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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
On Second Thought
By Jay E. House

| Next to pocketful of rice, 8
 charivart party probably is the most hum orous thing.
 The railroad companies not only are
 responsible for the reclining chair car,
 but they actually boast of 1t. Eph Wiley says he is one theatre
 goer willing to enter into an agree ment to make no further effort to rescue Eliza from the floating ice.
 Mrs. Tug Watts, who has been mar
 ried s7 years. says the longest she ever away from home was the time she tried to pick enough red raspbeTries to make two pies. There are so few labor disputes in the mining districts nowadays that the
 coal miners are getting so they work
 some nearly every, year. When a man says he invariably votes the ticket it means that he hopes, some day, to be postmaster. It doesn't cost much to tell a worn- an she is good looking or a man that he is smart. And the stock never
 passes a dividend
 Some men are different. Abe Slos- son buys his matches instead Of dlch ing them from cafes and cigar stores. Horace Fletcher believes a man can live to be hundred years old. The 1 thing looks fairly plausible, but what would be the object.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18

There are so few labor disputes in the mining districts nowadays that the coal miners are getting so they work some nearly every year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
Pictures

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 A special group 25 and 50 cts
  Do not Forget the Fancy Linens. Japanese Embroidered and Drawnwork Scarves, and Squares,
 $1.OO each and very special. Japanese Squares, 54 inch, very fine work, $500
 AS inch size, $2.OO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
Black Cotton Fabrics

Pongees, Poplins, Soisettes, Satines. In attractive Holiday Boxes.
 Wash Goods Sectio
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18

The Store is Open Evenings for the Convenience of those shopping
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07
KENTUCKY TO HAVE
POSTAL Savings BANKS
Many Offices in Ohio County
will be Opened On
July I.

Washington. June 3.-An order
was Issued today for the establishment
Of the following postal savings hanks IN
Kentucky. The new banks will he
opened Ia the public on July i: ALIENS
vile. Arlington. Auburn. Barlow. Birds
vile. Birmingham. Bkckford. Brand ~
berg. Calvert city. Carrsyille. Clay
Columbus. crofton. Cromwell. Dundee.
Dunmore. Fancyfarm. Fordsyill.. Free
donia. Glendaan, Golden Pond. Hanson
Hapin Springs. Hazen. lrvington. Nell
Vile klrksnanvilic. Klrksey. Euttawa.
Lafayette. Lewisbury. Lewisport Liver
more. Loveiaceyille. Lynnville. Muburn.
Morgantown. Moscow Nebo. Pleasant
Ridge. Pools. Ro.ckport. Salem. Slaugh-
tersyille Thine Utica. Water Vallcv.
White Plains. Whhcsville. Wingo Wool
bury.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07
Passes to Great Beyond.

Mr.. $. f. Duke died at his home In
Hartford early last Saturday afternoon.
after a long illness. He had been in a
very bad condition Cor some time, and II
was remarkable how long he survived.
Funeral services ware held Sunday NOR
ing at . O'Clock at the family residence
and conducted by Rev. Il. v. Joiner. In
terment followed at Oal>yyood cemetery.
Mr.. Duke had been a member of the
Methodist church since 1900 and was 81
years and one month old. and only about
two months ago his wife, Mrs. Mary A.
Duke passed away. He leaves two sons.
Mossrs. X. +. Duke and Rethel Duke.
the former being half owner of The Re-
publican and the latter being connected
with the mechanical department; one
daughter. Miss Gladys Duke; one broth-
er. Mr.. John Duke. and two sisters. Mrs.
james 4. Moore and Mrs. Nit Combs.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07
Largest Crop Of Grass Seed.

With the aid of one or two showers
between now and gathering time the crop
Of blue grass seed will be one of the
largest in years. the stems are long an
the heads full and well formed in gener-
al and the fields are remarkably free
from weeds which means an exception
al clean crop as we'll. Notwithstanding
the favorable Indications for a splendid
crop. Indications are that trading IN
the commodity will be slow as there
seem To be more anxious sellers than
buyers. A few early sales were made at
IS cents per bushel for August delivery
and later sales at s. cents. August de-
livery. Those who can sell anywhere be-
tween these two prices may consider
themselves lucky, as the waiter for
better prices may have to take consid-
earbly less in the long run-take the tip
In spite of the small yield last year
there seems to be large crop of old Sc ID
on hand. and this in a way Is a bug aboo
to the new market.-Mt. Sterling Gaf
zette.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07
DESERTED CITY
TO Be REBUILT
StoricAirdria Aga in F eels
Stir of Life.
For Years the Home Of General
Don Carlos Buell., Who
Died There.

