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Edwin Markham, an American Poet

Hearing poems read was not enough.
He himself must own books of poetry.
But how was he to secure money to pur-
chase themf
He ploughed a neighbours grain field
for So It took him three weeks, but In
the meantime he CHANGED to discover in
half forgotten cupboard in the brown
house which stood at the foot OF e hull
Pope's Homer and q copy OF Byron's
poems. This copy Of Byron is still in
the poets possession, and on the fly leaf
he has written that memory hangs
around this old book as fragrance around
a forsaken garden"
Another literary curiosity which Mr..
Markham has kept IS an old grammar.
This he calls the Dead Eye Dich OF his
early years. Often when setting out IN
the morning to ride the range. he would
slip this little book into his pocket for
light reading. Whenever he stopped 10
rest he would take it out of his pocket.
This youthful beginning in the collec-
ton of books has been followed up. To-
day Mr.. Markham has some ll,O00 vol
umes. There is hardly room IN his
home on Staten Island which does nos
certain books. They seem to be every
where
Philosophy is sheltered in one large
case: literary criticism in another. A
whole room is devoted to the poets, IN
which are rare sets of Keats, Shelley and
Byron. OF the American poets who have
ceased to sing Emerson, in Mr.. Mark
hams opinion, is the greatest; Poe, Low
ell and Longfellow follow in the order
named.
III ere is no hesitancy on the part OF
Mr.. Markham in discussing his own
work, past or present. In this way he
often gets helpful suggestions. A bo's
of his verse soon TO be published will bea::
the title France IN Battle Flame, after the
first poem in it. A new poem on which
he has been engaged for. some time Is to
be named The Road to the GalIoUs Tree.
It is to rival in length The Ancient Mar
liner. 1t pertains to that realm between
the world ae know and supernatural.
Mr.. Markham is proud of the great
success of The Nan With the Hoe, OF
which over 125,000 copies have been sold.
But it is not his favorite poem; he would
rather have written Virgihd than any
thing that he has done, though Tho
Crownirg Hour and Lincoln, the Man Of
the People, are close seconds.
Over tea and war cake, which Mrs.
Markham had graciously provided, the
poet read with dramatic power Byronts
Dream. Upon finishing the poem he
stood up. placed the book on the table
and threw back his head. His thick white
hair fell over the collar of his frock coat;
a bushy string tie hung carelessly upon
his shirt bosom. His eyes were atire-
You remembered his creed, embodied IN
auatrain which may be found IN his last
book, The Shoes Of Happiness:
"He drew circle that shut me out
Hereto, rebel, a thing to flout-
But Love and I had the wit to win:
We drew A circle that took him in
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10 as a Laughter.

10 as LauSncl.
The American Indian is not the mIrth-
less gloomster many have thought him.
Louise Seymour Houghton in Our Debt to
the Red Man (the StratfOrd Company;
SI.50) insists that Lo has a fine sense of
humor, and quotes DR.. Charles Eastman
in support of her contention:
Il don't believe | ever heard real
hearty laugh away from the Indians fire
side. | have often spent an entire evening
in laughing with them till | could laugh
10 more. However, Indian humor
consists as much IN gestures and lnficc.-
lions Of the voice aS in words, and Is
really untranslalable.
Mrs. IIoughton pays tribute to the
morality of the French Indians, and gives
as an illustration a petition which the
parents of some NeZ PerccS children sent
10 the teachers Of public school:
Tie long haired Indians request that
the whites in the school Do not swear or
use vile language with the Indians"
The author declares that an invcstiga-
ton OF the records ot our Indian wars
failed 10 disclose that any woman captive
was ever violated by her caplor or any
other Indian.
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Kind Words for Cannibalism.

A light and airy defence of that ancient
outdoor sport, cannibalism, is made in
Anthropology Up to Date tthe Stafford
Company; 75 eents), volume of pocket
size in which George Winter Mitchell,
professor of classics at Queens University,
Kingston, Canada, has more or less fun
with scientists. Let us pass his remark
able theory that the habit of using the
bones of preachers for South Sea chair
legs led TO the adoption of mission furni-
ture and come 10 the main point:
"And vet cannibalism after all Is not So
revolving a practice If IT Is recognized
that lis origin lay in sacrificing human
victim TO the gods. Man began by giving
his best 10 the gods. At first the king or
priest was sacrificed. and as he was oft.n
thought TO be deity incarnate he 'Sas
eaten by the worshippers i'll the belief
that by doing so they became pcrmeated
with the divine spirit Later an arlma',
such as a bull, was substituted. Bulls
came TO be regarded a, too expensive and
a goat or pig WIS sacrificed. Man be
came more niggardly still and fashioned
a piece of dough Ia represent tho victim,
and finally they did not even take the
trouble 10 fashion the dough in any
image
We mus; reject Prof. Mitchei's theory
that dinner plates are round because they
are survival OF the solar wheel. the
sun god being the source Of all food. They
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-14
The Naughty Maori.

