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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-09-01

any age, Bob Walker, first md
second, n. ". rogers. thi,d: be
mare colt. under s Months 5 =.
Curtis first, I \ Brent, second :
best horse colt, under 6 months
old. Rob Nixon. first, H C. Jones,
second; mare and colt by Ter side,
ST. Curtis, first, B w. Gaines, Sec
on s a'liOn, mare or Geldinp, I
YER and u der > --- -;
stallI,n and > OF more of his colts,
f G l. no. fist, F.E. Parish, sec
OF d: ml-e H'',i family of 2 or MOI e
COTS 5 T.Cu-,is, first, J.B. Wade,
second
COMBINED CLASS.
Mare or gelding, any age, Bob
Walker, fr@t, n. ". 70 gers, sec
ond; best stallion. any age, c. T.
Sandidge, first e. G. Lane, sec
ond.
SADDLE CLASS
Best stallion, any age. F.. c
Lane, first. 9 T Sandidge, second;
best running walker. regardless OF
age or sex, w. {. Wllcher, first,
N. W. Rogers, sec md
HARNESS CLASS
Best stallion, E c. Lane, first, =.
T. SaEdidge, second.
SPECIAL CLASS.
Fanciest turnOu Bob Wal err,
first, S. 7, Gu lis, second; p.etl .
est lady on grounds at 3 O'Clock,
Mrs w G.. Yadeu; ugliest man "a
tending fair w F Bradley, first,
H. c. Jones. second: (where was
Judge Haggard?); best walk. trot
or canter, mare or eeiding, N. w
Rogers. first. J r. Riesby. second;
fanciest harness rig. mare or geld
ing, n ". Rogers. frs Bob Walt
er, SEQ I'd; best pony and rig
shown in harness and under sad
die, l.. f. Jones, first, Chester
Wallin, second
ROADSTER MULE RACE.
Best roadster mule, either sex,
Jesse Mink, first. Harrison Mirk
second.
ROADSTER HORSES.
Best roadster stallion; mare or
geldiue, any age, Boo Walker
first, and second. r. @. Lane Bird:
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-09-01
Kentucky FAR Dates
For 1916.

Knox Co. Fair. BarbOurville,
Aug. 30-Sept. I.
Wayne Co. Fair. Monticello,
Sept SIS
kentucky State Fair, Louisville,
sept. II-I6.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-09-01
BRODIEAD FAIR LIST.

Concluded from 4th page
Painter, second; best mare or geld
ing, any age, N w. Rogers, first,
S. T. Curtis, second; best double
team, either sex, Chancellor and
Curtis, fist, J. J. Rlgsby, second.
DRAFT CLASS.
Best mare or gelding, any age,
l. l.. Phillips. first, W. 9. Viii,
cher, second.
MODEL CLASS.
Best stallion, mare or gelding,
airy age, Bob Walker, first and
second.
SADDLE CLASS
Best running walker, W. T..
Wilcher, fist, w Carnett, second;
best stallion, ; Years old and under,
w. R. Gaines; first; Joe Fletcher,
second.
ROADSTER CLASS.
Bess roadster stallion, mare or
gelding, years and under 3,
E. L. Wade. first. N. w. Rogers,
second.
SWEEPSTAKE ROADSTER CLASS.
Best stallion, mare or geidirg,
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-09-01

stalll,.n and > or more of his colts,
f G l. No. fist, f.E Parish, sec
ord; ml-e H''d FAIRLY of or moi e
COTS 5 T.Gu11is, first, Wade,
spCOn6
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-09-01
COMBINED CLASS.

Mare or gelding. any age, Bob
Walker, fr@t, n. ". 70 gers, sec
ond; best stallion. any age, c. T.
Sandidge, first e. G. Lane, sec
ond.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21

known. Some OF these ancient houses found on
the Island OF Sardinia, and while at first only
story high, the ingenious men OF that age soon de-
vised method OF ping the stone symmetrically, in
ever decreasing circles, that they built tower
houses with two and three stories, stone stairways
leading from to the other.
They were clever enough to roof these towers with
branches held together and made water.tight by
mixture Of dried grass and mud which lasted well
and served protection and fort in In build
Ing these truncated cone towerhouses the builders
we're careful to leave inches near the starways IN
which the householder might conceal himself and at
tack any intruder by surprise These ancient build.
ings called 'Nuraghi" OF the most interest
ing proofs Of the ingenuity OF Of the later stone
age
With increasing mentality came the development
from the stone to the bronze age, when learned
how to extract copper from the EARTH smelt IT, and
mould It into spear heads tools and implements of
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
How MANS
PROGRESS Is
Measured b.,
His HOME