| Rnckport, KY, June 3--The diff
obandnr'. CITY has s--u ~. !-,'.h-n by
party : Western K-n'u Ky capita
| lists and a. rrsui. Of this s.u;.an.irus
undertaking Aria. t. e "i.,s. :'..adise''
Of Kentucky will be restored and made
to take the former realities.
The giant mahcincry. which fifty years
ago was running both night and day.
and which stands tottcring and almost
ready to fall with rust and DECAY, will
be removed and newer and more modern
fixtures installed. The old prison, now
a grim, and silent memento of antobe!l-
um days. will be repaired and the in
tricate machinery which was adequate
in the days of 81 will be substituted
for more up-to-date equipment.
Here fifty years ago pioneers buiided
and developed into the earth and thrived
on the fruits of their labors AT that
time it was thought that Ainirio was
destined to become the most thriving
town in Western Kentucky. In the days
following the sale of Green river to Il
navigation company. transportation diff
culties presented themselves. The nav.-
CATION octopus strethced out it's bolod-
thirsty tentacles and the Airtiria capital
lists, with no other resource ut hand.
fell an easy victim to its menaciny
claws. Slowly but sure the beast of OPP
preston began to tighten it's hold until
it hal secured "A death grip. Then cam
the abandonment of the big tract.
The giant machinery was stopped on
the morning of November %. 1862. and
to this day the hum of nsichinery has
not been heard and not wheel has
turned since the day 1t stopped and
in ruins. go
With the coming of summer new life
has sprung into existence and the wild
thinss--ncw monarch of all they sur
vey-wiu have to make way for the mark
of prpsress and renewed activities.
Gen. Don Carlos Buell.. of Civil War
fame. was manager of the vast estate
for a number of years. He reunained Ut
Airdria long years after it had Secone
deserted. His death occurred there in
lsaS.
Airdria. now famous over the entire
South. was established by a company Of
Scottish capitalists in 1855. These men
had been attracted by the lurid word
picture Of the beauty of wealth of the
then partially settled state of Kentucky
and by the description of the hilltop
upon which the city was started.
Many Of the odd houses and other
buildings remain. but most of thern
have rotted away during the flight Of
years.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07
Ollie James may Second Nomina.
ton.

Washington. June t.-Senator-elect ~
lie James may deliver one OF the speer,h-
IS In the Democratic National Convcn-
ton seconding the nonin alton Of Spah-
er Clark for President. The Clank man
ayers are deslrious Of having Mr.. James
for this role. partly because Kentucky
is the Speakers birthplace and partly
because the Senator-e!ect fum that
State IL recognized as the finest con-
vention orator in captivity. Mr.. James
has been frequently mentioned among
Democrats in Washington as likely
man for permanent chairman of the
nation0l convention. Speaker Clark will
probably be plnaed I'm nomination by eit :
er Senator stone or senator Reid. of
Missouri.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07
BEAVER DAM

MIR. Edgar Vaughn, of Adairville spent
the first of hast week visiting a friead
In town.
Mr.. J. C. Taylor returned from the
state college Saturday.
Mr.. Oscar Willis. of Caneyvile. visited
his sister. Mrs. Pal T. Willis, sunday.
Mr.. Clellon Flener and wife visited
AIR. Flener's father saturday and sun
day.
Miss Laura Shuitz. of the Prensis
neishborhood, spent the week end in
town.
We heard that another wedding would
happen in this town soon. We don't
know this is true.
Miss Lillian Patterson. of Prentis. Wis.,
tied Mr.. and Mrs J. ;. Gentry this
week.
Miss Myra Flener Is spending a wcek
with her brother. Mr.. Clellon Fisener
near InGansport.
Mrs. Paxton. of Roclsport. visited Mr..
and Mrs. J. y. cascbter Sunday.
Mr. y. ID. Chick returned from a bus
mess trip out West lasi week.
Mus. Harry Monroe and family have
gone to Lebanon. Ten, to spend the
summer.
Miss ella Mckenney entertained Mon
day evening at "Rook." After seven game
refreshments were served. Every one
reports nice time. Those present were
Misses Mary stewart. Nell Plumnler
Effie Afford. Anna Barnes. Ruth GRAY
Dona Quinn. Messrs Harvey d. Plum
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07
DYNAMITE FAILS
TO Bring THE rain
Texas Citizens Are Unable To
Produce Showers By
Explosions.

