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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
Some Dry. Too.

Here is what Kansas editor
has to say: 1t is so dry here that
the wagonsare 'goin' around with
their tonges hanging out; ice has
TO be soaked in water all night
brfore it is wet enough to make
lemonade: the catfish kick up
so much dust in the bed of the
river that the river has to be
sprinckled befoe you can go fish
ing; a spark from passing To-
comotive set afre to a pond
and burned up a lot of bull frogs
before the fire could be extin-
guished- the ground is so hard
and dry that crawfsh holes in
the low places are being pulled
up aud shipped for gaspine;
and John Barleycornities are
splitting Gotten that is worth Is
cents per pound in Georgia.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
HAVE MARRIED EACH
OTHER ELEVEN Times
Wedding Ceremony Often Per-
formed For VernOnS.

Hagerstown, Md.-To be married to
each other eleven times since 1909 has
been the novel experience of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Vernon, who are at Brad
dock Heights. The marriage ceremo-
MES have been performed in as many
different countries.
Asked why he and his wife had been
married so often, Vernon said it was
sort Of hobby with them, and they took
the step as a precaution because in
some foreign countries marriages per-
formed in others are not recognized.
He and his wife We're first married
in Columbus, o., in 1909; then in Mon.
treal in 1910; in England, Scotland
Wales, France. Germany, Belgium and
Russia in 1911; in Sydney, Australia,
in 1912, and in Vera Cruz, Mexico, in
1913. They hold marriage certificates
Of all these weddings. and the display
is unique.
In some of the countries where they
were married they did not understand
a word the officiating clergyman was
saying. but simply nodded their heads
when they thought the time had come
to make the responses.
They speak French and German.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
An Ants SEWING Circle.

A party of German naturalists re-
Gently returned from Ceylon have re-
ported the existence Of a species Of ant
that has been observed in the act of
sewing two leaves together for the pur-
pose Of forming nest This report
confirms the observations of the Eng.
fish naturalist Ridley, made in 1890.
They saw row of the insects pulling
the edges Of leaves together, then 9th
ers trimming and fitting the edges. and
finally the completion Of the work by
still other ants which fastened the
edges with a silky thread yielded by
larvae of the same species the workers
carried in their mandibles. 1t Is said
that the sewing ants pass the thsead-
giving larvae like shuttles through
holes in the edges of the leaves.-Bos-
ton Post.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
Temple, Texas.
Sept. 10, 1913.
Editor Adair County News:

Sept. 10, 1913.
Editor Adair County News:
AS | am a subscriber and a
reader of The News, but as yet
have never rendered a letter to
this good paper, will submit
these few lines for publication.
We like this paper in the first
place, because it is published in
our native State. Secondly be-
cause it gives so much news
about people with whom we are
well acquainted.
The writer came to Texas in
the earlier part of the month of
January, of this year, and for
four months was engaged in
teaching school. AS | have been
interested in school work a num-
Der of years will give a sketch of
the schools and school work of
Bell county.
The scholastic population of
Bell county is 1875. Total pop
ulation IA, $50. Six independent
districts and more than 100 rural
schools. The salaries paid teach
ers range from $50 to SIPS, most
of them being about $40 to $50
per month. The Bell County's
Teachers Institute was held in
the city of Temple, LIST to 5th of
September inclusive. $50 teach.
ers We're in attendance, in the
twelve different sections, and
the Institute was complete sue.
cess. This Institute was held
under the supervision of ]. S.
Morgan, G. S. C. s. of Bell
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
No HQeadheadr Irip.

One Of the most famous of American
shipping lines in the palny days of our
marine was the Cope line. which ran
between Philadelphia and Liverpool.
says the author of Memoirs OF Charles
81. Cramp." By this line John Ran
dolph of Roanoke determined to 50 -
Russia when be had been appointe6
minister to that country by President
Jackson. Entering the Office Of the
company In Philadelphia. be said to a
clerk In his usual grandicquent man
hSr:
"Sir, l wish to see Thomas P. Cope"
He was shown to Mr.. Cope's Office.
II am John Randolph OF Roanoke"
he said. 81 wish to take passage to
Liverpool In one of your ships
If he expected to be rendered a pas,
he was grievously disappointed.
81 am Thomas Cope" replied the
head of the line. IF thee goes aboard
the ship and selects thy stateroom and
will pay $50 thee may CO."
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
Finger Bowl Abolition.