The Maoris are proud people. says
Samuel Murray in his fat volume Of wan
derings, >eren Leqs Across the Seas
tMoffat, Yard & Co: $3.50. In their
desire to preserve what they consider TO
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A Few Lines
From a Few Books

A DOZEN years before the war the
4 y Kaiser had the ambulating habits
of Haroun Al Rase1ld-at least in the
day time. Several times in 1902 and 1908
the Able Wetterle, former Deputy at
the Reichstag and in the Alsaee-Iorraine
Chamber, met the Emperor walking rap
idly in the most frequented alleys of Ber-
lin with an orderly: Then the Kaiser
seemed to have no worries about his
safety; he "stared with his hard eyes" at
the people and negligenhy raised two fin
gers TO his white cap when they saluted.
Later, saws the Able, the walks stopped
and the Kaiser went through the streets
only in his yellow motor car and at a
speed of forty miles an hour. The reason
for this is told in Able Wetterle's book,
Behind the Scenes in the Reichstag, pub
lished by the George Fl. Doran Company:
civilian II. is, in fact, haunted by the
fear of death. As soon as any person
about him feels the slightest uneasiness
he or she is Immediately removed from the
court until completely cured. When in
the course of his numerous journeys it is
reported to the Emperor that cases of in
fictitious disease have been notified in
one of the towns he is to visit the pro-
gramme of receptions is Immediately al
Il
reach the sovereign it will not be through
lack of precautions to keep them from
him."
The Able says it was proposed to him
three times that he be presented to the
Emperor, but he declined unless he could
tell the ruler all he had on his mind He
was told that "the protocol requires you
merely to reply to the questions asked by
the sovereign"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-14
The Suffice.

The common belief in the western world
that the widows Of India perish on the
funeral pyres of their husbands because
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-14

are round because-well, just try a set
of square ones and see how long the
corners will last
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-14
How to Spend Loose Time.

There is an echo of Arnold BENEFITS
advice about how to live on twenty-four
hours day in Robert Grimshaw's Lessons
is Personal Efficiency (Macmillan 81. 50)-
Mr. Grimshaw suggests the value of the
half hour in the train or boat; that time
in which you are not disturbed by callers
or the telephone bell. There is nothing to
do but think or read. Bennett says, think .
Grimshaw goes both ways, but advises US
to discard unimportant reading:
ut is not absolutely essential that we
shall find out at once that the Teutons
have walloped the Slavs denied within
twelve hours and the Red Sox whaieG
the Blue Skirts, and Battling Bruiser
battered Gunner Gubbins, and Amalga-
mated Taffy gone up to 1105, and that
Eugenia Roney will marry Tango Bill at
1907 November 2-just in that blessed
half hour all in one piece Devote it to
learning Spanish, or reading history, or
learning geography, or reading good
novel, or thinking out the days work anG
the evenings pleasures"
Evenings pleasures! Is it possible
that an efficiency expert suggests that
pleasure is ever to be INDUCED in. Eve
nings should be devoted TO studying
charts showing the peaks and valleys of
the cucumber exports of the last fiscal
year.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
INTERNATIONAL
BIBLE READING
Association Literature From Lon.
don Supply For Third Quarter
Arrived

The supply for the third quar-
ter has arrived and | am ready
to supply furnish all Branch Sec
retaries, or any one who will
start a branch of ten or more
members. The fee for the bal.
ance of the year is only 8 cent
for the leaflet or only one cent
for the membership card which
contains all the passages to be
read daily.
II there ever was a time when
both young ought to read Gods
word daily it is now. when 80
many of our people are filled
with anxiety. Let US as parents.
sisters and brothers of the boys
at the front keep the home fires
burning by keeping IN touch with
God through His Word for COM
fort and through prayer for
guidance.
We now have 25O0 members
in our district and more than
$4,000 in all parts of the world.
All members read the same
passage on the same day. Who
will help to secure more men,
bers? For further information
phone or write Rev. T. G. &C.
bauer Henderson, KY.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11

