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The Adair County news., 1912-11-27

barns and all else IN his life have
changed from a "tallow candle and
homemade fall age to an electric
light and a steam thrasher" age.
Three years ago Midway and the sur
rounding country began to think it was
time to have twentieth century schoo,
plant They began to feel tina Il
would be well to have a building a.
good as any Of their churches. Al
first the general public shook its head
and mumbled under its breath. but
gradually It began to see the wisdom
Of the movement ana at last voted the
funds necessary.
While the trustees planned q schop.
that should be a credit architectural
they did not forget to buy euou@i
ground 10 give the energetic ycuua.
sters that were 10 be trained amp
elbow room. The beautiful buildiu-
stands well back from the turnpik-
on five acres Of fine blue grass land
Behind and 70 one side Of the schrr.
building is 81 comfortable stable stai'rt
to hold twe-ty-foCr horses.
As IS usual in school affairs ali over
the country. the trustees built this
school with n idea of its taking care
OF al the pupils in the district for ~
next fifty years. Now, after only t7,.
and a half wears, they are beginning f.
see the natural result of 4 fine grow
ing school spirit among both chfldr-
and parents Today five grade and ty.
high school teachers manage to tcn.t
the 30 boys and girls that are au
rolled. This number IS just fifty mo
than were enrolled last year. Il
now plain hat the school viii L.r
10 add q new teacher each year 10 r.'-.
care Of the steady increase. and III fir.
more years an addition VIII have to
built 10 take care Of tie children E
sides this yearly increase, the truste.
claim that very few Of those enroll.
even Try 20 play truant. Ample plar
grounds, clean, warm schoolroolr-
comfortable single desks. light a..
1 pleasan- surroundings make school 60.
ting less irksOme, and the incentil
for playing out" has been removed
4 Several schools rolled into one mak.
fnany things possible. It allows rr,
School fund 10 pay for a reliable jan
tOr, who can heat, clean and care r,.
he property as it should be cared foI
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
THE GILA MONSTER.
RePulsiVe In Looks, 1t Is Really :
Harmless Creature.

HePulsiVe In Looks, 1t Is Really :
Harmless Creature.
Probably there is no other living
creature more feared by the ignorant
than the ella monster, about which all
manner of weird tales have been told
1t has even been held that the mere
breath of this animal is sufficient to
cause death to the one upon whom it
fell. Scientific inquiry. however, fails
to disclose a single instance wherein
the breath or even the bite of this
creature has resulted fatally. The
fact that dissection and microscop,
examination do not reveal any trace of
glands for the secretion Of venom is
sufficient evidence to indicate that this
curious member Of the lizard family
has been slandered.
Some years ago a civil engineer in
the southwest undertook to settle once
for all the question whether "the mon
ster" was deadly or not. A fine speci-
men was captured and confined in a
wire Enclosure. A chicken was obtain
ed, and its feathers were removed in
order that the lizard might have every
opportunity to strike at the breast.
The chicken was then held quite closc
to the Gila monster, which soon snap
ped vlciOusly and secured a firm hold
on the fowls breast, retaining this grip
for more than ten minutes. When the
victim was released it was found that
the chickens breastbone had been bro
ken. Nevertheless the fowl quickly
recovered, the bone knitting and the
wound healing with no symptoms Of
poisoning.
1t is very probable that the reputa-
ton for evil borne by the ella mon
Ster is due simply and solely to its
most repulsive appearance.-Harper'~
Weekly
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Xii Smut on Seed What

4 pint of formalin and fifty GALLON
of water make a very effective solu
ton for treating seed wheat to prevent
the appearance Of smut. The fOrmaliu
can be purchased at the drug store To-
q small sum. and the farm pump VI,
donate the water. Spread the whoa
out on the barn floor and sprinkle thor
Ougly with The solution, using a com
mon sprinkling can. The wheat SHOULD
be shOveled over and sprinkled again
in order to wet every kernel with tH.
malin. Old sacks, canvas, etc, sher %
then be thrown over the heap and
lowed to stand for q few hours. Ariv
this the wheat is spread ont and gI
lowed to dry.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
EDUCATION
and SUCCESS
The Farmer Is Essential TO
the Latter.
CATTLE AND THE CHILDREN
II Two Year and Four Year Old Steers
Won't Thrive In Same Feed Lot Why
Together?

