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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-04-24

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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-04-24
Fifteen Hundred Lives Lost.


on Saturday the 18th inst. A
dispatch from New York says:
New York, April 15.- AT the
bottom of the sea, in water two
miles deep. to-day lies the wreck
of the largest steamship ever
built, and she took with her
more than fifteen hundred souls.
The ship was the Titanic, the
largest steamer afioat, on her
maiden voyage across the Allan
tic. Off the coast of New
Foundland, in the darkness of
night, the big liner struck an
iceberg. The boat sank in few
hours.
How many lives were lost is
not known. The sister ship of
the Titanic, the Olympic, which
was near the scene of the acct
dent, sent a wireless message to-
night stating:
"Loss likely to total eighteen
hundred souls"
This seems to be the most ac-
curate Information that was OBJ
tainable tonight regarding the
extent of the greatest disaster in
the history Of the sea. Earlier
reports had indicated that the
loss of life would be fifteen hum
dred.
FIRST NEWS OF DISASTER.
The first news of the accident
was received by the wireless op-
orator at Cape Race. 1t said:
Have struck an iceberg. We
are badly damaged. Rush aid"
Within half an hour the Vir-
ginian of the Allan line had been
communicated with and her cap
tain was headed directly to the
scene. Shortly afterward the
Virginian sent the following to
her local agents:
Titanic says she is badly dam
aged as result of striking ali ice
burg. She demands immediate
assistance and we are rushing to
her help"
From time to time other wire
less adyices were received. In
each it was stated that the Titan
ic was still in touch, and it was
not until 1927 that the Virginian
reported she had lost the Titanic.
The weather this morning was
clear and calm, the pumps of the
Titanic were being worked to
their utmost, it was stated, and
while the forward holes were
full of water the water tight
compartments were holding.
The great steel pillow of the IT,
tanic crumbled before the impact
with the enormous Iceberg. AS
the smash came, however, the
water-t tight compartment doors
closed automatically. Immediate
ly the wireless appeals for aid
were sent out and the response
was immediate.
AID COMFS LATE.
Although several ships caught
the wireless message asking for
immediate assistance, only the
Carpathea reached the scene in
time to be of any material assis-
lance. The partisan and the
Virginian both arrived after it
was too late to do any thing,
The Carpathia, the first ship to
reach the scene, arriving eight
hours arter the Titanic had gone
to the bottom. In the lifeboats
&C +ho Titapia xryo,o kbo ,,royoo,,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28
older. my dear Miss Plutus. but you G.

o'uci, my Oe0C MISS flutuS, out you can
never grow uglicr.
And as he went home he wondered why
she had rejected him.
An Ehslishman was once dining with
an lrishman In a restaurant. The latter
kept turnin. around to see II his hat and
coat were all right.
Look here. old chap" said the English
mar at last, do you think any one is
COINS to steal our hats and coats?"
Well" said the lrishman, I'm take
good care they don't have mine; but
yours went 10 minutes ago!"
Al a concert for charity In a country
town Miss Carter obliged by reciting 1.-The
Village Blacksmith" Al the conclusion
OF her recital the rural audience cheered.
"Ancower.." they cried. "Ancower." Miss
Carter was about to grant the request
when u hur'y fellow very much out of
breath tapped her on the shoulder. i've
Just come round from In front" whispered
the mar excitedly. II want yer to do me
q favor We'll. what Is IT." queried
Miss Carter. It's this whispered the
intruder. II happen to be the feler you've
been talkin' about. and l want yer to nut
In a verse this time sayin' as how let
out bicycles
WiiliaiH NJ. chase, at the recent sale OF
his pictures in New York. said to a re-
porter; Yes, these are all good things
things collected with great care. You
can't comment On them as the teacher
once commented on the pupils drawing.
! draw what I see," the pupil sad com
piacentiy. Well. the shock will come the
teacher answered. when you see what Won
have dra
Jones was taking a walk In the country
Jnsl outside Warrington when he was sur
pIlsed 10 md a man perched on the ton
o. q sign post which bore this inscrip-
.lon; This will a X you to L.verpool."
Jones was quite Unable to make out WHY
Inc man sal there, so he called out. "What
are you up there f0r?" "Begorra.' the
man replied, I've been sittin' here for
TWO hours, and I'm wondering what time
1t starts" $50
u was at a s~uffraget meeting. A
woman was speaking bitterly OF the
many rights and privileges which the
men enjoyed, but which were so un-
justly denied 10 the women.
2 broke In q male nearer.
.auh.'ngIy, IN q small, high pitched
voice INA sounded well In proportion
10 hns physical makeup, "wouldn't
you ike TO be a manW
your" ''" :
Yes, we are going 10 be married.
Rave you proposed"
No, not YET
Then how do yop know shell have
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28
.o., ., ,oror on the mantleriere Of the

