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The Washington herald., 1914-03-01

"The way to the heart may be through the stom-
ach," he cried, but doubt the ultimate value of
gastronomic abdominal approach to the dawning
intellect. There is utter lack OF discipline in these
new-fangIed methods that 'abhor."
you mustn't forget Mr.. Pedagog," returned the
Idiot that the slogan of the day is brotherly love
and Kindness and that the old-fashoned way of lam
basting knowledge into the adolescent mind like rivets
in boiler has passed away forever
"Well. anyhow" retorted the Schoolmaster, "frac-
tions not all arithmetic. You may be able to
teach fractions with apple, a pumpkin pie but
there still remain long and short division, addition
subtraction and multiplication. You can't teach them
by your modern pastry method"
Possibly not" said the Idiot but I'll undertake
to nsl the principles of long and short division,
we'll those of addition and subtraction into the
mind of any boy of six with bag of fresh roasted
peanuts which to the same in the end"
And multiplication persisted the Schoolmaster
Il don't know exactly how the new play method
tackles that proposition" said the idiot with wink
the Poet but should say that some idea OF the
fundamental principles involved in the theory of null
uplcaton could be conveyed atractively the minds
of the young by means of pair of pet rabbits or
couple of guinea pigs.
A contemptuous silence followed this sage obser-
well, how about the teaching of history" put
in the BibEomaniac, after of deep thought.
How are you going to teach history? Through the
eduin Oh toasted arshInaloWs, or chocolate eclares
Can a boy or girl chew his or her way to compre
hension of the great facts of history on gum?"
No" said the idiot. Il don't suppose the gas
tronomic method would be much good in the teaching
of history. Even an actively hungry lad would prob
ably find that he had bitten off more than he could
chew if he tried to acquire the significance of the his
tory of England through the medium of gooseberry
tart or cheese sandwich but despite your apparent
feeling to the contrary, life isn't all eating Mr. Bib
There are other pleasures in life than those of the
table There childish games which can be applied
to the installation of historic facts in the minds OF the
young. Take Washington crossing the Delaware, for
instance.
How better emphasize the heroism of that act
than by having the teacher himself stand I'D in te
middle of improyised boat in the center OF the
school playground bitter winter afternoon i'm
personatng the great Father of His Country letting
The Washington herald., 1914-03-01

the future that may account for you somehow, some
where. day.
Thanks kindly said the idiot Its some dis
tnction to be very progressive that ones
closest neighbors admit that in 1914 shows symp-
toms OF thirtieth-cenury civilization Ii is better to
back these modern educational theories. has
become absolutely necessary do something help
the youngsters out, because with all the discov-
cries science, advances art charD IN geograph-
ical boundaries and history making going at the
rate of two three hundred tons year, there's s.
about thousand times as much to be learned now
adays there even seyenty-hve years ago when
the rest of you gentlemen went to school When
realize that there three hundred and sixty-iye
brand-new dates added the list year. three
thousand six hundred and fifty every ten years,
thirtysiX thousand, five hundred more than
of hundred years ago had to learn, begin to
what burden of stuff is being piled up upon
the shoulders of offspring
When Washington President ii didn't take
a moderately bright kid more than half minute to
learn the list of Presidents of the United States but
from Washington to Wilson it has become quite
feat of memory get em all in their proper order.
Things have come to such pass that at Har
ward, understand, they have started bureau to
he2 young of the necessity of writing letters
ho6e to their parents. The undergraduate simply
gives his parents names to the bureau, pays small
fee covering postage and service, and the bureau
writes the letters week, leaving the hard
worked undergraduate time to devote to applied
acquatics, physiologc hstics dferenal gastronomy,
and pedcuar ballistics 1t has become almost inpos-
his pleasures in four years of college life all
that he ought to know to ft him for four-dolar-a
week job in bank a grocery, and IT is fine
thing to of leading universities coming
to his relief in completely effective |
have personally known Of cases where college boys
The Washington herald., 1914-03-01
Educators
Endeapor
| to Facilitate
| Education
| of Juveniles
Commands =
| Admiration
of the Idiot,
While Pedagog
Contemptuously
SnortS
tCoPynzht, isiL)

