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Model Farm Sight Bought.

The fiscal court this week secured
the eo-acre tract necessary for the
site for the government experiment
farm. Mr.. Henry Lowell sold the
section from his farm, and there
could not have been a better selec-
tion made, as the land lays on one
of the most-traveled roads, is near
town, and Will prove of most benefit
TO the greatest number of people.
This is one of the most important
things that could possibly have been
established in the county, and we
are fortunate that with only a half
dozen TO be set up, Muhlenherg has
been offered one of them, and that
our officials have had the foresight
and good judgment to furnish the
land; the government will make all
the improvements, and will spend
thousands of dollars In erecting
buildings, cquipping with machin-
cry, etc.
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Fire Destroys Two Buildings.

Fire discovered at o'clock las
Saturday morning destroyed the
business houses on Main street own.
ed by Robert +. Frazier and Green
b. Stewart, the only two remaining
frame buildings in the block. MIR.
Mike Covington, who lived in the
Frazier building. in which he operat-
ed restaurant, was awakened by
fire In his place, and he ran ont and
gave the alarm, which was turned
In by night watchman Stokes, the
blast of the whistle soon drawing a
large crowd. There was some de
lay in getting water, and the fire
had destroyed the Frazier building
and communicated with the Stewart
structure, destroying both. Cow
ington got out considerable of his
household goods, and the contents
of the other building, in which was
operated a barber shop, was practi-
tally removed. Covington had $3.50
insurance, protecting him fully, but
there was no insurance carried by
Mr.. Frazier on the building.
Stewart had $500 on the building
and contents, and will be loser to
considerable extent.
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CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
CHICAGO's FIRST GREAT
CONVENTION.
By a, w. MACY

The river and harbor bill pass
ed by congress in 1876 was We
toed by President Polk. chiefly
on tire ground Of economy. This
veto stirred up a great eo'nmo-
ton all over the country, esps-
cially throughout the northwest;
and a "harbor and river conven-
ton" was called to meet at Chi
cage in July. 1s47. Il was a
great gathering, attended by sew
eraI thousand delegates. Indiana
alone sent 223, and Illinois
more than t,o0o. Among the
delegates sfteT~srd prominent
In national affairs were Horace
Greeley, Thomas corwiH, Sehuy.
Icr Coifax and Abraham Lincoln.
Strong resolutions were adopted
favoring internal improvements,
especially those relating to
transportation by water. II was
the first convention of national
importance ever held at Chicago.
and for the first time TIRE eyes Of
the whole country were turned
toward that city. Come one has
said this convention was the
starting point of Chicago's won
derfuI prosperity. The president
Of the convention was Edward
Bates of Missouri. In his esen-
irc address he alluded to rail-.
reads. remarkine that he had
never yet seen one. Fourteen
years later he Travelled by rail to
Washington. to becemc Lincoin's
attorney-gencral.
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articles which disclose the secrets
OF successful play in the great games,
with charming tales of life at girls
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not surrender these readers when
they have entered the more serious
paths of life. Mothers will welcome
the page for little children and the
weekly doctors article. Fathers
will find The important news of the
