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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-02-18
carpente Schwartz

Wedding
Mr.. Clifford Carpenter of Butler ana
Miss Mile Schwartz of Buckeye Lake
were united in marriage at noon
Thursday by the Rev. J. A. Long, pas
tor of the Vine street Church of Christ
at the parsonage on East Vine street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-02-18
Society Notes
Prouty.kiger
AaAdtnA

MIR. Charles Il. Prouty and Mrs.
Sarah Il. Kiger, both of near Lock,
were united in marriage at four
o'clock Thursday afternoon by DR.. n.
II. hurley at the Baptist parsonage on
East Vine street. Mr.. and Mrs.
Prouty will make their home on a
farm near Lock.
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BIRTHS /

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A son was born Friday morning to
MIR. and Mrs. Cecil Hazelett who re.
side west OF North Liberty.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
DisraeIi's NuptiaI Joke,

There was little joke between
them (Disraeli and his wife, which !
heard from the late dean Of Salisbury,
SYou know married you for your
money" Disraeli would say to her.
"Oh, yes, but if you were to marry me
again you would marry me for love-"
was the regular reply. "Oh, yes!' her
husband would exclaim, and the little
nuptial comedy ended.
But what Disraeli said to Bernal Os-
borne once about his marriage is much
better worth the telling. It was at a
dinner party after dinner when the
men were alone. What did you mar
~ her for?' Osborne asked in his char
acteristic way. Disraeli twiddled his
wineglass in the pause that followed
this point blank inquiry. Then he
lifted his head slowly and looked the
other very expressively in the face.
For a reason he said. which you
could never understand-gratitu
From Lord Beaconsfield and Other
Tory Memories
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
Edith.

Several from this place at
tended court at Columbia last
week.
Mr.. Velaria Campbell has been
on the sick list for several days.
Mr.. Ben Evans and sister, Miss
Matte, left last Thursday for
Tina, Mo-, where they will spend
a month visiting friends and rel
atives. They will also visit their
uncle, S. M. Evans, at Hale,
Mo.
The work on the Tabernacle
Church is progressing nicely.
Miss Lera Beard entertained
seveverl of her young friends
last Saturday night, and all re-
ported a nice time.
There was a large crowd at the
pie supper at Tabernacle school
house last Friday night.
Grover Beard and Edgar Col
Inns, of Roley, visited in this
neighborhood Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mr.. Ray Williams oldest
daughter is very sick with ty-
phold fever.
Evans Bros, of this place. had
a nice lot of hogs and cattle on
the Louisville market last Fri
day.
Our people are getting very
much interested in a pix which
is talked of being built from
Krif1ey through here to Russll
Springs.
A Mr.. Bridgewaters, of Green's
burg, was in our midst last week
buying cattle.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
INSTINCT IN PLANTS.
Actions That Seem to Indicate Some
Sort of Nervous System.

Actions That Seem to Indicate Some
Sort of Nervous System.
Plants sometimes appear to possess
reasoning power. Charles Darwin in
stanced the case of the rootlet. which,
piercing its way through the soil and
detecting stone or lump of hard clay
in its path, will go round it without
touching it. How does the rootlet or
plant know that the stone is there?'
he asks. Certainly it cannot see it
and as it does not touch it cannot feel
1t. The avoidance therefore seems to
be In the nature of perception of some
kind which is a mental operation
The species of mimosa known as the
sensitive plant will contract it's leaves
even at the sound of a footstesp. and
when such plant is being transplant
ed 1t crumples up during the process In
such a way that it really appears to be
suffering from fear. Afterward it re-
covers and resumes its ordinary mode
Of life.
Plants undoubtedly possess con-
seriousness of a kind which enables
them to carry out certain operations
necessary TO their preservation, and
this can only be done through the pos
session Of some sort of nervous sys-
tem.-London Standard.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
Philippine Riddles.

The mother says. "Let u S
stand up" but the children say,
LET us lie across. IA ladder.
At night they come without
being fetched, ond by day they
are lost without being stolen
The stars.
Come up and let US go, 90
down and here we stay.-An
anchor.
Two stores are open at the
same time. Eyes.
There is a small brook filled
with shells. Mouth.
A slender tree which bears
only one leaf.-Lighted candle.
If you chop it, it heals at once.
Water.
| saw two boats. Only one
person was aboard. Shoes.
A sweet lady among thorns.
Pineapples.
When pulled, it is a cane; when
pushed it is tent. AN umbrella.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
senator Was Curious.

