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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
Sunday School Conversion

One of the largest and most en-
thusiastic conventions ever held
in Madison County was the Sun
day School Convention held at
the Pond Church on Thursday.
August 28. Itopened with prayer
by Rev. Z. K. Marshall and the
welcoming address was given by.
Mr.. w. L. Crutcher and til lie re-
spouse made by Mr.. Wilson.
Miss Helton the Secretary Of the
Convention sang a solo which
was greatly enjoyed. Next on
the program was an interesting
talk by Mrs. Joe Chenault on
The Training of The Child fol-
lowed by Mr. Kelch of Berea
whose subject was "The Critical
Period" Mr.. r. E. Turley then
came to the platform and dis
cussed the subject g Reaching The
Adult" after which Mr.. Walter
Frazer made the last speech be-
fore the noon hour, "The Message
of the State Worker" And here
if we might be permitted to say
the best was yet to come, for a
spread such as has rarely been
seen in the County was now put
before the guests. Everything
from fried chicken and old ham
to ice cream and coffee.
The first, and a very interest.
ing talk of the afternoon was
made by DR.. E. B. Barnes on
'Israelat Mt. Sinai" the subject
for the Sunday School lesson for
the 31th.
Rev. c. K. Marshall gave an
earnest talk on THE Advantage
of Bringing The Boy and Girl to
Christ" and asked those who had
made a confession from twelve to
eighteen years of age to stand
The result was his best argument
Mr.. John Arnold's subject, "The
Worship Period of The Bible
School," was one of the good
things of the day and full of help
full suggestions.
The Boy Problem was discuss
ed both pro and con and the vari-
GUS reports from the Committees
were heard. The meeting then
adjourned with prayer, and all
felt that ct was good to have
come up to the house of the
Lord"
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
An Oversight

- By an error, which in the rush
of going to press was overlooked
by us, two paragraphs of our re-
port of the Masonic picnic were
omitted. They are as follows:
Arriving at the Campus the
line of march was broken and the
crowd collected under the trees
near the pavilion, where Mr..
Neale Bennett, the Master of
Richmond lodge, acted as master
of ceremonies in d modest and
agreeable way.
DIR. c. K. Marshall offered an
invocation"
We regret the omission very,
very much, but, like the editor
who wrote up the wedding elabo-
rately and left out the name of
the groom, ali that we can now
do is to continue to regret it.
The Richmond Band, under the
leadership of Prof. Alex Bowles,
played beautiful selection of
popular airs throughout the day,
which added much to the pleasure
of the guests.
Altogether it was a memorable
occasion long to be remembered
by our city and guests.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
"Get-together" Meeting

The members of the Methodist
church will have meeting next
Friday evening; when the work
of the Conference year will be re-
viewed in the several departments
of the church. A short extra
program has been prepared bes-
ides, and a social hour will be en-
joyed. 1t is desired that all the
members of the congregation
shall be present to learn more of
the work of the church, in gen.
eral. and to become better ac-
quainted with each other. Light
refreshments WILDE served. Hour
7.3O.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
Unfortunate Accident

On Tuesday afternoon while
coming down Lancaster Ave. in
Mr.. Allen Earrings Car, Cosby
Duncan lost his hat, and not real
izing how fast the Car was going,
jumped out to recover it; in so
doing he was thrown violently to
the ground sustaining serious in
juries to the back and head.
He was carried to his home
where he remained in an uIlcon-
scious condition for some time;
everything was done for his relief
and at the present time he is rest
ing comfortably and his friends
hope for his rapid recovery.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
Tobacco Cutting in Progress

Cutting and housing tobacco in
many parts of the county is in
progress. The crop in the county
lis not up to the average, although
in some parts of the county where
rains visited at the right time,
the crop is fairly good.
A few years ago when the small
farmer grew tobacco, it was the
practice to cut and scaffold tobac-
co in the patch. A few days sun
would yellow the weed consider
ably, then it was housed.
In conversation with some old
time tobacco growers, it was the
opinion given by them that where
tobacco was housed in small barns
the color was brighter than when
housed in large barns. They as
signed as a reason that the air
would freely circulate through the
tobacco.
The practice of scaffolding to-
bacco in the patch has about gone
out of date among growers of the
weed, but it is believed by many
old and experienced growers that
the extra trouble in scaffolding
tobacco in the sun for a few days
would more than compensate the
grower; for the extra trouble.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
Democratic Committee Meet
ing

