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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-12-07
The Price of Butter.

The discussion given to the
subject Of cost of living has d.
rected more or less attention to
the federal oleomargarine tax and
the price Of butter. People who
are in favor of repeating the
present oleomargarine law have
taken advantage of the situation
to loudly condemn as ''un-Demo-
cratic a nd un-American" this
''burdensome tax on pure,
wholesome and nutritious food
product.
They conveniently forget to ex-
plain that over 81 per cent. of
tht oleomargarine put upon the
market i s taxed at only one
fouth cent per pound. They do
not explain that only oleomarga-
rine that is artifcialIy colored is
taxed at ten cents per pound.
Even if it were all taxed at
ten cents per pound it would
have absolutely nothing to do
with the price of butter after the
latter reaches thirty cents a
pound retail. 1t costs about
fourteen cents a pound to pro-
dues the very best grade o
oleomargarine. AID to this a ten
cent tax and the cost of produc-
ton would be twenty-four cents.
The product could be retailed at
thirty cents at a handsome profit
to manufacturer and retailer.
Looking at the question from
any view point it is clearly seen
that the eleomargarine law has
absolutely nothing to do with
the price Of butter.
The dairy interests of the coun-
try are not enjoying any bene-
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-12-07
Ovation For Two Governors.

People are always interested
in men who are likely to become
President of the United States,
and as Governor Woodrow Will
son of New Jersey and Governor
Judson Harmon, Of Ohio are re-
garded as being in that class,
they are the cynosure of all eyes
during the Governors Confer
ence. Monday night scores of
people went to the Capital Hotel
and asked to see the New Jersey
Governor, and Tuesday at noon
when Governor Harmon arrived
on the F. & C. train from Gin
cinnati, there was a big crowd
there to give him a rousinQ
cheer, and they all insisted on
shaking hands with the man they
thought would be the next Presi-
dent. During the reception at
the Statehouse, Just preceding
the opening of the welcoming
ceremonies, the throng all asked
to see either Wilson or Harmon.
This did not mean that the other
Governors were overlooked, for
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-12-07
they were all given royal well

they were all given royal well
come.
Governor McGovern of Wis
consin, the only bachelor Cover
nor in the party, says it was all
a joke about him promising to
marry if he was elected. He says
that story was started by one of
his partial newspaper friends.
and it has gone all over the coun-
try, much to his annoyance. He
takes the joke good humoredly,
however, and does not deny that
he will marry if the right girl
appears on the scene.
Just before the opening cere-
monies in the Representative
Hall the Governors Ct New Jer-
sey and Ohio, Wilson and Har-
mon, met in the center of the
aisle and shook hands in a most
cordial manner and talked a few
minutes. The crowds in the bal
comics cheered, but the two big
men seemed not to notice the ap-
plause. The crowd recognized
them by their pictures in the pa
pers during the recent campaign.
News.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-12-07
A Man and His Town.

A man owes it to his town to
boost it in public on all occasions
and at all times. The correction.
of its failures and faults are for
the privacy of the home circle.
A man who would thrash his boy
on the front steps of the court
house ought to be whipped out of
town.
The citizen who welcomes the
stranger by telling him what a
rotten city government we have:
what a corrupt set of officials
misrule the town; how the town
lags behind the age in all mat
ters of progress and develop
ment, that it is a dead town and
will be, so long as certain men
rule it, is an undesirable citizen.
A man owes it to his town to
shout its advantages from the
housetops. The entire registry
list should be the promotion COM
mittee. If necessary, put blind
ers on the visitor, and let him
see but what you want him to
see.
When he asks you what chance
a poor man has in town, tell him
the truth. Tell him the poor
man is the only man who has a
chance. And that is no joke.
Show him the beautiful homes of
the men who came here with a
capital Of working hands and
thinking brains. Tell him the
story of the man who began with
day wages. Tell him you think
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-12-07

A Washington dispatch car
ried by the Associated Press
says: "Financiers who have re-
turned from the national none
tary commissions conference,
held in New York last week, ex-
pressed the belief today that
Senator Aldrich would attempt
to accomplish at the coming short
session of congress the enact
ment OF a currency reform bill
and that the central bank idea
would be one of its features.
Such a bill, it was said, is now
in course of preparation. though
its details still are incomplete. A
subject of much speculation here
is the question of what disposition
of the SIS, 900, 900 of 2 per cent.
bonds now held by national banks
will be proposed as the basis oil
note circulation in a central bank
scheme. The market value Of
these bonds is now much below
thei- purchase price. While one
of caring for these securities sug.
gested has been to take them uE
with the postal savings as is al
lowed by the postal savings bank
law, it is now considered thai
such a purpose might be to (
slow"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-12-07
LISTEN : FARMERS!

