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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-08-26
MiIItOWn.

Health in this community is
very good.
Mrs. Sarah Price is visiting
friends and relatives here this
week.
Mr.. Edd Hatcher will begin
building a new house on the
Henderson farm soon.
Miss Minnie Rogers, Of Green's
burg; is visiting her sisters here
this week. :xx
Mr.. and Mrs B, I. Davis, Of
Portland, passed through our
town one day last week.
Mrs. Edd Hancock who has
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-08-26
Twins Store.

We are having the hottest
weather for years, and rain is
needed very much.
Lilburn Phelps of Jamestown,
was here yesterday. He is
having a body of timber cut SO
as to be sawed into heading.
w. A. Wilson and Dry Jeffrey,
passed herewith a nice bunch of
cattle yesterday.
The meeting at Salem church,
closed last Sunday with two
additionsssto the church.
This week meeting is going on
at Parks Ridge church. The
sect believe in the complete
sanctiication of soul and body by
the second work Of grace.
There is a new girl at Bryant
Retreats, new boy at James
Withers, and also one at Thomas
Wilson's and at Preston Eads.
No danger Of depopulation.
The Russell Springs medical
society held at DunvilIe was a
complete success So far as good
essays is concerned. The Pulas-
XII and Casey county M. D. par
ticular deserve praise for their
good papers. A good dinner
was served to all by DR.. Ham
mond, of Dunville, prepared by
his good wife and mother. The
latter was represented by best
people in that good town and all
claimed to appreciate the talks
very much. Where were the
Adair county men that day? and
what was the matter of DR..
Scholl of Jabez? L. D Ham
mond of Twins Store was the
sole representative of Russell
county. Boys we will meet at
Russell Springs next August if
God is willing Don't lag back
again.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-08-26

been i'll with typhoid fever is
some better.
Mr.. R. w. Shirley is very i'll
with typhoid fever.
Mrs. lobe Leftwitch is visiting
here this week.
Mr.. ]. A. Caldwell of Spring
field, KY, was in our midst one
day of last week.
Mr.. Jim Nichols, and son,
Lymon, spent last Saturday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Hatcher.
Master Shirley Johnston who
went to Louisville several weeks
ago to be treated is now some
better.
Rev. j. w. Levi will not be-
gin his meeting the 5th Sunday
in this month on account of sick
ness in this community.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-08-26

Preliminary to a thirty days.
speaking tour in which he pur-
poses to force the fighting in the
middle Western States, Mr.. Bry-
an conferred last Saturday with
Mr.. Mack and other members of
the National Committee on the
general plan of action for the
Presidential struggle that has
been outlined by the heads Of the
various bureaus of the National
Committee. It was announced
that Mr.. Bryan would make sew
eral speeches in New York State
and in Ohio. To-day Mr.. Bryan
is in Indianapolis attending the
Kern notification meeting.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-08-26

Republicans in this section are
keeping up:Etheir old .Ycustom-
claiming the whole1 hog. They
are evidently a little..premature,
as the canvass hassnotEyet open
ed. We will admit that Teddy
is going to exterminate the ele-
plants in far awayEAfrica, and
carry that country.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-08-26

Lone Star State writes his father
that he landed all right and he
is we'll pleased with the appear
ance of the country
Miss Lottie Settle, a popular
young lady of Bowling Green,
was the guest of Miss Clara Will
more, this place, last week.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-08-26
GradyviIIe.

uIduyVliiC.
We had good rain Friday.
Quite a number from this place
attended the Columbia Fair last
week.
Miss Mary Wilmore spent a
few days insColumbia last week.
Geo. H. Nell returned from
Cumberland county last week
with a nice bunch of cattle.
DR.. J. A. Yates, of Edmonton,
spent one day last week with his
father at this place.
Mr.. Robt.EO. Keltner wife and
daughter visited relatives in the
Cool Springsscommunity one day
last week.
Quite a number of the citizens
from the Weed community at
tended court at Columbia last
Saturday.
Mr.. N. H. Moss, one of the
prominent Ecitizens of the Cool
Spring community, has been in
a critical condition for the past
week.
We are glad to note that uncle
Thos. Grady one of our oldest
citizens who has..been confined to
his room for several weeks with
a complication of diseases is i'm
proving a1 this time.
Messrs. Diddle & Parson, our
efficient mill men have bought
about two thousand bushels of
wheat and we must say here that
they are finding ready sale for
all of their flour.
Mr.. Levi Dulin, the popular
barber of Edmonton, spent one
night last week with his father
and family in this community.
DR.. ]. H. Grady, of Midtown,
was by the bedside of his broth
er in our city last Sunday and
the DR.. informed your reporter
that he had a good practice and
was we'll pleased with his loca-
ton.
Rev. Crouch, of this place, is
holding a very interesting meet
ing at Antioch church this week.
There is great interest being
manifested.
Messrs. Richard, Berry and
Walton, three popular young
men, of Glasgow, were the guests
of Austin and Jim Wilmore of
our city last week.
Ex-Gov. ]. r. Hindman, Of
Columbia, called in to see us on
his return from his farm one day
last week. We are always glad
for the Governor to come to our
town as he is one of us, and we
all enjoy his company.
KeItner Brothers are building
a newfeed barn this week and
in the near future they will erect
a dwelling. Our town continues
to improve.
Euphrates Harper. who left
here a few weeks ago for the
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-08-26
ton meeting

