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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-31
Science and ThecIoov.

Booker Washington tells a story of
an old negro theOlogian who explained
how it was that the Egyptians were
drowned in the led sea. You see,"
he said. lit was the middle oh winter,
and the children of Israel crossed in
de mornin', when the ice was nice and
hard. But de Egyptians crossed at
noon. when de sun had melted de ice.
and they was drowned" That can't
be true" said young colOred stu
dent. for I've learned from my geogra-
ply that ice won't freeze so near the
equator" Just what | expected" re-
torted the preacher. There's always
some Of these larned young men try
in to Spite our theology. But I'd hev'
you know that them times I'm talkin'
Of was before there was either jogra-
phies or 'quatOrs. "-Liverpool Post.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-31
The Wit OF A
FOOD EXPERT.
Two Examples Of Dr.. WlIey'S
Quick R8partaG,

In the department circles in Wash
ingtOn. says Arthur Wallace Dunn in
Worlds Work. DR.. Wiley is known as
a man who is good company and who
says things worth repeating. Soon aft
er the presidents order was issued to
the effect that no information was to
be given a congressman by any en-
plOyee of the government and only
heads of departments could furnish in
formation DR.. Wiley met a member Of
congress.
Good morning, doctor. How are
you this morning?" was the greeting.
Il can't tell yOu." promptly respond
ed the doctor. You'll have to ask the
secretary"
One of the best examples of his
quickness of repartee is the exclusive
property of the women of the bureau
of chemistry
They all call him the big chief"
Once Il petite Young woman of the bu-
reau met the doctor as he was passing
along the corridor to his office
Good morning. Big Chief" she said.
Coed IcrninS. Little Mischief" re-
tortpI the doctor
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-31

but the difference in the field was
accomplished by scientific meth
DDS of cultivation. Our farmers
may well learn a lesson as well
as many those from other parts
Of the State. Why plow two
acres of land when you can get
the same yield off one acre by
practicing intense cultivation. Z?
This also leads us to conclude
that it would pc a good plan
for some of our farm boys to try
an experiment with a single acre
of land this year and see how
much they can accomplish. ,
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-31

We are in receipt of letters from
Mrs. Eva Gaskins, 304 Madison ST.,
Topeka, Kan, and Mr.. p. H. Gavel-
las, Wagner, Okla, as we'll as many
others, telling about the wonderful re-
suits they have secured in the cure of
their stomach and liver troubles by
the use of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin.
This remedy, as all readers doubt
less know, has been before the public
for a generation and is now being
more extensively used than any other
remedy for stomach, liver and bowel
complaints. According to reliable tes-
timony, it seems to be a very quick
and lasting cure for constipation, in
digestion and dyspepsia, liver trouble,
biliousness, headaches, sour stom-
ach, gas on the stomach, drowsiness
after eating and similar disorders. 1t
is liquid with tonic effect, and so
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-31
FREE FOR STOMACH and BOWELS

mild and gentle in action that child
as we'll as grown person can fake IT,
in fact, it has no equal for children.
women and old people.
1t arouses the flow of gastric juice,
and by a peculiar action trains the
stomach and bowel muscles to again
do their work naturally, and in time
medicines of all kinds can be dis
pensed with. A free sample bottle
can be had for trial by sending your
address to the doctor, for in this
way Mrs. Gaskinds, Mr.. GavelIas and
many others first learned of the cure.
Later, when satisfied il is the remedy
you need, do as others are doing and
buy it of your druggist at fifty cents
and one dollar 4 bottle.
For the free sample address DR.. w
B. Caldwell. 402 Caldwell building,
Monticello. Ill.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-31
SUCCESS Versus Failure

Il met Thomas A. Edison at the Carl
ton in London" said New Yorker
Edison astonished me with his ac-
count Of the hard work he has done in
his time.
After lunch one day Edison and
walked up the Haymarket. Edison. as
usual. talked about hard work I said
thoughtfully:
~ suppose success always means
hard work. doesn't itT
Yes said Edison. Tt does
.'Be nodded toward poor. old sand
wich man-a poor. thin. bent old fell
low of seventy or so. staggering along
n the gutter under three heavy and
encrrnous sandwich hnards-and added
But failure means harder"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-31

