in spring wheat sections; prevalence
Of good growing weather in the corn and
cotton belts.
The grain markets again declined.
wheat, corn. and oats selling or frac-
tionally, and in cotton there was only
trivial rally from the low prices at
the bottom of the extraordiary break
this week. From these declines In grain
and cotton excellent results are already
in evidence in an insistent export demand
for wheat and in a notable increase in
purchases of cotton by spinners.
The local traction shares were much
steadier. The Interborough-M metropolitan
securities having most of the gain scored
when purchasers anticipated contract
awards favorable to their company. sold
of very little more, and there was no
movement of any consequence in Brook
lyn Rapid Transit.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-22
LOCAL PRICES CURRENT.

Quotations given below for large lotA job
bers prices are higher.
EGGs-Near-by fresh Virginia. 1s1sai7; West VIZ
ginia and Southwest Virginia, l6a; Tennessee. ls.
BUTTER-Creamery. fancy. 2saz; Western arsta
CHEEsE-New York state factory, new. l3alIh.
PoULTRY-Chickens. sna,l. per lb.. -; large, ni
hens. per H., Is; roosters. per lb. Sass turkeys.
DRESSED PouLTRY-Hens choice.-per Ib.. lSs
al6: chickens 22az3; roosters, per h, 10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. new, No. J. par ool.
4ooa450; No. 2 l75s2oo; cucumbers. per basket.
3af5; cabbages, Der bbl, L75a25o. kale, per bol..
LOO: eggplant crate. L5oa2oo: lettucs. New York.
rer basket L25a2D; cmblings PER bbl.. Da75;
string beans. per bbl, a0oa375; spinach. pcr bb..
LIsaan; pspps Pc. c.e' ,n11s % s sresn ~ psss =.
gresa ccrn Ter crate North Carolina. sal.oo; homs
crown per doz-. las.
GREEN FRUrrs-Apples. per b6-. iooa40,
oranges. California, per box. 35a4oo; Florida, 4ooa
90: lemons per box. 55ea6oo; grapefruit per bou
4 ooaAO0; pineapples 20oaaoo, watermelons lsa,s;
pluus North Caolina. 2ooa2-D Per crate; canta-
ioupss. North Carolina. per crate. lsosas: eeryia
LOCAL rs; peaches. per crate, afsaioo; uspoerzieA
red, per quart, l5a25; black i5aA.
HAY AND srRAw-Hay. Western, No l, Aon
$50: No. ?. D.ooa2aso: MIXED hay, umsz2p:
straw. rye. bundle nooaioo; machine thrash. Ia
500: straw. wheat. per ton A5oasoo; sfnv, oat pa
LIVE sTocK-sAsep. per H.. s.yA: isnbs
spring. par ID. sas,s; calves. choice. pr ID, ssi
medium. per b, O.
SRAIS-whea.. new Pc bushei. NassI corn.
shelied. old. per bushei fsaso; new ear. per bel,
tooal.5o; osts. Western, white, No. = pr bushei
tea5l; osta. mixed. per busas. EassI bran. Per ton
TOO: middlings. pr ton. 400
WOOL AND HIDES-yooi. washed. frcs q
burn. psr b.. 2a5: wool. unwashsd per ID. na0i
hides green. per n. 10; hide~. DIR. issis; saitsd
hidss. n. 70; calfskn. reen. each. Ln.l@
cioyer. per hnxhsi. iaohlos; whits dove. psr
byphel. ikooaiaoo; crimson clover 6f,af3; timctny
91R7.oo; blue mass per- hushsl. x1s10 reifop
Gasa ~ ID. i3KAii; Alfalfa, pr haahsl msAnA