Every man'Ewhol labors for a
living should vote: against the
Republican party. 1t is party
that taxes thesEpoors to keep up
the rich.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-08-26
Portland.

The healthsof this community
is good. q
Tobacco buyers are plentiful.
They are paying twelve cents
per ID. The crops are good.
w. C. Yates and wife were at
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-08-26

Democratic party is in favor of
a tariff sufficient to run the ex-
penses Of this government and
no more. Why should American
manufacturersHbe pro tie d,
when they ship their wears to
Europe and sells them cheaper
than they do to their home peo-
pie T? The Democrats believe in
buying whereTy you can buy the
cheapest and selling where the
best prices are given for products.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-08-26

Indianapolis islssF alive to-day
(Tuesday) with Democrats who
are attendingssthe.EKer notifica-
ton meeting.
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WE'D, AUG! 26, 1908.

Every farmer should read Mr.
Bryan's Des Moines speech on
the tariff. 1t is an eye!opener.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-17

IL is poor policy to force your crop unnpprecaive
III yon don't hold the
man that buys IL will. That is " hat he buys { for.
Feed unappreciativc until
hungry enough prices
Extend selling year; your
house will help
IL you lowe bills" that be paid. justa
cotton Possibly you have
viii Iocai
Borrow Just tile money
along with Leave money deposit your
use . check book.
Economic In possible nj @
II tn alta
riai Independence they home supplies
ON crcdit-E q Alexander Pres " C. Farmers Union
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-17
Cotton Crop Small in Alabama.

Messrs. Editors: have Just re-
turned (September 22) from a two
weeks trip through Lee. Chambers.
Randolph. Clay. Talledega. and Tai
lapoosa Counties: and find that the
hot weather OF August has cut of
all OF the top crop entirely and that
not over 60 per cent OF cotton crop
Will be made in the sections through
which | passed. Corn was good.
Cotton looked very fine about the
tirst OF August. and while at the
Farmens' Summer School nj Auburn
this summer. the farmers were ask
ed 90 make a report of the condition
of the crop in their sections and the
reports run from 90 TO 10 per cent.
II all the open cotton was picked out.
more than half of IL would be gather
cd. and In some cases most all. Fruits
and vegetation of all kinds have rip
ened from two 10 four weeks early
this summer. and cotton is right In
line with the rest
PAUL HOFFMAN.
Waverly. Ala.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-17

beam. that he was going into tn.
ground twelve or fourteen inches
This was n large and prominent far
mer. too. bat one who won't believe
anything be reads. Most OF the
breaking here Is done with a single
stock and scooter. and wilt average
about three inches. ! suppose. the
careless ones not going that deep.
and then put in ridges. Others may
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-17

the scooter II IL was "A good long one
and used by good hand But We
have left NO ridges with the two
horse pillow. and the land IL all brok-
en- | have faith yet In good deep
breaking. and think the results will
show in several years notice. too.
that on a railroad where the dirt ls
cut ont Of a hill aud n nil made. that
weeds and grass grow we'll on the
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-17

entertainments. and on the hard hills
there is nothing growing; yet 1t is
the same soil exactly. If deep plow-
ing does no good. | would like to
have this explained.
While was up in Clay County re-
Gently, Mr.. Wyatt Rainwater showed
me a tract of old land that had been
in cultivation for years and consid-
cred worn out. Last winter he broke
about half of II with a two-horse
pillow. and the rest with a one-horse
plow. The crop on which the land
had been broken with a two-horse
pillow was about twice as large and
still green. while the crop on the
other was yellow.
PAUL HOFFMAN
Waverly. Ala.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-17