day as it is, aud not as it is rumor-
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Names rarely seen in ,abcls of cen
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people SHALL be made to &c lie those
5o'den areaios ar. bright capectl
tons long taught us bv our philoso-
piers and sioes, aud the sor. @,
Thanksgiving and praise shall ascend
from every hill and valley in our
great coua,ry, f,r the redemption of
or natlo" from thc irou ru'. OF op-
preston, misery and injustice.
ihis jubilee period shall commence
in the sprlng of 1913. On March
the fourth the trumpet shall sound
and be heard all over the land. We
then shall stand upon the top of
Nebo and our political Mount /lon
and behold the land of milk and
honey, its fruits and flowers, It's
crystal fountains and living land
scapes without Joshua leading us we
shall move forward and be ushercd
IN. My heart leaps forth with the
thought and | am ready to cry out,
o happy day, O glorious hopes.
Lift up your heads q yc gates, even
litt up ye everlasting doors and let
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey
come in and wash all our political
sins away. Salvation, O the joyful
sound To our attentive ears. shall
close by leading you to the language
of the poet.
" All things are onward moving
Let the Juhilec hc-u
The o,d j. swiftly passing ont
Aud the new il coming IN.
oh, It's coming our rarturou, eyes Il, hoN
The light is On the hilltop
The shepherd is with hi, fold"
Atter the conclusion of Judge
Reasier's remarks Parson Pevelar
arose and said: uIn view of the
glorious Jubilee and the |
good things that are in store for us,
in closing this meeting want the .
Club to Join with me In singing TIE
Did and familiar hymn known in
music as I.enoN." Chairman then
said: The Club will rise and sirC
he requested hymn, the first verse
Of which Is as follows:
blow yc the trumpet, blo-,
The gladly welcome sound
1T all the nations know
To earths remotcst bounds
hat the year of Jubilee Ii come
Return ye ransomed sinners home"
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ACCOEnING To careful estimates.
the worlds telephone investment
was, al The beginning of the year.
81, 7,9, eco, Geo, figure almost
equal Ia all the gold and SILVER coin
and bullion in The uited States.
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THE returns from the election
have proven the most effective dam
per that has ever been applied to
matchless Teddy All that he has
said is that he will have a statement
20 make later. Ii it Is dozen
years later it will please many of us.
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IL the twenty years since the boll
weevil crossed The Rio Grsnde from
Mexico i has done SI25. 900. oco
worth of damage and is not much
of household pet at that.
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Mrs. ). T.. Rice, who has been
seriously i'll from nervous and other
troubles, and whose condition has
caused the deepest anxiety, was re-
ported as no better yesterday,
though she had rested somewhat
easier.
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No doubt the Turks are quite as
brave as they ale rcportcd To be.
1t is far easier To die hcFoicAlly than
TO live night.
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Has anybody heard Teddy say
again that he will not Iun again?
We thought not.
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Farm killed meat of all kinds
now appearing on the market.
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Get moaats for calendars, OF
toes, etc. at this ONCE.
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50 (iEIS PER YfaR. IN ADVANCE.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER II, 1917.

