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Milford chronicle., 1907-06-07
A Which STONY.

The recent death Of Captain Ernest
Rhodes, a brother Of the late Cecil
Rhodes, recalls a strange story told by
Colonel Frank Rhodes, says London
TitBits. A few years ago Cecil
Rhodes turned a Matabele witch off
his estate in South Africa in conse-
quence Of some offense, and the old
hag, with hatred In her eyes, shrieked
out, "Thy days on earth shall be short
and two Of those who follow thee!'
Curiously enough. FIVE years have seen
three members Of the Rhodes family
die shortly after taking possession Of
the Dalham estate. Cecil Rhodes paid
100000 for the property and only Wis
tied the hall once. 1t Is probable that
the. witch story is only variant Of
the legend which has attached to Dali
ham Hall for years. The place has al
ways brought sudden death or mlsfor-
tune to its owners. This is attributed
TO the fact that the mansion was built
on the site Of a famous monastery,
which was looted and plundered at the
time Of the reformation. Misfortune
logged the steps Of the AfIieck family, |
from whom Dalham was purchased by
Cecil Rhodes. .
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-07
Mrs. McKlnIeY,a Estate.

Canton. O.. June 5.-Mrs. N. c. Bar
ber. sister of Mrs. Mckinley and sole
heir, was appointed Administrative Of
Mrs. McKinleys estate. The Mrs. Nc
Kinley estate is valued at $4,000 in
personal property and $4,000 in real
estate. This is exclusive of the estate
of the president, which by will goes to
his direct heirs, Mrs. Duncan and Miss
Helen Mckinley. Of Cleveland. and
Mrs Hermanus Baer MABEL McKin-
ley).
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-07
FouR BURNED TO DEATH
Several Others Injured In Escapln!
From Blazing House.

Several Others Injured In Escaping
From Blazing House.
Long Branch N. J., June 1. - The
two daughters OF Walter A. Schiller, a
cigar manufacturer of New York city,
Marion. aged 10. and Ruth. aged IA.
and two servants. Mary Dilter and
Tilly Monthon. were burned to death
in a fire which destroyed the hand
some residence of Jacob Rothschild
which Mr.. Schiller had rented. In at
tempting to rescue her children. Mrs.
Schiller was so severely burned as to
be in a critical condition, and Mr..
.Sohiffer suffered severe burns in fight
ing the fire.
Two guests Of Mr and Mrs. Schiller,
B. Citroen and NJ Breicer, were also
seriously burned. In jumping from
window. John Irvine. the butler, suf-
fered a fracture of his left arm and his
back was injured. Mrs. Holt, the gov
erness. suffered severe burns while
trying to save the children in her care,
and Kate McMurray and Josephine
Hoffman. servants. were injured by
jumping from the windows.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-07
TWO suffooated in csssnool.

Allentown. Pa, June 5.-Mrs. Sarah,
widow OF John Handwerk, GA years
old. and her grandson, Lawrence Kern,
aged 3 years. both of Clatedale. were
suhooated by falling into the cesspool
on the premises Of her son, H. L.
Handwerk. at Slatington, whom they
we're visiting The floor was rotten
and gave way under their weight
They fell 25 feet, and before help
could reach them both were dead.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-07
RIow at Low Trolley Fares.

Columbus, O., June 5.-Mayor Ton
/. Johnson and his low street car fare
hobby received knockout blow in
the supreme court by the court up
holding the decision Of the circuit
court in Cleveland, which upheld the
validity of the franchises that were
given to the Consolidated Railways
company in Cleveland on Erie and
Central avenues. This means that high
street car fares will continue in Cleve-
land in this section of the city.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-07
MEMORIAL TO
JEFFERSON DAVIS
COnfederates UnVeil Statue to Their
Leader.
GREAT PARADE OF VETERANS