The Madison County Demo
cratic Committee met last Satur-
day afternoon to further arrange
plans for the campaign this fall.
The Committee will meet each
Saturday and keep their eyes up
on the political weather vane.
The members are enthusiastic
over the outlook for Democratic
success.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
New Corn Sold

Price Williams, of Taylors
Fork of Silver Creek sold to Sam
DeJarnatt, 9 acres of corn judged
in the field at SO barrels at S2.75
a barrel. This corn was sold
sometime ago. 1t is believed the
price of corn will range around
$3.50 a barrel.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
Judge Morrow Dead

Judge 7. z. Morrow died last
Monday. He was one of Ken
tucky's most noted julists. He
had been in declining. health for
some yeaas. He was a brother
ln-law to Senator w. O. Bradley.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02

w. H. Hendren of the Kinks
vile locality sold 90 head of cattle
to Simon Weihl at six cents a
pound. They will average about
1000 pounds.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02
Road Building

C. w. White, of Valley View,
was here on court day and inform
ed reporter for the Madisonian
that the extension of the Carvers
Ferry turnpike will be completed
about Oct. 1. Mr.. White has
the contract for building the
extension and there is talk of ex-
tending the work another mile,
provided the people of that sec
ton contribute funds for the ex-
tension.
Doors, Sash and Interior Trim. Blanton
I uvnhor 20 Phone d2S lift
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02

]. L. Sewers will leave next
week for Richmond, where he
will chase, shoot, dynamite and
spear the news for Grant E. Lii
ly's Madisonian. Richmond re-
porters will have to sleep with
one eye open if they expect to
keep long side O. Jeelns. -Argo-
naut.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02

Baldwin & Harder sold three
mules to w. B. Burton of Ian
caster for $500; also ONE to Ste
wart Jones of Fayette county for
$3.50.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-09-02

Among the Estill Masons who
attended the centennial celebra-
ton of the Richmond Masonic
Lodge, held at Richmond on the
10Th, inst, were: Messrs. D. A.
Wallace, r. w. Smith, c. T. Grin
stead, Rev. w. P. Fryman, Jno.
Miller, David Tewart and Elias
Ashcraft, of Irvine Lodge. Estill
Tribune.
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LOCAL tEAl
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Doors, Sash and Interior Trim. Blanton
Lumber Co. Phone AIS. loft
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14
FUSED TO 81

there amt much to choose between
EN-. They've all got the same idee-
to get your none away from you and
play both ends against the middle,
which is themselves In a general
way, if you hire an agent, he'll hire
somebody else to do what you want
done and they on do it-unless they
happen to be honest. high-minded jan
itors. The only good piece Of work
an agent turns out with his own hands
ts his expense account.
Whats been the curse of Ireland
for generations? Agents. If it hadn't
been for an agent and a quick finger
on the trigger, my old father would
have stayed in Connaught, where he
wanted to stay, and not broke his
heart and the heads of respectable
citizens on the New York police
force. | don't say that I'd have been
as well off in some respects, but |
wouldn't have had siXty-fve families
to humor and keep up to their right
temperatures, to say nothing of the
responsibility of teaching a square
head like you the difference between
the vacuum cleaner and the s]prinkiing
hose. To think you'd go to work and
food a dollarand-a-half-a-yard Wilton
stair carpet with city water and then
drag up the grass roots outside by
electric suction! What's that? Well,
you would have If | hadn't stopped
you in time. And don't give me any
back talk.
AS for the book agents, there's my
Lives and Public Speeches OF the
Vice-Presidents of the United States,
in sixteen volumes, half to
speak for themselves. Go ask my old
woman to show 'em to you and get
her to tell you what she thinks of
agents. It's one Of the easiest things
she does and you'll learn more Eng
fish thar you would at night school
more and different. And was to
blame for wanting to improve my
mind and qualify myself for the high
est and best paid positions? Didn't
thai blasted agent as good as guaran-
tee that them books would land me in
the United States senate? And am
l in the senate? Say, they wouldn't
give me the nomination for dog peter
in this district, as long as I've worked
for the party and for all I've read and
ithitLii GU dDOuL TIE HlSlSCIIC career
of Charlie Fairbanks. No, Nels, my
friend, them books certainly did not
make my fortune. If | hadn't claimed
my exemptions, they'd have made a
financial wreck of me.
There's one good thing came out
of hat. 1t gave the old m some
thing to kick about. We'd been mar
ried close on TO fifteen years, and In
all that time she hadn't had no fault
to find with me, and it was hurtin' her
a considerable. Here was !, steady,
sober, hard working, soft spoken, good
natured, loving and kind, neat and or
derby, fond Of home, sensible and lib
eral and fair minded, and she had to
sit away back and keep her mouth
shut when the %neighbor women was
holding a knockfest on their husbands.
Well, then I bought them books.
She's a changed woman now.
There's a light in he eyes and q
spring in her step that hadn't been
there for years before I signed that
agents contract. 1t was sure a sur
prise to me, the gift Of %eloquence she
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14
Keeps Aeros Riqht Side Up.

