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The Adair County news., 1910-01-19

inconceivable that there could
have been a Government of Rot
ten Boroughs exchanging titles
and estates for votes. Yet the
system in England in the Eight
zenith Century was infantile by
comparison with the system in.
the United States during tx e lat
ter part Of the Nineteenth cen
fury and thus much of the Twen-
tieth. The spoliation of Walpole,
and his body of mercenaries, was
child's play by comparison with
the scheme Of spoliation con-
trived by Cannon, Aldrich &
Company, Of which the Presi-
dent of the United States now
makes himself the legal advo-
cate, the hacker and defender.
Nothing ever witnessed in the
world before compares with it in
immensely and audacity.
Poor old, dignifed, fat-witted
James Buchanan, who standing
by the extremists of Democracy,
let the country drift into war,
seems the only parallel to the
good natured indifferentialist
now occupying the Chef Magis-
tracy, who thinks with a smile
to slick over the treason, strata
gems and spoils in which thick
skulled, thoroughly machine
made Administration is engul-
fling the country.
There are enough upright men
yet in Congress to forbid. The
Presidents pal in the Lower
House will not be allowed to pack
a committee of subservient,
stand-pat Republicans and ras-
cally Democrats, prearranged
and prejudged to whitewash the
guilty and convict the innocent.
Even Aldrich may find Jordan a
hard road to travel in the Senate.
We shall have an investigation
that will investigate. He who
dallies becomes a bastard; he
that doubts is sure to be damned.
The black flag raised by the
President floats at the masthead
of the Administration; let the
Stars and Stripes float at the
masthead of Congress! ''No
quarter" be the word, until the
truth, the whole truth and moth
ing but the truth comes blazing
from the crucible to put blister
upon the forehead of corruption,
in vindication of true men, and
all for the glory Of God and the
honor of the Republic! Amenl
The Adair County news., 1910-01-19
Good Enough For Anybody.

The Ten Business Command
ments, as outlined by the Inter
state Sand Company, Cleveland.
1. Thou shalt not wait for
something to turn up, but shalt
pull off thy coat, and go to work
that thou mayest prosper in thy
affairs and make the word fail
ure" spell success"
2. Thou shalt not be content
to go about thy business looking
like a bum, for thou shouldest
know that thy personal appear
ance is better than a letter of
recommendation.
3. Thou shalt not try to make
excuses, nor shalt thou say to
those who chide thee, II didn't
think"
4. Thou shalt not wait to be
told what thou shalt do, nor in
what manner thou shalt do it, for
thus may thy days be long in the
job which fortune hath given
thee.
5. Thou shalt not fail to main
tain thine own integrity, nor
shalt thou be guilty of anything
that will less thy good respect
for thyself.
6. Thou shall not covet the
other fellows job nor his salary,
nor the position which he hath
gained by his own hard labor.
z. Thou shalt not fail to live
within thy income, nor shalt thou
contract any debts when thou
canst not see thy way clear to
pay them.
8. Thou shalt not fail to blow
thine own horn, for he who is
afraid to blow his own horn at
the proper occasion fndeth no.
body standing ready to blow it
for him.
8. Thou shalt not hesitate to
say mo" when thou meanest
No." nor shalt thou fail to re-
member that there are occasions
when it is unsafe to bind thy
self to hasty judgment.
10. Thou shalt give every man
a square deal. This is the last
and great commandment, and
there is no other like unto it.
Upon this commandment depend
eth all the law and the profits of
the business world.
The Adair County news., 1910-01-19
Full Supply.

Eyes, ''said the budding young
author, Il shall leave for the
south to- morrow.
What are you going to do
down south? ?" asked the publish
er.
why l am going to write a
war story and I want to study up
southern grit
The publisher placed his hand
on the young authors shoulder.
my dear young man," he
said, slowly, "you don't have to
go down south to study up south
ern grit. -
''No?"
"Of course not. Just buy a
box of southern berries and you
will find all the grit you are look
ing for"
The Adair County news., 1910-01-19
Lots for Sale.

l have for sale q choice lots in the
most desirable resident section of Rus
sell Springs rangieg in size from one
half acre to two and one half acres, and
will make some good prices to those
wishing to build in our town. Call or
write. r G. Woods.
a10-2t
The Adair County news., 1910-01-19
Beckham VS. Johnson Again.

