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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31
WouIdn,t Work Nowadays.

The Egyptians had very remarka-
bic ordinance to prevent persons from
borrowing imprudently. An Egyptian
was not permitted to borrow without
giving to his creditors in pledge the
body of his father 1t was deemed
both an impiety and an infamy not to
redeem so sacred d pledge. A person
who died without discharging that duty
was deprived of the customary hon
ors paid to the dead
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31
lust Like a Conundrunn.

George W. Coleman, Boston man
who spoke to the newspaper men at
Columbia the other day, pulled a neat
gag" I'm going to show you some
thing which have in my pocket" he
said. Il never saw it; you never saw
it; nobody ever saw it. You can look
at it. and then III never see 1t again;
you'll never see it again; nobody'll ever
see it again. How many of you be-
lieve me-" Four or FIVE men held up
their hands doubtfully. Then Mr.. Cole
man took a peanut from his pocket.
shelled it, exposed the kernel, which
nobody had ever seen; then he ate the
kernel.-Kansas City Star.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31
Dr.. Cooks Modified Claim.

To the first newspaper man who call
ed on DR.. Cook in Berlin the explorer
said: "My lectures in Germany will
not be. given for the purpose of MAX
ing money. hope simply to make my
work known" The reporter says:
Cook has modified his claims. He no
longer says, I reached the pole but
On April 81, 1908, arrived at a point
on an ice foe which, according to my
calculations, could be designated as
the north pole.'" Cook also spoke
hopefully Of an expedition to the far.
thest north point by Zeppelin balloon
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31
Precision In lancuaue.

man who is constantly travelling
over the same railroad has become well
acquainted with the porters of the
sleeping cars. On a recent trip he hail
ed his porter exuberantly and said:
Hello Matthew! I have some good
news for you. We've had a birth in
our family since l saw yOu-twins."
Matthew grinned. We'll, sah.'' he
said, 81 wouldn't call dat no birth, sab
Dat am a section. sah."-YOuth's Com
paniOn.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31

The Danish government has estab-
lished system of making loans to
farm labOrers that Uncle Sam might
labOrer in Denmark who has worked
On a farm five years and whose char
acter during this period has been
shown to be such that two responsible
members of his district will certify to
the fact may obtain from one of the
government banks the equivalent of
$1,5S4. The government has no secu-
rity whatever aside from the borrower
good name. The sum loaned will buy
a farm of from three TO twelve acres,
which is supplied with stock and the
machinery equipment necessary to op-
crate it.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31
Our Chief CAPITAL.

William Muldoon, the health special
list, said in a recent interview in New
York: The health of the average
American is far below what it was a
generation ago. The trouble is that
we Americans put dollars ahead of
health. ahead Of life. ahead of every
thing.
They say that a European, landing
for the first time in New York, once
asked a native, What is the capital of
this country, sir?'
Il forget just how much the capital
u.s. the native replied, but anyhow it's
all in Pierpont Morgan's hands -
New York Press
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31

Emmer, a cereal that is a sub
species of wheat, has been grown in
southern Europe and northern Africa
for many centuries and has been
grown in the United States-chiefiy in
the semiarid sections of the northwest
for the past twenty years. In Eu-
rope emmer is known as einllron. The
grain retains its hull like barley and
is little used as food. A variety known
as the black winter emmer was intro
duced from France by the department
of agriculture i'm 1904 and has proved
a decided success, being thrifty and
yielding under favorable conditions as
high as thirty-five bushels per acre.
Emmer is drought resistant to quite a
degree and does we'll where wheat will
not. r>s~.-i .-- 80. ..s.....,zs.,...
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31
Plsyinu Safe.

You insist on telling people you are
lOokiA' fur work." said Meandering
Mike
Yes" replied Flooding Pete; in the
spring go north and say I'm pine
apple picker, and in the fall go south
and tell 'em I'm skate sharpener."-
Washington Star
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31
Not in the Contract.

Have you anything TO say for your
selfP'
Not unless can get a rebate from
my lawyer. judge; 1 have paid him
good money to talk for me. and
won't do his work for nothing" New
York Press.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31
A Kindly Soul.