Battered AT the Grc.uvili.. Ky, pnsiofficr a
second-class matter.
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w. AND l.. PREPARING FOR
 THE GEORGETOWN CONTEST

-Hieatt played a good game at end and Schultz and Neblitt proved themselves tc be dependable tackles.
 The line averages lS2 pounds from end to end. Captain Miller weighing 25' pounds. The team as whole averages l12 pounds. Beuhring, the big full back has not yet played in a game on account of sprained shoulder. but he will be at his regular position in the Georgetown game.
 Peoples. who starred in class football last year, has been playing full back and his work has been Of the highest order. He scored the only touchdown in the Medical College of Virginia game and he broke through the line and made a 1C yard run for a touchdown in the West ern Maryland game
 Donahue, another class football star. re- ported this week and will try for quar- ter back along with Raftery. It is pre- dcted that he will make an excellent general for the team when Raftery is not able to play. Battery is daily improving fin his drop kicking. In the Western Maryland game he made a beautiful kick from difficult angle.
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FIRST CRIPPLE REPORTED
 IN VANDERBILT LINEUP
By VERNON NJ. JONES

tion, and Coach McGugn will doubtless give him tryout in the baclfield in Saturdays game with Rose Polytechnic. The Rose team is an annual standby on the Vanderbilt schedule, the Indiana backsmiths coming south each fall and supplying the Commodores with some good early season practice. Their ap- proximate strength this fall is not known but it is hardly likely that any century scoring will be done the coming week end.
 In view of the Georgia game being scheduled for Saturday week and that this contest promises 70 be hard one, Coach McGugin is giving his men some special plays for that time. In MeWhor- ter the Cracker team is known to have one of the greatest backs the south has seen and as Coach Cunningham Is a Vanderbilt man, Georgia will bend every energy in the direction of taking the contest.
 Coach McGugin Is not neglecting eie- mentary football in his work with his squad. He has had but three scrimmages so far, the greater portion of each daily practice period being taken up in running signals. forward passing, bunting and instruction of line men in blocking and charging. A tackle dummy is now in evidence and all men on all squads are being given daily lessons fin the art of bringing down human target.
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Nashville, October 9.-(Specia1) )-Nan- derbilt has suffered her first reverse of the football season in the enforced loss for several weeks of Tackle and Line Breaker Joe Covington, who is on crutches as the result of a bad sprain received in last Saturdays game. He may be out of harness as late as mid-season.
 But to make up for this adverse turn of the cards Coach A1cGugin and the Van derbilt football contingent are rejoicing in the appearance of Tackle Cleveland Shipp of Mooney school for the past three seasons. Shipp is very fine specimen of young manhood. weighing about 200 and having experience and strength. Shlpp was a companion tadle for three years with Dan Griner on the Mooney team and the pair made about as fine a one as and prep school squad anywhere could boast of
 Another man, and the only new man 10 be added to the backheld material this year, has been taken on the squad in the person of Shea. former half on Christian Brothers college at Memphis. This school being classed as preparatory enables Shea to show what he can do this year. He weighs 16o pounds and is in good condi-
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Lexington, Va. October 7--tSpecial)- j. The Washington and Lee football team is putting in a week of strenuous practice for the Georgetown game. which will be played in Washington Saturday The practice this week will be secret and Coach Reilly will train the team for the Georgetown game alone in which he plans to spring several new plays Up to this time the team has used only-a few simple plays
 The coaches were we'll pleased with the showing the White and Blue made against Western Maryland last Saturday. The line plunsing of Peoples was feature and the broken field running of Terry and Edwards often brought the spectators to their feet. Several forward passes, which netted long gains, were used. Francis and Barker proving their ability to slip through their opponents and receive the plgskin. Before the game was over every man on the squad had been given an op- portunity to demonstrate his ability
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ED WALSH YIELDS
 ONLY ONE BINGLE

Chicago october 9,--Darkness ended a scoreless game between the Chicago American and National league clubs which met in the opening game of a series to- day to decide the baseball championship of Chicago. The contest was called in the ninth inning.
 Walsh pitched in rare form, holding tho Nationals to one hit. Only 2S mon faced him. He did not issue a base on balls and struck out seven men. Lavender also pitched a masterly game. He held the Americans to six scattered hits and re- ceived brilliant support.
 The receipts were sl1.62i25. of which S6.2sS. 43 will go to the players, $20o6.15 to each club owner. and s1, ,16i.25 to the na- tional commission. The teams will play again tomorrow at Comiskey park. Score; R.H E. Americans .,.........s.. OOO u00 OOO-o l Nationals ............... GOO GOO 000-0 l
 Batteries: Walsh and Sullivan; Laven- der and Archer. Empires. Connolly and Owens: bases Dineen right, Brennan left.
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League Decisions

Auburn. N. Y., October s.--Among de- cisions handed down by Chairman John Farrell of tine national board of the Ma tional Association of Professional Base ball leagues, today were: Claims allowed Player Fritz against Memphis, Spencer against Montgomery. R. B. Evans against Chattanooga, Atlanta against Columbus. Claims disallowed d-spartanburg against Atlanta for Player Rogue. Player Smith aeainst Montgomery. Hopkins against Chattanooga.
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MATHEWSON RESTED THREE SOX HURLERS
 IN GAME YESTERDAY
THREE EMPHASIZES NOW NAVY SLOGAN Determined Effort Is Being Made to Have Congress
 Authorize Vessels