Senator-elect Robert E. Brous-
sard of Louisiana is wiser man
now. The geological survey made
him so.
Mr.. Broussard was one of the
first persons to venture out of
his hotel after the severe storm
that swept Washington a few
days ago. On the sidewalks,
where he Travelled he found
thousands of pebbles of many
shapes and colors. He noticed
among others blue and reddish
tinted stones. Believing that the
storm had blown such pebbles
out of the air or some distant
planet, he became curious to
know where they came from and
whether or not contained pre-
cious metals. He saved a hand
full of them. and without saying
anything about his find, took the
little stones to the geological
survey for examination. He re-
ceived a note saying: Pebbles,
blown from the roof of a house
that was being covered, some
painted blue and others red.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
The Family Cough Medicine.

In every home there should be a
bottle of Dr.King's New Discovery,
ready for immediate use when any
member of the family contracts a
cold or a cough. Prompt use will stop
the spread of sickness. SA.Stid, of
Mason, Mich. writes; "My whole fam
lily depends upon DR. Kings New dis
covery as the best cough and cold med
icine in the worl. The world. Two
soc. bottles cured me of pneumonia "
Thousands of other families have been
equally benefited and depend entirely
upon DR.. Kings New Discover to
cure their coughs, colds, throat and
lung troubles, Every dose helps. Price
soc. and S1.OO. All druggists. lie Buck
len & Co. Philadelphia or st. Louis
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
Manners Music.

By the study of Wagners master
pieces a glimpse of the eternal is had.
and once the vision of his truth fills
the soul cOunterfeits are detected in
Stinctively. The pOlyphony of Bach
and the music OF Die Meistersinger"
prove the spiritual kinship of Wag.
DER with the founder of modern music.
A Beethoven symphony and the Iris
tan und Isolde" music demonstrate
the common genealOgy of the composer
from Bonn and the maker of music
dramas, but listen to the Strauss
music from ''Salome" when the proph-
ct is being murdered in the well and
then hear the mighty tone structure
Of the last scene from 'Gotterdaem-
merung" and observe that Strauss
shrieks while Wagner chants.-San
Francisco Call.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
GLASS Is PECULIAR.

q Hse Number Of Ce.ous and Corr
Trajectory : Ia,IIes.
Glass Is one Of til. ,hosr interesting
Is well as one of the most peculiaS
things In the world II has curious and
contradictory qualities. and many as-
1on1shing phenomena are connectri@
with It. Brittle and breakable as il -
yet 1t exceeds almost all other bodice
In elasticity.
Ii two glass balls are made to Strike
each other at a given force the recoi>.
by virtue of their elasticity, will Ds.
nearly equal to their original impetusx
Connected with its brittleness ere son7ps
very singular facts
Take hollow sphere with hole an{s
stop the hole with the finger, so as II
prevent the external and internal ali
from communicating, and the sphere
VIII fly to pieces by the m~re heat o..
the hand. Vessels made of glass the.
have been suddenly cooled possess this
curious property Of being able to re
zist hard blows given to them frofz.
without, but win be instantly shiveret'
by a small particle Of flint dropped into
their cavities. This property seems t.
depend upon the comparative thicknesE
Of the bottom; the thicker the bottoEs
Is the more certainty of breakags D.
this experiment Some Of these vessels.
It Is stated, have resisted the stroke o.
Q mallet given with sufficient force u
drive nail into wood. and heavy boz
les, such as iron. bits Of wood. jasps-r
stone, etc. have been cast into theEs
from height of two e. zee feet with
out any effect. yet Il nent of fin
not larger than p'" Iropped from -
height of three inchr., has made thee.
ay,
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
The Coach and Four Came

Among the many records of Harrow
school is that of boy, the son of a
poor local tradesman in a very small
way of business. His schoolfellows
often tainted him about his family
poverty. Their thoughtless jeers. al
though hurting his feelings, drew from
the lad the retort. II intend before |
die to ride in coach and four" The
years sped by, and. 10 and behold. the
poverty stricken youngster Of Harrow
had developed into DR.. Parr, the great
est scholar of his time. whose GUS
tomary and favorite means of locomo-
dcn was a coach and fouE.-London
Mall.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
American Leaf Coiors.
Boston Post.