Johanna, please go to the pawn
brokers' and pawn my gold watch.
The poor man. I understand. is not get
ting much business. and j think we
should help him alongp'-Fliegende
Batter
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31

Medical authorities are agreed that
most of the ills that babies suffer
from during the summer months-and
this applies particularly to intestinal
ills-are traceable to the fact that
somewhere in the journey from the
cows udder to the infants stomach
the milk is contaminated by filthy
utensils that have not been properly
fcalded and cleansed after being used.
Because of this carelessness the milk
becomes germ laden, and as a result
the health or life of the little one is
the price paid. Scrupulous cleanliness
in connection with all the bottles and
utensils that are used as milk con-
tainers is necessary, while if there is
any question about the condition of
the milk, as one gets it from the re-
taller, it should be pasteuriZed by
heating for fifteen minutes at a tenn
Derature of $50 degrees f. or more.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31

A good many experiments that have
been conducted in the matter of apply
ing lime to land seem to bring out,
among other things. the fact that the
productivity of many soils is increased
by the application of lime in some form
when the evidence at hand does not
seem to indicate that the soil is suffer
ing from sourness. If ground limestone
can be had at from 50 to So a ton an
experiment that any farmer could make
would be the scattering of some of this
on the land at the rate of a couple of
tons per acre and then keeping tab on
the returns from the plot and of ada
cent plots of equal size receiving no
limestone. The results of such test
would indicate clearly the wisdom or
unwisdom of applying the limestone on
the rest of the land.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31
So He Did.

Indians, you know" said the widely
read man, "are very stoical. They're
never known to laugh"
ooh, don't know" replied the flip
pant person. 1.-THE poet Longfellow
made Mime ha-ha." -CathoIic Standard
and Times.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31
Deliberate.

"Jibbs is not the sort of man who
waits anxiously for Opportunity to
knock on his door"
mo. indeed!' He is the sort of man
who expects Opportunity to write
note begging for an appointment
Chicago RecOrd-Herald.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31
A Mistake.

Landlord-You owe me now for four
months rent. and the first three months
you paid so promptly. Tenant-sYes.
know. shouldn't have done it.-RcS
ton Transcript
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31

The average bull will be tractable
and dDcile quite largely in proportion
70 whether he has the meanness taken
out Of him with regular work and ex-
'rcise. If he is not doing work of this
KIND the need is increased of keeping
up heavy life insurance on the part of
those who have the care of him.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31
When Women Vote

Fair Suffragette-Isn't she q fright!
Why does she do it? Her Chum-
wear a rat or corset until Name
Smith is elected president.-Puck
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31

In a meadow that the writer passed
the other day the clover was practi-
cally all killed out except in a spot
where a limestone formation in the
upper SubSOil came close to the sur
face. 1t would be interesting to know
what influence, if any, this limestone
had on the thriftineSS of this clover
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31

y rose that is entitled to more extern
sive cultivation than it receives is the
Rosa RugOsa. The more usual color Of
the large single blossom is a deep pur-
plish red, but a white blossom has been
developed that is beautiful. This rose
is very hardy, requires no winter cover
ing even in northern ATTITUDES and
blooms from June time until frost.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31
Fond of Children.

rs she fond of childrenT
every. She'll even rent her houses
to people who have m-"-Detroit
Free Press
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31

The two powers which in my opinion
constitute wise man are those If
bearing and Observation-Disclosures
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31

Teaching the little child respect for
properly constituted authority and hab-
its of promptness and orderliness re-
quires time, patience and thought, but
in the long run it means satisfaction
and increased influence for the parent
and a far greater happiness and use
fu ness for the child. The time to
adopt such a course of training is as
soon as the child knows anything, and
this is a mighty short time after it ut
tiers its first cry.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-07-31