A seventeen-year-old boy in
Union county grew las bushels
of corn on an acre of land and
was awared the $50 prize at the
Kentucky Corn show at Lex
ington. Measured by the barrel,
as most of the Corn is here, this
would make 20 barrels to the acre
or about three times as much as
is considered a good yield on
good land here. 1t is douptful
if the Union county boy had any
better land for his experient
than can be found right here.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-31

A Chicago University profess
or says there is more romance
in marriages at seventy than at
twenty. The Oslerian theory has
been fercely attacked, but it is
hardly necessary to go to the
other extreme and make gay
Lotharios and ardent Romeos of
sepnagenarians.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-31

check is made out TO John S. Mosby.
but Identification is a rule which we
must observe"
About 3.OOO.OO0 shafts of blue light
ming were darting from the coloners
one eye when another employee of the
bank said he knew Mosby.
THAT old man should have known
you, colonel" said the acquaintance
while the old fighter was counting his
coin. ''He was an officer in the Union
army"
Now that he stands with his back to
me recognize him perfectly" said
Mosby holly. II remember having
seen 1t twice during the war"-Popu-
lar Magazine.
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No WalkOyer.

Mr.. Taft had popular plural
ity of 1869, 994 in the election of
1908.
This plurality will have to be
overcome if a Democratic presi-
dent is elected next fall. 1t
means a change of more than
$4,000 votes.
The Democrats had 1852 votes
in the electoral college of 1908.
They must have 266 votes in the
next electoral college in order to
win.
The sterotyped reply to these
statistics will be that Mr.. Bryan
was 2. weak candidate. This is
true. In comparison with Demo
cratic opportunity, Mr.. Bry an
was indeed a weak candidate, out
Mr.. Bryan polIed 6, 400, 1O4 votes
This was 100000 more than
Judge Parker poller in 1904 II
was S52, 1877 more than the Cleve-
land vote in 1892. 1t has been
exceeded only by the vote for
Mr. Bryan himself in 1896.
Democrats who talk as if the
mex election would be walk
nver do not rerIize the size of the
Republican majorites that must
De overcome. RoOSevelt'S popu-
a. plurality in 1904 was 2,545.-
5l5 McKinley's popular plu-
rallty in 1900 was 949, 100, and
in 1895 it was COL, 1854. In 1892
the great Democratic landslide
year, Cleveland's popular plu
rality was only 390,810, and yet
had plurality of only 99.0I7 to
overcome from the previous elect
Lion.
In four successive presidential
elections the Republican cakdi
dates for president has polled
more than 100000 votes. Mr.
Taft was by no means a strong
candidate in 1903, yet he polIed
more votes than Roosevelt re
ceived in 1904, and the brute
force of these recurrent Redubli-
can majorities constitute a
tremendous handicap upon any
Democratic candidate.
If the Democrats think the
next election is as good as won
they are sadly mistaken. They
have a fight on their hands
whether or not Mr.. Taft is re-
nominated. New York World.
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new tales
THAT Are TOLD
Mcsby Had Seen Him Before.

Colonel John S. Mosby. the fire eat
ing guerrilla cbiyftain of the COnfeder-
acy. walked into a Washington bank
one morning. slapped down a check in
front of the aged cashier and demand
ed the money for it.
81 will have to find some one TO
identify you" said the cashier This
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-31

Tom Taggart, of West Baden
and French Lick fame, over in
Hoosierdom, was in Baltimore
last week grooming Governor
Marshall, Of Indiana, as dark
horse for the Democratic pres
idential nomination. Mr., Tag
CART, who is considered a good
sport, says he loves to place his
money on a long shot, and that
his State is going to send Mar
shall's name before the conven-
ton, and expect d lot Of support
from other western States.
An exchange says: "A prom
iment farmer paid $4O0 for a
pair of mules. He refused to
pay $500 for a pair of smaller
mules because the larger ones
could pu ! $50 pounds more be-
cause of their increased size. He
refused to vote a bond issue for
good roads that would have en-
abled the smaller mules to pull
one thousand more" Penny wise
and pound foolish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13
POLITICS DAY BY DAY