Now is the time to spread Manure on
your Wheat and Grass. We handle
the Famous CLOVER LEAF MA
NURE SPREADER, the most Simply
Constructed and therefore the most
Durable Spreader now offered to the
Farmer. In this Machine the Ma
nure is delivered to the Cylinder by
an Endless Apron, thus lessoning the
work and wear over other makes
just One-half. See our Machine and
get Our Prices.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-12-07
What the December Woman's
Home Companion Contains.

There is a Merry Christmas In
deed with the December
number of the Woman's Home
Companion. The cover by Jessie
Wilcox Smith is one of the most
beautiful of modern Madonnas
and is work of art in itself.
The Enchanted Chimney" a
Christmas cantata, by Mary
Theresa Hart, beautifully illus
trated, and "A Christmas Con-
spiracy," one-act play by Anna
Steese Richardson, will prove
booDS for those of us who are
getting up Christmas entertain
ments. A charming song by
Louis Ayers Garnett is a contri-
button to holiday music. AS for
fiction, timely stories are offered
by such writer's as Katherine
Holland Brown, Laura Spencer
Porter, Marion Hill, Philip Yer
rill Mighels, and new story by
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman is be-
gun in this number. ''The Adj
mirals Niece" by Kate Douglas
Wiggin and her collaborators is
now we'll started.
The practical side OF the holi-
days is taken care of in hundreds
of practical suggestions for pres
ents, such as Gifts From the
Workbench, "Gifts in Painted
China" Binding Books t
Home" "The Book-plate as {.
Gift" Trimming tn e Home
Tree" etc.
Edward Sanford Martin ap-
pears in an article entitled I'VE
and Our Family" which should
prove of universal interest; Kel-
logg Durland begins the romance
of Spain's King and Queen, and
an appropriate holiday essay is
furnished by Sophie K. Under
wood. The children are taken
care of with new and delightful
stories and suggestions, and for
the housewife, and for the home
dressmaker recipes and styles of
the very best are to be found.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-12-07

By keeping candle molds a t
hand, a few candles may b e
made at a time as the suet ac-
cumulates,. and the ends of can
dies. and the droppings on the
candlesticks, may be melted and
run into fresh candles.
To corn beef for use in week
or two, wipe it, then rub hot
salt into it until it all disappears;
then add more salt and rub again
until the meat will absorb no
more. Place it in a crock in a
cool place for a week, turning it
each day: then it will be ready
for use. To cook. wash and put
it to boil in cold water. Bring
slowly to the boiling point and
simmer it thirty n inntes to every
pound. If it is to be served cold,
allow it to cool in the liquor in
which it was boiled. From De.
cember Farm Journal.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-12-07

there should be a law compelling
the poor man to give the rich
man chance.
1t was the penniless boys like
John Rockefeller, Andrew Car
negie, Phil Armour and that class,
who backed the rich mems sons
Of their poverty-laden days clear
off the earth. Robert J. Bur-
dette. Merchant & Manufacture
or
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-12-07
About Chicks.