Wichita Falls, Tex, June 3.-AtthOtlgil
cloudy skies and occasional flashes OF
lightning followed the endeavor of Which,
tia Falls to make rain by exploding
$500 pounds of dynamite, their work so
far is without result.
The skies are cloudy. but the clouds
are fleecy and give no promise of rain.
Even if rain falls there will be n
doubt as to whether dynamite caused
it, for there seems 90 have .lbcen a gen.
cral change in weather conditions over
North Texas. At Mckinley, 100 miles
southeast of here, a good shower fell
The temperature here dropped about
10 degrees lower than it has been dur
ing the Past few hot dry days. Fur
thermore, the wind changed to tho
east, direction from which 1t is pro-
verbal that rain comes In this Sec
ton, provided the wind stays in the
east long enough. Even the enthusi-
asts who. are said to have taken rub
Der boots and ''sou-westers'' along
with them while dynamiting will not
assert that the explosive changed the
temperature. There Is no prospect
that the dynamiting will be repeated
There have been two weeks of dry
weather all over North Texas Some
of the crops are suffering Mttle:
others. particularly cotton. have flour
ished.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07
Will Surprise Taft.

New York June i.-Thoodorc Rposc-
welt had number of political conference
az the Outlook office. lie np;ored in
from oyster Bay and immediately got
down to work with his campaign lead
ers.
Colonel Roosevelt a c,ared II. was
going To- surprise the Taft leaders who
have been boassting that they will con-
troll of the Chicago convention.
II think we will carry our program
through" he SAID. 'cvcn to defeating
their plan TO elect Root as temporary
chairman"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07

mer, Homer Hazelipp, Frank Barnes
Berton Angle. Ar,is Plummer. Wayy
Lilies and Dr. Flcncr.
Miss Mae Biz returned from Beech
Grove where she has been teaching rnu-
sic Monday. accompanied by her sister,
Noll. who has been visiting her ut that
place.
Mr.. Herbert Hummage has gone to
Dyersburg, Tenn, to locate. His fami-
~ will soon follow
Drs. w. T. Mckenney and Oscar FNener
attended the Kentucky Dental meeting
in Louisville Last week,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07

tial Conventions and the appointment
now goes to Mr. Martin. who led the
fight for Taft. in Ohio county before the
County Convention In April. Mr. Mar
tin is a good party man. and competent
In every way for thc positions His
entirely acceptable to the patrons Of
the office. The new Post Master will
probably take charge July LIST.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07
Ad In The Republican brought
Results.

Olaton. Ky, June g. 1872
Hartford Republican. f
Hartford. Ky.
Dear sirs:--Please find enclosed check
to balance my account for my adver-
ttsement In The Republican.
have sold foriy-one Settings OF asys
this season. My Indian Runner ducsa
are stili laying well. having laid IN
May aOs eggs. with only 10 laying ducks
Tile last three months they have lad
sss eggs. Yours respectfully.
MRS. C. A. WILSON.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07
Bob Thomas Has Scrap with Re-
porter.

Washington. June 4.-fiqpnose ntative
Bob" Thomas. of the Third district OF
Kentucky. and Joseph Amin. "a reporter.
engaged in a ftaht in a corridor of the
House office building Tuesday over a
newspaper story which Thomas claimed
was inaccurate and misrepresented him.
Annin,s friends separated the two mea
before much damage was done.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07
New P. NJ. for Hartford.

Washington dispatches announce the
appointment of Mr.. II. b. Martin Post
Master for Hartford TO succeed Hon.
NJ. L. Heayrln. whose term expired Last
Senator Bradley pending the Prasiden-
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07

New York. June 3-The campaien for
safe and sane Fourth of July Is to he
taken up throughout the country this
year by the Boy Scouts organization.
Employees of the Russell Sage Foundatio
have prepared TOR the Boy Scouts ta-
BILE of statistics showing the value "a
the boys of this country OF a safe and
sane Fourth.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-06-07
Hospital Is Planned.

Hopkinsville. n.y.. June 2.--several ply
sicians of this city have completed an
arrangement for giving Hopkinsviile a
modern hospital. something which at has
long needed. A large two-story bricl:
residence. that is adapted for such use,
has been leased.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
LINCOLN AS A TRAVELLER.