~hose coming. with our premrnt scarcity of popu-
iaton In the South, would no, be- to diaad-
vantage. hut for several years past our imm-
grants have been chiefly Italians. Russians. Hun
EAriana. Poles. and other degenerate stocks. not
easily asaimilahle nor easily fred with American
ideals. Thia IN the menace In ptcNent-day imm-
grafton: and what have of the dirty. chat
terinE lot of Italians tho decks below us has
not decreased my feeling an 10 It's seriousness.
Hut | thlnk the south should welcome new
corners of our own stock-Germans English
Scotch. French. etc..-oertainly in the small mum
bcrs that they would tbs under the most
favorable circumstances.
Already this letter has grown too long. and I
must bring IL To a close. and with IL. my impres-
sions of Europe. our ship Is even now sailing I'm
to the sunset. and not many hours hence | shall
be once again beneath the stars and stripes
you can not fail To love Old Glory better for
having wandered on foreign strand-and in the
thick OF things in our Southland. to which alone.
of all parts OF the earth. any ardent Southern
er give hts whole heart Even in tar-away Europe
the southa call for the service of her sons has
been always in my ears. and always my upper
most thought has been 90 and 20 report. not
the merely curious or interesting things. but the
things from which our people may learn lessons
that will help In her rebuilding. have not writ
ten therefore. repeat. of the merely curious OBJ
leeta: nor have written OF the wonders OF art
and sculpture that have seen-nothIng of Ra-
phael's or Tiuans or Murillos or Michael An
gelo's nothing even of the latters magnificent
statues Mt the de Medci tombs. though gave the
better mart OF two afternoons TO enjoying them.
I cannot describe these masterpieces adequately
II should try. and deep as Is the Impression
some of them made upon me, even deeper is the
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-17

longing for the time when out OF our own South
land shall come artists and sculptors and poets
great souls of genius and talent with vision clear
enough and feelings sensitive enough to body
forth In imperishable form. or in stil more truly
imp.Tishable song. the romance of ante bellum
civilization. the tragedy of our Civil War the epic
of our rebuilding. the patient ideals and visions
which must yet give us a great future.
And once again would say that we can not
have these finer things without first having the
more substantial Culture in a democracy must
be- based upon prosperous and intelligent aver
age man. We have the splendors of
dome and tower unless we first 20 down into the
earth and lay deep the foundations OF our struc-
ture We cannot have the American Beauty rose
unless we first give attention TO the prosaic
every day earth in which IL grows Sidney Lanier
never said truer thing than when he declared
thirty years ago that
one has only TO remember. particularly here
in America. whatever crop We hope To reap In the
fnture.-whether IL be crop OF poems OF paint
lngS. OF symphonies. of constitutional safeguards
OF virtuous behaviors, of religious exaltation-we
have got TO bring IL out OF the ground with pal
pahe pows and with plain farmers forethought,
In order TO see that vital revolution In the farm
Ing eeoaomy OF the South. IL II Is actually occur
Ing IL necessarily carrying with IL all future
Southern politics and Southern relations and
Southern art, and that, therefore. such an agri-
cultural change is the substantial fact upon
which any really new South be predicted"
Europe is behind me. To IL belongs the past
America and the South await me To them be-
long the future. II some lessons from the Euro
pean past which have learned and OF which |
have written shall contribute In any measure
toward making our Southern future more worthy
of our people and of their ideals and opportun-
tiles. my purpose will have been attained and the
keenest pleasure that come from my trim will
have been realized CLARENCE III POE
ON board ). s. "Cretic," White Star Line Sep
TENDER y, 1908.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-17

go some deeper and break It closer.
not leaving ridges.
When | use a two-horse turn pillow
In breaking. IL seems that IL is going
down deep. especially as we plow up
many roots. stumps. rocks. and
sprouts that the one-horse plows
have passed over for years; but by
actual measurement. And that we
have gone but very little deeper than
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-17

inches and when said so. he
thought I was utterly ignorant until
made him measure the depth. Then
ne was astonished. He figured that
his plow foot was about that long.
and as he was putting Il In nm to tho
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-17