Richmond. Va, June 4.-Under a
perfect sky, with bands playing, in
which Dixie" and Maryland" were
! pre-eminent, the remnants of the
armies of the Gray passed through the
streets Of Richmond and out on splen-
did Monument avenue and unveiled an
enduring memorial to Jefferson Davis.
the first and only president of the
Confederate States of America The
event came as the climax of the re-
union of the United Confederate Vet
Grams, and every member of the body
of old men who was able to walk at all
took part. The day and the event is
one that will live forever in the mem
ory of those who were present, and
the expressions of beautiful sentiment
which We're uttered by the speakers
are destined to become a part of the
history of the south Second only to
the tributes given to the memory Of
Dixie Lands great chieftain were
those offered on every hand to the
women of the south, whose gift the
monument is
The ceremony was one of the south.
No other section had any part in it.
The veterans who fought for the Lost
Cause" were gathered together to pay
their tribute to the man whose mem
ory is revered above all others. The
speeches counseled the teaching of
loyalty to the cause for which the
southern states struggled, but there |
was nothing in the teachings but what |
excited the sympathy and approval of |
visitors from other sections. That the |
great multitude had gathered for one
purpose alone was evidenced by the
attitude of the people toward William
Jennings Bryan, who was the guest of
the reunion.
He was given a remarkable ovation |
as he drove through the streets in the
line Of march, and cheered to the echo
as he mounted the grand stand just
before the program was begun. At
the conclusion of the ceremony there
were a number Of calls for him to ad-
dress the people. but these were imme-
diately drowned in a chorus Of ''No!
No! MOI" many times repeated. Cen
eral Stephen D. Lee, grand com
nander. who presided at the stand
in ringing tones: There
will be no politics here" The calls
ceased at once.
One of the most touching incidents
If the day was the presentation Of the
of Mr.. Davis to the great
hrong. This occurred at the conclu-
sion of the program. Mrs. J. Addison
Iayes, of Colorado Springs. Colo, was
ed forward first and introduced as the
laughter of President Davis, and then
ollowed Miss Alice Hayes, Jefferson
Hayes Davis, whose name was trans
,osed by an act of legislature to per-
,etuate the name of the Confederate
hieftaln; William Davis Hayes and
Irs. Webb, all children of Mr.. and
Irs. Hayes. Last of all. Davis Hayes
Webb. the great t-grandson of Mr.
Davis. was introduced. The people
heered each one enthusiastically and
-ept Mrs. Hayes to the front of the
tand many minutes bowling acknowl-
dgments to their plaudits.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-07
rired Nenro Nurses strIke.

Augusta Ca. June with no par
ticular grievance, except that they
were Just tired of work" every ne
gro trained nurse in the Lamar hos
pital, a large institution for negroes
walked out, leaving no one but the
white superintendent and three in.
ternes to care for 40 patients some OF
whom. are in a critical condition. The
management states that the places OF
the strikers will be filed with whites
at once. and that negroes about the
institution will be dispensed with.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-07
LOTTERY MEN FINED $284,ooo
The Hondurase Company Knocked
Out at asst

The Hondurase Company Knocked
Out at Last.
Mobile. Ala, June with the
pleading guilty of 80 defendants ac-
cused Of conspiracy to cause the in.
terstate carriage of lottery advertise.
ments, the assessment of fines aggre-
eating $2S4,OOO and the promise Of the
defendants to surrender all lottery
plates, books and paraphernalia, and
to dispose Of their printing plants at
Wilmington, Del, the Honduras Ma
tional Lottery company. against which
the government has been making war,
will go out of business.
Among those who pleaded guilty
were John NJ. Rogers, Jesse K. Bay
lis and Lester X. Baylis, all Of VIII.
mington, Del
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-07
SAMUEL ,. WILSON,
Funeral Director and Embalme

Twenty-Five years experience IN the above
business with the assistance Of my son, John
p. Wilson, enables me to.guarantee satisfac.
ton. Everything first class with moderate
charges. Black and white heal ses. Bodies
embalmed or preserved by the use OF ice.
Mems black suits Bnd robes; ladies' dresses
and robes childreR's shrowds always IN
stock. No extra charge made for my wife's
ser V1ces when required. All styiespf cOfhnH
and caskets constantly in stock.
SAM'L. I. WILSON. MILTON, DBL.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-07
Missionary MerollessIv Beaten.

London. June "a special dispatch
received here from Hong Kong says
that Mr.. Pollard, a Methodist mission
Rry at Chao-Tung-Fu has been merci-
iessly beaten by the Chinese. His lung
was pierced by a weapon The mis-
tionariss are fiocking into Hong Kong
from the swatow and Pakhoi distrisls,
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-07
Judae earretson Ia pead.

New York, June 4.-Judge Abram
Quick Garretson, Of the supreme court
Of New jersey died at his home in
Morristown OF pneumonia. Judge Gar
retson was born in New Jersey 65
years ago, was graduated from Rut-
gers in 1862, and from Harvard law
school In 1865
ASTORIA.
sssntbs The kind You liaB AlWaE BUgghi
Hl'ss.'l' Z &s&A&N(
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-07
Fished with Honey For Ant In Throat.

= AaiASA W FiAll EAeii~J " FNiiA ~ HleeA u
Shrewsbury Mass, June Am ant
almost caused the death of Edgar
Smith Smith is an athlete and takes
long walks, carrying his lunch with
him. An ant dropped on a sandwich he
was eating and lodged half way down
his throat. clinging to the membrane.
Smith was being tickled to death when
taken to Worcester A waxed thread
with honey on it was worked down
Smiths throat by a doctor and the ant
finally seized 1t and was pulled out.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-07
Murdered and Thrown On Tracks.