tCopgrshtL sli)
u@NE of the most remarkable Developments of
modern life, it to me- said the Idiot,
with strenuous effort to break open the
shell of a tea biscuit by hammering it with table
Spoon is the noble endeavor being made by educa-
tors these days to make education easier for the young
and to turn school into glad and glorious game
Our deepest thinkers sitting up late nights trying
devise short cuts erudition and practical
methods whereby the resentment of the young hav
ing to learn things may be overcome. The noble SCI
of fractions that used to be taught by means of
a blackboard and piece of chalk aided and abetted
by OCCASIONAL rap iron ruler upon that portion
of the youthful anatomy where d would do the most
good in creating fundamental impressions, they
insinuate delicateIy into the minds of the young
through the more attractive medium of apples,
oranges and pies.
"a child, for instance, is handed a pumpkin pie
sleaming from the oven of the class in domestic SCI
ence, and his teacher says Now, Willie, how many
ffths in this pie: Willie not being particularly
good guesser reckons that there seven of them.
All right, says the teacher. Suppose we try that
idea of yours that pie contains seven-fifths. Take
your knife and after cutting the pie into fths give
one-fth to Marmaduke two-ffths to Reginald three
iths little Theodore and one-fth to me- and we'll
sec how it works out
Whereby Willie with his mout,: watering pro-
-ecds to do he is told, and he Immediately discov
ers that he is twofths shy which necessitaes cutting
into new pie reducing the first pie to sevenths,
by which simple little process he learns pleasantly and
easily three important facts-frst, that the whole is
greater than part; second, that you can't squeeze
than fve-ifths of anything, whether it be
pie financial melon; and, third, that contrary to
Willie's previously accepted notion, while is
greater than five, seventh is smaller than fifth;
all of which has to him naturally and without
any dsagreeable effort his part. And since the pie
is eaten afterward by the pupils the latter
bored by Repeated demonstrations of the facts the
principles involved"
Mr. Pedagog, the Schoomaster snorted with
tempt.
The Adair County news., 1914-03-25

Two years ago Senator Scott be-
came interested in this measure
and introduced it in the Senate,
Mr.. Dickey, representative from
Barren, introduced it in the
House. 1t passed the House,
but met its defeat in the closing
hours of the Senate by methods
well-known to the people of this
section. The call for help in
presenting this measure for IA
vorable action of the House was
answered by Messrs. Mitchell
and Bryant of this town. whose
enthusiasm and persistency ev-
identity aroused much interest in
the measure that would not have
been stirred had they remained
at home. The fact is that those
who favor the change can we'll
afford to give three cheers to
Senator Scott, three to Walker
Bryant and three to S. H. Mitch
ell. Keeping everlastingly at
it brings success" The News
heartily accepts its new relations
and will endeavor to prove its
faith by it's works.
The Adair County news., 1914-03-25

Appropriating $40, 900 quarter
ly to the Confederate Home for
four years.
Hamilton reinsurance bill.
Providing that city instead of
contractors shall collect street
improvement assessments in cit
les of second class.
Providing for election of coun-
ty commissioners in counties
containing cities of fourth class.
Increasing number of trustees
of State University by adding
six alumni members elected by
alumni.
The Adair County news., 1914-03-25

Here's good will and wishes
fo,. Senator M. o. Scott, of Ed
monton. whose unfinching
efforts changed Adair county's
senatorial relationship in this
session of the Legislature just
closed. This measure places
Adair county in the Nineteenth
district composed of Barren,
Mercalfe and Adair and is Dem
ocratic from five to seven hun
dred. Monroe county takes po-
sition in the Sixteenth, which
leaves that district with a sub.
stantial Republican majority.
The Adair County news., 1914-03-25

Declaring public highways con-
Meeting county seats public work.
Appropriating $40, 900 for care
of State Capitl and Governors
mansion. under supervision of
Capitol Commission.
Providing automobile for CONN.,
ty engineer of counties leyvinO
over $50, 200 road tax.
Requiring tobacco sales ware
housemen to keep daily accounts
OF sales and make monthly sworn
statements to Department of Ao.
rirTture as to types.
The Adair County news., 1914-03-25
Regulating hotels and provid-