Washington. October 9.--(Speeiall-.
 There is going to be an effort during the next session of Congress to make appro-
 priations for three batteshps The last
 Congress, it will be remembered. had
 quite a fight over tho naval appropria-
 tions and it was the only serious aues- ton on which there was anything like a division among the democrats. officers
 and members of the Navy League of the
 United States are working all over the
 country to organize for emphatic express
 sion the sentiment for more ships than
 the majority of the last session seemed
 disposed to grant. The Navy league be- lieves that this Is necessary to keep the
 country abreast with other nations in the
 matter of warships.
 Candidates for Congress are being asked ! to pledge themselves to the authorization
 of three ships. Officers of the Navy
 league are seeking to pin the candidates | down to something more tangible than & l mere promise 10 vote for an "adequate navy"
 In the opinion of the general board Of
 the navy, it is said, an "adequate' in-
 crease must be not less than four battle
 ships "a year The majority in the House
 this last session did not agree with this
 view, and were really in favor of no
 battleshlps at all
 Representative Sulzer, who Is the demo- ! cratic nominee for governor of New. l York, was one of the strongest advo-
 cates of battleships, as was also Repre- | sentative Richmond Pearson Hobson of Alabama. Representative Sulzer will not
 in all probability be in the next Congress,
 and as Mir. Hobson is candidate for United States senator. it would appear | that the big navy advocates are going to | lose two of their strongest supporters I on the democratic side in the House of Representatives, anyway.
 Stlll from present indications there is 1 going to be determined fight for more | ships in the Nexte Congress, for there is
 undeniably strong jingo spirit in and out of Congress. in favor of a big navy. The last session being controlled by the democratic majority, took the view that | other vessels were needed worse right at this time than were batteshlps es- pecialy as some of the battleships we | already have were not in commission. It ] was argued not only from the standpoint | of economy, but from the view of "round- | ing out the navy" and making all | branches of 1t in proportion by the demo- cratic leaders as their reasons for not | making appropriations for more ships during the last session.
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excitement. Stahl singled to the inheld and stole second, Gardner being held at third. Wagner ended the inning by strik- ing out.
 Fletcher opened the ninth for New York by going out on a grounder to Stah1. Mathewson sent up an easy fly to the Boston manager. Here Hall lost the location of the plate. Snod- grass getting his base on balls. He stole second and then Doyle and Beck CT also were passed. It looked as if it was all over for the Bostons, but Murray ended the inning by forcing Becker, Wagner to Yerkes.
 Boston went out in order in the ninth-Carrigan by the way of aMth- ewson to Merkle, Hall on foul to Herzog and Hooper on pop fly to Doyle.
 Giants Take Lead
 Merkle opened the tenth for New York with a solid drive to center for three bases. After Herzog had been retired, Wagner to Stahl, and Meyers had been passed purposely; McCor- mick, who had been sent in to bat for Fletcher, hit out a sacrifice fly to Lewis, scoring MerlSle and putting New York in the lead again. Math- ewson flied out to Yerkes.
 Yerkes opened the Red Sox's tenth by dropping a grounder in front of the plate which Wilson got and threw 10 Merkle. Then Speaker made his long triple on which he scored on Wilson's s error at the plate Lewis doubled, but was left on the paths, Gardner going out, Doyle to Merkle, and Stahl, Her. zog to Merkie.
 Bedient took up Boston's pitching burden in the eleventh He hit Snod- grass and then struck out Doyle Snod- gress went out stealing, Carrigan TO Wagner. Becker received base on balls and he too was out, carrigan 10 Wagner. trying to pilfer.
 Boston went out in order, Shafer tossing out both Wagner and Carrigan and Mathewson throwing out Bedieht. Then the game was called on account of darkness.
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Ran for Meyers in ninth. ssBatted for Fletcher in ninth.

 Tyo Base Hits-Snodgrass, Hooper, Murray, Herzog, Lewis g. Three Base Hits--Herzog, Murray, Mer- kle Yerkes, Speaker. Uitg-On Collins g, runs in % times at bat in 71-3 innings; off Hall. bits and z runs in Q times at bat in ? 2-3 innings. off Bedient, no hit, no run in once at bat fin one inning.
 Sacrifice Hits-Gardner. Sacrifice Fly-Herzog. Mccormick Stolen Bases-Hooper ,, Herzog, stahL Sn9dgrass.
 Double Play-Fletcher to Herzog. Left on Bases-New York g. Boston b. First on Balls-Hall l. Bedient l. First Base on Errors-New York ], Bos- ton ].
 Hit by Pitcher Bedient (snoderass). Struck Out--collins ,, Mathewson 4, Bedient 1.
 Time-2:&.
 Irmpires-At plate. O'Loughlin;. on bases, Rigler; left field, klem; right field, Evans.
 Attendance-301f
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SEWANEE VICTOR
 IN FIRST BATTLE

Sewanee. Tenn, October 9-Sewanee defeated Morgan school in the first football game of the local season by the score of St to o. The game was spectacular throughout the work of Captain Gillem, Tolley and MeClena- han standing out prominently. The best playing by the Prep boys was done in the third quarter when they held the Tigers without a score. The all around work of the sewanee team was encouraging.
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NEWS OF THE TURF