What a time some poultry
keepers have trying to get rid of
scaly legs among their fowls. All
kinds of "dope"is recommended,
even to catching the hens and
applying salves and other things
from one to half dozen times.
An old can with little kerosene
in it will do the business. A lit
tie oil grease may be added.
One dipping of the affected birds
legs in this will end the scales.
The early Matched pullets will
begin laying eggs soon and as
they are expected TO furnish the
bulk of the winter eggs, prepare
ample quarters for all the young
( stock. To prevent crooked breast
bones the young fowls should
have poles about three inches
around or fiat rails or lath three
or four inches wide.
Those who expect 10 make
their young chickens grow Wig
orously and their hens lay well
must not forget that they re-
quire an abundance of mineral
foods and supply them with ali
they need. 1t is cheaper than
any other feeds, but just as es-
sential.
There is no excuse for not hav-
ing perfectly well-ventilated
poultry houses because they are
inexpensive and require not much
time to build them. Warmth in
the poultry houses should be sac
rificed for ventilation if that is
necessary.
The number Of eggs that a
goose will lay and the fertility of
those eggs is largely determined
by the care given the breeding
birds during the winter months.
It they receive proper care the
reward of the caretaker is sure.
Tn. farmer who takes reason
able pains TO show the hired man
the best methods OF working will
not only be the eainer himself,
but will be giving help to a fell
low man who will probably re-
member 1t all his days.
If nothing better can be had.
milk may be serated by placing
the cans in a trough of cold wat,
er and dipping the milk with a
long-handled dipper and pouring
it back into the can until it is
thoroughly cool.
For the past two or three years
the earliest chicks have been
somewhat difficult to raise.
Hatc''es have also been poor, but
with all these uncertainties it
pays to get them just as early as
Won can
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-12-07
sunfIower Philosopher.

A church member is regarded
as liberal if he has good many
friends among the sinners.
You are not fair to your feet
if your shoes have to be broken
in" before they are comfortable.
People no longer believe in
witchcraft, but you can readily
think of anyone who hasn't some
other foolish notion?
If you are knocked out, don't
give up too easily. Look your
self over; there is another fight
in you if you will cut your fool
ways.
The people are watching you
all the time as much as they
watch a candidate during cam
paign. The only safe course is
to be careful everv day.
Young people can't appreciate
that those who have things spert
years in getting them and that
nearly everyone who has many
has age with it.
While women are the greatest
church goers, we have observed
that they are more likely to dis
cuss hats than the sermon when
they return.
No man who doesn't do more
work than his wife can hope to
make a big success in life. Ever
know a really successful man
whose wife worked as hard as he
did?
Give a dog a lot of kitchen
scraps on a plate, and, after
licking up everything before him
he will lick the bottom of the
plate. 1t is a waste of time to
wash a plate after a dog has
eaten off it.
When man has a heartei ar
gument with his wife and pres
ents his side of the case in what
he believes to be perfectly fair
way, she says: I'D be asham-
ed" AS though no Real Man
would say such thing to lady.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-12-07

You can get everything you want for
the children at the store of w. H. Will
son. At
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-12-07

Don't call on your neighbor
just to borrow something.
The doors of opportunity are
marked Push" and Pull"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-06

Brown. and seated at the wheel OF a velie
forty. iris Speaker. the star center fielder
Of the Boston American league speed
boys arrived in Chicago Tuesday, Novem-
Der !. completing the first 900 mile leg
OF an automobile tour from Boston TO his
mothers ranch down in Texas Speaker
viii remain ia Chicago until tomorrow
morning when De will resume the long
hike TO the Lone Star state.
The famous base ball player left Boston
october H. bearing a message from Mayor
Fitzgerald OF the Hub 10 the governor
OF Texas. which he enclosed in a base ball
mounted upon a radiator cap Of his Vene
car Upon his arrival here Speaker and
his companion were met by Manager Moore
OF the Chicago agency Tor the Velie and
escorted 90 their hotel They will go from
here 70 Moline, where the velie factory IS
located at the invitation Of the officials
Of the Velie plant A big reception has
been planned for the tourists at the fac
tory. After a day st Moline the route to
Texas will be struck for a rapid trip
During the tour here from Boston" said
Speaker, I'VE stopped az New York Buff
falo, Syracuse and Cleveland, where repre-
sentatIves OF the motor clubs entertained
as as II we were making tour Of the
world.
Roads! I never dreamed that such a
variety Of highways would be encountered
in a run from the Atlantic coast. Rough
roads, hilly roads and muddy roads seemed
to be about all that we encountered. But
the Velie forty" took them all as IL they
were boulevards. The car was running
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-06

