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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-21

Miss Len Prlvett has returned from OK ford, w1ere she visited for three weeks and was the inspiration of number of delightful parties.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
The Smallest Pension.

Great Britain's pension system is as
liberal as may be considering the vast
number of persons carried on both the
military and the civil lists. but In one
case the record for smallness Of pay.
ment has undoubtedly been establish,
ed. Various factors enter into deter
mining the amount to be paid sailors.
and these factors so combined againSt
one old salt that 1t was found that he
could draw a pension of not any
more than fourpence-S cents-a year
Promptly on each quarter day there
comes an official communication trans
hitting the amount due In the form of
postage stamps, and he is granted
leave OF absence in order that he may
convert this Into money at the post
Office. Then, after the pr0verbial man
ner Of sailors. he promptly proceeds to
"blow" the entire amount-New York
Tribune.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
DINED THE AUDIENCE.
And the Treat Proved Fine Ad. For
Liszt and Rubini.

An article in an Italian review con
tains an interesting story of List and
Rubini. the tenor. They were touring
together and visited town where,
from the preliminaries which had been
arranged, great things were expected
But they were disappointed. for when
they entered the hall they found only
fifty persons present.
Ribini was furious and said he would
not sing. but List Gained him. 'You
must sing he said. This small audi
ence is evidently composed of musical
cOnnoisseurs of the town. so we should
treat them with respect" List set
the example with a grand overture,
and Rubini sang to perfection. List
gave another piece and then addressed
the audience.
List as an orator was as Uactful as
he had been IN the role Of pacifcator.
Addressing his audience of fifty. he
said: Ladies and gentlemen'-ther
was only one lady PRESENT. think
that you have had enough music AL
low me to ask you TO take little sup
per with US" After a few seconds the
invitation was accepted. and List and
Rubini entertained the audience TO
supper at their hUtel, which cost them
loo francs.
When the guests separated the hosts
thought the affair had been a joke.
about which nothing more would be
heard. but they decided to give their
concert as advertised on the following
night. To their establishment the hall
was packed. There was not standing
room. The whole town had turned out
on the off chance of an invitation to
supper.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
HOLES IN MACARONI.
Device by Which the Hollow Strips of
Dough Are Produced.

DOdSu SNTS TTOShCCO
Haven't you often asked. How do
they get the holes in macaroniT Yes,
you undoubtedly have. and unless you
have visited a macaroni factory you
are probably still in doubt. Interest
ing methods are employed in bringing
this food into the form in which it is
placed before the public.
After the dough has been well mixed
and kneaded in a powerful machine il
is ready to form into macaroni, which
is of a tube shape about one-fourth
inch in diameter. or spaghetti. which
is a solid stick shape of about one,
eighth inch in diameter. This is done
by forcing the dough under hydraulic
pressure through cylinder with a fiat
circular bronze die or mold at the bot
tom. The macaroni die is full of holes
about one-fourth inch in diameter, and
each hole has small pin in the center
OF it, which is attached to one side of
the hole. This pin forms the hole in
the macaroni and divides the dough
on one side as it starts through the
hole. but before the dough reaches the
end of the hole the divided side comes
together and remains so, making a per-
feet tube. The spaghetti die contains
only plain holes about one-eighth inch
in diameter arranged in groups. When
macaroni and spaghetti come from the
presses or cylinders they are cut into
certain lengths, the length depending
upon whether the curing or drying is
to be done on trays or by hanging over
rods
IN curing or drying maearoni the
length of time varies according to the
process employed and to atmospheric
conditions outside the factory and the
standard of quality maintained. Some
makers require only three days. while
others take as many as six days
Omaha Bee.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
PATAGONIAN INDIANS.
Customs of the Remnants of a Ones
Powerful Tribe.