SUES CITY
FOR $4,000
Wants Damages For Injuries Re-
eeived In Providence From
City Light Wire

Dixon. KY, July ga suit
for $4,000 damages against the
City of Providence was filed
here Monday by W. P. McCulley,
lineman for the Home Telephone
Company. 1t will be recalled
that some time ago while McCul.
ley was working at the top of a
telephone pole he came in touch
with q live wire and was knocked
off the pole and suffered serious
injuries about the head and
shoulders. He claims in his pc.
tition that the telephone wire
became a live wire by coming ia
touch with a wire belonging to
the Municipal Light Company,
owned and controlled by the city
and it was their negligence that
the wire came in touch with the
telephone wire. 1t will be re.
called that three small school
boys were killed by coming in
touch with q live wire the same
afternoon. L. V. Stone of Clay
and Henson and Taylor are at.
torneys for the plaintiff.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
Notice To All Land Owners
Along Public Highways.

LIT. That it shall be the duty
of every owner. controller and
manager of lands bordering and
abutting an the public highways
Of this Commonwealth, for the
distance which their said lands
so ADULTS and borders. when so
ordered by the Fiscal court of
his county. to cut, clear away.
remove and carry from along
side the public highways, all
bushes, weeds, shrubs ond over
hanging limbs Of trees and all
other such distractions along
which highways. and TO keep all
hedge fences along such high.
ways so trimmed and cut back,
the same, at no time will be-
come more than five feet high.
2nd. The brush, bushes. W. eds
overhanging limbs of trees and
all other Instructions along the
highways of the several counties
of this Common wealth are to be
removed therefrom between the
lst., day of July and the 10th
day of August of every year.
3rd. Every person who vic.
lates the provisions of this act
by failure to perform the duties
as herein required shall on con.
viction be fined in a sum not
less than twenty-five dollars nor
more than fifty dollars.
This is a new law and this
notice should have been out
earlier, but owing to the fact
that we were late getting the
last Acts Of the General Assem-.
bly,. the notice is late. but we
must try to make amends by
doing this much needed work
at once.
Yours very truly,
E. JEFFREY TRAVIS,
Co., Road Engineer.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
help STOP THE HUN!
BUY WAR Saving STAMPS
Crienden County Still Short Of Quota Drive Continues. Have
You Done Your Part! Chairman Cochran Appeals
to Your Patriotism
My Dear Friends

My Dear Friends
Crttenden county has always done her part and in
everything she has been asked do wng the You are
not going let her fail this You asked to lend the
Government co. Many have responded noby pledge
cards continue in every day. have made final re-
the State Director because yet satisfied with
what of people have DONE The quota for every
and child $4,000 Have taken the quota for your
family? don't want to send YOUR in on YELLOW
CARD am not going to do it unless YOU force The
order from the report the every
who does do his Our boys glad obey the
orders that them They will win the war by obeyng
orders WEMUST OBEY ORDERS Don't neglect this matter
onger Delay expensive and dangerous Every time you buy
War Saving Stamp you help lick the Kaer Don't say you
can't afford buy" You can't afford NOT to buy Our boys
don't they can't afford to fight DO YOUR PART BACK
The BOYS. Buy till it hurts. am depending you
Sincerely your friend
T. H. COCHRAN, Chairman
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
Citteuden Fiscal Court, Special
Term. 18th Day Of June, 1918.

Present and presiding R. L.
Moore. Judge. and County At.
torney John A. Moore and mag.
istrates. viz: F. M. Davidson,
]. NJ. McCaslin, L. E. Waddell,
W. H. Graves and Chester E.
Truitt.
''On motion of Esq. Truitt.
seconded by Esq. Davidson, it is
ordered that an election be held
on the Sd day of August, 1918,
that being the Regular Primary
ltecticn Day, for the purpose of
submitting to the voters of Crit
tenden county, Kentucky, the
following question: Are you
tor a property tax of twenty
cents on each One Hundred
100000 dollars worth of taxa.
ble property in Crittenden caun-
ty, Kentucky, to be levied each
year for 4 4years. for the purpose
of improving or constructing.
either or both, the roads and
bridges of Crittenden county,
Kentucky. the amount of taxes
collected in each magisterial pre-
cinct to be used on the roads and
bridges in the precinc. from
which said taxes are collected. "
And it is further ordered ard
directed by the court said elec.
ticn be held at all of the voting
precincts in Crittenden county.
Kentucky, for the purpose of
testing the sense of the voters
OF Crittenden county, upon the
above stated question:"
All magistrates voting yea.
A copy attest:
L. E. GUESS,
Clerk,
Crittenden County Court.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
five OR SIX
MONTHS time
Overwhelmed With Government 9
Orders, Offers No Relief to
Light Plant.

