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The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
LAND OF EASY DIVORCES.
In the 6ar5sry States 1t Is "Wonan.
Take Thy Goods and Co."

AXE my Goods and Co."
Always over the head of the Arab
woman hangs the shadow of divorce
Nowhere in the world does the law so
facilitate the separation of man and
wife as in those lands so ittingly
named the Barbary states.
III an Arab grows tired of his wife's
looks or her actions or her dress, if
ne wishes TO replace her with another
or If he is weary of married life and
does not wish any wife at all be does
not need to go to the trouble or nomi-
@1al expense of divorcing her. but gets
rid OF her instead by the simple proc
ess of Reputation" which consists in
saying to her, Woman, get thee hence:
take thy things and 60"
For the man this is a case of heads
win. tails you lose" for, though he is
free to marry again, the woman is not
and can obtain q legal release only by
returning to him the money which he
paid for her.
Without her husbands consent a wo-
man can obtain a divorce only if she is
able to prove that he beats her with
out sufficient provOcation, if he re-
fuses her food. clothing or shelter or
If she discovers a previous wooing on
her husbands part. for all previous
betrothals or offers Of marriage, even
though the lady refused him, constitute
grounds for divorce. - Metropolitan
Magazine.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
D0DGED THE TRAP.
The Way Or. Maryland Was Not Cor
nersJ by His Son.


Or. james b. Angel tells in his
"reminiscences the following enjoyable
story of his college days at Brown uni
versity under the presidency of Dr.
Wayland:
The doctors son. Heman Lincoln
Wayland, one of my classmates. inner
tied from his father very keen wit.
The passages between father and son
were often entertaining to the class.
One day, when we were considering Il
chapter in the fathers textbook on
moral philosophy, Lincoln rose with an
expression of great solemnity and re-
Spect and said:
Sir, would like to PROFOUND a
question"
Wen. sir, what is it?" was the re-
ply.
well, sir" said the son. lin the
learned authors work which we are
now perusing l observe the following
remark" and then he quoted.
The class saw that fun was at hand
and. began to laugh.
We'll. what of it?' asked the father,
with merry twinkle in his eye.
Why" continued the son, Gin an
other work Of the same learned author.
entitled On the Limitation of Human
Responsibility / find the following
pasSG &C."
He quoted again. Clearly the two
passages We're irreconcilable. The boys
were delighted to see that the doctor
was in a trap and broke into loud
laughter.
"Well, what of it," asked the doctor
and his eyes twinkled still more mer-
rily.
Why" said the son. with the ut
most gravity, at has occurred to me
that l should Ike to know how the
learned author reconciles the two state
ments."
"Oh," said the father, that is sim
pie enough. II only shows that since
he wrote the ..rst book the learned au-
thor has le"-Aed something"
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
Rudest Man of His Ace.

John Hunter, the famous British sur
geon, anatomist. psychologist and med
ical writer who died in 1893, was one
of the rudest men of his age. He re-
turned home late one evening from his
round of professional calls and found
his wife entertaining Il few friends.
Grimly he walked into the center of
the room, stopped and looked around
~ knew nothing of this kick up" he
said, land l ought to have been in
formed. AS l have returned home for
the purpose of studying. l hope the
present company will retire at once"
They retired, .r--....-. --.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
BOUGHT HOUSES ON FIRE.
Queer Trade That Enriched Cato and
Crassus In Ancient Rene.

Queer Trade That Enriched Cato and
Crassus In Ancient Rene.
One of the strangest businesses in
ancient Rome is mentioned by Juvenal
in his "Satires," and we hear of it also
from historians. 1t consisted of buy
ing houses on fire.
The speculator hurried to the scene
attended by slaves carrying bags of
money and others carrying tools,
judged the chances Of salvage and
made bid TO the distracted house
owners, who were glad to accept any
thing as a rule. The bargain struck in
all haste this earliest Of fire assurers
set his slaves to work and secured
what he could Sometimes even he put
out the flames and so made coup.
1t was a business for capitalists, but
the poorest who speculated in q small
way could hardly lose if he had pres
ence Of mind enough to grasp the
chances.
Thus Cato the elder and, above all
Crassus laid the foundations of their
wealth. The latter had a passion for
such gambling. He gradually collected
q force of carpenters, masons and such
artifcerS - slaves. of course - which
reached 800 men. Not only did he buy
houses on fire, but also, enlarging upon
the common practice, he made bid
for those adjoining which stood in dam
ger. His proposals were commonly
welcome, so helpless were the people
and so great the peril. BY this means
Crassus became the greatest owner Of
house property in Rome,
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
PLUCK OF A DEER.
A Big Buck That Was More Than a
Match For a COUGAR,