post of honor on the m~antleriere OF the
For over 81 years Mr.. snipes had
wound that clock precisely at 1880
o'clock each evening. 49,,
81 couldn't sleep without doing IL,
he once remarked. I'D as soon miss
my supper as miss my clock.
one evening IA new acquaintance
dropped in to spend a few hours with
Snipes and family. and the gentleman
happened to be a maker of watches
and clocks. !,
Punctually at 1890 o'clock the aged
suburbanitc rose and proceeded faith
fully to wind his pet timepiecc.
That's rather II nice clock. re-
marked the matchmaker, examining 1t
intently. !,
Yes replied Snipes; land man and
boy for 3h a have 1 wound up thai
clock at 1890 each evening. Its got
To- be my habit
"Well.'' replied the jeweler. all 1
can say Is, you've wasted a lot of time.
That's an e%ight-day clock
Then you think the Indian doesn't need
civilizine?"
"Wha foro His tcpee. with its blank
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28

ting ready To go to bed and were say
ing their prayers. Little Jimmie was
petitionin9 the Heavenly Throne for Il
certain line Of Christmas presents and
he was doing IL i'm "a voice that could
be heard for half IA mile. The noice
annoyed his older brother, who inter
rlIItcd Jimmie to ask: What you
prayin' for Christmas presents SO lou
for? The Lord amt deef."
Il know it," answered Jimmie-'but
grandma isl"
Admiral Robert Il. Perry was In the
smoking compartment OF "A train leav
ing New Orleans for the north. A
fussy young man. evidently a com
ilercial traveller on his first trip. came
In and sought to make conversation
Well' he said. we're I'm for II long,
'edgions Journey"
Yes" assented Peary.
I'm going clear through tn Atlanta
observed the young man.
Indeed" said Peary.
Yes; clear through to Atlanta.
Long. tireaome trip, too"
Yes" observed Peary.
Maybe you're not going so far rs
! am" said the young man.
Maybe not"
'How far are YOU goinR?"
oh said Peary. I'm only going to
the north pole"
When J. Sloat Fassett, OF New York,
was making one of his campaigns for
congress his democratic opponent de-
rided him because lie parts his name
I'm the middle.
II admit IT." said Fnssett in a speech
soon afterward. "and I am not ashamed
or II. So long as r.. Pluribus Unum
can stand 1t to have his name parted
IN the middle. ] think l can. too"
Miss P%iutus-Rut, Captain ilawleigh,
would YOU love me when I grow old n
ugly?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28
Weekly Sermon
LIBERTY IN LAW.