1t has been observed that the leaves
Of American trees. such as maple.
scarlet oaks and so forth, which NJ
home exhibit splendid colors In this
autumn. fall below their reputatC9 IT,
this regard when transplanted IN Tn,
land or on the continent OF EurU,-
An English observer. who has bsr'-
studying the causes of the autE-'
dnts OF trees. thinks the superjcs,
Of our woodlands arises from the .s-' =
and mild yet glowing climatic 2cn,
tons prevailing here in the fall. Ii.
land. 1t is added. Is rarely blessed w.
an Indian summer. When the clima:.,-
conditions permit the leaves TO retair
considerable vitality in the autumn.
the colOred pigment is normally d.
veloped: hence the glorious forests o.:
the United States. - Chicago Recors5-
Herald.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
woman Who Get DiZZiy

Every woman who is troubled with
fainting and dizzy spells, backache,
headache, weakness, debility and con-
stipation or kidney troubles should
use Electric Bitters. They give relief
when nothing else will, improve the
health, adding strength and vigor from
the first dose. Mrs. Laura Gaines, of
Avoca, La, says: Four doctors had give
me up and my children and all of my
friends were looking for me to die,
when my son insisted that l use Elec-
trio Bitters. did so, they have done
me a world of good" Just try them
SOC. and Sl.00 at all druggists or by
mail. III. E. BUCKLEN & CO.,
Philadelphia.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
Fiqured In Gold Dollars.

1.-THE value of human life isn't sup
posed to be figured in cold dollars,
said a builder, "but people don't gen
orally know that in every big build
Ing erected in New York the price OF
human life is a consideration figured
in the estimate.
"1n a building of so many stories
and Of certain sort of construction
the contractors figure that few work
men will be killed and there will have
to be settlement with the families.
Maybe no architects or contractors
would admit that this is true, but it's
a fact nevertheless. New York Sun.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
Regulating Price of Books.

The price of books was once a mas
ter for legislation In England. AD as.s
Of 1854. which seems never to bSEa
been repealed. provides that any cons
plant regarding the price of bOOis@
should be considered by the lord cham
berlain, the lord treasurer and The
Justices or any two Of these" and thai
those dignitaries should have ..'pOwe-
and authority TO reform and redress.
the enhancing Of the prices OF printelE
books and to limit the prices Of the
books and the offenders should lO.gr
and forfeit for every book by theaa
sold whereof the price be enhanGa-s
the sum of IS. 6d."-London Mail
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
Eczema and Itching Cured

The soothing, healing medication
in DIR. HOBSON'S ECZEMA ONT
MENT penetrates every tiny pore of
the skin, clears it of all impurities
stops itching instantly. DR.. Hobson's
Eczema Ointment guaranteed to speed
lily heal eczema, rashes, ringworm,
letter and other unsightly eruptions.
Eczema Ointment is doctors pre-
scrlption, not an experiment. All drug
giest or by mail, SOC. Pfeiffer Chem
ical Co., Philadelphia and St. Lewis.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
Program.

The Adair County Medical Society
will meet in Columbia on Thursday,
October 9, 1913, at 10 a. M, when the
following program will be rendered:
Diptheria-S. p. Miller; Heart Fail
ure-W. R. Grissom; The Financial
Problem-B. J. Bolin. The discussion
on this SUBJECT led by W. F. Cart
wright, and followed by all the mem
bers of the society.
All the members are expected to be
present and take an active part in the
exercises.
S. p. Miller, Pres, U. L. Taylor, Sec.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
n Gentle and Effective Laxifive.