Of course there are doubtless
a few persons who do drink out
of finger bowls, just as there are
a few in real life who blow out
the gas. But such persons are
not as numerous as one might be-
lieve after consuming the con-
tents of the comic weeklies.
Nevertheless, the patrons of no.
tells in the Northwest will be Sc
cure from the possibility Of MAX
ing the faux pas. The Hotel
Keepers Association. II conven-
ton assembled in Minneapolis,
has decided to remove the finger
bowls from the tables. They
will be supplied on demand.
Therefore, only those who are
finger bowl broken" and will
not shy at them will have them
around.
A simple and sensible edict.
Finger bowls as optional access
cries are desirable. But showing
'em at all and sundry, regardless
of whether they want 'em or
know what they are for is cruel.
Finger bowls in use may attract
the attention of those who don't
call for them and prove educa-
tive.-Frankfort.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
ROUGH MARRIAGE KNOTS.
Pledges Under WhiCa 10y Were Tied
In MedieVz : ines.

In MedieVzi mes.
The matrimonial ,O.tract today is a
thousand times more polite than it was
in the middle ages. It has lost the en-
yaging frankness of its medieval orig
inals.
In the good old days when the bride
was taken "rOr fairer, for fouler, for
better, for worse" and promised "to
be buXom and bOnny" to her husband,
her father gave the bridegroom one Of
the brides shoes as a token Of the
transfer of authority. The bride was
made to feel the change by blow Oh
the head duly administered with the
shoe. How much more significant and
eloquent a use of the article than our
refined" custom Of throwing it after
the carriageI The husband took oath
to treat his wife well, in failure of
which she might leave him. As a point
Of honor, however, he was allowed to
"bestow on his wife and apprentices
moderate castigation."
An old Welsh law lays it down that
three blows with broomstick ION any
part Of the person except the head is q
fair allowance" while another provides
that the stick ''be not longer than the
husbands arm nor thicker than his
middle finger
The bride, however. had her privi~
leges. In certain countries it was her
accepted right the morning after the
wedding day to ask for any sum of
money or any estate that she pleased,
and her husband 60" rot in honor
refuse. A man had = pretty sure
Of his brides 'intel lis to run such
a risk.
These old time marriages were often
hard driven bargains, which unblush-
ingly displayed a good deal OF unlovely
human selfshness. Yet the rough
knots that were tied thousand years
ago held faster than many of the be-
ribboned and bejeweled bonds we So
genteely adjust today. u New York
| World.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
Terse kilograms.

Vlaiou, Roumanion aviator,
sghile flying in a machine of his
own invention at Bucharest, fell
and was killed.
China has accepted all of ia
pans demands for reparation
for the murder of japanese at
Nankin and other recentincidents
Mrs. Edna Perkins Godbee
was found guilty at Millen, Ga. .,
of the murder of Mrs. Florence
Godbee, wife of her divorced
husband.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
E. A. Morgan.

Edward Lyman Morris, cura-
tor of natural sciences at the
Brooklyn museum, was found
dead from addidental gas as.
phyxiation at his home.
Basil Thomson, expremier of
Tonga, writes to the London
newspapers advising skepticism
regarding the alleged disappear
ance of Falcon and Hope islands
in the Pacific ocean.
Goldfield, New, was swept by
a torrent from a cloudburst that
caused the loss of five lives, car
ried away several scores of dwell
lings and did damages to mer-
chandise stock estimated at 500,
600.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
TRIES WIRELESS ON TRAINS.
Pennsylvania Railroad Putting Tele-
phones on FREIGHT Enqines.

phones on Freight Engines.
Philadelphia.-The Pennsylvania rail-
road is to install a wireless telephone
system on its trains with a view to
preventing accidents. Preliminary tests
have been made, and the freight cars
are being equipped with the wireless
apparatus.
1t enables the conductor in the ca
boose of a freight train to talk with
the engineer and will result in lessen.
ing the number of brakemen necessary
in operating the trains.
While a metallic circuit is used, the
system is practically wireless. The
railroad track Is one line Of the cir
cult, contact being made between some
portion of a metal part Of the truck.
A single metal connection is then
wound about the coupling Of each car,
and from this point the circuit is car
ried to pole on each car. The electric
battery then flashes the current from
pole to pole and the system is COM
plete.
An ordinary headpiece instrument is
installed in the cab of the engine for
the use Of the engineer, while the
mouthpiece can be attached to some
part of the trainman's uniform, so as
to leave his hands free to perform his
regular duties.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
The MetaphysicaI SOCIETY.

The distinguished company of COZ
tibutors to the first number OF the
Nineteenth Century was selected from;
a yet more distinguished company Of
which Lord Avebury was a member.
This was the Metaphysical society,
founded by James Knowles and Ten
nyson in 1869. Its members ranged
from Dean Stanley to Huxley anG.
from Tyndall to Manning, and it's
meetings saw such unusual sights as
the Catholic Manning. supported by
two Protestant bishops, presiding over
a discussion among atheists, deists anG.
freethinkers. The society formed the
nucleus of the band of contributors
who supported Knowles as editor first,
Of the Contemporary and then of the
Nineteenth Century. Ga
Zette.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
Lobster Irvine.