The only man In the world really fro.
is the one who has come under authorit,.
TO learn the rules of the game OF life ana
to play 1t according to Hoyle is the vav
to win. The notion that freedom means
lawlessness is always and ~everywhe,s a
miscellaneous error.
Government Of any kind must seen,
naught but irksome restraint to jm,na.
ture minds. A boy in prep school may
refer TO certain sets of regulations a.
punk" and to his instructors as ..boobs.
who are foolish enough to enforce sucb
absurd regulations. Immigrants from
other lands where wise government is rare
have a way OF coming into frequent con
fict with the police. the school authors
ties and the board of health in America
a realm they had pictured as the .ia,a
of the free
do not wonder that children often AZ
sumo that our rules are devised only 10
plague them. Nor am surprised that
men from countries where laws seem to
spring only from the caprice OF some des-
pot, come to cherish hatred for eyer,-
thing that looks like authority. ANY man
may fall in easily with anarchistic theor-
les whose experience with government IN.
been that OF oppression and constraint.
Th fact is that law is about the most
friendly thing in the world. Obedience il
the road to freedom. The apostle James
IeeoshiAeu 'His wLeH lie wrote OF the
law of liberty" He told us that the
way to succeed is to follow the ru,es.
Nature should give us a hint of the
principle. AS Ruskin says, There IL no
such thing as ~unchartered liberty In the
universe. The stars have it not: the earth
has it not: the sea has it not" Think for
a minute as to what would happen ii the
earth should wander from it's course, with
the irresponsible gait of a drunken man
SlNh n "a IA IT vnnIon vNv{11 ,o,,1 no. t.
ply because the earth obeys law. Its rota-
tions. as noted by scientists. have not
varied one hundredth part OF a second
in 5000 years.
We work effectively when we put! with
the natural forces. 1t Is a might harH
job to sweep against the wind or creaye
wood across the grain. A railroad train
that leaves the track flnds not liberty but
destruction.
Health means simply harmony. We find
freedom and peace a. we swing oar lives
and activities into accord with the laws
of nature which are the laws OF God. This
is true whether you are dealing with tt,e
body or mind or spirit OF man.
There is an Old Testament verse Which
says, Whose breaketh a hedge q ser
pent shall bite him." The hedge la the
Law that is round about us. The man VINO
breaks through the laws OF health need
not complain ii he fnds undesirable con-
sequences visited upon him. He who
breaks over the rules of integrity and
sound dealing need not complain when
anancial disaster smites his house.
Happy the man who. finding out the
laws OF God hcnors and keeps them. Far
from being hanapered and restrained lie
alone knows the freedom and vigor OF life.
In his experience is disclosed the great
and divine fact. where the spirit of the
Lord is there is libertv.'
The Parsou.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28
Now New York, Wastss lie Food.
From the Worl0sa Work

costa. a. the railroad m steamer terni-
naln. S600QAOoO . year: but when Il gets
e q c0nssunere' Kitchens. It costs $M.-
iNvsstisAiinS commission has made :
study OF the food supply Of the biggest
cisy and r~Aohss this conclusion. among
Aeyohd doubt due In very large part to-
the .GhAQttc and NneconomicAl system Of
AAN0uAG which It unsergosst The New
Per ceAt IN the cost o. New York's
tQod to WAate. and not to excessive profits
y. RyoReAes rHeosne6 methods Of TODD dis
lyelNetoA. Witch \ believes would save
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28
SHORTCOMINGS OF ST. PAUL.
Professor vedder Tells Boston Minis
ters Wherein the Apostle Fails to
Equal Highest Christian
Standard.