The following letter Indicates
the situation in the country
about getting machinery re-
psired:
Marion Electric Light & Ice Co.,
Maaion, KY.
Gentlemen:
Replying to your letter of J1ne
y, We regret TO advise that we
have no generator for sale or
which We could loan you tempo.
rarily to be used while your old
dynamo 10 being repaired. Fur.
thermore. we are so very busy
just at this time. that we could
not possibly do this work for you
within less than FIVE or six
months. We have a lot of gov
eminent orders on hand which
must have our immediate atten-
ton.
Regretting that we are not in
a position to serve you, we are.
yours very truly,
JAS. CLARK JR. Electric Co.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
Fourth Class Post.
naster Examination

The United States Civil Ser.
vice Commission has announced
an examination to be held at Ed.
dyville, KY, on July 27, 1918 as
result of which it is expected
to make certification to fill a
contemplated vacan cy in the pos.
ition of fourth. class postmaster
at Dycusburg and other vacan-
cles as they may occur at that
office, unless it shall be decided
in the interests of the service to
fill the vacancy by reinstate-
ment. The compensation of the
postmaster at this office was
S lS9 for the last fiscal year.
Applicants must have reached
their twenty first birthday on
the date of the examination,
with the exception that in a
State where women are declared
by statute to be of full age for
all purposes at eighteen years,
women eighteen years of age on
the date of the examination will
be admitted.
Applicants must reside. within
the territory supplied by the
post office for which the exami.
nation is announced.
The examination is open to all
citizens of the United States
who can comply with the re.
quirements.
Application blanks, Form 1853,
and full information concerning
the requirements of the exami.
nation can be secured from the
postmaster at the place of va
cancy or from the United States
Civil Service Commission, Wash.
ington, c. C.
Applications should be proper.
ly executed and filed with the
Commission at Washington, D.
c., at the earliest practicable
date.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
Boy Instantly Killed As
Train Crashes Into Auto

Harrodsburg, KY, July g.
James Reed, a l2,year-old boy,
was instantly killed when an au-
tomobile in which he was riding
was struck by a Louisville South
ern train at the Bohon pike eros.
sing, one mile from town. The
boys father, Edward Reed. and
William Best, who were on the
front seat of their car. saved
themselves by jumping a nom.
ent before the crash came.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
The Grand Jury Returned
Only Ten True Bill,

At the recent term OF the Cir.
cult Court there were only ten
indictments found, and only one
Of them for other than minor Of.
fence. This should be a cause
for pride to all good citizens Of
Crittenden Co, who will be glad
to see that the laws are being
more generally observed
throughout the county than here.
tofore, and that the people Gen.
orally are becoming more aroused
to the Importance Of obeying the
laws Of the land. Crime is on
the decrease and the public off.
cials Of the county should have
the hearty cooperation Of all cit.
liens in the just prosecution or
violations Of the law.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
Shot Accidentally.

Mrs. w. l.. Bigham and her
children went 10 Missouri sew
eral weeks ago TO visit and
while there one of her children
got shot in the abdomen scci-
dentally. Mrs. Bieham started
for home at once, but had to
stop at Cairo and put the child
in a hospital. Wednesday of
last week her husband left for
Cairo to assist her and the chill
dren home.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11

Repton, KY. June 20, 1918.
Dear Mr.. jenkins.
NV brother Finis, has been a
volunteer in the U. S. Army
since May 2, 1917 and has been
in France since Aug q, 1917.
His friends have requested
having his letters sent to the
Record Press. | am sending you
a copy of one | received recently
or the q. inst.
l write him once nearly every
week and sometimes twice aweek
he does not get all my letters,
please publish his letter II you
have room. Yours respectfully.
Ruby Hughes.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
ENEMY Wants
whole Earth
Amusing Peace Terms Which ln.
clude Indemnity OF $45,O00,.
100000 And British Fleet