1f HE home Is the best mark Of mans civilization.
u he live in a cave or a rude hut he can hard
ly be credited with having made great strides in
the arts The history OF mankind points with unerrng
finger to the home as the indication Of the height OF
culture OF each and every race.
Going back before history began. where we have no
written accounts OF the lives OF men and women, the
home becomes most enlightening as TO the mode OF
life and ideas then prevalent.
The very first habitaton OF man, as far as can be
learned, was the natural cave out OF which he may
have driven the cayebear, the sabretoothed tiger
but he had not yet learned how to build house. He
took II ready made, followed out OF the rock by the
wearing stream OF water, made accidentally by the
upheaval OF an earthquake, The next step was TO
hollow out cave in some location which seemed best
10 him, using branches OF trees or pieces Of stone
TO dig with.
I The oldest OF these caves in which men and women
lived, as proved by the tools found there are in
France and Germany, and some scientists assert that
this was at least a half million years ago. while the
most conservative hold that man has been earth
not los than two hundred and fifty thousand years.
! 1t was when Europe almost Arctic In climate
and the mammoth and the elk and reindeer ranged
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21

operations of the Public Health
Service.
To quell an epidemic OF bubonic
plague, and prevent future trouble
of the sort, the health authorities
had set about the business OF ex-
terminating the rats OF New Or
leans by trapping and poisoning
these rodents being the carriers of
the disease. II gave the mice a
fine chance TO multiply, because
their chief enemies are rats.
In truth, II Is the rat, and not the
cat, that ia the worst foe of the
mouse. Mice can scarce survive
in place where there are
rats.
The most important work accom-.
plished by the Public Health Ser.
vice at New Orleans. however. was
the rat.proohng OF ali dwellings and
other buildings As result, tho
city was eventually made mouse
proof as we'll as rat.proof, and so
the plague Of mice soon came to an
end.
" n Interesting % know that the
rat has soma usefulness 10 man
kind. u only a. mousekil-
Ter
There IL another use that has
been found for the animal, which
lviih the possible exception u the
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21

I'LL her ideas OF these obligations,
then the mother-ofpearl has been
cast before swine, and your gold
coin Of conjugal happiness has
rolled down a rat-hole. This, It
seems. is the first real cloud that
darkens a mother-in.law's face,
Diplomatic relations having thus
been broken, your wife must now
assume the role of mediator and
arbitrator. II the embassies Of both
feudal families happen unfortu
nately to be installed in the same
house, then the situation is even
more strained. No long notes are
written, but emphatic demands and
ultimatums are issued and received
through the medium of the diplo-
matte corps represented by your
wife.
She, too, occupies very precari.
GUS position. Now she Is neutral
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21

over the plains and mountains that
the cave was the only safe resort
for weak little men and women.
When these men had learned to
make weapons OF flint, they man.
aged to kill the mammoth and even
the swift.running deer, and some
of them stripped the skins from
the elk and built temporary tents,
In which they lived.
These elk-tents are found in Ire
land, OF course, in fragments. but
still proving that man lived there
In those skin-tents many ages ago.
In the later stone.age men had
found out how TO put slabs OF stone
together and build primitive kind
OF stone house, and gradually they
learned that very elaborate houses
might be constructed by shaping
and fitting the stones, even though
no such thing as mortar was yet
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21

now pro.husband, and again pro.
mother. AS the controversy pro.
gresses each Of the warning fac
tions recognizes that the balance OF
power rests entirely in the hands OF
the wife-daughter. Great care must
be taken not to antagonize her In
any way that might make her fly
over to the enemy's camp. That. OF
course, would mean disaster for the
deserted party.
How soon you may obtain treaty
Of peace, and on what terms, will
all depend on circumstances. Pos.
sibly you may see ft to evacuate
your domestic citadel, bearing
wife; again You may decide to re.
main and throw up intrenchments.
But unless your wife joins moral
forces with you. or is born diplo-
mat. you may expect TO endure a
long siege.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21