Customs of the Remnants of a Ones
Powerful Tribe.
Normally the Tehuelches, as the
Patagonian Indians are called. are a
peaceable and kindly people. yet they
are impulsive. capable of strong preju-
dices. very revengeful and-often
with good reason-suspicious of stran-
gers. They are not to be triled with
and when under the influence of drink
are brutal and dangerous. They show
love for their children and wives and
kindness to their old people. They are
divided into numerous tribes or groups.
each having its chief or cacique. upon
whom the burdens of government rest
but lightly.
They believe in a good and an evil
spirit, whom they propitiate, and have
many stories, myths and superstitioIs
connected with the sun, moon and
stars, while the Staying of horses and
drinking of blood form a conspicuous
part of their superstitions, birth. mar
riage and death ceremonies, many OF
which are most repulsive.
When Magellan first passed through
the strait there were perhaps no fewer
than 10000 Patagonians roaming from
the Rio Negro to the strait, while to-
day, driven back from the littoral 10
the high pampas and the foothills of
the Andes. altogether they would
probably not total over 500.-Harper's
Magazine.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
Wordsworth,s Sense Of Smell.

Poets have not failed to do perfumes
justice. but one major poet Words
worth-went through life witho At "a
1ense of smell and was not sorry for
it. Nature. he told Aubrey de we're.
seemed to him all the more vision.
But once. and once only. did Words
worth smell, and the prOsaie occasion
illustrates the unpublished household
ways OF his time. He sat down with
his family to the midday dinner and
began to carve leg Of mutton. The
leg of mutton was stuffed with onion
and for once. and once only, the sen,
Of smell was revealed TO him. The
onions, suddenly laid bare, conquered
London Standard.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
American Sunshine,

Until a man has made the expert
ment it is impossible to believe how
vivid and how severe on British eyes
is the glare of the American sun. and
also how impossible it is. no matter
how strong British prejudice may be
In that regard. to play golf in the coat
which all the traditions of Scotland
prescribe as decent Very soon the
Briton golfng in America will have
cast from him that worse than super
duous garment and will be going with
tight heart and light raiment-so call
ed lin shirt sleeves" like the Ameri.
can himself-London Globe.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
CURIOUS CONTRASTS.
Authors Whose Writings and Methods
of Life Were Contradictory.

A man of genius when he writes a
book and "all the god comes rushing
into his soul' Is in an abnormal state,
and hence lives of men of letters have
often been in glaring contrast to their
writings. Montague tells us that he
always observed superceleStial Opin.
ions to be accompanied with subterra,
mean morals. On the other hand. the
most latitudinarian professors of cpl
cureanism have often lived like an.
chorites or trappists. Some of the
best sea songs have been written by
men who never snuffed a salt water
breeze, stirring war songs have been
written by timid men and women who
would have shrieked at the sight of a
mouse, and hymns stepped in the very
spirit of devotion have been written
by men of doubtful morality, who
were never less at home than in a
Christian church. Charles Lamb was
ready to wager that Millions morning
hymn in Paradise was penned at mid
night, and we know positively that
Thompson. who sang the praises of
early rising in the Seasons" used to
lie abed till noon. Sir Richard Steele
could discourse eloquently on temper
ance when he was not drunk. Wood
worth in his "Old Oaken Bucket sang
the praise of cold water under the in
SEPARATION of brandy. DR.. Johnson.
who wrote so well on politeness, inter
rupted his opponents with You lie.
sir" You are vile Wing. sir"
Burns was compound of dirt and
deity" Rousseau. who was always
filling peoples eyes with tears, be-
trayed and slandered his benefactors
in turn and sent his children to the
foundlings hospital. When Moore pro-
posed to Scott to go and see Melrose
abbey. as Sir Walter had described it.
by moonlight. Pooh, pooh" said Scott,
''you don't suppose | ever saw it by
moonlight William Matthews. Sainte-
Beuve's Monday Chats.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
Four Eclipses.