A few weeks ago a sucker catcher
up il! Vermont was selling potato seed
at $3.50 for fifteen pounds on the
strength Of the preposterOus claim
that the tops of the vines would be so
bitter that the bugs would not eat
them. This is just a further bit of
evidence that there is good sized
tribe of pikers that will get a living
without working, through hook or
crook, if they possibly can.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-08-01

the year consisted of pasture. clover
silage and clover and alfalfa hay for
roughage and bran, oats, shorts and
barley for concentrates. Had high,
costly concentrated grains as oilmeal,
gluten meal, cottonseed meal, etc.
been used the record would probably
have been larger, but such feeds were
not available and considered not prac-
ticable. During the year this COW had
a roomy box stall that was kept well
bedded, and she was groomed once a
day She was MIXED three times Il
day for the first six months and twice
a day from then on. During the year
she has been in perfect physical condi-
ton, and not once has she been off feed.
This cow, Polander by name is not
only good producer, but is also a
beautiful animal in appearance and n
most valuable COW for classroom pur-
poses. She has good capacity, quality.
constitution and dairy temperament.
The record for the year just ending is
16,2s6,1 pounds of milk and s44. 8
pounds of fat. This will make 1,05G
pounds of butter containing so per cent
fat This record exceeds that Of any
other grade COW of which the writer
has been able to gain knowledge. Com
pared with pure bred Jersey cows. the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-08-01
A PRIMER LESSON ON THE
BENEFITS OF HOME TRADE.
Lack Of Patronage is Enough Is Make
Honest storekeeper an Utterly In
different Citizen.

The town Of y had a population Of
ton Of 300. But there was a difference
Of popular sentiment in the two places.
and while the native residents Of X
We're wondering why their town failed
to grow to a size of any Importance. in
spite of the fact that it was many years
older than H. the latter was forging
rapidly onward in point Of population
and general prosperity. x ard u
started off with equal prospects. but it
was the public spirit in the town of u
that accounted for Its thriving add
yancement. In X the three local store
keepers had discouraging time Of it
in their efforts to make living, but in
q the original three storekeepers were
augmented by degrees until there We're
ten Of them and all prospecting, while
In x the same old three remained with
out competition outside Of each other.
These three men had about as much
pride In their town as could be expect
ed under the circumstances-a absolutely
none-but the ten storekeepers in z
were all boosters and civic optimists.
The town gave them living, and in re-
turn the town expected them to take a
hand In the boosting business. The in
centive was there, and this they did
cheerfully.
Why were the three storekeepers in
x fighting to keep the sheriff from sell
ing them out, and why were ten rivals
In q making money? The answer is
simple. The spirit of home trade was
practiced In q, but the residents OF X
patronized the mail order houses. q is
now a thriving city, while < has
gained scant hundred in population,
and the unseeing folks there have not
yet realized the cause of their back
wardness as a community.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-08-01
Farm Aduice and ,Su&6eSfion
FOUR GOOD corr RULES.

IF / owned the farms OF the
United States" said Perry G.
sHolden. the big Iowa corn man.
II could give but four orders
regarding corn. These orders
would be as follows:
"First.-That every ear OF corn
intended for planting be tested
by taking not less than six kerr
nels and sprouted. that the weak
ears may be discarded.
Second. That every ear In
tended for planting be harvested
before the fall freezes and prop
erly preserved.
Third. That the corn be
graded and the planter tested
and be made ready to drop the
proper number of kernels.
Fourth. THAT the corn be i'm
proved>by selecting, for the aver
age farm, say. 100 of the best
ears and planting them on one
side of the cornfield. The seed
for the following crop to be Sc
lected lin the fall from the part
of the field where the best seed
was planted.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-08-01
T<HERE is a part of the present
City Hall park in New Orleans
which was formerly called the