Lie NEWS puUlISIl6u last I'll
day an editorial from the Frank
fort Journal, of which ex-Gov.
Beckham is the editor, which
claimed that Ben Johnson, who
is practically a candidate for
Governor, was not a local option
est, but on the other hand in
fered very plainly that he was
identified with the ''wets." The
arguments that Gov. Beckham
offered to sustain this statement
were that all the distillers in
Nelson county, whether Demo-
Gratis or Republicans were for
johnson, and that Col. John
Whallen was for him. This
strikes us as very poor reasoning.
Ben Johnson does not drink a
drop of whiskey and never has.
At every opportunity in his life
he has voted for local option,
and when in the State Senate
voted for the County Unit bill.
Now with this sort of record he
should be judged by what he is
and what he has done rather
than by those who are either for
or against him.
The News heartily supported
Senator McCreary for reelection
to the United States Senate
when practically the same things
were urged against him by Gov.
Beckham that he now uses
against Ben Johnson. McCreary
is a temperate man himself, voted
for the local option bill when he
was in the Legislature and the
only reason that could be given
why the temperance people
should be against him was that
the liquor people were for him.
We do not think that Ben John
sons position on the liquor ques-
ton is an element of weakness
in his candidacy for Governor.
He has some weaknesses that
appear now as quite serious, that
may cost him some votes if he
becomes the Democratic nominee
for Governor, but certainly his
record as a local optionist and his
ability to have the friendship of
those Democrats who are opposed
to local option is what would be
most desired in a candidate. No
Democratic nominee can win the
election for Governor who Sc
cures the support of only dry"
Democrats or wet" Democrats.
He must have both and be &C
ceptable to both. We have not
written this to exploit Mr.. John
son or his candidacy, but to show
the readers of the News that
I'VE tote-fair" and are absolute
ly consistent. AS local option
ist the News could not be against
Ben Johnson for Governor upon
the Arguments put up by Gov.
Beckham that he is not a local
sptionist without admitting at
the same time that we were
wrong in the support of Senator
McCreary in his race for re-elec-
ton. e. Town News.
The Adair County news., 1910-01-19
Honest Men to the Front.
(From Couriel-Jo

TUT Tile llTSC CiIlS III the history
of the country a President of the
United States has openly pro-
claimed himself the friend of
thieves and the enemy of honest
men.
That, and that alone, is the
issue precipitated by the Execu-
tive order of Friday removing
Clifford Pinchot from office. "By
your conduct" says Mr.. Taft in
effect, you have destroyed your
usefulness as helpful subordi-
nate of those who hold the Re
publican party as the Govern
ment and are bound to protect
those who, by their corrupt or
ganization and campaign contri-
buttons, have brought the Re-
publican party to power and are
relied on to maintain it in pow
err" In other words, the public
lands and franchises belong to
the Saints, and we are the
Saints.
Many Republican Presidents
have by indirection through the
Protective policy proclaimed
themselves the friends of rob-
berry under the forms of law; Mr..
Taft becomes the first to depart
from the process of licensed rob-
berry, and to announce that the
debts of his party are in future
to be paid out of the peoples do
main. 1t is not worth while for
anybody to beat about the bush,
or to deal in anything but plain
English. The truth will not
down. That the President is,
personally, an honest, well-in-
tentioned man need not be de-
MED, or doubted. The world is
full of men who can see no
wrong where their own interest
is at stake; who are blind to right
when their passions are awaken
ed; who will do for party what
they would refuse to God. The
candidate of straw upon a plat
form of imposture, indicted to
office, sees his house of cards
about to tumble on him and his
Cabinet, because of the act of an
upright but imprudent servant,
and, in a panic of anger and
fear, thinks to avert the threat
ened catastrophe by driving the
upright servant out.
1t will not suffice. All men
now know, if they did not know
before, that the decapitation of
CLAWS was ment to kill a danger
Gus witness; but, in the decap-
itation of Clifford Pinchot, and
his associates. Price and Shaw,
the Administration has commit
ted harikari upon itself. Hence
forth the ground about the White
House and around the Throne of
the Gar of the Congress will be
sown with dragons teeth.
And, from now onward, let
there be no politics in this coun-
try except the rescue of the Gov
eminent from organized pillage,
which, not content with raising
up favored classes and distribut-
ing mammonth fortunes through
the Tariff, reaches forth it's cor
rupt and impious hand to steal
from the people the public lands
and franchises that yet remain
open to bona fide settlers and
honest but poor men.
We read of the days of Robert
The Adair County news., 1910-01-19
COLUMBIA.