oats and twenty pounds OF hay. led before,
during and after the test There we're no
items Of wagon or harness upkeep. Each
carrying two persons. the cost per pas
senEer-mile was 7-tO Of a cent FOR the auto
and I $40 for the horse
Tho second and succeeding days run will
be six hours instead Of five During all
neutral time until the test ends the auto
mobile will remain IN control o. the OBJ
servers.
The territory to he covered during the
balance OF the test includes the eastern end
Of Long island on the second day; Newark
and Jersey City on the third day; staten
Island on the fourth: Bronx and West
chester county on the fifth and the down
town business section OF New York on the
last day. From this It viii he seen that
every phase OF traffic becomes a factor in
determining both mileage and upkeep.
The contest is an important adjunct 10
the unprecedented offer BY the Maxwell
Buscoe company to sell models identical
to the one used in the test. under guar
aintee that the passenger-mile cost will
not exceed cents or a refund Of the pur-
chasers price will be made, plus interest
II can be seen, therefore, that the test is a
public demonstration to back up the claims
Of economy on behalf Of these cars
f. b. Stearns president Of the +. b
Stearns company:
so much has been said, written and
published lately regarding the status Of
the automobile industry that IT is time fol
the old and established firms to take &
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-06

In Detroit you see the heart of the
motor world. In 1910 Detroit built 10000
automobiles. The Ford Motor company
will increase its production to $1,000 during
lpI1.
Twenty years ago, the man who mem
toned the feat OF 1900 men in making
$4,000 perfected machines in one year,
each capable of crossing the continent in
twenty days, would have been committed
TO a retreat as inourable. The Ford year
Of 1910 ended with September and showed
a production of 10000 cars. The value of
the years business totals $1900o,O00. This
business was conducted through 6,0OO
statesmen, the largest automobile sales
force in the world.
The new Highland Park plant of this
company will turn out 2s5 cars in one
day. 1t will ship sixty carloads per day.
The company at the present time has
q, 10000 invested in its business.
This one factory Is on sixty acres OF
| ground. The principal plant is a four
story building with half million square
| feet Of floor space and built with one pur'
pose. Raw materials literally 50 in al
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-06

test will be continued until both vehicles
have been driven six DAYS over the same
route and the same number az hours. The
test has been sanctioned and Is directed
by the contest board of the American
Automobile association, according 20
stringent rules formulated by the Maxwell
Briscoe company. TO secure the authentic
basis Of comparison. Ii is the first time
that the two methods Of transportation
have been placed I'm actual competition and
the final results should dispel any doubt
as TO their comparative economy
THE Maxwell company turned a model
Q four cylinder car and a sound road
horse and buggy over Go observers APP
pointed by the American Automobile as
ISOLATION From the moment Of the start
the test was out Of the Maxwell Briscue
companys control. The observers are
George II. Lowell and Horace Danes. al
ternatinE each day I'M their riding assign
ments The routes provide a fair average
Of road and traffic conditions. The first
days trip was entirely within the New
York City limits and consisted OF a circuit
from Broadway and SiNty-first street to
Spuyten Duyvil. returning via Lafayette
boulevard and Riverside drive. The dis
lance around the course was 17.5 miles. At
the end OF five hours the observers re-
ported that the automobile covered Ga
miles while the horse covered 2s.S The
automobile expenses were S. cents for five
gallons Of gasoline and Is cents for one
pint Of oil No repairs. replacenents or
adjustments were made. The horse ex-
pense was 95 cents for twelve quarts of
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-06

then the cylinder heads and piston ring
pots, pistons and brake shoes.
The foundry is equipped with two 60-inch
cupolas. All the patterns are inserted in
holding machines. There are fifteen in
spection stations I'm various parts of the
building, where inspectors go over the ma
terial and Gull out the poor parts. All
parts received are inspected, once in the
rough and about five times after that, as
they pass through various stages Of trans
formation.
The machine shop alone is $50 feet long
and l60 feet wide. 1t is impossible to make
q mistake in turning out parts because
IT Is almost entirely machine work.
In the Cylinder department special ma
chinery has been installed, which enables
the machinists to turn out fifteen cylinders
at a time. The crank work is all done
with grinders, which insures perfect work.
Each gear and piniOn is tested before II
goes out Of the room. These parts are all
interchangeable.
There is an automatic department, where
nuts bolts, studs, etc, are turned out by
the thousand, each piece to be inspected
before II leaves the room, to insure abso-
lutte perfection.
The axle and motor assembling depart
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-06