Musl1ogee, Okla, October 9-Captain II took the first two heats or the 2:l4 pace at the Great Western circuit races at the new state fair here today and then lost tho race. capitola ran first in the three remaining heats. Baron King won the 2:2o trot for s15oo in straight heats. Sum maries:
 21i pace. n 5. purse Soo: capitola won Captain H., second Cambridge Belle. third; Alice Foote, fourth. Time, 2:121k 2.l1A. 2:12s4. 2:141l, 2:1s.
 2:2o trot. in g. stake t150o: Baron King won: Genteel Zoe. second: Hydrad, third; Tom Ross. fourth. Time. 214A. 2:1s14, 2I5.
 Three-year-old race ? in 3; purse $500: Trixy Denham won; Gratta. second; Hal Wilkins, third. Time. 2:1s&, 2:l7
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Peace in Nicaragua

New Orleans, october 9--Juan ]. Sea- Vala, Nicaraguan consul here received cable tonight from Nicaraguan minister of foreign relations at Managua, announc- ing that peace had been re-establshed there. The cable gave no detail. Consul Seavala interpreted the message as mean ing that normal conditions have been re- stored.
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ATHLETICS AGAIN
 DEFEAT PHILLIPS

Philadelphia, October s.--The Phiadel- pha American league team won it's second game in the local inter league series here today, defeating the Philadelphia Nation- al league players by score of 10 C.. Houck, the young oregon twirler pitched for the former worlds champions and gave only three hits. Chalmers pitched a steady game for the PhilIies, but received poor support. Score: R.H.E. Nationals ............ 0o0 coo o00-0 2 , Americans .............. col coo 03S-4 c
 Batteries: Chalmers and Killifer; Houck and Lapp. Empires, Hart and Johnstone.
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BIRMINGHAM TO MANAGE
 CLEVELAND IN 1913

Cleveland, O., october 9.-Joe Birmingham. who managed the Cleveland team of the American league during the end of the season just closed, today signed contract as manager for 1918. His appoint ment this season at first was as acting manager but his success with the team was immediate and the full tile soon was bestowed upon him.
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Fairchild Changes Position

Durham, N. H., October 9.-Dr F. T. Fairchild of Topeka Kan, was elected president of the New Hampshire college today. Dr. Fairchild is superintendent of public instruction of Kansas and president of the National Educational association.
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FORMER SOUTHERN LEAGUER DEAD

Knoxville. Tenn. october s.-Frank Rhoton. star second baseman, died this afternoon at Jeffeson City. Tenn. He had just undergone an abdominal operation and his heart action ceased before he had rallied from under The influence of the anaesthetic. Rhoton played in the Knox yille team of the Appalachian league lass season. and in former years he had played in the Southern. South Atlantic. Central. Cotton States, and Southeastern leagues
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CARDINALS WIN
 FIRST FROM BROWNS

St. Louis, October o.--The local Ma tonal league team won the opening game of the interleague city championship series with the American League club to- day, [ to 6. in 10 hard fought innings. In the final inning slow fielding by the Americans permitted the Nationals to hl lthe bases. Two were out when the winning run crossed the plate. Score:
 R.H.E. Nationals ............. 102 900 030 1---7 2 AfltTlfans .-..-....... Uo lU4 lb O-b II ] Batteries: Harmon, Geyer and Bresna- han, Wingo Hamilton, Allison and Alex ander. Stephens. Empires, Ginneran and O OBrien.
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EXPECT PEACE WITH ITALY

Constantinople, October 9.-The Turkish government has dispatched courier to Ouchy, Switzerland. who bears final instructions with reference to the peace negotiations between Turkey and Italy. It Is understood here that on his arri- val the negotiations will be brought to a successful close.
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U. c. V. Reunion Selma

large number of Confederate veterans will leave over the Southern railway 10th and 16th to attend the reunion. The Southern railway is the quickest, shortest and best way to go. which line has suthorized very cheap fare for the round trip. Trains leave 5:i5 a. m. and s:2o 2. m.-Adv. lV-l0-.t
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NEWS OF RING

Buffalo. N. Y., October s.--Jimmy Clab- by of Milwaukee had a shade the better of Willie Brennan of this city in a ten round bout tonight, Brennan took a count of nine in the seventh round. Repeated left jabs to the face wore the Buffalo boz down.