M. Moreau, a Frenchman, who
through his experiments at Melun as
serts that he has discovered the Sc
cret of automatic stability for aero
planes. has Just received $4,000 from
an anonymous patriot, and great ex-
element has been created in aviation
if not in military circles by the inven-
ton. M. Moreau, before he took to
aviation was a printers workman. and
he has spent all his savings in per-
fect!ng his invention.
The novelty in his design, SO far as
can be judged from what has been
made public, consists in a suspended
cage that contains the sea of the pilot
and room for passengers. 1t Is de-
scribed as a pendulum seat, and the
a it is attached under the frame
at a certain point between the pro-
peller and the horizontal rudders in
%tiuences the center of gravity, which
is maintained constantly at a fixed
point by the movements of the pen
dulum seat
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14

showed. We used to sit together
evenings, she darning socks and me
reading the paper, and hardly a word
between us till | went to ban up the
fire for the night. Now she'll talk by
the hour if | bring the conversation
around to Lives and Public Speeches.
and it makes her happy. Now that
she's got sixteen volumes Of evidence
to prove I'm a chuckle headed idiot
and an improvident ~spendthrift and a
selfish skate that won't deny himself
nothing while his wife's sickenin' for
a decent hat, she's beginning to ap-
preciate me. She's a whole lot more
affeCtiOnate han when h couldn't
lay her finger on a flaw in me. That's
the way with women every time.
Anyway, ! don't see what in thun-
der you're a~-standing around here for
with your hands in your pockets and
your mouth Open Get busy with that
brass work, you fiat faced lOafer, and
when you've done that, go and fix up
that radiator in GO. and Their come
and report to me in Mikes Place. I'm
going to do a little agency business,
myself, bjiminy!"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14
CALLS FOR THANKS,
Annual Thanksgiving Proclamation
issued BY GOV. BYrne.

Pierrp-Co Rvrno b9s iss,od tho
FOLLOWING Tbarksoivi,a nrooIoma+;on
From the tfma Of its er,+ oh.ar.
ance nv tho p1oriue !, +ha oon,,. aa,.,
nf settIaman+ tho no,fo,,I o,,s,u -
ruauv sattina onort d.. sHa;a,
thanksoivirq hos ,oor nv, ,oan actan
lishad ite mora ell, ~ 80 haomts -
the DnonIa Ravarod b,, tho fo+bar. -
corae To ~, oo,caoro.od wv ~
sarvanco of n,o,u nonoroton, a,z -
,odov ono of No ma,+ hoo,tif,l ho,i+
soos Of nr,orioo, na+;oaa, ne.
In South DoLo., +bo c+o+a,, roa,o
,nnroocb +bo rroco,+ ,ho,I,uuin
SEASON with f,,Il ro,,i,otio, 80 tho
manifold .,aseiros and bo,ofte r.bioh
drriro ,bo GOV soon 10 nore out bovo
boor +boir ,ar+io,~ A., aao,
wealth wo rocoynivo tbo+ +boro ie q
prnra,o hoinr u,I,o n,ido, our doe+i
mites ana II ic meot that wa obou1d
ba,,co in tho midst of orr activities to
ac~know1odoa our danandanca unon tho
pivar of all good and rande, 70 him IN
words of nravar and SONGS IF nraise
orr grateful thanks for his divine love
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14
The Basement
Philosopher
By HARRIS .