1t seems to be generally assumed
that wild animals of different species
keep the peace, but now and then the
experience of some woodsman striking
ly disproves this peaceful view of for
est life
Two spOrtsmen made a trip to the
Kettle river region, in the state of
Washington. and in the course of the
shooting witnessed a rare occurrence.
They had been on the trail of large
buck for some time and, as it CHANGED,
came in sight of him at the very mo-
ment when a cougar launched himself
upon the buck from the limb of tree.
The cougar landed squarely on the
bucks shoulders. almost throwing him
to the ground.
The buck quickly recovered and,
throwing back his head, drove two
prongs of his antlers into the cougars
body and with a swing forward threw
him to the ground. Leaping backward,
he then waited with lowered head for
a second attack.
With yell of rage and pain the cou-
gar sprang upon him. He might as
well have leaped against an array of
bayonets, for he was caught on the
bucks antlers and hurled several feet
into the air
The instant he struck the ground the
buck was upon him, striking savagely
with his forefeet, which cut like knife
blades, and driving his antlers again
and again into his body.
Finally they separated, and the cou-
gar crawled forward for the final
struggle. The deer was wounded, but
still in excellent fighting trim. The
hunters interfered. One of them walked
UP TO the cougar and shot it through
the heart.-EXchange ,t'..r,oa
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
P0TTED GHOSTS.
An African Tribes Method of DRIVING
Away Sickness.

One OF the most curious and interest
Ing of AfSshan tribes are the Banyoro.
or COW people. OF Uganda. who are
powerful clansmen and WAo~r. :eaith,
religion and health are a.. ..Iarcsyd
with cows. It is G"-rad. D.. trr a-y
member Of the triae % Gi-. NIX :.nd
flesh are their Stap!r food. -. u. .. ....v
cry is very great. The only. Hr@Si Iacy
gear is the leopard. Vhtir chef u,:.r
on is a long stick and va ~. q
this. they go out to meec "a l@. IA: Is
tr-'ng to get at their precious r;,ttl..
and drive him away by the Simple
process of thrashing him.
Though they are brave. they are IN
veterate thieves and very sui. g..
their methods of CARRYING uu, ,;.sif
thefcs and cOncealing their -..E 81:
lies. Indeed, one of the. rav"rite
notices is, keep a grave face even
though you laugh behind your hand
When sickness comes to thcs,. people
they believe that il is &C e. -..,.s 49,.
mics, the ghosts. thai :; a.,. r..
them, so they proceeI t. capture .nl
OhOSJS IKE not cooked ..e3t. $50 Gir,.t
is cooked in large pot near tn, dwell
Ing where the ghost Is g: work; Is
soon as the SAVIOR Of the focI reaches
the dwelling The evil spin, cre,Gily
enters the pot and is IT o2ce scaled up
This potted ghost is then taken away
from the village and buried. the spot
being marked by 4 ghost shrine.
Tbs position of r"st for these people
is a half sitting posture. and when
they are holding council they will
remain in this posture as long as ten
hours. When they die it is in this
resting position that they are buried
If it should be the king who dies his
successor is generally selected by the
drastic process of civil war.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
An Awe INSPIRING Spectacle.

OF the OverpOwerinC magnifceDce Of
the suns corona as seen in Il total
eclipse some idea may be gathered
when it is considered that even matter
of fact scientists are stricken speech
less with awe in its presence. Sir
Francis Cation was once assigned TO
measure the heat of that strange halo.
He recounts that he experienced a fee,-
ing of supreme exultatiOn when he dis
covered that his instrument W irn-
ken and that be would be per- lied "a
few moments in which to rev" Jn the
remarkable spectacle. So carr. u away
was he by the glory of the panorama
that he even forgot to note down the
beginning Of the first contact.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
A ROYAL SNUB.
The Gear Handed 1t to Louis Napoleon
and Got 1t Back.