Washington, Pa, June 4.-The man
gled body of an unknown man was
found on the tracks Of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad at Meadowlands. The
pockets Of his clothes were turned in
side out and watch and part Of the
chain were missing from his vest. The
authorities believe the man was rob-
bed and murdered and his body placed
on the tracks TO conceal the robbery.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-04-05

tired against the Jews in Christian coun-
tries is sad commentary on the uplift-
ing influence Of ''the religion of love.
If 1.-THE brotherhood Of man. is some
thing more than dogmatic Christian pro-
fession it is hard to understand how the
Christian world can retain it's compla
cence when millions of outraged Jews
cry for help. The hoary accusation that
the Jew is perverse, a usurer, cheat,
tainted by the criminal instinct, must be
readily recognized as a puerile prejudice
by all right-minded Christians. Such
wholesale condemnation Of an entire peo-
pie can be uttered only by crude bigotry
with murder in it's heart. The unchris-
tian cruelty of Holy Russia and Rouma
MIA ought to cause the followers Of the
gentle Teacher Of Nazareth greater anx-
iety than the future spiritual welfare OF
Japan or the islands Of the sea. The
boasted civilization Of our twentieth CEN
tury Of grace is mere fustian if the Jew
stands abandoned, forsaken' and alone as
he did during the dark ages of medi-
evalism. 0. +
The conscience Of mighty Christendom
must be stirred to action in the presence
Of the nameless horrors and wanton bru-
tality perpetrated upon weak people.
Protests and mass meetings Of Jews will
avail little. Christians must raise thei:
powerful voices or else the insistence that
Christianity and civilization are synon-
ymous terms is mere idle prattle.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-04-05
EDITORIAL

Tho knRGA kon LIE OuIfdScS dSdluSC
the Jews of Rouma-
Jew e MIA have been engi-
neered by the same old tactics which
make of the Jew the buffer between the
classes and the masses whenever discon-
tent prevails. Starting with the So
called upper classes anti-Semitism in
Roumania has filtered from the top bot
tomward until the whole country is red
with bloodshed.
The 25O,OOO Jews in Roumania, with
the exception Of scarcely 1000, are de-
MED the privileges of citizenship, are
prohibited from owning land, excluded
from posts Of honor in the professions, in
the army, in the arts, in handicrafts,
taxed beyond the possibility OF an edu-
cation and are treated as tolerated inter-
lopers.
Hitherto however, the oppressed peas
ants, if hostile, were quiescent. Now that
Roumania is in the throes Of perplexing
agricultural problems, the gilded semi
savages of the Roumanian cities-the
absentee landlords-whose sole ambi-
The Jewish outlook., 1907-04-05
The Advanced
C0nsumptive

the penniless consumptive in the ad-
vanced stage of the disease than to en-
courage him to come to Colorado. Many
warm-hearted Jews let their sympathy
with the misery Of the stricken consump
tive run away with sober judgment and
commit this fatal error.
The fact can not be too often empha-
sized that Colorado's climate is rarely
beneficial but is usually harmful to tll-
berculosis sufferers in the advanced
stages Of the plague. 1t is infinitely more
humane to support the poor consumptive
whose life is fast ebbing away, in his
home city, where he is surrounded by his
family and friends, than to send him of
to die among strangers.
The advanced consumptive is unfit for
work, and as he wanders about Denver
seeking employment he soon finds that
the light work he may possibly do is done
by the thousandsof of other consumptives al
minimum wages who are in much better
physical condition. Unless the improver-
ished consumptive receives a regular al
lowance from his home charities he drags
out wretched existence in Denver, fret
ting away his few remaining days in de-
pressed anxiety.
1t is not only a great wrong to the con-
sumptive to give him ticket to Denver
and few dollars and then let him shift
The Jewish outlook., 1907-04-05