The route taken by the Lincoln fam.
lily in removing from Indiana to iii.
noIs; in 1880 has bsen officially deter.
mined by act Of the Illinois Aesisla.
ture. and the State Historical Society
Is Preparing to mark It with monu.
ments. says the New York World.
Tho route led across the Wabash riv.
or at Vincennes, through Lawrence.
vile. Paris and shelbyvillc 10 Deca.
tur. Abraham Lincoln was twenty.
one years old at the time. y
The trek of this husble family
through the praIrles of the Middle
West possesses the sentimental inter.
est that attaches to everything relat.
ing TO Lincoln. Thanks to the spirit
which fosters the identification ant
preservation OF all historical land.
marks, it will henceforth serve the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
THE GOLDEN JUBILEE i.
Of WEST VIRGINIA
MOUNTAIN STATE WILL NEXT
JUNE CELEBRATE ITS FoRMA.
TON IN 1853.

Although the semicentennial cele.
bration of the birth of the State of
West Virginia does not occur until
June 20, 1913, preparation for the
great event Is well under way, and
the commissioners who include many
ct the most eminent citizens of the
State. are doing all they can to make
the affair national. They, are sending
forthia mass of interesting mattersln
regard 'toytAe panhandle" which 5fiaS
been more euphonlously and poetical,
~ christened tho Mountain State"
and that the celebration itself will
make West Vlrginia's wonderful beau.
ties and vast resources and amazing
development better known than ever
before.
The center Of celebration activities
will be at Wheeling, but the commits.
sioners are arranging for a general
celebration in every town and hamlet.
that the people most remote from
Wheeling and unable to get there
shall have a lively part in festivities
which shall be all aglow with patriot.
ism.
One Of the interesting features is
that the commission will give prize
OF $500 for the best poem or song re-
lating TO the State. and for this the
competition Is open to the world. 1t
Is expected there will be some rare
productions in response to this liberal
offer, and the theme Is one OF tho most
tempting. Not only is the older his.
tory OF the State replete with no,
nance, but the story OF It's erection
into separate Commonwealth. as n
secession from the, "Old Dominion"
on account of secession surrounds Its
modern history with romance born of
one of the most tragic passages in the
story of the Union, ard makes its
place In the roster of States wholly
unique. All this is expected to inspire
those who have the companionship of
the muses. to an effort in song which
will rival the Maryland, My Mary.
land. Of the nelghboring State or OF
an cRlc or historic creation which Will
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
RALLYlNe ABOUT VINCENT.

Young Vincent Aston, son of the
late John Jacob Astor, and halr:broth.
er Of that now Aston baby, Is a very
rich young man, so rich In fact that
he can eat porterhouse steak as often
as he wants aud can have two sets OF
shirt studs. sBut as rich young man
he Is meeting up with many of the
drawbacks of great wealth.
= tAmong the drawbacI are the de.
signing mammas. They are Just now
swarmins around young Vincent dike
q swarm OF New Jersey mosquitoes.
Vincent has not been out OF short
trousers SO very long and is not ready
to be married, but that cuts no figure
ut all with the designing mammas.
They are bound to marry him off right
away whether he wants to or not.
Loudly and frequently has he protest.
ed that, at the present time. the matri.
monial field holds no charms for him
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
STA T news

PARKERSBURG = After suffering
for over four months from terrible
burns sustained In the yard back OF
her home on Sixth street, Miss Edna
Mckee, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. W.
J.AMcKee. of 523 Sixth street, died
about midnight Tuesday. Miss Me.
Kee had borne patiently her terrible
sufferlngs for weeks although there
was little hope throughout all Of that
time OF her ultimate recovery. Miss
McKee's dress caught fire while she
was engaged in burning waste paper
in the back yard at her home between
four and five months ago. She in.
hailed, none OF tie flames hut her
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23

and he said what he claimed was his
last word on the subject this week.
Positively his hat Is not in the ring.
He is about to spend some time
with his mother In England, but that
Is not going TO make any difference.
He will not any more than get,hls hal
of and his feet on the parlor table be-
fore the familiar faces from America
will be showing up. A good many de
signing mammas will find suddenly
thai their various hcalths require the
English air and their daughters will
havo TO so over with them. Those
who do not go to England will be
waiting on the pier for him when he
returns to America, providing he is
still unmarried.
Any person, no matter how porr,
must feel sort OF pity for a young.
ster like Vincent, who has more mon.
ey than he knows what to do with and
does not want to become a permanent
meal ticket for society butterfly, for
everybody knows that he will be land
ed sooner or later and probably soon.
err There is hardly any possibility OF
escape and the sad thing is the
chances are all against his marrying a
girl that he really loves. 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23