-
Sa~ working there get through with 1t. 1t brings
from 81 to $50 pound II the South would only
utilize iia wasted resources and neglected oppor-
tuni;ies-weii. there would be no limit pos
sihlllties.
In this connection. I wonder II IT has
Cured 10 the reader that the eleven Southern
States excluding Texan-that ia 10 say. Virginia,
North Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia. Florida
Tennessee. Alabama. Mississippi. Louisiana. Ar
kansas. aud Okiahoma-hsvm a larger area than
Great Britain. France. Germany Belgium. Holland
aud Sutherland combined. and ~ these ten South
ern States were ~ thckiy settled those foreign
countries. their population would be- 10000. 900
instead of Is 900. ooo7 Imagine nine other fam
lilies added TO each and every one family you now
know in your ncighborhood and you will get some
idea TO the density OF population. You might
crowd all the people In the United States to-day
into Texas. and IL would not be thekly seitlei
In Great Britain.
II Is partly because of this overerowdng. of
course. that we have such a constant stream Of
immigration 20 America. aud in the steeragc be-
low me nov hundreds Of Southern Italians
men. women. and children reinforced by aomc
scores OF others taken on at the Azores Islands:
all on their way TO crowd the sluma of our Amer
lean cities and tax the asKimilatvc energies OF
the American nation. This II the roal trouble
about immigration-~that IL has utterly changed
In character these last twenty-five or thirty years
Formerly most OF the immigrants came from Eng
land Scotland. Ireland. Germany Holland Nor
way. Sweden ete.-Teutonic peoples largely
awvtas hn@n
our strong. foreefui American type; and classes
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-10-17
Why Deep Flowing is Preferred
Mr. HOFFMAN fnd " Prevents Lands From Washing Moisture
and Makes Bigger

Messrs Editors: have read with
interest and surprise Professor Wei
borns article on sub-soiling and
deep plowing. II has almost knock
ed the props out from under me. and
taken the wind out OF my sails. as
had Just about decided that It was
the very thing TO do and bought
some two-horse plows. There may
be a lot of lands that do not need TO
be broken deep or sub-soiled. and
some that It may be even an injury
to. but for our hard red lands here.
! am confident that deep breaking is
what we want II prevents the land
from washing and retains moisture.
SO that the crop is green and grow
ing when II Is hard and stunted on
land not well broken: and deep
blowing makes the land cultivate so
much easier We all have our stan
dards 10 go by: and what one man
might cali deep blowing. another
would call shallow.
once knew man who's. hobby
was land he talked IL INCREASINGLY.
Don't plow your land too wet yet
I've seen him blowing and the water
running In the furrow behind him.
This spring | heard a man Erum-
bling about one OF his hands pillow
ing 40 shallow and he measured on
his arm about SIX inches. saying:
lie doesn't plow but this deep" /
asked. Well. how deep do you
plow7" and he measured nearly mp
tn his elbow. As they were plowinx
with singi. stocks and scooterx. the
things mostly used here. ! knew that
neither one vas blowing even Rix
Middletown transcript., 1908-12-12
SAVED WOMAN FROM FIRE

SMYRNA, December 7th.-While the
dwelling Of Leverick Hirons here was be.
ing consumed by fire early yesterday
morning Mrs. Evans, mother of Mrs.
Hirons,and an invalid, was carried from
the burning building by Aaron Reynolds.
Other members Of the family escaped in
their night clothing and found shelter in
adjoining houses.
The fire was one of the worst that has
broken out here for years. Cameron
Goldsborough and Arthur Johnson, who
were on their way home from Dover dis.
covered the flames in the Hirons store,
adjoining the residence, and after help.
ing the family to safety, sounded the fire
alarm. When the iremen arrived they
found the store property almost consumed
and directed their efforts to saving the ad-
Joining buildings. They were unsuccessful,
however, and the two Hirons' properties
and the adjoining one of Mrs. Hannah
Chase we're destroyed. Dwellings of Cap
tain Collins and Samuel Wilds we're dam.
aged. The loss will exceed $500. The
origin Of the fire is unknown.
Middletown transcript., 1908-12-12
HOW OIL TRUST LIQUIDATED