The agent blew in this morning to
rubber" the janitor informed his as
sistant. He was disguised in a fur
coat with the collar turned up and a
fur cap with the peak pulled down, but
| spotted him by the til of his nose
as soon as | laid eyes on him. You
cant mistake an agents nose. seen
him pushing it into all the entrances
as he come along the street and thou
AXE it into the court, and he was get
ting 1t smutted up around the coal
bins when | shook up behind him and
coughed He thOurht il WAS q tenant
at first and started to run. but he
come back and we hid behind the fur
mace while | made my p
"'NNeu, Mr.. Mccarthy says he,
I've no fault to find on the WHOLE he
says. There's beer complaints made
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14
MUSIC MAKES cow GIVE MILK
American Farmer viii lmpart Discov-
cry to His European Brethren
Other Oddities Made Public.

1t seems there are plenty Of ways OF
making money in this big world If
we only caught one of them at the
right time and the right place.
For instance, a Nebraska farmer
has just departed for Europe with the
idea in mind of teaching the dairymen
Of Europe that you can get more milk
from you COW If you will only play
soft, dreamy, sentimental music near
her during milking time. American
experts appear to be convinced Of the
worth OF his discovery and he is plan
ming to make all sorts of money by
convincing Europeans.
Again, in Kansas there is a man
who has the honor of being the only
"freckle farmer" His occupation con-
sists in transplanting bits of skin from
one part Of the body to the other. and
grating fancy designs and images in
the process. They are claimed to be
more permanent than tattooing.
The extraction of grease in queer
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14
TwIne.

A man who had wondered what lob
ster Irvine was, found the answer cry
simple. 1t is a fine quality, stout
Irvine, an eighth of an inch in diam
eter, made of Manila hemp, and orig
inally intended for making the netted
part of lobster pots.
Lobster twine has come also to be
used on board vessels, both sail and
steam; for serving ropes, for whipping
ropes, including even ropes of wire,
and for various other purposes for
which a stout, durable twine of this
size might prove useful. There Is
probably more lobster Irvine USED now
on vessels than for the purpose for
which it was first made.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14

the other extreme. He is SO deter
mined not to be impressed by him,
and SO angry with the Napoleonic
legends, hat he turns him into a
bore who can talk about nothing but
his own exploits and who takes It for
granted that every one wonders at
him as much as he wonders at him
self. His Napoleon, in fact, is a pro-
test and q satire; and he Is also an
artistic mistake, for he dtstzacts our
attention from the story to the con-
troversy implied by Tolstoy's treat
mont OF him. We want to argue with
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14

them; but the book Is not n Of his
best, and the characters, like their
poetry, are but vaguely romantic
shadows Of the originals. So, to tell
the truth, is Sh~akespeare's Caesar. In
the play we hear on all sides of
Caesars greatness, and the world
Is convulsed by his death. But he
himself for the most part only talks
about his greatness, Just Ike the 9TH
eT characters, and does nothing to
prove it
Tolstoy, when he brings Napoleon
into his War and Peace" goes to
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14

ways has proven a lucrative means of
support for several companies in Eng
lish towns. In 1912 the own Of
Bradford, England, cleared between
100000 and $25O.O0O from the sell
ing Of grease recovered from the city's
sewage.
In horse tails there appears to
be considerable profit. too. Judging
from the shiploads of them that come
in from China. Their price varies
from so cents to 50 g pound, and the
hairs, which are carefully arranged
according to the length and color, are
used in the making of brushes and
hairclOths.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14