The republican state central committee
Of Colorado at its meeting at Denver yes
terday Endorsed President Taft for re-
nomination by q vote of 1O3 to 10 Be
fore taking this action the committee had
rejected by the same vote an amendment
declaring in favor of Roosevelt. The
state convention was called to meet in
Colorado Springs March q. The Roose-
welt men after their defeat issued a state
ment charging that the committee had
been packed with federal off1ceholders.
and calling upon their followers to go to
the primarie and send Roosevelt dele
gates to the state convention.
Former United States Senator Albert J.
Beverage of Indiana was the guest of
honor and principal speaker last night at
the Lincoln day harmony banquet of the
republicans Of Colorado. Every faction
of the party was represented on the pro-
gram. Republican editors of the state
were present as guests of United states
Senator Guggenheim. The harmony feast
was presided over by T. H Devane,
newspaper publisher of Pueblo. MI Bev-
eridge restricted his speech to discus
sion of national problems.
Taft won two delegates yesterday in
the fifth Georgia district. when ]. j. Mar
tin and William F. Penn were chosen and
instructed to vote for Taft. In the first
Georgia district two delegates were IN
structed for Taft.
The Oklahoma republican state commit
tee at it's meeting yesterday indorsed
President Taft for denomination Roose-
Welt sentiment was present but was In
the minority.
While President Taft was enthusing the
republicans in New York city last night
Gov Hadley of Missouri, addressing a
BANQUET at St Louis. was viewing with
alarm the outlook for the republicans. ne
thought that some hard thinking ana
plain talking was necessary IN order 10
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find out what was the trouble and how

to cure it,
Representative Mccall Of Massachu-
sets. addressing the Young Mems he,
publican Club 81 Minneapolis. declared
that Taft's methods are those of Lin
coin He went on to say:
Instead of mounting a war horse ana
fitting to the sound of music against the
trusts, the President is taking the only
suitable and effective course.
There are two ways of deanng WIN
trusts: one to rail at them IN Vloient
language, and the other to employ the
law. The former method has been trled
most valorously and the trusts have en-
joyed it: they have waxed fat and kicked
under the harsh language treatment.
President Taft has adopted the less
spectacular method. He has CHOSEN TO
pursue the law and to proceed In the
courts, and as a result the statute which
for twenty years had appeared vague ana
doubtful has, by judicial construction,
been given a definite force against mo-
nopoly without the slightest injury to
honest business enterprise.
Gov. Stubbs of Kansas has declared
himself a candidate for the. United states
Senate against Senator Curtis. whose
term expires in 1913.
The republicans of Richmond. Va. held
two mass meetings last night, potn rae
tons electing delegates to the oiStrlct
and state conventions to De neid later
Taft was Endorsed by each faction. Royal
E. Cabell announced that he was not
candidate for national committeeman.
which leaves Alvah H. Martin unopposed
for that office The republicans OF Lee
county. Virginia, in mass meeting at
Jonesville. Endorsed Taft
Director Mckinley of the Taft renomi-
nation bureau, has his office under MS
hat for the present but will open head
quarters here in a few days. The repub-
lican congressional committee will give
dinner to Chairman Mckinley. February
q, which will also be attended by the
President and by some repuoiicans OF
nroninence from other cities, and will be
made the occasion of a general republican
love feast and pOwwow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13
MAY HOLD HORSE SHOW
FIRST FOUR DAYS IN MAY
Professional Director to Be in
Charge-More Seats to
Be Provided.

A professional director will be in charge
of the spring meeting of the National
Capital Horse Show Association, the ten
tative date of which is May l to 4, de-
cision to that effect having been reached
Yesterday by the executive committee OF
the association at meeting in the Met
ropolitan Club While the name of the
director under consideration has not been
made public, it was stated today that he
is one of the best in the country, and
that negotiations for securing his serv-
ices already have been begun. The ten
tative date selected for the meeting, 1t
is announced, will be permanent If it
shall be found not to conflict with the
dates arranged for the Washington ball
team by the American League schedule.
Anticipating the greatest horse show
in point of attendance and number of Ia
nous horses entered, the executive COM
mittee yesterday decided to double the
number of boxes at the exhibition
to build bleachers at the east end and to
increase the stabling ommodatfons by
80 per cent. These improvements Will
provide accommodations for approximate
ly 1900 persons, and will provide stabling
room for o0O horses Last year there was
room but for the accommodation of lao
horses. NJ. C. Hazen, District surveyor,
and William Littauer were appointed
committee on building and grounds to
have charge of the improvements
Expect Prominent Exhibitors.
Maj Henry T. Allen, chairman Of the
committee, today said that the associa-
ton expects to have sufficient applica-
lions to dispose of all the new boxes by
the time they are completed. The list of
exhibitors, he said, is expected to include
many international horse show men.
Judge Moore of New York has been In
vited to enter his string, while it is ex-
pected that E. T. Stotesbury. an exhib-
itor Of last year and winner of prizes at
the London horse show, again will be
represented. Alfred Vanderbilt and ]. r.
Hartman are among the New York ex-
hibitors who are expected to be repre-
scented IN the local ring, while Sir Clifford
Sifton of Toronto and Adam Beck of Lon
don, Ontario, have signified their inten-
ton to match a number of fine specimens
Of Canadian horsefesh with the prize
winners from the states.
The executive committee, which is di-
recting the arrangements, consists of
Maj. Allen, Melvin c. ,Hazen, William Lit
tauer, Clarence Moore, A. D. Addison,
Admiral w. H. Brownson and Gen. Clar-
ence R Edwards.
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GOOD WEATHER AHEAD.
Fair Skies Promised Washington for
Next TWentY-Four Hours.