The Car Handed IL to Louis Napoleon
and Got 1t Back.
1t has been urged by French au-
thor that Napoleon Ill entered into
the Crimean war on the side of Great
Britain because he had been well re-
ceived in the London clubs during
his sojourn in that country. But there
might have been another potent factor
independent Of the emperor's pleasant
recoIlections of the English, and that
was the slight to which he was sub
jected by the car Of Russia. NichO-
lgsL
When Napoleon assembled the throne
as emperor he notified all the reigning
sovereigns of the fact, addressing them
as Monsieur mon frere." With the
exception of the car they replied
adopting the same formula. Nicholas,
however, began his reply. Mon grand
ami" This is the style adopted by
sovereigns when addressing presidents
of republics. Napoleon fully under
stood the cars meaning.
AT the New Years reception of the
diplomatic body he went up to Count
Kisslew, the Russian ambassador, and
said to him:
81 have received a letter from your
sovereign which fatters me greatly.
He writes to me, Mon grand ami
One chooses his friends. He cannot
choose his brothers.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
Sea Lsvel and Tides at Panama.

The average sea level of the Pacific
ocean and the Caribbean sea, at oppo-
site sides of the isthmus of Panama,
is the same. This is the mean or aver
age levels of the two waters during
all days of the year. But there is a
great difference in tides. The Carib-
bean tides are faint, rarely exceeding
two feet, while the tides in the Pacific
at Panama are not pacific, for they at
times rise ten feet and sink ten feet
below normal undisturbed sea level
Without tide locks, currents would al
ternately rush in the canal from south
TO north entering. and from north TO
south eScaping.-New York American.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
Ceotch Rivalry.

Glasgow and Edinburgh are, in the
popular mind, regarded as rivals
eternally criticising each other-Glas-
COWS sneering at Edinburgh's gen
teel pride" and Edinburgh sneering at
Glasgows commercial faint" and her
smoky, sunless atmosphere. PRINCES
street is regarded by many travelled
people as the finest street in the world.
but it was a Glasgow man who called
it "only hauf a street" because the
buildings are all on one side.-LondOn
Athenaeum. ,e---
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
Punishment For Prisoners.

ished by crucifxion, no matter what
the rank of the criminal. although this
penalty was usually reserved for slaves.
A Roman Of respectable station. hav-
ing been convicted of poisoning his
ward was sentenced to be crucifed.
but protested against the punishment
as unfit for a gentleman. The emperor
thereupon ordered the cross to be
painted white and otherwise made
more presenta bic than those commonly
used. Whether the convict expressed
himself IS better satisfied is not re-
corded 1900.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
a Fortune In His Legs.

During the reign of Queen Elizabeth
an English gentleman of wealth named
Corbet, of a distinguished family near
Shrewsbury, bet that his leg was the
handsomest in the country or kingdom
and staked estates worth 100000 on
the subject. He won the wager, and Il
picture is still preserved in the family
mansion representing the process OF
measuring the legs of the different con-
teStantS.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
Fools the Snakes,

The Bengal grosbeak builds nest
shaped like a bottle and always Sc
lects for its support long, 1.-THE limb
overhanging n stream OF water. The
entrance is beneath, aud, from the sit
uation and peculiar shape. it is abso-
lutely impossible for snake to gain
admission to the nest. One naturalist
records seeing fourteen attempts on
the part of serpents to get at the nest,
but the hungry snakes always fell off
into the water.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
lndoIent Rossini,

Rossini was one Of the uost indOlent
men that ever lived, yet he wrote OPP
eras against tisae, as it were. The
Barber of Seville" for instance, was
written and mounted in less than q
month. which fact gave rise to DOnf-
zetti's cogent witticiSm. Upon being
informed that Rossini had finished his
opera in thirteen days Donizetti re-
piled: 1T is very possible. He is so
IaZy?' -
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
Filled With Wonder.

81 was once a passenger on a train
that was held up by lone bandit"
Didn't it make you feel rather
cheap to have to hold up your hands
and stand there helpless while he
went through your pockets?"
mo; wasn't thinking of that Ny
wife was with me, and l was so busy
watching her while she was at last
being compelled to do as a man told
her to do that had no time for any
thing else"- Chicago Record-Herald
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
A Political Pointer,

"a president has to eat a good deal
these times
What do yod mean?"
"The chief executive has to attend a
great many banquets and the like"
Seems so. What about it,"
II was just thinking that the next
president ought 10 recognize the grow
ing importance of this social side OF
the job and appoint an addition to the
cabinet in the shape OF POSTMASTER
general. "-L0uisville Courier-Journal
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
oriain of English Royal Academy.