There will be four eclipses in
the year 1912, two of the sun
and two of the moon, as fol-
lows:
A partial eclipse of the moon
April 2, invisible in the United
States.
Central and total eclipse of the
sun April IL, the sun rising
more or less eclipsed throughout
more of the Southern and Middle
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
EATS WHAT HE LIKES
after TAKING FREE SAMPLE

1t will be welcome news to dyspep-
tics to learn of remedy that, in the
opinion of thousands, is an absolute
cure for indigestion and all forms of
stomach trouble, and, better still, it
is guaranteed to do so. The remedy
is DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin.
We all know the value of pure pep
sin in indigestion, and add to this
some exceptional laxative ingredients
and you have a truly wonderful rem
edy. Mr.. T. w. Worthy of For
sythe, Ga, got to the point where
he could not even eat or digest veg
etables and after many years of seek
ing he found the cure in DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. Mr.. Rudy Kas-
ner of Moline, ILL.,, was in the same
bad predicament with his stomach,
took Syrup Pepsin and is now cured.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10

Hundreds of others would gladly tes-
tify.
1t is a guaranteed cure for indiges-
ton, constipation, biliousness, head
aches, gas on the stomach and similar
complaints. A bottle can be had at
any drug store for fifty cents or a
dollar, but if you wish to make a test
of it first, send your address to DR..
Caldwell and he will supply a free
sample bottle, sent direct to your adS
dress. You will soon admit that you
have found something to replace salts,
cathartics, breath perfumes and other
temporary reliefs. Syrup Pepsin will
cure you permanently.
For the free sample address DR.. w.
B. Caldwell, 402 Caldwell building,
Monticello, III.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
Taxed the Boards.

Peter the Great of Russia levied q
tax on boards. Finding that his su'i
jects were disposed to keep the,
boards at any expense of money. n,
ordered all those he found bearded y
have the hair plucked. out with pincer,
or shaved with blunt razor. Russia
then became a beardless nation
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
Bosard. Mo.
Editor News

you Will please nnd enclosed
81 to pay for your good paper an
other year, as we can not we'll
get along without it.
Christmas has come and gone,
and a sad one to US in some re-
spects. On the night of Deem
Der the 18th We lost the best
horse we had. Then on the 18th,
our baby was taken violently i'll
with stomach and liver trouble,
and in few days double pneu-
mOnia set up, but to-day the
doctor dismissed he case, and
she is getting along nicely.
Quite a number OF horses have
died in this county during the
last few weeks, and the veterina
ry says it is caused from poison
in the corn stalks. One of my
neighbors gathered corn with a
team one day, and the next
morning found both dead in the
barn. l used my mare through
the day, and when | went to put
her in the barn, | noticed she
acted like she was blind. Icalled
a veterinary, but before he came
she fell, and was soon paralyzed,
and died in a few hours. The
quality of corn is very sorry here
this year. Some think it is the
wormy corn. but the doctors
say it is the poison in the fodder.
Cousin Joe Lyon, a former
Adair county man, in company
with his daughter, Miss Bette,
spent a day and night with us
recently. Cousin Joe and | took
up the subject of Kentucky and
her people, and talked all day
and night. He asked me about
hundreds of persons. But he
asked me about one | never
could place-Polly Ann Turk.
He said she was a sister to Will
liam Crawford Turk, and he
thought married a stotts, and
lived in the neighborhood of
Bliss. told him l never knew
but two of Mr.. Turks sisters
Mrs, Fred Robertson and Mrs.
Robert Allen. If any of the
readers of The News know such
a lady, will you please notify me
either through the News or a
personal letter?
We missed getting the News
to-day, but | guess the editor
and his force are taking Christ
mas this week, so we expect to
find a full paper next week, es-
pecially the Gradyvilles columns.
Wake up Wilmore, and tell US
something about every body, and
don't be afraid to call their
names. You don't know how
good this sound to me.
l will close by wishing the
News and its many readers
happy and prosperous New year.
NJ ILT.Ixo.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10

states. The next succeeding
eclipse of the series to which
this one belongs will be April
Is, 1880.
The third will be a total eclipse
OF the moon Sept. 20, visible
throughout the United States.
The fourth will be a total
eclipse of the sun Oct. 10, visible
in the southwestern portion of
the United States.
Pride precedeth an involuntary
prostration.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10

The dissolution of the Stand
ard Oil Company is a problem in
in vulgar fractions. The disso-
luton of the Tobacco Trust is at
problem in short division. New
York World.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
SusniciouA

Bank President-What' the matter
Bank Vice President-I was just think
ing. I sat next to our cashier is
church yesterday. and ! don't quite
IKE the way he sings "Will they mis-
me when I'm goner-Puck.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10

Brewers in Prague claim to
have discovered a process by
which beer is fermented more
quickly than by any method In
use before.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
ssizina thu onnortunitx.