Good weather will prevail for the next
twenty-four hours, according to the
weather bureau. The slight furry of
snow which barely whitened the side
walks last night was taken by the wealth
er bureau as vindication Of the forecast
Of snow day or two ago. and there will be
no storm for at least twenty-four hours,
according to the best Judgment of the
forecaSter.
Perhaps the sky will be trifie over
cast tomorrow, but the day will start out
somewhat like this morning, with the
mercury in the neighborhood of 10 de-
grees and rising gradually with the sun.
A rainstorm in the west gulf region
and a snowstorm in the Missouri valley
are the only big changes in sight any
where. and there is no indication at pres
ent that either of these will affect Wash
1ngton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13
LETTER NAMED PRESIDENT.
Howard S. Reside Elected Vice
President of Gas COMPANY.

At the annual meeting of the board of
directors of the Washington Gas Light
Company yesterday Joseph Letter was re-
elected president The Office of vice presi-
dent recently created was filled by the
election Of Howard S. Reside.
The other officers were elected as fol-
loves: William B. Orme, secretary; San
ford N. Whitwell, assistant secretary;
Lawrence Townsend, treasurer; Rawlins
Hume, assistant treasurer. and George
M. Whitwell, second assistant secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13
THREE ESTATES SETTLED.
Wills of F. I. Dugan, E. J. Burt
and J. D. Russell Filed.

Frederick I. Dugan, by his will, dated
January 5. 1912, leaves his entire estate
to his uncle, Cumberland Dugan. Should
the uncle be dead the estate is to go to a
cousin, Emily Chatard Dugan. Ferdi-
nand c. Dugan is named as executor.
The will of Ellery j. Burt, dated Sep
tember q, 1909, leaves his property to
his widow, Lucy Minor Burtt. William
A. II. Church and R. Harrison Johnson
are named as executors.
BY the terms of the will Of John ID.
RUSSELL dated at SedaIia, Mo-, July .
1879, his entire estate is left to his widow
Lizzie Russell She is also named as
executrix.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13
IN WASHINGTON's MEMORY.
dwelling of Monument in City Of
Mexico February 20.

Washington's birthday will be observed
In the city of Mexico by the unwilling Of
the monument to Washington, the centen-
NAL gift from the American colony to
the Mexican government.
The corner stone of the base was laid
In the Plazuela de Dinamarca year ago
last September. during the month when all
Mexico was celebrating the hundredth an
adversary Of her independence from Spain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13
D. n. Nichols Dead, Aged 70.

Daniel H. Nichols, proprietor of the
Mount Vernon Hotel. 4S7 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. died last night as a
result Of a protracted illness. He was
native Of this city and was seventy-three
years old. Funeral services will be con-
Quoted Thursday afternoon. and relatives
are expected here from Philadelphia The
interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13
FOR SALE-STORES.
FOR SALE HOUSES.