\ mild, gentle, and effective laxitive
is what people demand when suffering
from constipation, Thousands swear
by DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Hugh
Tallman, of San Antonio, Tex: writes:
They are, beyond question, the best
pills my wife and l have ever taken
They never cause pain. Price 25c. at
all druggists, or by mail, H. E. Bucklen
& Co. Philadelphia or ST. Louis.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08

If the constition is strictly con-
strued, the two amendments 10
! the constitution to work convicts
on roads and to classify prop
erty for taxation, to be voted on
this November will have 20 60
over until November of next year.
They have not been advertised
as provided by the constitution,
which requires that they must
be published at least ninety days
before the date they are voted
on and a section of the statue
says they must be advertised in
two news papers of general cir
culation. They will be published
bnt it is thirty days less than the
time required by the constitution.
The duty of advertising the
proposed amendments falls on
Secretary of State Crecius. but
but he has so many dates to keep
lii mind that he became confused
as to the time that these pro-
posed amendments had to be ad-
vertised and overlooked them.
Elwood Hamilton of this city,
Secretary of the Tax Commission,
called his attention to section
257 of the Constitution which
provides that before any amend
ment shall be submitted to a
vote, the Secretary of State shall
cause it and the time that the
same is to be voted upon to be
published at least ninety days
before the vote is to be taken
thereon in such manner as may
be prescribed by law. The Ap-
pelate Court however will be
called upon to determine wheth-
er or not the word shall be di-
rectory or mandatory.
During the last term of court it
held in the case of Barksdale
Hamlet against Henry Bosworth
that the word shall" in the
constitution is mandatory. and
because Lieutenant Governor
McDermott failed to sign a bill
which had been passed almost
unanimously by both houses of
the Legislature, it could not be-
come a law.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
HOW A MOTOR TALKS"
The Sympathy That May Come Be-
tveen the a Animate and Inanipate

The Sympathy That May Come Be.
tween the Animate and inanimate.
Zone day my chauffeur was taken
81, and i drove myself in, left the
car standing in a side street during
the day. and drove home at night"
said a suburbanite. Then, for the
first time, ! began to sense the feeling
Of mutually or mutual sympathy, if
such an expression may be permitted
between animate and inanimate things,
between the machine and myself. Sew
eral trips by myself confirmed the SEN
sation; then bought another car for
the family and now drive myself reg
ularly in this one
81 have often thought of the stories
told by locomotive engineers in which
their great engines are endowed with
almost mental faculties. There are
enough Of them to fill a book, but l
never considered them seriously until
/ began with this car. Sometimes the
engine sings; sometimes it purs. 1
know its sing and its 'purr.' If any
thing Is the matter with it it tells 1t
In a language entirely ineligible to
me. 1t responds to my lightest touch
In all its functions, but once" and
here his voice became grave. ut re-
fused to run into an unlighted ditch
where l was trying to steer it.
looked for half an hour for the trouble
with the steering apparatus, but could
lind nothing wrong."-Suburban Life
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
What The Weekly Enquirer Is

1t is issued every Thursday, Subscription price
ropoltan week.-mrs. of to-day. 1t has all the facfii
ties Of the great DAILY ENQUIRER for obtain
ing the Worlds events, and for that reason can
give you all the lead NJ news. 1t carries a great
amount of valuable farm matter. crispt editorials
and reliable up-to-dats market reports. Its nu-
merous departments make necessity to every
home, farm or business ma
This grand offer is limited and we advise you to
take advantage by subscribing for the above com
bination right now. Call or mail orders to.
THE ADAIR COUNTY NEWS.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
ELIZA WAS GENEROUS.
Her Munificent Offer For an orisir@:
Five Act Tragedy.

rive ACT Tragedy.
People are likely to look bach COZ
miseratingly upon the past In tE"~,:
days Of modern progress. When w9e
hear what the most prolific Of preseD &.
day novelists receives a word GEss
what the weekly royalties Of any wei
known playwrights are we say thHT
the literary profession has come int
Its own. Some bark back to the cor
trasting tale-that Milton receivet
only f5 for the first copyright o.
Paradise Lost" an epic In twei7e
books containing a total Of lott.
lines, but that was over two centurie~-
ago. Poe received SO for "Ths
Raven" That may be dismissed witG
the statement that poetry never paid.
The modern way OF making money
by literature is even more recent thG
Is generally thought. Alexander HI.
Of Cincinnati. one Of the best know,
bookmen and collectors of the middly-
west, has a letter In his collection ol
autographs that proves this point.
Two generations ago Eliza LOga-,
was a leading actress In Amer.v:>.
Read her letter. o budding genius 81:
the typewriter. and be glad that whrl
you are paid it is space rates for tn
local paper:
fremont House, Boston. May II. 1874.
E Dusseault. Jr., Charlestown, Mass.
Sir-I wish an original five act TRAGEDY
the feature TO be a heroine. myself - y
personator of IL; the scene not to be lai2
In this country; the plot TO be optic1s
with the author-for which. II I like u
win pay S. Respectfully,
ELIZA LOGAN
Boston Post
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
Ouchi