r Unless you married mother
less girl you know the do.
nestle status OF mother
in-law Before your marriage you
knew her only through stock.jokes,
cartoons and musical comedies
Just at present there is an agree
able dearth OF mother.in.law humor
on the market. But the lady 10
still doing business at the same old
stand.
There are some men who divide
rnatrlmony into two parts, OF which
their wives mothers are the great.
er. This appears strange, since when
each Of these became a husband II
seemed mutually understood that
I he was at least one better half.
rhe law. II seems, put Joker" in
he marriage contract
y But these same men will tell you
their mothers-inlaw are-no jokes.}
And II. at this psychological moo
ment, you chance to let your face
slip out OF its usual contour they
either suppress a desire to slay}
you without warning, or pray fer
Eently you win not marry an or{
phan
Now II is strange thing that
the world will often find much hu.}
NOR in what to others are very}
tragic situations. When man
commits a somersaalt into the een-l
tire of a perfectly muddy puddle,
passing humanity ia very likely to-
smile. The only difference here,
between tragedy and comedy is a.
wet pair OF breaches. II all depends,
on who has TO wear them Like
wise, though the metaphor is mixed
the same thing might apply 70.
pne's motherinlaw
There must be something behind.
II all. Why do some men bear such
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21

long series of investigations.
As result of combining the four
most extensive studies that have
been made to identify the words
commonly used In different sorts
OF English writing, DR.. Ayres has
selected the 1000 words that con
stitute 30 per cent Of the language
ordinarily used. This selection
was made from various English
authors. from four Sunday news.
papers OF Buffalo. N. Y, and from
the business and family CORE
spondence OF over 1000 adults.
The object was to develop scale
for measuring attainment In the
spelling OF common words on the
part OF school children"
Cooperating with the city SUI
perintendents in eighty-four cities
OF the United States. DIR. Ayres
had the 1000 commonest words
tested by an aggregate OF 100000
spellings, secured from 10000 pub
lie schooi children. The result, &C
cordlng to Or. Ayres. made II pos.
sible to accurately measure spell.
ing ability. and 10 compute the
amount of improvement in spelling
the same, words from grade to
grade.
BY a scale arrangement, extend
ing on a line from 10 100. spell,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21

malice toward their first maternal
ancestor-by.law7 Whose fault Is It
tho mother.in.law's, or the mans?
And, to approach the issue more
generally, why is mother'in-law,
anyway The marriage bureaus
never mention her. The marriage
ceremony doesn't include her. And
certainly you didn't agree to marry
her, too.
Boiled down, the residue seems TO
assume this consistency In the
first place, your wife is always her
mothers daughter. That Ia a nat
ural law which no marriage con.
tract can annul
Your mother-in.law did not give
you her daughter; she merely
loaned her to you with certain
Obligations on your part, including
interest both moral and financial.
II, perchance, you do not quite full
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21

r. ONT feel too alarmed II you
- chance to see a red blue
pink. green or yellow rat.
Such sight is not necessarily a
sign that there is something wrong
with your eyesight or your brain.
for there are many rats with coats
OF these eolors scurrying about
some OF our large cities
In the effort to collect informa'
tion about rats that viii aid in
their determination, scientists con.
nected with the government health
service are painting them The
different colors given them aid IN
identifying the rats later on and 10
ascertaining how far they have
travelled aud what their habits OF
life are.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21

ing ability" is eaSly and scientih.
cally determined, For example,
nine words OF most frequent use.
viz: the" lin" 80" no."
now" man." ten" he'd top"
revealed that second grade pupils,
on an average, spelled correctly "a
per cent of these words At the
other extreme OF the scale the
words Judgment" recommend"
and "allege" we're found to be
spelled correctly by just 50 per
cent Of eighth-grade pupils. Per,
centages above and below these
would indicate variations from the
normal In spelling.
DR.. Ayres finds that intellectual
abilities are distributed in much
the same way among people as are
physical traits. Just as there are
few dwarfs. many people of me.
dunn height and very few giants,
so there are very few exceedingly
poor spoilers, many medium ones
and very few exceptional ones.
Few words do most of our work
when we write. Fifty words con.
stitute. with their repetitions, ono
half of the words written. 90
child wlo masters the 1000 words
on the scale given win make no
spelling errors IN ninetenths of
his writing
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
DON'T BE ALARMED II You See COLORED RATS