Johnny. he amt takin' no interest in
his school. I've got mighty good no
ton to let him quit an go to work on
the farm"
"How long has he been in SCHOOL,
'Oh. he's been off and on about six
years, reckon. He's just finished his
Fourth Reader. so he's got enough
schoOlin' to use on farm. He's got
more than my gran'daddy had in his
day, an you know he died worth about
$50, 1000"
"Tell me something about your grand
father"
"Well, you see, he come over the
mountains when this here was all Vir.
ginia, an he took some land an began
to clear 1t up an farm 1t, an he
What did you say he paid for it,"
Gran daddy? Why. he didn't pay
nothin' for it,
How much land did he get?"
"Oh, he could "a had all he could
tend to-a thousand acres was all he
could tend TO, an he
$50 he farmed thousand acres. did
he?"
"NOt all Of It. Some of it was left
in timber so the hogs could be turned
out to fatten on the beech an oak mast
in the fall AM
"How old were the hogs when he
killed them for meat?
about two years OF. Say, what are
you askin me all these questions for
anyhow"
81 am trying to find out why you
think Johnny has enough education t.
make him a successful farmer"
II just now told you because his
gran'daddy made snug fortune with
less schOolin' than JOhnny'S got"
Can Johnny go out an find thou
sand acres for nOthfng?"
''No: OF course Ne can't"
Can be afford to keep hog for two
years an fatten him on beech an oas
mastE"
''No. Why, say, look here, neye.
thought Of it before. but my gran
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
HUMOR OF THE DAY
The One Best Bet.

The Rev. Joseph III. Twitchell, for
nearly fifty years pastor Of the Asylum
Hill Congregational church in Hart
ford, Conn, saw three years of service
in the civil war as chaplain OF the
Seventy-frst New York regiment. In
the course Of his service Mr.. Twitch
ellis experiences were, of course, many
and varied. One of them, of a seriO-
comic nature, has been recently made
public.
After certain fight the surgeon told
the chaplain that one poor fellow was
quite beyond hope. The chaplain lean
ed over the dying soldier.
We'll, my dear fellow" he began in
a voice of deep emotion, ''you are very
badly wounded, and If you have any
thing to say or any word that you
want sent to your family, tell lie
now"
The. poor fellow understood. my IN
side coat pocket" be breathed pain
fully.
The chaplain felt a poeketbook there
and took it out. is that what you
want?"
Eyes" was the faint reply "Opeu
it."
Here is a ten dollar bill Is that
what you want?'
"YeS."
'What shall do with it?'
Then the soldier said In 4 whisper.
''Bet you that that I don't die"
And he did nOt.-New York Sun
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27

daddy got rich Just a-settin' still, didn-.
he?'
Yes; he did. Where your grandra
Their got q thousand acres for nothin4
your boy viii have TO take it at Il valu
alton of from $4,000 TO 100000 ana
make it pay. He can't wait two year,
for hogs to he ready for slaughter Il
must be ut eight to ten months. Their,
is no way now for your boy to be pro
neer and get rich sitting still. He must
be educated to succeed in the twen,i
eth century"
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Writino on a Pillow.

Every one who has had occasion to
write while riding in railway train
will be interested in the fact that the
disagreeable effects Of the jarring of
the carriage are greatly mitigated by
writing on pillow. The pillow may
be either held on the lap or placed on Il
table. The pad Of paper and the ann
which guides the pen or pencil should
both rest on the pillow
In this manner it will be found pos
sibie to write legibly and with com
fort in a train flying at full speed
London Answers.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Poor Mamma

The Dear Child-Oh. Mrs. Bloom.
when did yOu get back? Mrs. Bloom
Bless you, dear, was not away any
where. What made you think so? The
Dear Child thought you were
heard my mamma say that you were
at loggerheads with your husband for
over week
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
HOW midway
CAME TO LIFE
1 $4,000 Investment on Its
Boys and Girls.
IN MODERN SCHOOLHOUSE.
The Town Began Three Years Ago to
Realize the Importance of ConserV
Ing Its Future Citizens Health AND
mentaIity-PIenty of Room to Play

Many rural communities feel thai
any building and any grounds will de
for school purposes. These communi
Ties have never thought definitely how
far they have progressed in so man.
other lines The average man will SAY
when you press him for a reason fo'
the poor school equipment in his neigh
orhood, well, that school was goct
enough for me, an / reckon it's good
enough for my children" His ow'
home, his farming implements. h
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
PASTOR RUSSELL
IS CHALLENGED
ACompIete Answer to the Query,
"Who Ordained Him."
The Whole Subject Clarified For the
Public Benefit - Clergy and Laity
Unscriptural Terms.