A man who had wondered what lob
ster Irvine was found the answer very
simple. 1t is fine quality, stout twins
an eighth of an inch in diameter, made
Of manila hemp and originally intend
ed for making the Melted part Of lob
ster pots. Lobster Irvine has come
also to be used on board vessels, both
sail and steam, for serving ropes. fo1'
whipping ropes. including ropes even.
Of wire, and for various other purposes
for which a stout, durable Irvine 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.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
FROZEN WITH HEAT.
A Remarkable Process Known as the
CaIoric Paradox.

Calorlc Paradox.
Freezing is usually associated with
cold. but water can be frozen on red
hot plate. This pretty experiment has
rightly been called the caloric paradox.
If a drop Of water is placed on red
hot or white hot metal plate 1t does
not suddenly fash into steam under
the influence of the great heat. It does
not even boil. 1t simply evaporates
quietly and slowly as 1t rolls about the
plate. Now, suppose that the drop on
the plate Is a volatile liquid like sui
phurous acid. It will evapOrate, and
this evaporation will produce cold. Let
a drop of water fall in the sulphurous
acid drop and it will be frozen in spite
Of the heat.
M. Boutigny thus froze water on a
white hot platinum capsule Faraday
carried this remarkable experiment
even further. Pouring some ether and
solidif1ed carbonic acid gas on a red.
hot platinum capsule, he formed q
spheroidal mass which evaporated very
slowly. He then brought some mer-
curry into contact with 1t. and this was
instantly frozen. Now. mercury re-
quires a temperature Of 40 degrees be-
low zero to solidify 1t, and here 1t wss
frozen on redhot platinum.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
Had to Follow,

One day a young cOlOred man of
sporty appearance dropped in at conn
try livery stable and said he needed
Job. He looked promising, so he was
set at work greasing the axles Of s.
buggy.
In a remarkably short space OF time
he reported the task finished.
look here" said his new boss. "dc'
you mean to say you've creased al
four Of them wheels already?"
"Well," rejoined the new man. "I've.
creased the two front ones"
"And why haven't you creased the
two hind Ones?'
"Well," said the new man again, sc
longs the two front ones goes all
right the two kinds ones jes' nachelly
Rot to foller!"-Everybody's.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
THE PASTOR SPRlNTED.
He Made Good Run In Record Time
With Plenty of Reason.

WIN Ficnty OF hedSons
One Of the traditional stories of the
town of Fairfield, Conn.,. recounts .
wild dash from the pulpit made b.
worthy and beloved pastor Of the
Episcopal flock, DR.. Labaree.
1t was on d Sunday more than a hun
dred years ago. The service had beer,
read, the prayers said. the hymns suna
and the parson began his sermon. A.
he proceeded his gestures became very
energetic. He brought his right hanC
down with great force. Then he turned
pale, cleared the pulpit stairs at u
bound, dashed out Of the church door
and ran toward the pond a short dis.
lance away.
The congregation followed in bewfl-
dered pursuit and saw their venerable
pastor with flying robe rush into the
water until it came to his neck. Then,
turning round. he faced his astonished
audience and said:
Dearly beloved brethren, 1 am not
crazy, as no doubt many of you think
but yesterday at the drug store bought
a bottle Of nitric acid and carelessly
left it in my pocket today.
MY last gesture broke the bottle.
knew the suffering the acid would cause
when 1t penetrated my clothing and
rushed for the water to save myself
pain"
He drew several pieces Of glass from
his pocket in witness Of the tale. Their
he dismissed the company and hurried
home.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
Puzzled Him,

Mark Twain and his pecuIiaritieas
were being distressed by an English
class in a certain high school. One.
youthful orator had very eloquently
described Marks personal appearance
and had laid unusual stress on the au-
thor's fOndness for wearing white
f1annels.
Seer said one much interested
youth. 81 don't see how the public
knows whether his flannelS were req
or white" -Everybody's Magazine.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
Lonsslreet.