Regulating hotels and provid-
ing for inspection.
Regulating of undertakers. .
To punish the making or use
of false statements to obtain
property or credit.
Permitting the incorporation
of unclassifed towns or taxing
districts already having munich
pal powers and 25O inhabitants.
Providing stenographer for
County Judge OF Jefferson.
Providing for letting State
printing contract for four in
stead Of two years
Providing county aid in build
ing levees.
Providing for appointment of
county inspector of weights and
measures.
Changing time of holding cir
cult court in Cumberland county.
Providing State aid in build
ing public roads and leyying tax
of 5 cents for State road fund.
Hampton bill to prohibit trans
portation of liquor for sale in To-
cal option territory, and to pro.
hibit persons having in posses
sion liquor for sale in such terri
tory except druggists. Requiring
common carriers to keep rec ord
of liquor shipments in separate
books and making them prima
facie proof in proceedings for
violation Of the local option.
To make HopkinsviIle a third
class city.
Regulating motor vehicles and
creating Office of Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles and Board of
Examiners to license chauffeurs.
Requiring itineraDt merchants
to pay a license of $3.50 and give
bond of 81 900.
Authorizing State Board of Ed
ucation to grant certificates to
graduates of colleges to teach in
High Schools and to validate cer-
tifcates of other States.
Greene-GleDn insurance bill.
Reducing bonds of prison war d.
ems to $4,000 and deputies to
$4,000.
Empowering State Livestock
Sanitary Board to take charge of
all epidemics among domestic an
imals and employ veterinarian.
Providing uniform system of
accounting and inspection of pub
llC Offices.
Providing for working county
prisoners on county roads and
city streets.
Changing time of holding court
in Fourteenth district.
Q neutrality-suspicious. tax laws
to make inheritance tax 5 per
cent, collateral inheritances, on
amounts above $500, and 2 per
, cent, ON first $4,000 direct in
heritances; A per cent on second
$25, ZOO, and 5 per cent on all
amounts above $4,000, but ex-
empting first $40, 900.
The Adair County news., 1914-03-25
WE'D. MARCH 25, 1914

Attorney General Garnett's reply to
the published letter of JuStuS Goebel,
appeared in the Louisville Courier
Journal last Saturday. 1t is plain,
honest and positive, and refutes every
insinuation of the infdelity charged
in the Goebel letter. Mr.. Garnett
shows conclusively that he has been
true to every trust, that he holds no
position that he cannot successfully
defend, and that Mr.. Goebel appears
to have wilfury tried to injure him.
He not only shows clean handed,
but a clear headed handling of the
States interests in the litigation now
pending: that the State and the coun-
ties through which the various rail
roads run that are resisting the in
creased assessments, but paying under
a court ruling an increase in taxes
that will amount to more than 81 600
OOO during the four years of the pres
ent administration, and that this is
being done without taking from the
State unnecessary fees for special
counsel, or the counties giving up a
heavy per cent, Of the amount col
lected. He States that Mr.. Goebel
sought to have other attorneys en-
ployed, and paid large fees to assist in
prosecuting the cases: that the same
GOebel also sought a contract with
the counties to employ special counsel
on 20 per cent basis. Both these
propositions failed to meet the ap-
proval Of the Attorney General and
for these reasons it appears that Mr..
Goebel seeks to wreak vengeance. 1t
looks plain case of trying to destroy
a apublic official rather than advance
the public good, To our mind Mr..
Goebel, all along, has been assuming
responsibilities too distant for pri-
yate citizen. He appears a self ap-
pointed guardian of the peoples inter
est, but his favorite Attorneys failed
to get in the case and get out Of the
peoples taxes thousand Of dollars be-
cause James Garnett's honesty would
no stand for such a holdup.
1t ought to be plain to every honest
man in the State that JuStuS Goebe
is seeking TO destroy the Attorney
General: that his actions rests on i'll
Will engeEdered by reason of the fact
that the Attorney General refused tC
yield to his dictations depriving GER
tail attorneys from receiving large
fees from the State and 20 per cent
from the counties, when the legal de-
partmeut Of the State was amply able
to do the service and is doing it as
wei as if all Mr.. Goebel's friends hac
been employed. Criticism Of public
officials may be expected, and few, il
any, escape it, but to undertake to des
troy. rather than advise, apparently
to satisfy a spite ought to be con
denmed by every honest man. Mr.
Garrett may make mistakes as head
of the legal department of this State,
but one thing certain, we who knowhim
know that he will not do dishonora
bic act to gain Mr.. Goebel's good viii
or to advance his own interest. He i!
honest, got the courage to stand firm
for conviction and the ability and dis
cree rneSs to take care of the State!
int eSts in any crisis that may arise.
The Adair County news., 1914-03-25
Locust Grove Stock Farm
For the Season of 1914 will offer for Pub
lie Service, Ball Chief $500, A. s. II. z. at
$500
to Insure a Living Colt.