states, cities and towns, to know
just what is in Columbia at the
beginning of this new year, 1910,
| have compiled the following
directory, after a careful survey,
from commercial and business
standpoint, which think covers
the field as nearly as possible.
Population about 1900.
City Council. "A. H. Ballard,
Mayor; j. G. Eubank, clerk; L.
c. Winfrey, attorney; aldermen.
w. T. McFarlad, j. B. Coffey.
J. F. Patteson and Charles San
dusky; Marshal, ]. A. Willis;
Treasurer, 10 Coffey, ,Ir.; The
slogan of the new council for
this year will be to continue the
system of Improvements inaugur-
ated by the late Board, such as
uniform grading of streets, con-
crete sidewalks, more and better,
lights. &c.
Schools. The Lindsey Wilson
Training School, 200 students,
Profs. Nelson and Moss, Princi-
pals. TIL Columbia Graded
School, 225 students, Prof. w.
M. Wilson, principal.
Churches. Presbyterian, Burk-
esville street, Rev. J. R. Craw-
ford, pastor. Methodist, Burks-
vile street, Rev. B M. Currie,
pastor. Baptist, Greensburg
street, pastor. Christ
ian, C-ville avenue, Ed. 2. T.
Williams, pastor.
Dry Goods Stores. WI. Wal
ker; Russell & Co.; Coffey & Pat
teson; H. B. Ingram & Sons, and
Frank Sinclair, (who will open
soon.)
Hardware and Implements.
The Reed Hardware Co., Russell
building, and w. F. Jeffries &
Sons.
Grocery Stores. Reed & Mil
Ter; Ballard & Russell; Young
Bros, C. S. Hutchinson; w. H.
Wilson; Mclean Bros. & Co.. !;
Triplett & Wilson; J. B. Rasner,
C. C. Jones; Al Sinclair; Henri
ford & Richardson and S. P.
Overstreet.
Fertilizer, Field Seeds &c.
Solomon Mckinley and VIM. F.
Jeffries, Sons.
Physicians and Surgeons. DR..
w. F. Cartwright, DR.. w. R.
Grissom, DR.. r. Y. Hindman, DR..
u. L. Taylor, DR.. G. M. Russell,
DR.. Garland Grissom, DR.. E.. A.
Waggener.
Druggists and Pharmacists. =
The PAUL Drug Co., and DR.. J.
N. Page.
Veterinary Surgeons. DIR. S.
D. Crenshaw and DR.. M. E.
Jones.
. Osteopathy. DIR, ]. C. Men
zies.
Hotels. The Hancock Hotel,
Burksville St., Junuis Hancock
Prop'r. The Columbia Hotel,
Public square, j. P. Jasper prop.
The Hudson Hotel, C-ville street,
Robt. Hudson. prop.
Boarding House. Mrs, M. E.
Marcum, Burksville St.
Restaurant. j. B. Rasner, on
the square.
Attorneys at LAW. w.
Jones. James Garnett, L. C. Win
frey, ]. F. Montgomery, G. Paul
Smythe, Rollin Hurt, F. R. Win
frey, Gordon Montgomery, Judge,
The Adair County news., 1910-01-19