IAOAA 10 W dpC U1C NlCCo VI CAS
degerenate Parisians and who secure the
pelf for their excesses by starving the
peasantry, point to the Jews as the
source Of all troubles. The abject peas
ant, eager to vent his fanatical fury
somewhere turns on the Jew.
Press reports duly censored by the Rou-
manian authorities inform lis of "the
Jewish agricultural trust,'' although
the Jews Of Roumania, with the fewest
exceptions, are foreigners, and are,
therefore, forbidden to own land or en-
gage in the leasing system. The few ia
vored Jews suffice, however, to serve as
a foil to divert attention from the real
issues and to whet the uncontrolled pas
sion of the Roumanian masses against all
Jews.
1t is the old trick of anti-Semitism
used from time immemorial, which never
fails to accomplish it's fendish purpose.
The sins of few Jews have ever been
visited upon the innocent heads Of all
Jews who are in consequence branded as
sinners.
The signatory powers which, in the
Berlin treaty of 1878 gave Roumania her
status among the nations have entered
no protest and civilized Europe is evil
IDENTIFY Indifferent to spoliation and mas
sacre Of Jewish men, the outraging Of
helpless women and dismembering of lit
tie children In America the details of
Roumanian outrages, if read at all, are
skinned over without a twitch of con-
science, and with little more interest than
the latest phase of the Thaw trial
1t seems that men, women and chill
dren may be robbed, butchered and vio-
lated with impunity provided that they
are Jews. No power on earth dares call
a halt
Can we imagine similar outrages per-
petrated against the followers of a
Christian sect and the whole of Christen-
dom maintaining unbroken silence?
The massacres of Armenians in Tur-
key and Of Christian missionaries in
China aroused the righteous indigna-
ton Of the civilized world and swift pun
ishment was meted out to the marauders
and murderers. But when the Jews are
concerned all is different. Roumania and
Russia or any other power may go on
with the slaughter and now and then an
Intellectual protest will be raised by some
well-meaning society. No government
will intervene, however long continued
the massacres, for there is delicate hesi-
fancy lest friendly international rela-
tions be disturbed.
And so Christian civilization has
grown accustomed to the murder of Jews
and accents the tales of torture as a mat
The Jewish outlook., 1907-04-05

individuals or or
carnations can do
no greater wrong to
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-02-13
OPENED A CHANNEL
FOR COMMERCE.
A Comprehensive and Gratifying
Review Of a City's Progress in
Three Years.

In recent address at Charleston, S.
c., where the population has increased
1000 since 1900, Mayor Rhett present
ed the following comprehensive and
gratifying review of the city's progress
in three years. He said:
'Three years ago we had a narrow
channel to the sea, about 20 feet in
depth; today we have broad channel of
81 feet. Three years ago we were try
ing In vain to get war vessel of any
size into our harbor; last year we had
battleship wintering here. and the
finest and newest of our navy's cruisers
steamed out of the port at dead low
water. Three years ago we had a wa
! ter-front strewn with wrecked pier
heads and guarded by empty store
houses and sheds; today we have re-
stored wharves and docks, and ware
houses filled with merchandise and life.
Three years ago GAO domestic vessels
arrived in this port; this year there
were 839, or 80 cent more. Three years
ago 90 foreign vessels entered port;
this year there were Ill, or 20 per
cent. more. Three years ago a Secre-
tary of the Navey was endeavoring to
destroy our navy-yard; today the entire
department is straining every nerve to
make it one of the finest in all the
land. Three years ago we had a drain
age experiment that promised success;
today we have rich and healthy en-
vironment, produced by drainage, that
has already given rich return and habi-
tation to many. and we have drainage
campaign in progress that is going to
make this whole coast a garden spot
and establish an everlasting foundation
for growth and prosperity to this city.
Three years ago we had dearth of en-
terprises and a plethora of labor; today
we have enterprise everywhere and la
Dor cannot be found for it. Three years
ago immigration was dream; now it
is an established fact, and the first i'm
migrant ship to the South Atlantic
cOast-the now famous Wittekind-has
come and gone, to come again. Three
years ago the croakers numbered 80 per
cent; now they hardly number 2 per
cent. Three years ago every travelling
man who came into Charleston was
knocker; today the large majority of
them are enthusiastic boosters. Three
years ago we had many empty stores
and empty dwelling; today it is hard to
find one unoccupied, although hundreds
have been built since.'
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-02-13
OVER Two and
ONE.HALF MILLION.
The Total Wealth of Addir County
As Shown By Assessors List
OF 1906.