Oaks and was famous duel
ing ground. Lying on the noted shell
road to Lake Pontchartrain, not far
from the city, vet deserted, it afforded
IA convenient spot for the duels so fire.
quent among the creoles.
Often when two rivals wished to con-
cea the cause of their quarrel they
would invent reasons, usually absurd.
For instance, one would declare that
the others hair was red when it was
raven black or that the sun revoked
around the earth instead of vice versa.
1t was during winter somewhere
about 1850 that Miss Caroline Dickin-
son, visiting her aunt, Mime. La Tour,
in New Orleans, took the place social
lily by storm. Though beautiful, her
character, set, so to speak, in her
charming manners. won the hearts of
many of the young bloods of the Cres-
cent City. Among them were Castor
L'Hommedieu, recently from Paris,
and Eliot Whitford, whose father had
originally gone there from Virginia.
Miss Dickinson preferred Whitford.
IS One morning about 2 o'clock Nine.
La Tour entered her niece's bedroom.
NY dear" said her aunt, your nm
Gle has just come In from the club
with some news which may interest
you. NJ. L'Hommedieu and M. Whit
ford are going to meet at o'clock
dawn-at the Oaks, and you are the
cause of the meeting"
s9The news does interest me" re
piled the girl, with dismay. Suppose
one Of them should be killed ~
ut would facilitate your making 9
choice between them replied her aunt
.aThey shall not fight on my account
replied Miss Dickinson. "Ym going or
to the ground to stop them. z
ssaAlone?''
= No, aunt; you are going with me-.
An hour later a caleche driven by
Nine. Ia Tour, containing the two wo
men, was speeding along the shell
road. lust as 81 faint streak an
peared In the east the caleche entered
the Oaks and pulled up near what had
often been pointed out to- Mime. la
Tour as the dueling ground. Presently
d carriaee rolled up to the historic
spot. followed by another. and by the
early twilight two parties Of men were
seen C0nferring us to the placing Of the
prtncfpals I'M the coming fight
Who's the man With the box unde,
|his arm y asked Mias Die kinscn
sssnr Jules Rubid pluix. He III always
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-08-01
a Dispute Settled
BY WILLIS r. PA RK s.

j
And the man with the bundle OF
sticks--who, is he?"
Those are not sticks; they are ra-
piers. See. the principals are taking
position
The two women alighted and walked
cautiously toward the duelists. The
Oaks still cast sufficient shadow to
conceal their advance Suddenly, as
there was a clash of steel, Miss Dick
inson, walking in advance of her aunt,
appeared ON the scene Both contest
ants lowered the points Of their ra-.
piers and stood looking at her with as
constituent
Gentlemen" she said. may l ask
the occasion of this meeting?"
There was no reply for time; then
one of the seconds stepped forward
and, bowling profoundly, said:
IN. L'Hommedieu, mademoiselle, has
asserted that the Seine is larger than
the Mississippi. This M. Whitford con-
sidered an insult to our noble river
and replied that the Bayou Lafourche
lis larger than the Seine. Thereupon
NJ. L'Hommedieu in defense of la belle
REVERE of France challenged M. Whit
ford"
..s.I am astonished." said Miss Dickin-
son, that two gentlemen should quar-
rel about such an absurdity. OF
course the Seine is not larger than the
mississippi,
.Mademoiselle," said L'Hommedieu,
II accept your decision. II you also
decide that the Bayou Lafourche Is
larger than the Seine will apologize
Ito M. Whitford. Z
.And # decide that the Seine il
larger than the bayou Y,
That, mademoiselle, I should con-
slider great blessing
And this affair will cease?',
THAT y for NJ. Whitford to say
And how would you decide that p
asked the lady. turning to Whitford.
How would decide that? WIN. u
should then feel obliged to enforce NV
opinion In favor Of the bayou at the
point Of the sword
.Nensensey'
The two men, as if BY mutual con-
sent. raised their swords for the pur.
pose of renewing the contest. III
One moment. :, said Miss Dickinson.
/ Cannot you gentlemen be induced to!
| forego this encounter without my de-
lciding the point Of dispute r.
No" replied both at once. IS
Well, then. = she said III IN almost
Iinaudible voice. the bayou is larger
than the Seine. q ss
n Y Homme.iieu made graceful
! apology to N. Whitford, and the same
day the engagement Of the latter with
I Miss Dickinson was announced
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-08-01
Verses 44-46. The highest good.