New YORK, Dec. 3.-The processes
through which the Standard Oil
trust was liqnidated and its thirty subsi.
diary companies brought under contr, 7
of the present Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey, we're developed in interesting
detail by John D. Archbold, undercross-
examination, in the federal suit to dis.
solve the Standard. Mr.. Arehbold de-
clared that the trust bad been liquidated
in the period of years from 1892 to 1899
with all good faith to obey the man
dates OF the dthio supreme court ordering
the trust dissolved. There was no utter.
ior motive in the fact that only about 81
per cent. of the trust certificates were
liquidated into the stocks OF the subsidi-
ary companies. said Mr.. Archbold.
Small holders declined to liquidate, pre-
ferring to retain their certificates, which
had market value, rather than to OBJ
tain infnitesimaliy small parts in the
several minor companies.
The Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey, the present holding company, is
the combination which the government
is seeking to dissolve.
Mr.. Kellogg, for the government, suc-
ceeded in throwing light on the loan0
made to 7. NJ, Barnsdale, of Pittsburg, an
independent oil producer. Mr.. Arch
bold testified that loans aggregatinQ ST..
100000 had been made to Mr.. Barnsdale
to enable him to continue his oil opera
tions in various parts of the country. A
part of the contract for the loan was that
all the crude oil produced by Mr.. Barns
dale should be carried in the Standards
pipe lines.
Middletown transcript., 1908-12-12

chicadees, downy, hairy and red-headed
woodpeckers, redbirds, blueiays, etc., if
food and shelter are provided for them.
Here is good way to wash red flannel:
Stir two rableepoonfuls of -four into one
quart of cold water. Let it boil 10 min.
utes, add warm suds and wash the flannel
in this, using the hands instead of the
washboard. Rinse in three waters, all
warm, and of the same temperature.
To take ink out OF linen, dip the spotted
parts Immediately into pure melted tai
low. then wash out the tallow and the
ink will have disappeared.
A teaspoonful of olive oil poured upon
the soil of rubber plants near the stalk
about once month is an excellent tonic.
Washing the leaves with milk will keep
them dark and glossy; and if there is a
suspicion that worms are destroying the
roots dissolve tablespoonful of mustard
in little water and pour it upon the
soil. II worms are there they will i'm
mediately appear. The mustard acts like
fire, burning the worms skin the instant
it touches it.
Wash mirrors with warm suds, dust
with whiting in muslin bag, and polish
with chamois skin.
For paint which has been spattered on
glass, try wettiDg it, and then rubbing
over it with new silver dollar.
Silver spoons and forks may be kept
bright by leaving them for several hours
| in strong borax water. Have the water
boiling hot when the silver is put in.
Put little kerosene on piece of news.
paper when cleaning lamp chimneys, and
rub them with it until they shine.
Hat alum water is one of the best ia.
sect destroyers. Apply with brush to
cracks, bedsteads or wherever insects are
found.
/ In frying pork chops or roast porh
always dust it with light brown sugar, al
well as pepper and salt. 1t leaves M
sweetness in the meat, but it adds q de
licious flavor and helps to make the gravy
richer and browner Use q triAe of suga
also in the roasting or frying OF veal.
| Put tablespoonful Of pure white larC
in the starch when you boil it. and yov
will have no trouble whatever from th,
starch sticking to the irons
Yellow soap and whiting mixed to
thick paste with little water will stop
leak as effectually as viii solder.
Il For small holes in plastering take on,
part plaster OF paris, three parts OF fin,
sand and mix with cold water.
To stop doors from creaking put littI
oil on the hinges.
Japanned ware should not be washe.
with very hot water, as il viii cause it t
crack.
Middletown transcript., 1908-12-12
PosT-oFF1CE TROUBLES

The delivery clerk in the country Office
has much to annoy him. There is a
drummer that wants any letters that
may come for him during the next ten
days forwarded him at New York; the
man who wants to know if letter now
will go east on the 2 80 train; the boss
mailed letter without stamp and
wants it back; six men who forgot their
box keys and want their mail handed
out to them; the woman who knows there
must be letter for her, asks the clerk to
''look again." the man who gets angry
and wanis the smart clerk fn come nnt on
the side walk just two minutes.
Middletown transcript., 1908-12-12
An oystsr Worth Money

While opening oysters in his restaurant
in Rehoboth Robert NAPLES, Jr., noticed
large white stone clinging close to one
of the shells. After it had been washed
he was struck by its luminous color and
taking it to ieweler was astonished to
find that it was worth over $500. The
jeweler stated that it was perfect pearl
and of kind but rarely found. The
value has since been confirmed by other
jewelers.. NAPLES claims that he will not
part with it but instead will have it set in
scarf pin for his own wear. Rehoboth
people are now chewing all their oysters
very fine.