900 acres of government timber
land and SOC, 900 acres Of pri-
vate timberland within the ma
tional forest boundaries. ana
inflicted damage to national
forest timber, including young
growth, estimated at a little
less than $4,000, 600. The loss
In timber destroyed or damaged
was slightly over $500, 900 900
feet In fighting the fires,
special expenditures were in
Cured totaling over $1,000, 600,
besides the cost in time of the
regular protective force" In
addition to this, there was an
added toll Of IA human lives
lost in fighting the fires and a
large number injured, to say
nothing of many ranchers, set
tiers, prospeCtors, etc, who per
ished. Altogether, it certainly
puts the fire season OF 1910
down as one Of the country's
great catastrophes, to be listed
with the great Hinckly fire in
Minnesota in 1894, which did
such devastation.
One watches quite breathless-
l. =
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14
GREAT MEN SEEN IN FICTION
Some Way They Never Seem to Meas
ure Up to Standard Which We
Have Set

The fact that Mr.. Maurice Hewlett
made Byron the hero Of his novel,
Observation-Disclosures is Byron-raises
the question why great men seldom
make good heroes or even good minor
characters In fiction. Disraeli
brought both Byron and Shelly into
his 'rvenetia," and wrote poetry for
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14

llc IalloIdi " ~ A q VIC
ter Of fact, the lands withdrawn
as national forests are almost
entirely Of a rugged, mountain
Gus nature. Necessarily, there
are large and comparatively
open portions included, partic-
ularly in the range country, but
instances point to the fact that
the sections subject to the most
severe fires are invariably
those of the most rugged and
inaccessible nature, made up Of
high, steep mountains, covered
with a dense forest and heavy
underbrush. Many places are,
in their present condition.. prac-
tica1y hIe. and whila
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14
Still Hope.

Mrs. McGlnty had waited long n
patiently for her husband to come
home on Saturday night with his
weeks pay. Finally she decided to
take the matter in her own hands,
and she sailed forth to the police sta
ton to inquire if he was there.
is my Tim here?" she asked.
NO" replied the lieutenant; but
sit down; we're expecting him every
minute."-Lippinc colts.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14
1Ick-IIckI

How much to END this telegram
inquired the blushing damsel. 1T La
only the one word, Yes"
TWENTY-FIVE cents, please" replied
the telegraph operator. But you can
repeat the word ten times IL you like,
without extra cost"
No, thank you'll It's the answer t.
a proposal Of marriage. and might lool
too eager, don't you think"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14

CREST fires! There is something
awe-inspiring and terrible in the very
thought of them. You may never
have travelled hours, on a railway
train, through the choking smoke.
You may never have seen the light
of a blazing forest. Yet, though you
have not come as near as this TO a
forest fire, the words carry a feeling
OF danger and Of tremendous might
for evil.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14

realize how fires can assume. such magnitude in ter
ritOry supposed to be under supervision of men ap-
pointed for the particular purpose Of preventing
fires, but the fact is quite readily comprehended by
those who have had occasion to travel through
some of the remote and inaccessible regions within
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14

Tolstoy himself instead of listening
to what he has to tell us.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14
The lsual WaY.

That's just like the deceit of wo-
man to make her husband beat the
carpet"
How was thai deceitfu1?"
"She wanted to throw lust in his
eyes"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-11-14

The Kimball Commercial club has
selected December 4 and 5 as the time
for a farmers institute.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19

urban Colony" He further says; fe''
manent success or lingering failure DC
Ponds almost entirely on this single con-
sideration. 4 place may have every o'he'
desirable feature, but without drainage "
is never right.
1T is from this point Of view thar INC
superiority OF Flushing is most conspieu-
Gus. In fact. il has a complete worsns
system of sewers. a system that tsAeS
care Of both house drainage ana 1o'ni
water. This system was installed H'AH'
years ago. and has been graduau! q.
larged and extended from time 70 uine '
keep pace with the growth OF the pa
Flushing Is distinctly and pre-erinehu!
residence place. II IS and always la'
been a colony OF homes, homes OIL '.
tached houses. homes with broad NV"
large gardens. shrubs, trees, flowers
abundance OF pure fresh air ana sunsN =.
II has no apartment houses, neither nA'
anv of the settlements which are cna''.
teristic OF other places where tne''
much manufacturing. -,
Flushing is clean, wholesome anu a.
full. II is not exclusive, nei'n''
common"