Paris, July 8. Great Britain
must turn over its war fleet to
GERMANY, return Gibralter. to
Spain,. and restore Egypt and the
Suez Canal to Turkey. Great
Britain, France and the United
States must pay Germany an in.
demnity Of at least $45, 900, 900,
600 Belgium and French terri
tory must be surrendered.
Those are among the conditions
included in the German peace
programme published in the
Nachrichten of Goerlitz, Prussia,
by Count Room, a member Of the
Prussian house Of lords accord
ing to a Havas dispatch from
Basle. Switzerland. Count Room
says Germany is entitled to the
following terms because of It's
strength and until they are real.
lied there should be no armistices
and no cessation Of submarine
warfare,
Annexation Of Belgium, with
administrative autonomy in the
interior. independence of Elan.
ders.
Annexation of the ent ire Flan-
ders coast, including Calais.
Annexation of the Briey and
Longwy basins and the Toul,
Belfort and Verdun regions
eastward.
Restitution to Germany If all
her colonies including Kaio. Chau
Great Britain to cede to Ger
many such naval bases and coal.
ing stations as Germany desig-
mates
Great Britain must return Gi.
braltar to Spain, cede its war
fleet to Germany. restore Egypt
10 Turkey and the Suez canal to
Turkey.
Greece must be established
under former King Constantine
with frontiers as before the war.
Austria and Bulgaria will di.
vide Serbia and Montenegro.
Great Britain, France aud the
United States must pay all OF
Germany's war costs. the lndem.
nifty being a minimum OF $40. 00O
900, 900. They also must agree
to deliver raw materials immed-
lately
France and Belgium are to re-
main occupied at their expense
until the conditions are carried
out.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11

Being struck by a passenger
train having his automobile ee-
molished and escaping with q
broken right ankle his right hip
and hand bruised. was the thrill.
ing experience Of Walter Elgin.
Jr., Sunday morning. He had a
close call from death under the
wheels Of the train and was for.
tunate to escape more serious in.
juries. Madisonville Hustler.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
Filler Is Killed 10
1900 Foot Fall In Texas

Dallas. Tex. July 4 (by APP
Lieut.. Frederick r. Clements,
an American flier from Hicks
Field, Fortworth, was killed here
to-day when his airplane fell
l,500 feet at Camp Dick.
Lieut.. Clements, who was %
years fold, lived at Readville,
Mass. He graduated from Har.
ward in 1915 and from the Fort
Sill. Okla, Ground School for
Aviators last April.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
Mail Courtship For
5000 Miles a Success.

Mayfeld, Ky.,. July S.-A
courtship conducted by mail for
over a year eliminated in the
marriage of Miss Villa Boone
and j. L. Marsh here Monday
night. The groom travelled
three thousand miles, from En-.
terprise, Oregon. to claim the
bride whom he had never seen.
Rev. Charles Wilson performed
1.-The ceremony.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
OUR OLLIE TO LEAVE
THE HOSPITAL MONDAY

Washington. July 3.-Senaror
Ollie James is 30 much improved
that he asked the doctors who
are attending him that he be
permitted to leave Johns Hop.
kins hospital this week. His
physicians, however. vetoed this
and set Monday, July is, as the
time for his departure.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
Has Moved To Corydou, Ind.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. l.. venner,
who resided in Hodgenville a
few years while he was station.
ed as |. c. agent here, have
moved TO Corydon, Ind, to re.
side for the present. Hodgen.
vile Herald.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
BANK IMPORT

Report OF the condition Of the
FARMERS BANK, doing
business in the town OF
MARION, County OF
CRITTENDEN, State of
KENTUCKY, at the
close Of business on
the 2Sth., day Of June
1918.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11
Candidates For
August Primary

List of Republican candidates,
whose names will appear on the
Primary Election Ballot, TO. be
voted at the Primary Election to
be held in Crittenden county,
Kentucky, Saturday. August 3rd,.
1918:
For United States Senator, B. j..
Bethurum, of Somerset, KY:
Ben L. Bruner, of Louisville, Ky
L. E. Guess, Clerk.
Crittenden County Court.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11

We, WIN. FOWLER and o. S. DEN
NY. President and Cashier of the
above named Bank. do solemnly swear
that the above statement Is true to the
best Of our knowledge and belief.
WIN. FOWLER. President.
o. s. DENNY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this End day Of July, 1918.
My Commission expires January ilth,
1920. W. Il. CARNAHAN.
Notary Public.
Cvrrect-Attest.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11


List of Democratic candidates,
whose names will appear on the
Primary Election Ballot, to be
voted at the Primary Election to
be held in Crittenden county,
Kentucky, Saturday. August 3rd,
1918:
For United States Senator.
William Preston Kimball, of
Lexington, KY; Ollie M. James,
Of Marion, Ky.
l.. E. Guess, Clerk,
Crittenden County Court.
Crittenden record-press., 1918-07-11

CallT. H. Cochran & Co about
Dbl fresh lime.