house fiy) is mans greatest enemy.
Its hide Is converted into a deli.
cate leather. for book.bindings,
purses and certain other purposes.
Up to the present time this indus
try is restricted to the city of Cal.
cutta, which is one of the most rat.
infested places on the face Of the
globe. II was started only half a
dozen years ago. but the annual
value OF its manufactured output
already is said 10 be 100000
During the Russo-Japsnese war
tens OF thousands OF Japanese sol.
diers, campaigning In the cold
climate of Manehuria. were pro.
vided with ear NUTS made of rat.
skins.
Attempts have been made. IN
France and elsewhere, to utilize
rat skins IN the manufacture OF
gloves They have not been sue.
eessful, because the polts ara too
small, and also for the reason that
they are too delicate and easily
torn Il has been found lmprAc.
ticable even to use them for glove.
thumbs
The common brown rat IN
a ground dwelier and may
ee kepl out a. sny build.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
the KIND OF DWELLINGS Nation Has the Surest Index the State
Model of an Egyptian House. 1t Was Built of
Clay Much as the Adobe Dwellings in
Some Western States Are Now.

every kind The soil titled now With stone and
copper pows and better and safer houses were
needed. They we're too far from the mountains 10
utilize natural or artificial caves and there little
stone to be found.
They sought water in the fine lakes OF Switzerland
and with their stone and bronze implements having
learned how to cut down and shape logs, they began
TO build real houses II seemed safer to build these
out in the lakes the platforms Of logs placed
upon piles and the houses built these. 1t far
easier to defend the bridges against animal
foes other tribes than 1t would have been to
guard a hut In the woods.
The Lake Jewellers as they we're called, developed
to high state Of civilization learning how to weave,
make pottery and more elaborate metal utensils.
Further advance marked by the conquest OF
IRON the iron age always following the bronze age in
all parts Of the world The still higher state OF cu-
ture led to better social organization and with tribes
and chiefs the early forms Of religion and special
modes of disposIng OF the dead. Burial even in
longer sufficiently advanced, but burning
upon funeral pyre necessary to the great chief
Of the iron.age.
While this development going on In Europe
special advancement had taken place In Babylona and
Egypt, where human beings were found very early in
prehistoric times. In Mesopotamia there was no
stone, and 80 clay and wood became the material for
house building. At first the bricks we're only dried
in the sun, but with the discovery Of the hardening
effect OF fire, they were afterward baked as well as
now bake them.
The first type Of house was however, that made OF
trees and logs. The forest with its shade suggested
naturally the earliest shelter and in imitation OF IT,
trees cut Off and then rooted over, or corner
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21

The experiment was first tried in
Seattle. A lot of rats were dyed
red, yellow blue. pink and green
and then turned loose, the chief
idea being to find out how far they
would wander. Advertisements
we're published, offering So apiece
for the painted rats, dead or alive,
with information about the places
where they were caught.
One fact that has been ascer.
tanned about rats by these novel
experiments ia that they are at
traeted by tho shining OF phospho
rus in the dark. and that this is
why they have the habit Of gnaw'
Ing matches II Is very unform'
nate trick OF thelrs, causing many
fires. Not few Of the most costly
fires IN New York and other cities
are started IN this way
Another thing about rats, OF
which people generally are I'M
aware. ia that they are robbers
rot OF food mercly, but 81 small
sanablaa. Sometimes they carry
"a articles % iowelfY lperhaps AZ
iucted ny the glitter aud hide
them N The walls o. other places
where no search can discover them
Many 4 domestic servant unins'l1
suspected, has suffered dismissal
for an act 81 lhleyeFY actually com.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21

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Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
An Assyrian Stronghold Tall but Con-
tanning Only One Floor. The 0bserva-
tories at the Top of the Towers Were
Reached by Stairs Winding up
the Outside of the Building.