The yearly "show" Of works by liv-
ing artists which is held at the Eng
fish Royal academy from the first
Monday in May to the first Monday in
August owes its existence to a meet
ing of painters which was held at the
Turks Head, Soho, on Nov. II, 1883.
The knights of the brush and palette
resolved that "once year, on 4 day in
the second week in April, at a place
that should be appointed by commit
tee for carrying the design into execu'
ton, to be chosen annually. every
painter, sculptor. engraver. chaser.
seal cutter and medalist may exhibit
their several performances" 1t was
also resolved that 1.-THE sum of shil-
ling be taken daily of each person
who may come to visit the said per-
formances oscar Frichet in National
Magazine. 4 So = ...,.Es...;i-1Sss So
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
A Difference In Numerals.

- = DIIIeIeIINS III INUIIISI aIs'
Great Britain clings TO its own nu
merical system and regards billion
as a million times a million. But Anlet-
ca differs, billion in the United States
being only a thousand million. This is
perhaps the only iEscs6ce in which
thing is bigger in The old country than
in the new. One has to go oply little
way from England-to Calais-to find
the billion lessened, for France digni-
ies thousand million with the name
OF billion. They are wasting a word
In France in this connection. however.
inasmuch as there is already a word,
milliard. to designate this number
Detroit Free Press. -r--------- ....s---.5
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
The Milky Way.

Grandpa" said the small boy from
the city. pointing to a wayside plant.
what is that?"
That's milkweed," was the reply.
''Oh. | know" exclaimed the little
fellow That's what you feed to the
cows SD they will give milk.
News
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inflammation Wanted.

boy" said the man in No. % as the
page entered his room. go over to NO.
&c and find out if that lady is moaning
or singing. If she is singing ask TIE
clerk to change my room: if she's
moaning tell the clerk to send for a
physician. London Tit Bits.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
He Understood.

You must always be nice to your
little playmates."
II know. I've got my lesson all
right. ma. I'm just beating them
around a bit trying to teach them
that they've got to be nice to me toO."-
Detroit Free Press.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
Dreadful.

IL heard the missus talking about
u.s. said the cook.
what did she say?" inquired the
chambermaid.
'She said we was neither OF It's any
good"
"Ain't it terrible the way ladies talk
about one another nowsdaysT-Wash-
ington Star.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
Xouno America.

"Yod may be president some day, my
boy said,the patronizins old gentle
man.
Great Scott" replied the sadly Alp
pant youth. You're not trying to pick
dark horses that far ahead, are your
Washington Star.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
What impressed Him.

what impressed you most in our
great city," asked the native.
well" replied the man from the
small town. "I've been here for a week
and | noticed that nobody wears Sun
day clothes on Sunday" - Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
Real ProdresA

How is father getting on with his
riding lessons?'
every we'll. We children are al
lowed to watch him now."-Fiiegende
Batter
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
Where the Shoe Punched.

Visiting Cbaplain-Ah. my brother.
this world is full of trials. Prisoner
Oh. dry up. guv-nor! Think dunno
thai. ~ amt the trials | minds; It's
the yerdicts. Sketch
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
No Use For BARRIERS.

Customer Tin BARRIERS chair)-So you
haven't heard Won Trumper, the world
famous pianist? Barber-No. Doze
bianists neffer batronize me, an 20
neffer batronize dem.-Exchange.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
Knows Better Now.

Teacher-Tommy, you should have
known better than to fight with that
williams boy. TOMMY know, ma am.
but thought could lick him.-Hearth
and Home.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
Not So ENJOYABLE.

Friend-Your wedding breakfast was
a delightful affair. Mr.. Honeymoon
with a sigh)-Yes. but we've had 9th
2rs since.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
rax;nn Hs Resources.

Old Jones-Can you give my daugh-
Ger the luxurfes to which she has been
accustomed? 'Cholly (engagedi-Not
much longer That's why want to
get married. Chicago News.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
Eine Teachers.

Fond Mother-Willie, where did you
learn to swear like that? Young
Hopeful-Pa's shaving. uncle's golf.
grandpa's auto and your parrot-Eife
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24

The safest way of not being very
miserable is not to expect to be very
happy.-Schopenhauer.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24

Liberty will not descend TO people;
a people must raise themselves to lib
erty-ColtOn,
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24
Hard Work.

~Plodder is looking pale. Hes Just
killing himself with hard work"
whats he engaged at?'
-Tnventing a tabor saving machine. {"
-purk
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24

Early and provident fear In .hl
nother OF safety.-Burke.
The Adair County news., 1912-07-24

Charm strikes the sight. but merit
wins the souL-Pope.
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