Albany, n. Y.
Nov. II. AS al
ways, Pastor Rus
sell got the crowds
today. We report
his discourse on
Ministerial Ordi-
nation and Titles
Very evidently it
is a reply to an at
tack recently made
upon him by a Mr..
w. T. Ellis, field
editor Of The Con-
tiHent, and alias.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Sure THING.

The Guest-When I asked sou if you
had given me quiet room you sal
that after Q o'clock I could hear 4 I..s.
drop. and now I find it's right over
bowling alley.
The Night Clerk-Wen, caR'c you
hear 'em drop Post.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Separatind the Milk.

Good separators these days win do a
good job of separating cold milk. bur
there is no economy in separating milk
when cold The fat is most easily and
thoroughly removed while the milk is
warm.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Confusind

eff we women had the vote, matters
would be simplifed."
81 don't know, replied Miss Cayenne,
'"They might be more complex When
a man sent Us candy and fOWers We
wouldn't know whether he was lead
ing up To proposal or merely election
eering. Washington Star.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Green Food For Chickens.

Chickens require green stuff all win
ter. Provide roots. but do not feed
them on the ground. Drive spikes liz
the posts or sides of the chicken house
about foot above the floor and drive
the roots on these spikes.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27

A school tax is simply long time in
vestment in brains; therefore the etc
nal question should not be 'HON
SMALL A TAX CAN WE GET
ALONG WITH?' but HOW MUCH
CAN WE INVEST TO ADVAN-
TAGE?" 1t is business proposition
pure and simple.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Cleaned Ouk

What punishment did that detsuyE
ing banker get?"
understand his lawyer CHARGED
him S4O'OO0"-Pittsburgh Post
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Ilratls Z, Frt.r4 It-.,f.

She-Have Won n running gocr~r:
with that h1oEmIkeT?
He-I did nave, hut me stopped it r".
before it got into Its stride.-LSuGon
OpiniOn
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
ORIGINAL

was there anything original in his
speech at the banquet"
well. he admitted that he knew he
was to be called on."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27

hey ,varp leaving Eden

They were leaving Eden.
''The laugh" exclaimed Adam, S. a;s
us"
And that" reiOined Eve. with std
den consciousness, sis about al
Judge.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Proof

Knicker-HOw 90 you know Jones ia
married:
BOcker-When he buttOnholes yOD ne
tries 70 do il up the back.xNew fUrS
Sun
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Humorous.

First S1vare-Whlt makes our r0.aI
highDess SO fun Of Iaurhtcr3
Second SJvage-Uc must have sFa,
lowe. the gents funny bone-Nrsr
YorJ, American.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
MIDwAY's SUCCESS.

C. provides teachers for the differeu
Ades and makes efficient and strone
rk. By bringing many children L.
liner it gives a chance for the chic
6deyeIOp his social nature in a grou
q his own age. That the school
Midway is a success is to put the ma
III. lightly. A school that has Ell
rSIed fifty new pupils this year, tia
M - 3ded fifty children to the schoo
Nation of Midway, that makes th
renting of any kind of house in TIL,
town an impossibility, that in tw,
ard a half years does not show %
scratched wall or desk, is huge sue
cess.
Does all this answer the question OF
Can any one ever figure
exactly what stronger men and womei
I'm a community are worth? Tn
school cost the community $4,000. Is
the money a good investment for Mid
wayP The answer can only come b!
asking any of the residents in the dis
trict of those who are willing to send
their children five or six miles and
nav extra tuition to have them In
real live twentieth century school.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
PITY Poor Campaiqner.

HeCkler Ito orator)-Hi, guv'uor, ds
you support early closing?
Orator Certainly I do. my friend.
Heckler-Then shut up.-Tit- Bits. "
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
He OUGHT To.

'Do you think your father --o.,,.- =.
ject to my seeking your b ,o5s,. W
Don't know. I'm sur n h..
thing like me he wouM''-TatIer
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
II Sonetimas HeLas.

at tells here i'm this paper abort 9
woman who has worked for q rli,ro7C
"AIuSt be a good locker. Judges H.
brary.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Never Tried Him

Mrs. Chiuu-IOU know r-y husband
just won't listen TO good, common -..-e
talk.
Mrs. FraUk-Uow 10 YOU know
YOnkers Statesman
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Very Coed. Sir.

Father-How IS IT that ! find YOU
kissing my daughter: Answer Tae, sir,
How is it?
Young Mainline. sir; fce.-Sati-e
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Out Of Sieht

Young Hopeful twho has lately s.. ~;
ed to study mecllnicsJ-Wuy d. -.'i
always pull your barrow. Grubblest
GrUbJics lH ressiwist-C1s I 'c-e'~
the very sight of lJ-LOnJc1 Punch
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Prompt Attentinn

M sorry to find the baroness our
Ion forget to tell her 1 called. win
you?' mo, sir; I'll tell her at once
Fliegende Batter.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
Well Instructed.