posts were placed In position and logs piled up to
make homes for men, women and children
In Egypt, clay houses we're the earliest forms made.
resembling more or less the adobe dwellings found
in the western part of the United States. In later
ages wood was morf extensively used, but this could
only after tools had been perfected and archi
tectural ideas had grown.
The ancient Hebrews, both in their original home
in Babylonia and in Canaan, also built houses largely
Of claybricks using unbaked bricks the inside and
baked on the outside only.
In Phoenicia, where there more rock to be
found, the earliest homes seem to have been hewn
out of the mountain.sdes, just as in Europe.
In Lycia we find remains Of houses built OF stone
or wood, the material most easily secured and
sometimes a hut is built Of wood, high up on rock,
for greater security. The Phrygan house was like
an American Iog-cabn, while in Persia they might
build houses of clay or wood, and gorgeous palaces
later. but the nomads still live In tents made OF skins
like the Irish of the earliest ages
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
sewer Pipe from Lava

cEWER pipes and bricks Soon be made from he molten lava now
active volcano Kuausa IN the Hawaiian Islands, the
pipe ecsnuy visited the islands
followed WIN mahae he declares pipes caad b. molded
precisely pipes nodded from molten materials
special material eapshe OF
wHhsndas 10 would be uaed to bear ,he sol
NEnAMaI lnm tha VIA
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21

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Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
How Many POOR Spoilers There Are

~ EVEN out of every 100 third.
grade public school children
- cannot spell the word has"
This and other curious evidences
Of the special problems which
have to be solved In the teaching
OF spelling are brought out by DR..
Leonard p. Ayres, OF the Russell
Sage Foundation. as the result OF
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
A Fire Preventive.

uIilEN ehlmnsy three hour hanima 81 sails
preventive employ be safytet oi ehtmoey
sseep every year
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
A safe Match Holder

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that thRSp m tanstr
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
Packing Flowers.

FLOWERS distances sill arrive perfect condition
wrapped Win few pieces q 30 enclosed
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
What Ammonia Will Do.

AMMoNlA viii revive faded oooFa aud will remove
~ sFeAsa sputA and carpets like maEc
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
SCIENCE NOW KNOWS
What Years Snow and Rain Weigh

q eaumaled that ne annual ta q snow AND TAIN N
States weighs the noehtorhood d ec00 geo 0oe ens
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
When Enclosing Stamps.

WHEN stick to the letter Put
Them IN loose They ST. q sealed envelope
Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-21
YOU MIGHT TRY
To Clean Mica.

To with soft cloth dipped equal
parts o vinegar aud cold
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-01
Efficient Police Work

The work of the police during the par
ticuarly trying day Friday came in for
a good many favorable comments OH1'
GERS were stationed at the intersections OF
all the important streets and they were
kept busy all day lining up the trahc
and keeping them going right. The num-
Der of automobiles in the city was the
largest that was ever known here. accord
ing to competent observers. and there
was a steady stream Of them coming
and going all the time on the principal
streets. The fact that some drivers fail
ed to observe traffic regulations nearly re-
suited in serious accidents once or twice
during the day but were avoided and the
police had a great deal to do with keep
ing things right. The number Of drunks
In the city was above the average and
good many were gathered in. City Mar
shall Robinson and his aides were on the
go practically all the time and 1t was
anything but a holiday for them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-01
NE. SP0RTSMEN,
RANCELEY, ENJOY
RARE WEATHER
DR.. Langdon S. Chilcott of Ban
gor Wins 1OO-Yard Slow Fire
Shooting Match

Rangeley, Me, June 3o-The second
day of the Maine Sportsman's Fish &
Game Associations annual outing at
Mountain View, Rangeley Lakes, fur
nished the best weather, and the best
sports that have been enjoyed by the
members for several years. About $50
members with their wives and families
are here, and are taking part with
zest in all forms Of outdoor amuse-
ment. Friday forenoon the shooting
matches We're started with 100-yard
slow fire match in which there were
&c entries. This was won by DR.. l.. S.
Chilcott Of Bangor, first, and Arthur
Gile of Rangeley, second. The second
event was the guides and wardens'
team match, the shooters firing at a
running deer 100 yards distant, going
at right angles to the line of fire. The
wardens won this match with a total
of III against 9S for the guides. s. j.
Webber Of the wardens was the high
individual with a score Of 40 and won
the Marlin rifle which was the first
prize in this event. On the guides
team were Peter Lufl1in, James Will
cox, Ben Gile, Clarence Gile and Ara
Ross. The wardens' team consisted of
Ed Lowell, w. H. Barker, F. E. Jor-
gensen, B. E. Smith and F. J. Web
Der.
This afternoon the beginners match
is being pulled off, followed by a rap
i'd fire match and prone match at $50
yards. The water sports are also