Long distance. Columbia Tele-
phone Company, Miss Lorena
Pile, day operator, Edwin Will
son, night operator.
Watch Maker and Repairer. =
Frank Jackman.
Undertakers. j. B. Jones; j.
F. Triplett.
Photography. J. W. Coy.
Harness and Saddlery, Repair
ing. -Wyatte Smith.
Shoe Shops. Solomon Turpen,
Fred Mclean
Millinery. Mrs. L. w. Atkins,
Mesdames Hurt and Eubank.
Dress Making. Mis- S Ellen
Burton.
Banks. The Citizens Bank,
10 Coffey, cashier; Bank Of Co
lumbia, Jno. w. Flowers, CASH
Ter; The First National Bank, E..
H. Hughes, cashier.
Produce and Commission The
Northern Egg & Poultry Co. Coy
E. Dudgeon, mang'r; w. E. Grin
stead & Co., R. H. Durham,
prop'r; The Columbia Produce
and Commission House, Sam
Lewis, prop'r.
Lumber. The Standard Hard
wood Lumber Co.
Planning Mills & Building Ma
terial. = Sandusky & Co., Order,
Morrison & Goodman.
Lumber and Stave Dealers. =
Suits Bros, G. P. Burress, Bas-
sett & Co., and H. T. Baker.
Beer Slaves and Heading.
Elrod & Co., C. G. Niece, Man
ager.
Builders and Contractors. =
Shaw & Son, Mclean Bros, H..
C. Feese, w. G. Murrell, Ely
Feese, Edwin Hurt and Horace
Walker.
Painters a n d Decorators. j.
T. Barbee, Jr., ]. A. Young &
Son, Fred Mclean, Robert Pen
nycuff, J. G. Eubank and Horace
Walker.
Wall Paper. j. w. Coy. ]. G..
Eubank, j. T. Barbee, Jr.
BARRIERS. George w. Lowe and
George T. Flowers, Jr.
Blacksmiths. IS. F. Eubank,
M. Antle, Parson & Sons, Wade
Eubank, Mark Wilson, VIM. Helm
and ]. w. Coffey.
Timers and Supplies. Hall &
Strange and Wade Eubank.
FIGURING Mills. The Columbia
Model Mills, Smith & McBeath
Proprietors. The Russell Creek
Roller Mill. Smith & McBeath
Proprietors.
Job Printing. -Adair County
News Office.
Butchers and Packers. Ben
nett & Mclean Bros, and Will
| son q WOlfOrd.
Jewelry and Watches. PAUL
Drug Company.
Furniture and House Furnish
ings Russell & Company and H.
B. Ingram & Sons.
City Farmers j. N. Coffey,
R. F. PAUL, w. w. Jones, L. w.
Bennett, Braxton Massie, A. w.
Tarter, j. F. Montgomery, ]. H.
Pelley, ]. H. Young, w. l.. Wal
ker, r. K. Young and others.
Pretty Girls. Has a greater
number than any other town to
its size in the State.
Old Maids. Few, very few.
Old Bachelors. None worth
The Adair County news., 1910-01-19

If you want to buy or sell farm or
town property see G. P. Smythe.
The Adair County news., 1910-01-19

The Lawrenceburg News says
that T. ]. Neal, of that county,
paid 81 for a pig on July "a, and
carried it home in his pocket. On
the 9th day of December it was
slaughtered and there was rend-
cred from it three gallons of lard.
The pig weighed on the day it
was killed 1874 pounds and was at
the time 1853 days old, represent
ing growth of I. is pounds per
day.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-19
MORE FUNDAMENTALS.