After laying out for some time,
| wishito enter again the columns
of your prosperous paper.
The health of this place is fair
ly good at this writing.
Wheat sowing is the principal
talk Of the farmers.
Our corn crop is much better
than was expected some time ago
Irish potatoes were almost a
failure this year.
Mr.. Dallas Wade, this place,
bought a sucking mule from
Mr.. Cy Robertson, price, SIS.
W. w. Owens bought a cow
from Mr.. A. G. Bernard for S55.
Rev. ]. S. Wade has his can
ming factory in and is doing good
business.
Our hucksters report all lines
of produce bearing good prices.
Our merchant at Longstreet,
is doing good business.
Uncle Charlie Owens, who has
been suffering from a cancer for
the last five years. is improving
slowly.
The large band mill, belonging
to ]. H. Shearer & Co., planted
a t this place, burned, out
last week. This means a loss of
So, 10000 to the company, be-
sides turning several hands out
Of work. They say in a few days
they will have another mill and
will resume the work as before.
w. M. Wilson, this place, lost
a $3.50 horse, a $50 cow and a
Sis calf in the last four weeks.
We sympathize with Mr.. Wilson
in his loss. He is one of our
best farmers.
Mr.. Joe Tarter, a close neigh
Dor to Mr.. W. M. Wilson, lost a
good mare. We can not see the
cause of such loss.
Mr.. Nash, travelling salesman
for Cumberland Grocery Co.,
called on us this week.
Mr.. John Low, salesman for
Murray Dibrell Co., Nashville,
Tenn. was with us one day this
week. Several other travelling
statesmen were here this week.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
U. S. EXECUTOR IN BALKANS.
Postal Bank Pays 5000 to Montenesrin
Soldiers Father.

Washington. Postmaster General
Burleson has ordered that 5000 be sent
to BOjov Martinovich. whose son. Milo
F. Martinovich, was killed in the as
sault on Fort Tarakasch at Scutari in
the Balkan war.
The son was formerly a laborer in
Oakland, Cal, and deposited his saw
ings in the postoffice there. A certifca-
zion from the secretary Of the legation
at Athens says that the depositor was
unmarried and lived with his father.
His first deposit was made in October,
1911. and the second in February. 1912.
This is the first United States postal
savings depositor known to have lost
his life in the Balkan war.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
Good Scheme.

II suppose you take excellent care of
your health?'
NO" replied Farmer Corntossel. Z
tried every kind of medicine could.
get hold of for awhile. Then / gave
up and forgot about my health, and
Eve felt better ever since."-Washirc
ton Star.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
For the BOYS Sake.

A Roseville man stopped smoking for
the sake of his young son. If smoke
| shall set him a bad example," he ar
gued and gave up tobacco with many
signs of regret For three years he has
done without the weed. The other
night he found a box of little cigars In
the boys coat pocket. well smoked
brier pipe in the youngsters tool box
down cellar and pack Of cigarettes in
the woodshed.-NewarkN News.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
PROBE MISSIONARIES DEATH.
Turks Assert That c. n. Holbrook
Was Killed by Mistake.

was Niiieo by MISTAKE.
Constantinople.-As the result of con-
f1icting versions Of the murder Of the
Rev. DR.. Charles II. Holbrook, an
American missionary, at Soushehir.
Asiatic Turkey, Lewis Heck, acting
vice consul and interpreter at the Unit
ed States consulate general here. has
been sent to Soushehir to make an in
yestigation.
Officials Of the Bible House in Con-
stantinople assert they have informa-
ton that the murder of the missionary
was deliberate, whereas the Turkish
authorities assert that DR.. Holbrook
was killed in mistake for an Armenian
who had aroused the anger of two
Turks.
The two murderers have been arrest
ed, and the Turkish government prom
ises that they will be severely pun
ished.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
His Experience

"In order to succeed in any line of
business" said the great merchant,
who was given to the habit Of moral
ling. lone must begin at the bottom"
IT tried that" replied the young man
with the fringed trousers, land now
I'm on my uppers. "-Exchange
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
SUNDAY In Heluoland.

The Sabbath begins in HelgolanG
at 6 o'clock on Saturday evening, wher
the church bells are rung. and ceases
on the following day at the same hour
At one time no vessel was permitteG
to leave the port during the Sabbath
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
What The Weekly Enquirer Is

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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
Laid Three EGGS In One Day,

Logansport, Ind.-H. A, De Ford Of
this city has hen. This hen. he says,
laid three eggs in one day. One egg
had perfect shell. One had soft
shell. The third had an inside lining
around 1t. Mr.. De Ford says three
persons besides himself saw the three
eggs.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
GOSPEL STICK" FOR WILSON.
Negro Clergyman Sends Queer Carved
Staff to President,

Staff to President.
hington.-President Wilson has
added to his collection of freak gifts
gospel stick" an deliberately cary
ed staff bearing his monogram and
several scriptural texts. 1t was pre-
sented to him by Rev. G. c. Penwick.
negro clergyman of Chalybeate
Springs, Va. the former bishop of Ii
IBERIA. The stick is Of dogwood, and
the donor assured the president he
had carved it entirely himself. although
he is seventy-two years old.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
Reckless Dissipation,

His Mother - Hiram. amt you
'shamed o. yourself settin' up till half
past 8 playin' solitaire? Whar you get
your taste for gamblin' don't know
Life.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-10-01
Prematurelv Aoed

COnductor-Madam. that child looks
older than three years. Mother-YeS-
indeed he does. conductor. That chic
has had lot OF trouble.-Everybody