ment has a capacity Of 900 day. The
first operation is putting on the Tugs for
the body and braces for the footboards
then the front aXles and fender irons are
put on and the springs, rear aXles and
wheels follow.
The motor and transmissions are all in
one, making a unit power plant which is
SET in one operation. From the assembly
room the cars move to the general Slpish-
ing room, where the bodies and remaining
parts Of equipment are put on. After the
wheels are painted and dried the tires the
put on. In the storage room there are ten
carloads OF tires ready to be slipped on
the wheels.
In the painting room everything OF iron
on the car Is dipped. Every part OF the
motor Is made with a Jig so that there
is no possibility OF variation in the making
OF the parts. 1t is possible to test fifty
motors at one time. Any part Of a motor
car can be shipped with twelve hours
after the communication Is received at the
very latest
In another department cars are prepared
for shipment to foreign countries. The
cars must be carefully Grated for ship
ment, for II Is often necessary to load the
cars on boats by means Of sings.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-06

one end and come out at the other COM
pleted cars.
In the rear of this building is an 500 foot
craneway with a fifty-seven-foot crane
under which all raw materials are stored
to be shot to their stations when needed.
Automobile builders have developed many
special steels. The secret Of the Ford sue
cess Is Vanadium, an alloy, melted into the
crude STEEL which adds to the tensile
strength, prevents capitalization or Crumb-
ling of the steel and gives added elasticity
that is not found in any other steel. Auto
mobile steel Is under constant Vibrational
strain, torsional strain. or shock
For this reason every piece is separ-
ately treated by a process which toughens
the steel Out of every shipment of steel
that is made from the mills TO the factory,
three pieces are selected at random and
thoroughly tested in a laboratory. There
are really five checks on the steel parts
which 90 into the car.
The extreme care exercised in the treat
ment and inspection Of steel is but one step
| In the actual building OF the car. The
foundry is large building, 2OOx6O feet, and
| employs 200 men. Five articles necessary
| in the construction Of a motor car are
turned out here First come the cylinders,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-06

way tar. furnished and applied without
cost by the Omaha Gas company as an
Illustration Of what can be done with spc-
cial heavy tars ia building, with ciuders,
for ught traffic substantial and cheap
roads This road was not crowned or
rolled before the application of the tar
yet 70 presents "a splendid appearance. Tho
Illustration OF what can be done with pre-
seuung a smooth and dustless surface that
Is substantial and lasting FOR the antomo-
bilcs and light vehicles Residents OF
omaha should take special notice Of this
road on account OF the excellent result oh
tanned at little expense in making an old
cinder road smooth dustless and perma-
uent
The Omaha Gas company Is prepared TO
furnish road tars suitable for different
types OF roads and Il has put in special
stills for the purpose Of manufacturing
these tars I'm large quantities.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-06

even better when we ran into Chicago than
when we were ia the env'rous OF Boston"
speaker rapidly is becoming an automo-
bile enthusiast and promises TO utilize a
touring map az Texas that he obtained
yesterday en- plotting the machine almost
al over the Lone star state this coming
winter. The car that the ball player IS
driving Is a present TO his mother TO whom
he will present the machine Immediately
upon his arrival home.
THE Maxwell will open the peoples eyes, 4"
said Manager Dotv. He was referring to
the cost test being made now. in the east
to show that Ii is cheaper 70 operate and
maintain a Maxwell. than It is to keep a
horse and buggy The guarantee PROPOSE
ton which this company Is now giving
with cars is turning the eyes OF the people
to the Maxwell II is a life guarantee. The
manufacturers stand behind every car as
long as II Is IN service
Lewis f. Doty. manager Of the United
Motor Auto company said: The prelim-
mary figures Of the first official economy
test between an automobile and a horse and
buggy which Is being conducted I'm New
York and vicinity by the Maxwell BrisCoe
Motor company to prove the economy Of
its automobiles. showed results that are
very much In favor Of the automobile as
against the horse. the proportion Of cost
per passenger-mile, by automobile being
less than one-half the cost Of horse travel
under identical conditions This com
parison is based only upon the first day s
operation on Monday, September 26. The