There IS an old-fashioned piece oi
writing not much read in these days
which is nevertheless well worth the
perusal of every intelligent voter
It is called the Constitution of the
United States.
1t was framed by probably the ablest
and best-informed body of men who
ever got together in the worlds his.
tory for constructive purposes, Every
phrase, every word. means something
and the omissions are just about as
fgll OF meaning to the student of con
stitutional history. 1t is largely these
omissions which have kept the consti
tuition elastic and alive. so that today
il Is just as we'll adapted to our mod
ern life as ii was century ago to the
life of that time.
If that constitution Is allowed to
lapse into oblivion, to be disregarded
to be overridden, this republic will moi
last long.
Sometimes it seems as ii the people
cared nothing for it, and then again
sometimes We hear sane word which
reminds usiof our obligations-su such a
word as was uttered by Judge Lewis
last week, when he said I'VE yet live
under that constitution. The people
have perfect right to abolish it, tc
enact another constitution, to establish
another form of government; but by
that constitution they declared 1t was
the supreme law of the land, and every
man must obey"
This constitution every member Of
every legislature in the land takes sol
emn oath to uphold and obey. How
many Of them think of that oath when
they vote on this or that measure
framed for political capital and none
lary expediency?
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-19

They provided the manner in which
that power should be exercised BY
that constitution they gave to con
gless the sole power of legislation.
BY the constitutions of the several
states they gave TO their house of
representatives and their senate the
sole and exclusive power OF legisla-
tion. They said in all OF those con
siitltions that they were the supreme
law OF the land, the supreme law OF
the state. No man has right to com.
plain If the people in lawful ways abol-
sh those constitutions and take back
10 themselves, by establishing pure
democracy, not constitutional de-
mocracy which now exists. the exeu-
swe power of legislation and all OF
the powers of the government. But
the alarming situation is that men
who understand all of these principles
OF government will acquiesoe IN over
riding the constitution; not in abolish.
ing it, moi first setting 1t aside and
taking back TO themselves these pow
ers, but while those constitutions are
In force, which they have said are
the supreme law of the land and which
they bind the courts by solemn oath
20 enforce, they seek to override con
slantly SO we have here in Colo
rado. or will have shortly. in defiance
OF your constitution, by which you
said The sole power of legislation
shall be vested in Il senate and house
of representatives. a Legislative act
which will so far curtail that power
That nothing but the shadow of it Is
left with those bodies, and in the face
of Il, ana in The face of your supreme
law, by which you said that the senate
and house of representatives should
have that power, you, 1t seems to me,
shy we have IT. l say l view these
matters with alarm, because 1t is n
revolution against which | have not
right to complain, but an unlawful
revolution until those constitutions are
abolished or changed and modified"
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-19
THE DEADLY DRINKING CUP.

THE drinking cup is grave menace
TO health. 1t is disseminator of tive
terrible diseases which are spreading
in spite of every effort that is being
made to suppress them. ! refer tc
syphilis and tuberculosis, On the
.uains especially is the drinking cup
menace. People suffering from the
most loathsome diseases use them, tC
be followed by some healthy person
who is likely to become infected Ty
phoid patients not entirely recovered
drink from these cups and spread the
disease, DIR. Hanohett, president o
Iowa state board of health.
Everybody has heard that There,
many slip 'twixt the cup and tn,
lip"
And everybody has understood. fol
this long time now, that it was unfor
tunate that it was so+that this woult
be much happier world If it were
not true.
But now it develops that it's bless
ing that there are so many such slips
and that there are few causes nor,
worthy of support than one whiel
Involves an effort to make such slip.
more frequent than they are now.
This cause is that of the anti.publi,
drinking cup crusade. And lest yol
may get an idea that this cause hasn't
much show, this list of crusade vie
tories is in order:
The public drinking cup has beer
barred from every school house. rail
road train and station in Wisconsin
Michigan, Kansas, Mississippi, Okla
homa, Massachusetts and Iowa, and
from every school house in California.
The public drinking cup has been
barred from every public building in
st, Louis. East st. Louis. Portland,
Boise. Little Rock. Ithaca, Wheeling,
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-19
TAFT ON CONSERVATION.