from the Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Eliminate ali of the Apostle Paul:
Christianity. il not all OF Christian theol-
ogy.". Prot. Henry c. Vedder. Of Grocer
Theological seminary. told the Boston
church this morning for a public meeting
II the E~vangelical Alliance. III there is
this Revolt for Paul that We hear so
porters Of the apostle are giving more
weight to his doctrins than hts own writ
ings will sustain.
Some ~theolosians ave even attempted
to put Paul before Jesus. while others
cause they claim Paul stool in a close
ss,a . Yet W'' Paul. Sss1 nim anIfu ne a%on rs, .es
amy such claim. Granted that the man
ner Of his conversion was unique. there
relations with the Master differed in any
wise from those OF the other apostles.
Furthermore such a view OF the unity OF
1ectivc fact.
Let me point out What ! conceive TO be
the contrariety between Jesus and PAUL.
Jesus speaks as one having intuitive.
ever as one knowing God through the
cumulative evidence Of theoretical study.
He speaks ~ one to whom truth has been
lively known. jesus Is tell. Of GOD as Is Faith
or. Paul writes OF Him as Sovereign.
Jesus = supremely logical, yet He never
S book i q Ro to s,:b !, cio.e a,. s theses ccxen nth
reasoned every step Of the a The mar
who follows II throughout has performed
2 praiseworthy feat in mental gymnastics.
! hazard the assertion that there ia not
more than one minister in 10 who has
ever done 10.
Jesus Ia a child OF the country. Paul OF
the city. Jesus was a poet. Paul . phi
the beauties OF nature. where . was
dull. Jaeus drew his illustrations mostly
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28

3
Did Newton. IA we'll known London
magistrate. once had II crazy street
preacher before him. charged with
o~hstructtng the t~horoughfare. lie saw
that he Was a harmless imbcclle. and.
being "a kind hearted Il did not feel
like Furnishing him. so he said: "Of
course, we cant have thoroughfares OBJ
structed In this way, but IL you can
give the name OF IL friend who will be
your surety that there win be no re-
currence of this nuisance. IN discharge
YOU" II nave no friend" sal the man.
Save the Lord" quite so" said old
Newton; but l mean n friend who is
il householder In London" '"rhe Lord"
said the man, lis evcrywl,ere." Ger
tainly, certainly" said Newton, as he
took "A fresh pinch Of snuff and twisted
up his brow, hut | must trouble YOU
for IA surety-weil, Ut which l might
cali Il more settled residence"
Couldock's company Was once barn
atormins through Virginia. 1t was at
Petersburg and the play VAS The
Chimney Corner" All through the
audience sat In distressing silence,
neither laughing nor shedding a tear.
although The Chimney Corner
abounds with humor and pathos, and
great merit for those times. Couldock
appeared to pay no attention to- the
apathy of his audience until Just at the
close of the performance. The CON
Guiding line OF the play are somewhat
to this effect. You. John. are happy.
and SO are YOU, Ellen. SO am l. and so
are wa all. Let us hope that our
sriends. the public, share our happi-
ness Hut to the surprise OF everybody.
Couldock fell into a towering passion
when he reached these lines, and. In
laundering tones he said; You. John.
are happy. and SO are YOU ellen, so am
!. and so are we all. except the
- fools that have been sitting
like stughton bottles in front Ut the
footlights tonight"
The banquet hall was adorned With
many beautiful paintings. and the pres
ident OF the little college was called
upon to respond to a toast. Wishing
to pay a compliment to the ladies' pres
emit he designated h paintings with
an eloquent gesture and said. What
need is there of these painted beau
ties when We nave so many with us at
h table"
One OF John Quincy Adams clients,
whose case Was to be tried ON "a Ger
tain morning, found hat he could not
get his counsel to leave his Fishing
boat except long enough to write a note
to the Judge. which read; Dear Judge:
For the sake of old ixaak Walton.
please continue my case until Friday.
The sMelt are biting. and can't leave"
And the fudge, having read the note,
announced to the court; MIR. Adams is
detained on Important business"
Personality do YOU persist in
drinking more than Is coed for you?
Toper-To drown my orrow
Paraon-And do YOU succeed
INTERCHANGEABLE can swim.
-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28