Crabshaw-If you insist on this ney
gown I'll have to get 1t on cred
Mrs. Crabshaw-As long as it's goii''
b be charged. dear, ! may as well 9
q more expensive one.-Llfe.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
Superior.

Little Nelly told little Anita what
she termed little tib."
Anita-A fib is the same as story
and a story is the same as lie.
Nelly-No. it's not.
Anita-Yes. it is, because my father
said so. and my father is a professor
ut the university.
Nelly-I don't care if he is. My ia
more about lying than your father
tloes.-United Presbyterian.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
Fully Impressed.

Il see your daughter is engaged to
be married"
AT last"
81 hope she realizes that marriage
is q serious thing"
You bet she does. We thought
vile Courier-Journal
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
Dodaes Trouble.

Blobbs-B Borrowed is the sort of fel-
low who is always looking for trouble.
Slobbs-Oh. | don't know. He is al
ways anxious to dodge creditor
Philadelphia Record.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10
How Il Went.

Il hear you won fifty dollar prize"
II did And ! have already loaned
out S165. invested 5000 in schemes and
alienated $1,000 worth Of other
friends -Pittsburg Post.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10

The word yeggman is derived
from a criminal, John Yegg, of
Swedish origin, who operated on
the Pacific coast in the late sew
entles.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10

A Romeo under sentence and
given choice of penitentiaries
might choose Joliet.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10

Poverty b the sixth senses-German
Proverh
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-10

The simpleton and his spondu-
lix are speedily separated. =
Boston Transcript.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-17

The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
will give a supper in the vestry Of
the Bethany church IN Friday. Nov.
1st. Mrs. G. D. B. Pepper OF Water
Vile has been invited 10 deliver an
address at the entertainmest which Is
to follow. This supper is 20 take the
place of the annual aelu day. and the
husbands and friends of the ladies' will
be invited.
The first meeting of the Town I'm
proyement Society for the year will be
held Oct % and the following program
has been arranged: Piano solo, Mil
burn Bells, Harry Dinsmore; report
of summers work; report OF Fedora
ton; report of Festival; song, with
sketch; paper early History of
Maine; original poem, Louise II. Co
burn; paper "Pemaquid"; song, Kate
Yannah; tea served by the directors.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-17

The first husking bee OF the season
took place at the big farm of F T.
Palmer, Tuesday evening when about
$50 men, women and children gather
ed in the mammoth barn and there did
in about an hour what one man would
do in all winter -husked out 200 bush
els of yellow corn. A novel scheme
executed at this bee, unusual to husk-
ing bees, was in disposing of the
stalks. As fast as the corn was husk-
ed the stalks were run through the
cutting machine and carried into the
silo Following the work of huskine
the feature part of the occasion came
in the form of a bounteous baked bean
supper supplemented with home made
pumpkin pies, cakes, and such deica-
cies as mother used to make and then
came an old fashioned barn dance and
nearly everybody shook the hoof
until early morning, music being fur
nished by Mr.. and Mrs, William Allen
with violin and organ.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-17

Young man for clerical position in
small cotton mill near New York City.
Must be well recommended and willing
to work hard for small salary.
4 good field for advancement is
open to ''liye wire" DESTROYS OF learn
ing the business.
This is an exceptional opportunity
for man with some knowledge of
cotton manufacturing to obtain good
experience in cost accounting
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-17