Probably no body of men on earth
more needed word OF sanity than
the eonservadonists gathered at st
Paul last week And they got it, right
on the first day, from the president.
Il am bound to say that the time
has come for a hault in general rhap-
sodies over conservation, making the
word mean every known good thing in
the world; for after the public atten-
tion has been aroused, such appeals
are of doubtful utility. and do not di
rect the public to the specific course
the people should take, or have the leg
islature take, in order TO promote the
cause OF conservation
And again; What wish to empha
size is, that satisfactory conclusion
(of the question OF conservation can
only be reached promptly if we avoid
aorimony, imputations of bad faith
and political controversy
AS the exhorter once said, 81 ain't
namin' no names. but there's them in
this room can put on the cap if il
fits"
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-19
AN APPRECIATION.


The death occurred Sunday, the
eleventh instant, of Mary Goodsell Nc
Neil. widow of the late Stephen, and
mother Of John L. Mcneil OF Denver
and Mrs Alfred p Camp of this city
Mrs. Mcneil passed away at The
residence OF her daughter. Mrs. Camp
after an Illness of some five weeks
she suffered originally from an attach
OF bronchitis. from which she partially
covered; but her heart was badly
effected, and she became progressive
ly weaker and weaker. expiring, as
above stated. on Sunday. the eleventh
at The age of eisA.y-four years and
four months.
Mrs Mcneil was born in owego
Tioga county New York, May 24th
1926, and was resident of Durango
for over twenty years. She came OF
'old Colonial stock Her first ancestor
in this country coming to Hartford
Conn, in 1896, where he was the FIRST
deacon OF the first church, a mem
ber of the governors court and one OF
the most widely known men OF his
time in the colony Her grandfathei
was a Revolutionary soldier, fought al
Long Island and Trenton, and saw
service again in 1912.
For the last ten or fifteen years oi
her life, Mrs. Mcneil suffered from
deafness, which. several years ago be
came very nearly complete. Cut of
in this way from conversation with
her friends, she fell back on her cor
respondence She was a fine letter
writer, and her friends all over The
country looked forward to her letters
with real pleasure-a always bright and
full of her quantity humorous view OF
things and people. She was through
her whole life, great reader of good
books, and possessed OF keen inter
est in the questions of the day; an
interest which never left her up to
her last illness.
She was member of the Presby
terian church, and although, by rea
son of her deafness, unable for many
years to attend its services, she never
failed in warm interest in it's work
Few people with as decided views ii
religious matters as she are able &c
temper them with as perfect a charity
Tor the conviction of others. He
friends were of all churches and be
liefs and her own opinions never OBJ
truded.
Interment took place Wednesday
Sept, 14th. where her remains wer,
laid to rest beside those of her lat
husband.
Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-19
Fargo, Rutland, Aberdeen, Wash. colo

Fargo. Rutland, Aberdeen, Wash, Colo;
RADIO Springs, Georgetown, Pa, Marys'
vile. Ind. Camden, S. G., Elgin, syria
cuse, childress. Tex, and New Ro'
ohelle.
Forty state boards OF health agree
that the public cup should be abolish
ed
The public drinking cup is verit-
able poison cup 1t has been shown
conclusiyely that it is largely respon-
sible for the spread of deadly diseases,
NOT only diseases that are contagious
but also diseases that are less read
lilly communicable, tuberculosis and sy-
philis in particular.
Many persons in perfect health are
spreaders OF disease germs. In Min
nesota diphiheria germs were found
In the mouths of seventy out OF every
! 900 examined. Germs of grip, pneu-
monla and tonsillitis linger in the
bodies OF patients long after they have
recovered from attacks OF these dis
eases.
The substitute for the public cup is
the pocket cup or the paper cup. The
handiest means for supplying cups tc
passengers in trains is the penny-in
the slot cup vender, which supplies
a sterilized paraffn-coated paper cur
for a cent In schools paper cups
individual glasses or metal cup of the
telescope" type may be used. The
latter, however, are hard to keep clean
It's high time the world at large
were awake to the truth, that there's
nothing TO worry about in the fact that
there's many slip 'twixt the cup and
the lp-that the real thing to worrS
about is that there are so few.