Sm.th-WhAt part at the chicken will
YOU have. Mr.. Bunk"
Runk-About half Of 1t will be amply
sufficient. thank you.
-
After = dinMer given by Stephen
Price. of DrNry Lam theater, all guests
but Theodore Hook and the Rev. Ed
ware Cannon retired. Price WAS suit
ferinG from GONt, hut az they disre-
Gavded hia hints to retire, he stole OH
and left them in high talk. On the fol-
towing morning he Inquired Of his sery-
ant: PRAY, at what time did those gen
tlslnen 20 last night" GO, STRIP re-
piled John; They're moi gone, sir; they
have Just rung for coffee"
There was . delay at u moving pic
lure show in Platteville. The people
present grew restless, II was up to
Che manager to explain.
He came out and said; Ladies' and
gents: The dernsd machines busted
City editors 1T ihe New York papers
acre much gvatltled recently when they
iecetved Invitations Tor reporters sent
fut by = club there that Was giving q
banquet and wAs e Import some speak
srs From WAshlngton'
sttatlons 10 the city editors had writ
leN. n, pprple Inv u the bpttom 81 each
Invitation card;
-.s s's E'ss II ' s''a s Q s'' X: .s s''s =
Tom MeNsAl, ~ E9Reks, found lhis
assss ses :'Gees ss sss.. tSiR9ssses xlss xs
esssRts S9 99At q KGA66 6ssI III M NJ
sae M" 's,tSr S sSsR. 4kfesHStRsk;
ss1sss cSfssMas wv bpy, xsrs
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28
tcpee. with its blank.

A took his first opera to
Massenet. You know, of course" be-
gan the visitor. that Molier used to
read his pieces to an old woman, in the
belief that scenes which found favor
with her would be liked also by the
audiences. My reason for asking you
to listen to my work is somewhat the
same. ] know that whatever pleases
ylou will also please the public" You
are very kind" replied Massenet, very
kind. indeed. but really. since you are
not Moliere, ] see no reason why I
should be our old woman"
In the midst OF a battle a former Mar
quis OF Townsend saw a drummer killed
by a cannon ball. which scattered his
brains In every direction. His eyes were
at once fixed on the CHASTITY object, which
pertor officer, observing him, supposed he
was inundated at the sight, and ad-
dressed him in a manner to cheer his
spirits. oh" said the young marquis
with calmness, II am not frightened. 1
am puzzled TO make out how any man
with such a quantity of brains ever came
to be here!'
Curtis Guild. former governor Of
Massachusetts; was once asked for the
funniest story he ever heard. This Is
the story he told:
AN lrishman n a Jew were dis
GUESSING the great men who had be-
longed to each race, and, as may be ex-
pected, got into a heated argument.
Finally the Irishman said:
Likely listen. For livery great Jew
me whiskers. an for livery great Irish
man l can name I'll pull one of yours.
Is 1t a go?"
They consented, and Pat reached
over. got hold OF Il whisker and said,
Robert Emmett and pulled.
Noses said he Jew. and pulled
n OF Pats tenderest.
Dan O'Connell,' said Pat, and took
another.
abraham said key, helping him.
self again.
Patrick Henry returned Pat, with
q Vicious yank.
1.-The IL apostles said the Jew. tax
Ing a handful OF whiskers.
Pat emitted a roar Of pain. srasped
the Jews beard and yelled, The An
Gent Order Of Hibernians!'"
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A customer in a butchers shop stood
casing at some small aliigators in an
aquarium. Having turned the matter over
IN MS mind. the customer approached the
butcher and exclaimed. II suppose a body
might as well be dead as out OF style.
Gimme a couple Of pounds OF alligator"
While Mrs. w. was busy in her kitchen
preparing the light refreshments for her
bridge club. which includes the more we'll
TODD OF the n~eighb0ring country. Sally
Hill. = poor farmers child. came In with
q donation of homemade pickles. my
mother belongs to a club. too.' said Sally.
Does she? n what do they do? Play
No" Sew" ''Oh. no. they
Just draw names out OF a hat to zee who
have the next meeting."
Mrs. J0nes-That old maid next door
IL the most braxen borrower l know!
Mrs. BrOwn-Indeed!
Mrs. JOnes-Yes, Why. only Yesterday
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28