Miss Fifth Avenue-Maudie claims to
be an uninstructed delegate. Miss Bea-
ION Street-Impossible! She's from Bos-
son.-Life.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
His Inetrumsrt.

"That executor is very energetic ta
carrying out the various provisions Of
the testato~."
ste does seem TO be working wish 60
will"-Egr.Uore American
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27
One Better.

Mar5orie-We have acolytes In c,-
cnurcn- Little Mabel-That's nothing.
we have fectric lights in ours.-R,s'
ton TRANSCRIPT.
The Adair County news., 1912-11-27

Behavior is a mirror in which every
me displays his image.-Goethe,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24
FEED.s &c 1AIna.

It certainly has ralned enough in
Oklahoma FOR one time. April ended
with floods and storms in many local.
ties ana with abundant rains an over
Oklahoma and the surrounding states.
With the spirit OF hopefulness eharac-
teristic Of mankind. there is a general
feeling that everything's All right now
and that this season is bound 70 bring
bounfiful crops. And the chances are
much better than they have been for
the pant three years. The soil is filled
With moisture; there is enough, IL it
is not allowed to be lost through evan.
oration, icprodnce fair yields oi most
crops with only occasioan showers.
The outcome Of the corn IS. however.
problematical Corn was planted late
and much Of the seed WIS poor. Very
little corn will be out Of the way 81
the effect Of hot weather before July.
Average weather conditions then will
mean short yields. Abundant july and
August rains must be had to produce
average returns from corn. Corn
needs clean. careful and frequent cul.
tiyatloa this year more than ever. A
crop VI weeds and a crusted soil viii
waste the moisture now in the soil aud
increase the risk Of failure. With the
corn crop in this uncertain condition,
it is more important than ever that
sure feed crops be planted. Every
farm In the state should not have less
than ten to twenty acres of blackhull
white kafir corn planted before July
for the production Of grain. With
the good supply Of moistura now in the
soil. this viii absolutely insure the
production OF enough grain for an OF
The live stock on the farms and a little
surplus 20 sell. Oklahoma farming is
pure gambling until feed enough for
all live stock is certain to be produced
in the most uniavorable years. Kafir
corn is the one sure thing. In 1901. in
Kansas, the kafir corn crop was worth
Sl0.92 per acre and the corn crop
sS.2S IN 1871 the kafir corn crop was
worth sl5.72 aud the corn crop s7.eS
per acre. The average value OF the
kafir corn crop per acre In Kansas for
the last eleven years was Sll.1S and
OF corn 1902. These figures are com.
piled from the assessors returns Of
the yields Of the total acreage plant
ed 70 both crops. Isn't il about time
that We learned something in Okla.
homa from the experience Of others
and our Oklahoma Farm Joug-
nal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24

sits as between the south and most
Of Abe western states. This is no myth.
ioal bond, but an actual one, the force
oi whieh has manifested itself ia CON
sress On avery occasion for the last
ten Of twelve years at least Even a
stronger bond subsists as between the
south ana such northern states as
Illinois and New York with which the
south & bound BY the strongest com.
mercial lies The sympathy of these
states for the suaeeptibnities OF the
south Is inspired By consideration az
selfinterest which are a guaranty Of
their permanence. Of late years these
states but particularly the western
states referred 10, have instantly and
sternly opposed every suggestion Of
federal Interference with the south's
solution o. the problems growing out
Of the race question. That state Of
affairs Is the south's assurance against
amy malien exercise OF whatever su.
thoriiy this proposed amendment may
confer on the federal government. It
is a silent compact which win endure
50 long as the south remains faithful
10 Il Indeed. II the south were fool
ish enough to break this compact and
deprive itself OF the security which Il
affords. Il could perhaps be done ID
no more efiectual way than BY defeat
ing this Amendment For it is IN
these western states thar the pro
posal is most cherished. The submis-
sion Of this amendment is a response
primarily to the demand Of those
states It IS in those states that the
abuse Of the present system OF elect
ing United States senators has been
practiced to the greatest extremity. 1t
is in those states that senatorships
have actually been put up at auction,
ana III which no one could aspire 10
the senatorship who had not at once
the means to purchase election and
the lack Of scruple against paying the
price For these reasons these west.
ern states feel thar this reform is a
matter 0f vital Importance to them.
that it is necessary to lift their poii-
tics out Of the mire Of corruption. Hav-
ing this vital and intense concern in
it the people Of these western states
would feel that its defeat by the south.
erp states made a poor return for The
deferenee which the western states
have shown for the susceptibuities OF
southern states Therefore, instead Of
safeguarding themselves BY defeating
this amendment, the southern states
would De more likely. by that course
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24
RULES FOR DEALING WITH THE
FLY NUISANCE.