FOR SALE
Beautiful detached home. 20 feet front; first
floor has large reception hall and library com
bined, fourteen feet square: parlor. dining
room and kitchen: dining room has large,
handsome brick fireplace: drop beam ceiling
and three large windows; five bedrooms and
two baths. These rooms are all large; sun
light in every room: floors best oak: stair
ways of oak: dining room of oak; heated by
hot water: electric light. This home is well
arranged and handsomely finished. Compares
and can be sold for 1000 under value. In
vestigate this and you will be convinced of
its value.
\. L. SALISBURY co. 1922 18th St NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13

tail Dry Goods Association. He got rous-
ing reception here, too, and gave the mer-
chants an interesting talk on the tarlH,
chiefly devoted to plea for the continual
ton of the tariff board, saying, In part:
''The principle we are going on is that
we ought to know what we are dealing
with-ought to know the facts be1ore we
change the tariff-and that we ought TO
know what the effects of a change Oh
tariff will be. Every other government
in the world has a bureau OF experts
whose business it is to follow the cost OIL
production in other countries ana TO Keep
their information up-to-date, SO tiat
statesmen can go to them and get IN
formation for regulating the tar1f. we
have as much common sense, L nope, as
other nations, why should We not 1oi-
low the same rule, so that we may know
troduced system of dealing with the
tariff that will become permanent-that
of not demanding change in the tariii
except by separate schedule, and or not
amending it until we know what the Ell
feet of that schedule is going to be.
This system will be permanent II lie
business men of this country Will rise ana
demand 1t. Let us know before we act.
This plan ought to. appeal to every busi,
ness man even though he be politician.
Tribute to Lincoln.
The Presidents call at the dinner of
the Graduates Club, in the City Club
house, was brief one and he DEVOTED
his remarks there for the most part to a
tribute to Lincoln, with which he wound
I'D his evening round of speechmaking.
He then was driven to the Pennsylvania
terminal where he boarded train leav-
ing shortly after midnight for Washing
ton.
Dras;dapt raft returned to Washington
today from New York. He remained
aboard his private car in Union station
until o'clock, when he was driven to
the White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13
Pitman's Statement.

A portion of Pitnan''s statement is:
THAT Mrs. Surratt, who was hanged
with three-male conspirators concerned in
a plot to assassinate President lincoln
and other government officials, was en-
tirely innocent of any prior knowledge of
or participation in those crimes is, to my
mind, beyond question. My conviction is
based on the following facts: That as
official recorder Of the trial; as having
heard every word of the testimony; as
compiler Of the published volume, Lin
coin Assassination Trial; more than all,
as having, previous to the trial, written
down from the lips of the principal wit
nesses their stories of what they knew, or
about which, in their employment OF
spies, they lied, l have had the best OPP
portunity of forming a true opinion as
to the guilt or innocence of Mrs. Sur
raft"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13
CONCERT TODAY.

Orchestral concert by the United
States Soldiers Home Band,
Wednesday afternoon. February IA.
1912. Beginning at $3.50 pm. John
AZ. Zimmermann, director:
March
.eThe New Ebbitt" Zimmerman
Oyerture-"King Mydas" Eilenberg
EXTRACT
(a) Cunning Cupid
(b) "Hanako". .Aletter
Selection
.'The Bohemian Girl .Balfe
IntermeZzo-
Dancing Starlight. ...... .Glogau
Excerpts from
1.-The Wedding Trip. DE Koven
THE Star Spangled Banner"
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Fight Against Abuses.

ut has been said, and it is common
platform expression, that it is well to pre-
fer the man above the dollar, as II the
preservation of property rights had some
otherspurpose than the assistance to and
the uplifting of human right. Private
property was not established in order
TO crafty love Of some material wealth
or capital. It was established as an in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13
Pre-Emineutlx dc Florida Route.

Atlantic Coast Line. 25th season of
Florida's finest train. IN. Y. and Florida
Special" ITO pm. limited trains daily.
Superior roadway. 1419 New York ave. NV.
-AdYt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13
MRS. SURRATT INNOCENT
BELIEF OF BEN P|TMAN
Statement Based on Notes
Made at Trial of Lincoln
Conspirators.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, February 13.-Al-
most fifty years after the assassination
of Abraham Lincoln. the pen of Ben Pit
man. pioneer of stenography. who acted
as official stenographer at the trial Of
the conspirators. has revealed facts sup
porting his belief that Mrs. Mary Surratt,
the woman hanged with three other con-
spirators. was innocent of the crime for
which she was executed. The statement
was written by Pitman just before his
death here a year ago. and appears in
the March issue of Cincinnati maya
zine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-13
Talks to business Men.

The President then was driven to the
Hotel Astor, and dropped in for few
moments at the dinner Of the National Re-