,isea n an automobile run. But q
le1eetieh prompted BY the chartinr
ofthe route Is Is tohow little OH
traveller Lincoln was. &
AS d youth he went down the Mis-
slssippl to New Orleans and there viii.
!wessed the sale Of the slaye.girl which
inspired his hatred OF slavery. He
came East to make his Cooper Union
address, and again to be inaugurateo
and he visited some OF the Virginia
battle.helds during the war and Get.
tysburg after. But he knew nothing
of the great West beyond the Mis-
'sissIppi. nothing of New England ex
cept the few cities in which helspokt
following his New York address, and
but little OF the South.
All the travelling Lincoln did IN his
limetime hardly equalled the mileage
of q single campaign itinerary of Ia
ter Presidents. He lived before the
swing around the circle" had beer
originated, before the days OF travel
ling Presidents" with Government
vessels and private cars at their dis
posal, before even the summer capl
tai" at the seashore had been estah
lished.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23

HUNTINGTON = Charles Adkins,
twenty-five years old, aIteamsteri,f for
the Independent Transfer company,
who was kicked by horse about one
o'clock Friday afternoon died at 10.
al hospital yesterday Just after noon
as result of rupture Of tho stomach
caused by the kick. lie was the son
of Sherman Adkins and lived at los
West Third avenue. 49,,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23

WHEELING-EE. C. Rohtzahn, field
iecretary OF the National Society for
he Prevention of Tuberculosis, who
is now visitor in Wheeling, is to be
affiliated with the Russell Sage Foun,
dalton, Fund of New York. He viii
ave charge OF new department
IN surveys and exhibits and will give
special attention to the latter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23

BLuFFlELD = John Paul. three
years old, son, of Walter S. RqpIey, su.
perintcndent Of. car diktrlbution com.
mission of the N! and W. railway,
drank fly poison at the home of a
leighbor yesterday and died late last
evening.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23

KEYsER-A number Of Pittsburgh
capitalists have recently disclosed the
probability of building a street car
line through from Keyser to Peters.
burg, Grant county. W. Va, and later
TO extend as far south as the Chesa.
peake and Ohio railroad In Virginia
1t is proposed to erect the power
plant on the south branch of the Pc.
tomac near Petersburg. where a large
lam would be erected across the rly.
.er.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
IN THE WANT ADS.

/ like to scan the page OF wants
For instance, where I'm looking,
Some frenzied housewife says she
hunts
"A young white girl for cooking"
-Johnstown Democrat.
l saw another yesterday.
While odd ones we are naming,
A picture seller offerGpay I'll !.
To meat workmen for, framing.Y!
Youngstown Telegram.
While looking through the want ad
pases =,
Some ads are truly thrilling,
A packing firm would fain engage:
Experienced man for killing"
Milwaukee Sentinel
And just the other day We saw
An ad that set us grlnnlng,
A slaughterhouse was looking for
"a first-class man for skinning.'
Springfield Union
And this ad almost struck us dumb;
Just think of the caresses
A firm says that 1t must have some
Skilled hands onDladihs' dresses"
Cincinnati Enq,hrer
And, among the wants. the other da,
Was one the need confesslng
OF some quite shame less firm for :
Bright, willing girl for pressing
--Parkersburg State Journal
Mrs. Unison tried a help.walt ad,
with the public to converse,
She got results, and so did dad,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23

ELKINs-The mines of the Davis
Colliery Company at Junior, which
have been closed down for several
years. are being renovated prepare
tory to operating again and 1t is ex.
pected will be running and full force
of 200 men within short time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23

CHARLESTON = W. II. Slack, an
lged resident of Eagle, is dead. While
leaning on the banlster OF his home IT
broke and he fell forward into the
yard, receiving injuries that caused
lis death short while afterward.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23

sALEM-Robert T. Gordon, aged II
years, of Salem. died at his home
there Thursday morning at S-o'clock
after two years suffering from paraly.
sis.