Keep The lilies away from the sick.
especially those i'll with contagious
diseases. KIN every fly that strays
into the sick room. His body is CIV.
cred with disease germs.
DO not allow deeaying material Of
any sort to accumulate on or near
your premises
Screen all food. and insist that your
grocer, butcher. baker and every one
from whom you buy foodstufls does
the same.
Keep all receptaeles for garbage
carefully covered and the cans clean.
ed or sprinkled with oil or lime.
Keep an stahle manure in vault or
pit. screened or sprinkled with lime.
OH or other cheap preparations.
Keep The streets and alleys clean.
See that your sewerage system Is IN
good order: thar il does not leak, is
up to date and not exposed to flies
Pour kerosene into the drains
Barn pyrethrum pewder tn the house
10 xiii the tiles. or use a mixture Of
iormaldehyde and water one spoonful
to j quarter pint 81 water. this ex-
posed in the room viii xiii an the fiies.
Burn or bury an table refuse.
Screen an windows and doors, es-
peciaily in the kitchen and dining
room.
Il you see flies. you may Be sure
that their breeding place is in nearby
filth. L may be behind the door. m.
der the fable Or IN tie cuspldor
II there is mo dirt and filth there viii
be no flies.
II there IS a nuisance "a the neign-
borhood write At once to the health
department..
eilealth IS wealth.. and san ounce
Of ton is worth a pound 1T
cure."
There is more health II q house wel
screened than in many d0ctora
fisit.
Iae only safe way IS 10 keep cat
the ilies AnliFls Crusade
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24

ta tear down thc hesl salesuard thev
now haga against Amy attempt on the
part e the federal government 20 in.
iertere ln the domestic concerns Of
tha s1ath
erhefe are 3 number Of other rea-
sons Why the south should join the
west in raiiiying this amendment any
one Of them q valid and sufficient rea.
son. But Il an these we're wanting.
thi south would only have to consult
is own interest and consider the debt
of gratitude It ewes these western
states @ find an abundant reason for
ratilying q proposal which win insure
almost as much 10 It's own advantage
ma 70 that OF any other section"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-24
DIRECT ELECTION or SENATORS
AND The SOUTH.

X is generally conceded that the
fate st the constitutional amendment
which by action 81 congress is to be
submitted % the legislatures Of the
states. sin depend largely upon the
action 81 the southern states. Unlor-
innatsly in order 20 pass the bin it
vas necessary Tor the Democratic
house to accept the senate amendment
which gives the federal government
certain powers Or supervision over
elections. Discussing this feature 81
,Ae measure. the Dallas News. one Of
ihe greatest newspaper in the south,
SAYS
The argument already maae 70 ar
ray ihe south ID opposition, ana which
We may be sure will be made with in-
ereasing vohensaee. is prompted hy
thai provision 81 the amendment which
reserves 10 the federal government
the authority to supervise the elec-
Tons. It Is an argument which wiz
make IT'S appeal 70 race prejudice.
Just what effect such an argument
viii have, it were probably idle to
speculate. 1t IS worth while only to
remark that it was made on congress.
and moved only few southern sena-
tors ana Representatives to oppose the
resolution, which the south may very
salels accept As a. assdrance that it is
poieutial 81 none Of the evils which
have been and wiz be attributed to
ii The argument ITSELF. it seems to
tb News, is a fallacious one to the
point Of absardity. made in sincerity
b some who have not yet learned
thar the federal government is q do
nestle Institution. and by others made
disingeniously. not because Of any 50.
licivas sor he political welfare OF the
south. but as a means OF defeating a
reform that is obnoxious to them
1T Is probable that this proposed
amendment does not give the federal
government any power winch il has
not always had; but eyenif il is an al.
ditioR % is authority. it is an author
Is which il vii never use to the det.
flmeni 81 The south. Sectional preiu-
aise. i nel quite dead everywhere. is
h Is expiring agoay. and lingers. il
e Az "a oniy lev decrepid breasts
e 9 sew states oi the northeast Ia
the west and particularly in the Pa
eifie west. It is quite extinct: and. in.
deed. ln place 81 prejudice. a bond Of
sympathy aaa oi iaea alliance sub