Why, She's been encoYragjgg me to
rave money I Instead n Buying Fpwers ana
/ wsyIap't drink SYt ~ fhati cpp,N SAID
jtor; that's L1ss,sy cpp, epdd sbs,s very
particular WHO drinks 99pt ~. AV
Ap,1 SAG ths ypIpg mAp ~ bs drained
tge spR eeFy, n ~ kklpp9re6 In drink aHt
$500 |. elp- F4stlis N y9pf y9RRgest
'Aot mrchs I4tFie n ny s9gA
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MI SSls HX sss aste!{{: MF. SRlpss gss =
1pl ePlQsiRt a9tf Mtlt NeRPiiSf hs
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28

According to FATHER Henneptn the
name Canada was derived from Il cor
rupti0n Of the Spanish word Capo da
NADIA. or Cape of Nothing. which the
early ynyagers gave to the scene 81
their discoveries when, under a cOn.
vtctiOn Of Its utter baroness and in
utility. they were about abandoning II
TN disgust IT has been conjectured.
with greater appearance OF probability.
that Canada In q mobilization 1T the
Spanish ord slkniiytng a passage"
becauss the Spaniards thought they
could find u passage To India through
Canada.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28

In English slaughter houses animals
Nre killed by q new and humane meth
"a. The instrument employed Is \
ehirp blade into the animals head. No
bullet entera the animal. and a. No
powder 10 used. the pistol may b
placed directly upon the vital polnt C
the skull SO that the aim will D I'M
errang death Will be absolutely In
and the animal will feel
no pain. ~
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28

The Sandwich men" Of Iludoh have
been In difficulties owing to some pro-
visions In the new insurance la Ws OF
Great Britain. One would he sOvGy TO
hear OF any misfortune to these
'ptquant slices Of humanity" In no
other city have they been SO conspicu-
GUS as tn London, where the occupation
has been an unfailing esource for the
out of works" A line of these men
clad In hathrobes recently spread the
fame OF "A Turkish bath house In that
city. and other dressed as %aviators
called attention to u big aero meet.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28

angular color variation Of flowers
q Erodtum gruinum and H ciconi,lm.
- !sRecteA related to the geraniuma.
peen rsceivtng the attention Of
krof u. Fitting. = German botanist.
e ft0vses change from dark blue on
dAye. and when the blue fiowern are
sNddsnlN exposed to about 1o6 degrees
j. thA tNrnlng 10 red IL almost instan-
tQQooNa.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28

Mr.. Dudgeon, director general of the
department Of agriculture, states that
the department is interesting itself In
The propagation OF the white egret,
which Is u great worm destroyer. I'm
fortunately. owing to the trade that Is
carried on in Its feathers. the species
has become rather rare In Egypt. a
law has now been passed prohibiting
h shooting OF the bird. with The re-
suit that while In the beginning OF the
year there we're only 500 white egrets
At Simhellawen there are nov about
double that number
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28

Mayor Speer, NJ Denver, ~ q vecent
lemperANfe banquet, was discussing .
aFl!AAk cure q. little. efficacy,
., 'Wnen thlNk 9f this cure" he said,
gesEe VIE entered Z msElsfrxts's csacs
! m,g 4 IKE to take the Wease, II We
i'velx gaedsi said the pQitte clerk,
eqw laNe Ad yaN Wish 10 lake
W. "A s. " e ;sst ss' 'ss NJ ss,s '' s'"ss'
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-28

Preparations are already being made
lcr Inc centenary Of the birth OF Sir
Isaac Fttman. which occurs In January
next and Is to be celebrated In London.
Manchester and New York. DIR. Mood
row Wtlson. Mr.. Carnegie and the lord
MAYOR u London are on the centenary
committee. which Ia enhstiAx ADEQUATE
eNppost for the coMmemcration Of the
inventor Of the Q widely used sys-
TEN Of shorthand In existence.