From the Assessors list Of 1906, re-
Gently completed, and after the raises
made by the Board of Supervisors, we
find that the grand total of al property
POSSESSED for taxation, after exemp-
tons have been deducted to be 81, 647,-
CIT, an increase over the previous year
of $271, 024.
Below we give correct list showing
each article taxed, as given by the re-
capiulation sheet in the Office of the
Adair County Clerk.
231, 1896 acres of land, 81, 1896, 287.
1913 Town Lots, S279,350
23,3I1 acres Corn, produced 476, 697
bushels.
4311 acres in Wheat, produced 1888
bushels.
9S1 acres of Tobacco, produced $685.
800 pounds.
6,S16 acres Meadow produced 2,823
tons.
1861 Bushels of Oats Raised.
81, 314 acres in Woodland.
Thoroughbred Saddle or Standard
Stellions, worth 81, 800.
Stations of common stock, 1926.
1925 Geldings, mares and colts OF
common stock, $226, 1872.
1,726 Mule and Mule Colts, SIP, 29O
30 Jacks, $3.50.
% Jennets, $427.
Registered Bulls, $40.
One Registered Cow or Calf, $50.
8, 295 Bulls, Cows, Calves and Steers,
of common stock, sos, 581.
3,008 Sheep, Sc, $50.
1890 Hogs, SAC, 1858.
Amount of Bonds, $27, 800.
Amount of Notes secured by mort
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-02-13
gage, 1928, 1853.
Amount of other Notes, SIT, 688.
Amount of Accounts, 500, 428.

gage, 300, loo.
Amount of other Notes, SIT, 688.
Amount of Accounts, 500, 428
Amount of Cash on hand, $3.50.
Amount of Cash in banks on which
checks of bona fide indebtedness have
not been drawn, $3.50, 1O8.
Amount of Cash on deposit with 9TH
err corporations, 800.
Amount of all other credits or money
at interest, 1856.
Amount of Stock in foreign corpora
tions not exempt by law, $21, 900.
Amount of cash in deposit with in
dividuals, $l0O
Value of Agricultural Implements,
SIG, 923.
Value of Carriages, Wagons, Auto
mobiles, Bicycles, and vehicles of every
kind, $49,S14.
Value of Safes, S435.
Value of Household and Kitchen fur
niture, $l21, SOB.
Value of Manufacturing Implements,
Machinery of all kinds, $27, 219.
Value OF Pianoforte and other music
al instruments, SIP, $50.
Value Of Raw Materials to be used in
Manufacturing, $9,843.
Value of Manufactured Articles, $3.50.
Value of Paintings, $11O.
1880 Library Volumes, So, 145.
Diamonds, 81, Ais.
Value of Watches and Clocks, 81, ITO.
Value of gold and silver plated ware,
s., O75.
Value of Brick, Stone, and other
building materials, 81, 1873.
107 Stores value of goods and other
property therein, $115, 224.
Value of property held for another
for the purpose of sale on commission
or otherwise, So, 81.
Value of Steam Engines and Boilers,
SIS, 1853
Number of Dogs on which tax is to
be paid, 2,26S.
Value of all property not mentioned
above, $7,928.
Number of males over 81 years of
age, 3, APT.
Legal voters served in Federal or
Confederate army, 161.
Enrolled Militia, 1882.
Children between and 20 years of
age, 4,253.
Births, 262.
Deaths, 81
Marriages, 145.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-02-13
CALL BY NUMBER ONLY.

Mr.. Henry N. Miller, General Man.
ager of the Columbia Telephone Com
pany, informs US that hereafter, any
one wishing to use the exchange, must
call by number only. There are over
one hundred boxes in town, and confu-
sion is created by calling for names
The News is printing a new Directory
for this Company, which will be ready
for distribution in few days.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-02-13
HOW MY MONEY GETS AWAY FROM Me.

I've worked for Joe, I've worked for
Rob,
I've worked by the day, I've worked by
the job;
I've received the dough and laid it by,
And to save that money sure did try;
And I'll be logged if l can see
How my money gets away from me.
I've taught the school, I've kept the
store.
They paid me the dough; it made me
some more.
I've laid it aside for rainy days,
But the plegged stuff, it just has such
ways,
For I'll be logged if can see,
How my money gets away from me.
I've ate cold bread, I've worn old
clothes
To save my money do suppose;
But it will not stay, can't tell why,
But dollars and cents, they just pass
me by,
And I'll be logged if | can see
How my money gets away from me.
I've worked quite hard to get start,
But me and my money, we always part.
I've owned ten million, l do declare,
But it's almost gone, and l don't know
where,
For I'll be logged if l can see
How my money gets away from me.
ROBERT LEE CAMPBELL,
Dirigo, KY.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-02-13

Coasting was greatly enjoyed last
week by the young people of Columbia.
The street from the Lindsay Wilson
leading to the pike was the scene of
much sport; also the Pea Ridge hill on
the Burkesville pike. Numerous small
accidents occurred, but nothing of a
serious nature to mar the sport.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-02-13

Capt. w. w. Bradshaw and Mr.. John
w. Flowers, Cashier Of the Bank of
Columbia, have been elected as men,
bers of the Directorate of the M. & F.
High School. In our Judgment better
selections could not have been made.
Many rabbits were slain last week.