Verses 44-46. The highest good.
We must not interpret the parallels
III all their details. Jesus was keen
observer and graphic reporter. and
he spoke out Of q rich experience Of
life. His PARALLELS are pictures of the
customs and gcondi tions of the. times,
but they were spoken to illustrate re-
ligion. We should therefore seek the
ieaIng II q
Treasure hid III d field. r It was a
common custom for people to bury
their wealth In those early days when
there were no banks: or bonds or other
ways of making investments. 1t often
happened that the secret was kept SO
well that Al case Of death or other
amisf 0rtnne TO the owner the place Of
burial was lost. Hath found. !, This
was d hap incl ent and SO delighted
was the peasant that he promptly took
measures and bon ht that field 81 Ii ia
which he had left the treasure as he
found II unit il ne had secured legal
claim e the land We are not con-
scerned with the honesty Of the man.
! but with his diness To know d good
thing when DC saws Il and his willing
{ ness 10 secure II at any cost ssSs
Seeking g9odI pearls This was
pro badly at the pearl fisheries, where
Che hest bargains could be malie BY
experts One pearl 0f great price K
The merchant was lonkine Tor the best
inYestm ents In his bnsln and when
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-08-01
c q D AND S o. S.
Wireless Signals Of Whose Meaning
Many Persons Arc Ignorant.


Many Persons Arc Ignorant.
At the senate inquiry into the Titanic
disaster the operators from the Car
pathia and the Titanic were repeatedly
asked what s o s and G Q d meant.
The effect Of these messages was
very clear to the operators, but they
We're not entirely sure what the letters
themselves meant. Inquiries ut the
Marconi offices brought the informa-
ton that the letters have no signif-
canoe in themselves and are simply
agreed code. signs.
The call @ @ D is made by the SYM
bols for the letters. G is dash, dot.
dash, dot; Q is dash, dash, dot dash; d
is dash, dot, dot The written danger
call Of the deep would look like this:
-. ~. ~; s..
The s o s call is made up Of s: dot,
dot, dot; O: dash, dash, dash; S: dot,
dot, dot and looks like this; \:
The @ @ d sign is a .Marconi sym
Dol. Q Q Is an agreed call for the at
tention Of all stations. Frequently
messages Of Importance are prefaced
by these letters. ID means danger. J, 1t
was further stated that S % s was
adopted by the Berlin convention in
1902.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-08-01
Don't overfeed the Calf.

Calves overfed with skimmilk or
roughage have a tendency Ito become
potbellied. Such overfeeding is not
advisable. Young calves should not
receive over ten or twelve pounds Of
milk daily, and it is never advisable
to increase the milk ration to more
than twenty pounds daily at any period
in the calf's life. BY supplementing
the milk ration with ration of
cracked corn, whole oats and bran,
given in such amounts as will be read
lily eaten up by the youngsters, they
will hardly eat enough Of the rough
age, consisting of timothy, clover and
alfalfa, to bring about the undesirable
result in question. Kimball's Dairy
Farmer. s-es
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-08-01
The Sunday School Lesson
sENIoR aEREAN. INTERNATIoNAL SERIES.

arating. The good" were carefully laid
aside for sale. but ''the bad,'. unfit for
food, We're thrown away. We meet in
the world all sorts and conditions Of
men. The gospel net attracts a great
number who are drawn by various mo-
tives. It is not for us to sit in judg-
ment upon the unworthy ifSsuch there
be. 1t is better to take up an attitude
of helpfnlness toward them. AT the
end of the world When the time of
final sorting comes 1T will be done by
the angels, Il the messengers Of God.
If we have Gone our duty it may be
that some shall be saved from the lot
OF the wicked. s.fgS.F Ti35j5i55 "a
Verses 51-53 The true scholar.
Scribe The antagonism
shown by this class OF men to Jesus
must not blind us to- the important
work which they rendered in preserv-
ing the text Of the Scriptures. Jesus
recognized their services when he COM
pared his disciples to them. Just as
the scribes were first learners before
they became teachers, so must the dis
ciples OF Jesus be INSTRUCTED unto
made q disciple to the kingdom of
heaven" (revisionl !. : 4 Things
new and old. The scribes were retail
ers In the old, and their method OF
learning was defective. The true
scholar confesses ignorance, and he Isl
willing to learn from those who are.
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