DESCRIPTION: BALL CHIEF IN color rch red chest
and snip right hind white years DID, 10 hands high
has fine head and beautiful long slender apeg has extremely
long thin bady neck that his perfectly formed shers
uess fashion and tapers perfectly his beautiful head which
pair of large clear expressive eyes He has high well
mal tall which he carries all the fastous He
has good strong short back and excellent feet and legs
He nicely broken and gated and goes all his gas
w manner.
BALL CHIEF has for his the champion Montgomery Chief
1861, by Bourbon Chief 976 by Harrison Chief 606 he by Clark
Chief h dam Louise Caben $780, by Red Squirrel S. 2nd
Jua c. by Jewell Denmark 20 he by Washington Denmark o.
3d dam Dew Drop by Artist 75 4h dam by Caber LextOn
He has proven himself breeder of hghcas and every way
thy of your careful consideration.
The Adair County news., 1914-03-25
DOINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

UOINUJ vi ibS LLOtSAHA OhS'
The K entucky Legislature
which was in session sixty days.
adjourned last Tuesday night.
During the session ninety-four
bills were passed, forty-siX of
which originated in the Senate,
and forty eight in the House. 1t
is said that all bills that have
not been signed by the Governor
will be.
The Senate bills passed are
To create commission to ad-
minister a fund for erecting and
equipping county buildings.
To require Graded school dis
tricts to maintain high schools.
To deprive persons convicted
of carrying concealed deadly
weapons of citizenship and max
ing second offense a felony.
To extend circuit court terms
in Bell and Harlan counties.
knights workmen's compen-
sation act with State insurance
feature.
To license plumbers in first
and second-class cities.
To abolish lump appropriations
to public institutions and require
officers to report monthly to au-
ditor with vouchers.
Providing that no appeal may
be had in civil actions unless con-
troversy involves $500.
To create Deputy Coroner of
Jefferson county.
Bosworth bill to revise road
law, providing State aid.
Amendment providing for
working convicts on public roads.
Creating office Commissioner
of Confederate Pensions, with
two assistants.
Giving consent to acquisition
of national forest reserve in Ken
lucky.
Permitting third class cities to
adopt commission government.
Providing for election of
United States Senators by pop
ular vote.
Giving State banks authority
to own stock in Federal reserve
banks.
Preventing employment by
railroad, telegraph, telephone OF
messenger companies of boys un.
der twenty.one before 6 a. m. OF
after 9 p. m.
Preventing children under ter
being committed to House of Re
form, and providing countie:
must pay expense of conveying
children under sixteen to HOUSE
of Reform unless convicted o.
felony.
Amending County Unit Law
to provide that 25 per cent, o.
the voters of the whole count,
may call local option election
The Adair County news., 1914-03-25