Mrs. E. \. Jewett Is passing a rev
days in Portland this week.
Hon f. F. Danforth went to Port
land today on business trip.
Hon. d. D. Stewart of St Adams was
in town Wednesday on business.
Frank Parsons left this morning for
Dead River where he will spend some
time hunting.
Mrs. George Williams of Hartland is
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. George B.
Fairgrieves this week.
J. T. Thibodeau, Henry Waller and
Olin Waller went to Moose River We'd
nesday on a hunting trip.
William Clifford of Nevada, formerly
of Skowhegan, has returned here after
being absent about two years.
Ernest Matthews who has been in
the lumber camps at Long Pond for
some time has returned home.
] There will be social at the Bethany
Baptist church Friday evening under
the auspices of the Christian Endeayor
/ Society.
/ W. T. Seekins was in Waterville,
Wednesday. where he attended the
Johnson-Seekins wedding. The bride
/ ic cictor of Caolyipc
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Kinds have moved
to Portland where Mr.. Kinds will con-
tinue his business as advertising agent.
He has been superintendent of the
printing department of the Welcome
Guest here for some time.
The interest in the evening school
has begun to increase and il is eX-
pected that there will be about twenty
who will begin the course. Notices
were posted Friday by the Superin-
tendent of Schools setting forth the
plans and urging cooperation of the
people in the work, r. W. Leighton
has been selected to be at the
head of the work and the
other teachers will probably
be Miss Dora Peterson, Commercial
work; Miss Steward, elementary work,
Miss Estabrook, domestic science and
Gerald Marble for individual work.
What promises to be the biggest and
best evening school ever held in Skow-
hogan opened in the high school build
/ ing, Wednesday evening with a fine
attendance. Principal r. w. Leigh
! ton was in general charge, and the fol-
lowing teachers assisting; Miss Dora
Peterson, teaching shorthand type
writing and book keeping; Miss Mari
on Estabrook, cooking; E. W. Ocham-
paugh. mechanical drawing; Gerald
Marble and Miss Ethlyn Steawrd, the
common school subjects
Several changes have been made in
the teaching force in the Good VIII
schools for the ensuing year, In the
i
Chapman takes the place of b. A.
Greenwood who returns to the Mitchell
school, Billerica, Mass. the fourth
grade which was taught by Miss Ar
lettie Richardson last year is discon-
tinued and the room is occupied by the
18th grade, now in charge of Miss
Alice Fountain; the sciences are
taught by NJ W. Gray. University of
Maine, II in place OF H. w. Smith;
mathematics are taught by Irving o.
Scott. Good viii High School, 'o6,
Dartmouth College 10; c. f. March
Bates College, II, takes the place of
F. p. Rawson in the wood working de-
partment; Miss Elizabeth d. Nash
teaches languages in place of Miss
Donnell; and in the Girls department
Miss Ethel Rove succeeds Miss Har-
riet Eaton.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-17

Plain sewing wanted at 1O1 Madison
Ave.
Competent house-keeper wanted by
+, F. Merrill.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-17
Horses For Sale

One horse and one mare for sale at
a low price Weigh 1900.
1w42' MILBURN FRUIT co.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-17

With Sulzer and Straus as candi-
dates the New York gubernatorial
campaign makes one think of soda
water counter-Portland Press
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-17

The planet Venus is a world of rep
tiles, declares a French savant Nice
sort of place to name after a woman.
Boston Traveller.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-17

Tommy, if you're pretend
ing to be an automobile, | WISH you'd
run over to the store and get me some
butter" Tommy-"I'm awful sorry,
Mother, but I'm all out OF gasolene."
Judge
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-17

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Those who are up" IN my work. who
know recommend my work te you.
They are enjoying the perfect vision that
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You want the same Kind of service, lenses.
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You get it all from me-
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The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-11-23
PRAYER AND THE WEATHER

lie suggests that there IN eoundor
ploty IN accepting eubmlualyoly sun
shine and rain, even when they seem
unreasonable and excessive, The pc.
tton, GIVE No this day our daily
bread necessarily involves prayer
for seasonable weather, and Doctor
Jayne submits that "tho thing
most needful IN hAhltual prayer
for eeaeonable weather" lie main,
tains that people should be slow In
asking for changes OF weather, as we
can see but little way ahead and
weather that now looks disastrous
may In the long run assume n kind.
Her aspect
lie finds comfort In tho thought that
through the friendly commerce OF
nations the hafyeats OF the world are
ours and that the price OF food
though II may rise, viii not rise TO
famine heights as II would II we we're
dependent upon our own resources
alone" This part OF the bishops let
ter ID being widely quoted as al
argument for 'ff,s trade"