One Of those dear lady friends of
ours who take a particular interest
in other peoples affairs got on a cal
and sat down beside a quiet looking
man whose face was badly pitted.
why, you poor man. she ex-
claimed. "How you must have suf-
fered! How long ago did you have
the smallpox"
Madam" was the seriously spoken
reply, what evidently drew your at
tention are not pits of smallpox. ]
had these put on by a beauty spe-
cialist to keep my face from skidding
when I eat watermelon Chicago
Tribune
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
10 Pen for BrOthe.

The Sacrl1lce, Robert A. Cow
an, of Brighton. Mass, was will
ing to make to save his brother,
Joseph C. Cowan, from prison,
their family from disgrace and
for the sake of his brothers I'M
born child has gone for naught
After allowing himself to be con-
victed and sentenced to three
years in prison for crimes COM
mitted by his brother, Joseph,
the latter has abandoned his fam
lily in Boston, neglected his ia
Their and mother and has COM
mitted still more crimes in Mis-
souri,. He is now under arrest
in st. Joseph and has confessed
his crimes in Massachusetts. The
case is one of the most unusual
in the history of Massachusetts
and has been called to the atten-
ton of Gov. Foss and his coun-
Gil.
The crimes in which Robert A.
Cowan were implicated were
committed in Boston. He had
been home on a vacation and de-
sired to go back to New York to
return to work. Having no cash
he asked his brother, Joseph, for
some money. Joseph responded
with two watches and a ring,
which he had stolen, and sug-
gested that his brother pawn
these and say nothing about it.
Robert was arrested after MAX
ing the pawn and was accused
of burglary.
Following the arrest, Joseph
urged that for the sake of the
family name, his position in So
ciety, the feelings of his wife
and honor of his unborn babe,
Robert allow himself to be con-
yicted. Then Joseph abandoned
IEs people, neglected his parents
and refused to pay Robert So a
week which he had agreed to do
while he waf in prison.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
She Didn't Do II.
The family jar waxed fiercer.

The family jar waxed fercer.
"You talk about my being to biaEns
cor our marrying!' shrilly exclaimed
Mrs. Vick-Senn. John Henry, did :
hunt you out and then make love to
you?"
Mo- he snorted. But you ccz!G
have given me the CLASSY eye and SEM
me about my business. and you didn't
do It, madam-you didn't do it!'-ChS.
cago Tribune.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
Came Near II.

A New England farmer was once de-
scribing in the presence of a very
humane person the great age and de-
bility of horse that he formerly own.
ed and used. You ought to have kill
ed him." interrupted the humane per.
son Indignantly. WELL" drawled the
farmer. Eve did-almost."
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08

Bessie Geary, aged evenly
four, of Montpelier, Ind, and
Willard Fryback, aged twenty,
of Button, a chauffeur, were
killed when the automobile in
which they were riding plunged
down an enbankment near Fort
Wayne.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
A Hint to the Wise,

Madeline-Don't come up to the
house tonight. Harold. Harold-Why
not dear? Madeline-Pa had pune
ture, cracked cylinder and bent steer
ing wheel today, and I'm afraid he'll
wreak his vengeance on you.-Kansas
City Star
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
Very Democratic.

'Is she the right sort to be con-
gressman's wife?'
els she? Why, she's even more
democratic than he is. She even goes
so far as to call socially on the wives
Of some Of her husbands constitu-
ents"-St Louis Republic.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
Letting Him Out.

would you marry man who has
the reputation of being not more than
half wttted?'
mo. but I'll be a sister to you."-'
Houston Post.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
A Mean nin

Myrtle-Look what a lovely diamond
engagement ring George has given me.
Estelle-Yes: it's lovely. 1t nearly
broke my heart when I sent It back
TO him.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08
CapitaI PLnishment.

Mamma, did you love to firt wnezs
you were young?"
81 am afraid I did. dear"
"And were you ever punished for "a.
mamma?'
'Cruelly. dear. I married your fhs-
ther."-Paris Rire.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-08

l am now ready to receive your tax
for 1913. Pay promptly and save the
per cent.
A. d. PatteSon, Sheriff