NlNluS COullCS JuOSCo olIO LioS
istrates exclusive jurisdiction of
penal cases, in which the limit o.
fine is $40, and giving county
Judge jurisdiction in penal cases
in which fine limit is $1O0 and all
sentences not exceeding fifty
days and jurisdiction in all mis-
demeanor cases.
Changing time of holding
court in Twenty-ninth judicial
district.
Creating illiteracy commission.
Providing for oiling streets in
third-class cities,
Requiring fire drill and teach
ing fire prevention in schools,
and requiring fire marshalls to
regulate storage of inflammable
material.
To prohibit sale of tobacco to
minors.
Authorizing prison commission
to lease land for prison farm.
Amending charter of Twelve
mile Turnpike Company, in
Campbell county.
Permitting State Capitol Com
mission to sell old executive man.
sion and apply proceeds to debt
on new.
Amending banking act, requir-
ing filing of incorporation arti-
cles of State banks with Banking
Commissioner, and providing for
additional examiner.
Fixing time of holding court in
Twenty-third district.
To require submission of
monthly accounts of House of
Reform to Prison Board, and ap-
proval of Governor for appoint
ment to positions and to turn in
to State treasury all revenue
from House of Reform.
Changing the Sixteenth and
Nineteenth Senatorial districts.
Requiring loose leaf tobacco
sales warehousemen to post on
premises amount and price Of
each days sales.
To amend indeterminate sent.
ence law.
To authorize Board of Prison
Commissioners to grant paroles
with approval of Governor.
, Reducing the Board of Trus'
tees of the Institute for the
Blind to five members.
Changing name of Capito
Square police to executive mar
shall"
: Providing for two additiona
mine inspectors and fixing the
salary of the chief inspector a
$4,000.
Permitting cities to fix anC
regulate manner of collecting
liquor license.
HOUSE BILLS.
Permitting circuit court tt
hold terms in counties containing
city of the sixth class or larger
Creating State text book com
mission.
Requiring State employees t.
l furnish auditor itemized state
ments of expenses.
Two and a half-cent railroad
l fare bill.
To provide for one poll tax il
cities of the third class.
Walton's cold check bill. max
ing it penal offense to draw
check on bank without deposi
f equal to amount of check.
: Regulating draining of land il
jefferson county.
Providing license for trained
nurses.
To abolish third-class teacher
certificates and providing fo
y three county commissioner.
RI Providing annuity fund fo
= school teachers in second. elias
y cities.
Extending term of common
school.
The Adair County news., 1914-03-25

Democratic newspaper devoted to the in
sYast of the City Of Columbia and the people
Adair and adjacent counties.
The Adair County news., 1914-03-25
Raven Bird $3.50 A. S. H. r.

By Red Bird c. 1866, he by Joe Brown 1855 he by Cabes
Lexington 1884 he by GHt's Black Hawk s dam AuthaEa
Thompson $685. by Ottawa 232 by Red Squirrel s. End dam
Nellie Ray by ThompsOns Lexington he by Cabs lexington 3d
dam Stella Denmark, by Cadwels Denmark 4h dam Bonnie
Brown by Nat Brown 81.
Raven Bird beautiful mahogany bay full 10 hands high
years DID, he has the best Of eyes, feet and legs beautiful head
neck very heavy well TAIL which he all times pefec-
ton He possesses speed style and action and the per-
feet disposition any stallion have handled He has
FIVE distinct gas and goes them all attractive You
will from his breeding that he has for his sire the famous old Red
Bird who has perhaps nd many hgas show and sale horses
any stallion Kentucky, and his dams side Cabe Lex
gton conceded by all horsemen be the greatest that
lived Raven Bird Of Red Birds greatest and has
proven himself excellent BREEDER and have every
Geve that he given opportunity he will make reputation equal
that his worthy sire Service fee $1,000 living colt
Marion.
Marion black Jack with white points, years DID, IS hands
hh good length heavy bone and foot good head ears
He has lots Of substance fact he has all Of the desirable feateso
ht-cas Jack He has proven himself very and excellent
breeder Service fee $1,000 to insure living coli.
am prepared take Of from distance
Mares pastned $500 per month"; fed $1,000 In all cases
money due and be paid when are bred to other stock
traded parted with removed from the nghborhood All stock will
receive my personal attention. and due will be taken to prevent
accidents or escapes but will be responsible should any OCCUR
A. S. Chewing,
Columbia Ky.
The Adair County news., 1914-03-25

Entered at the Columbia Post-offce as sec
ad class m all matter.
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Buy S3,875,OO0 Mop" Notes

1t was learned yesterday that all ex-
cept approximately s1.125,O00 Of the S.
100000 Missouri Pacific notes which
were not deposited under the company's
one-year extension plan have been pur-
chased by the Jay Gould estate and
Speyer e. Co, according to the agree
ment by which the plan was declared
definitive. 1t IS understood that the
Gould estate put up so per cent of the
money to buy in the undeposited notes
and that Speyer & Co. Put up the re-
naming 90 per cent. The Gould hold
inRs Of the extended notes are now estl-
mated at between $5,000.OoO and $780,
600, 0O0.