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The Adair County news., 1914-10-14
From North Carolina.
baltimore, Oct. 8, 1914.

baltimore, Oct. 3, 1914.
Editor News
AS some people in Columbia
are aware, I Left that place in
July of this year, in very bad
health. At present I am troubled
with indigestion and rheumatism,
so it will be seen | am in no
plight to enter the European war
was an infant during prev
alence of Civil war, not feeling
well when a call was made for
Spanish American conflict; and
have not improved any as the
years 60 by.
My friend, George Hurt, of
huckster fame, claims that some
men drawing pensions for dis
abilities received in the Civil war,
did not go far enough to get
lousy" and belong to that class.
AS stated in a former commu-
nication, one of the keen regrets
of my life was the unavoidable
illness that prevented my being
allowed to teach school there &C
cording to arrangement. How
ever, my son, my daughter and |
will all teach here, and hence the
good work will go on.
My work will be near historic
Kings Mountain, where | taught
twelve years ago. This was the
battle in which Isaac Shelby,
first governor of Kentucky, with
his compatriots, Campbell. SEWN
and Cleveland, vanquished forces
of Col. Patrick Furgerson. the
intrepid commander of 1900
British regulars and Tories.
While few men were engaged in
| the struggle, it was an import
ant victory for American cause,
and showed what good marks
men. who are determined men,
can do when confronting trained
regulars. The mountain men, y
who composed the American con-
tingent were from Virginia.
The Adair County news., 1914-10-14
Judge Rollin Hurts friends of

! Judge Rollin Hurts friends of
Affair county should remember
that it is important for every one
of them to vote. Do not let a
business engagement keep a
voter from the polls. Judge
Hurt and his friends will appre-
ciate every effort made between
now and the election in his be.
half. He is your home candi.
date and every body is proud of
his record as citizen. By hon.
oring him you honor the county
of Adair; therefore, we urge
every friend who wants to see
Judge Hurt. realize the ambition
of his life, tobecome active and
so remain until the contest is set
tied. He is recognized as one of
the able attorneys of the State,
and there is not a doubt but he
would fill the:position of Judge
of the Courtlof Appeals in an
able and most creditable manner.
The Adair County news., 1914-10-14

understand he has quite a lot Of
timber in this section.
Mrs. John Bell, of Nell, spent
a few days of last week in this
community visiting relatives.
Messrs. Reece & Burris, our,
produce men, make our town reg
ularly every week and pay the
market price for produce and
they are very we'll supplied each
week from our merchants.
Messrs. Norman Morrison and
Ollie Willis, who have been with
US for the past five months, work.
ing with the Adair County Spoke
Co., returned to their home at
Columbia last Saturday.
James and Charles Diddle are
seeing after their farming inter-
est on their farm in Logan coun-
ty at this time.
H. A, Walker, of Columbia,
was here one day last week on
business.
Mr.. Arthur Curry, one of our
best citizens, was on the sick
list a few days of last week.
Our farmers have been very
busy for the past week or so
making sorghum, sowing wheat
cutting corn and tobacco. We
are glad to say that we have a
bountiful yield from all the vari-
GUS products of the soil.
Mrs. Frank Furkin, of % Weed.
spent several days of~last week
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ar
thur Curry, of our town.
Mr.. Blakey Dulin attended the
Russell Creek Association that
convened in Green county last
week.
Mr.. Geo. Whitlock, the popular
groceryman. of Campbellsville,
was calling on our merchants
last week.
The Adair County news., 1914-10-14

Miss Marian Williamson, who
has been investigating health
conditions in Mercer county for
the Observation-Disclosures Com
mission in cooperation with the
Woman's Club:..of Harrodsburg,
has found.6O cases q tubereGlI
sis, and has lectured to several
thousand people in the last six
weeks. AS a result of her dis.
coveries 5000 has been appropri-
ated by the Fiscal Court for the
establishment of permanent Wis
iting nurse service. tits expect
ed that the balance necessary
will be soon:obtained from other
sources. Miss Emma Hunt has
been doing similar work in An
derson county. The Pierian Club
of Lawrenceburg has recently
made a second appropriation of
500 for the work, and perma-
nent nursing work will doubt
less be established there. The
moving picture work of the
State Commission has been shown
during September at 10 points
in Mercer, Anderson, Jessamine,
Fayette, Garrard and Scott coun-
ties to z, 400 people.
The Adair County news., 1914-10-14

Antwerp and the forts sur
rounding the city, after having
been subjected to violent bonn
bardment for ten days, are now
In complete possession of the
Germans. The greater part of
the Belgian army escaped. Ev-
cry fort goes down under fire of
the German big guns. The AL.
lies are confident that they will
win in the end.
The Adair County news., 1914-10-14

Do not forget the Importance
of voting for Judge Hurt at the
coming election. His friends are
anxious that he receive a large
majority in Adair county.
The Adair County news., 1914-10-14

what is now Kentucky and Ten
nessee and the Carolinas. !
Incidentally, allow me to here
note the fact that craftsmanship
is great factor in war, as is
shown in the battles of Kings
Mountain and New Orleans.
The IN GU n ia n men" were
armed with a rifle made at Lam
caster, Pa, and were among the
best marksmen in the world.
Jackson's men were of the same
type, and with their old hair
trigger rifles moved down $500
men who had fought Napoleon
the Great, while Jackson lost
less than twenty men.
1t is both disgusting and anus
ing to hear the dire predictions
made by wiseacres as to outcome
of European war.
Germany will come oyer and
grab our territory. Japan will
send over a boat load of mulat-
toes, armed with bows and ar
rows, who will take the Panama
Canal etc. While l deplore the
present war, and while it has
hammered down the price of cot
ton and hammered up the price
of living, till it means hard times
| in the South, | am not uneasy
about Japan trying to do some
thing that will wipe the yellow
rascals off the map. The most
prolix takers here, are the ff-
teen dollar drummers who visit
the cross roads merchants. They
know more about war than Ma
poleon or Bismark ever knew,
can lay out Hamilton, Carnegie
or Rockefeller on finance; and
know more theology than was
ever dreamed of by Beecher or
Talmage; and have Bryan, Roose-
welt, and Wilson skinned on
statecraft. They don't know
whether Germany, Englan d,
Austria Hungary and Russia are
in Africa or Asia. and think all
are in the Torrid Zone. Hence
they raise all the coffee, sugar,
rice, polar bears, sea lions, seals:
have all the coal, iron, inter;
make all the guns, battleships,
and are liable at any time, to
come on here and help Mexico
take the "Newnited States. +"
War puts every fool to talking,
and the less he knows of history
or Geography, the more his
tongue wags-ffteen times to
where his brain moves once.
Last year cotton was lac, now
it is u cents. 1t costs 10 cents
to raise it, hence the Southern
farmer is on a tidal wave of pros
perity. Melvin l.. White.
The Adair County news., 1914-10-14

and oats. He is a great farmer.
The people are getting 80 they
can run autos with horse power.
| saw one pass here to day with
horse power speed.
Abe Dow here has 6 acres of
the finest tobacco, that is in this
country. cut and housed. Old
tobacco raisers say it is the best
crop they have seen in years. It
was grown on my GRANDPA Their
Cooks farm. 40 years ago it
was SO poor it would not sprout
black eye peas. ..i
The Adair County news., 1914-10-14

a,. Save me your Magazine order, and 1
will save you some money
44tf GEO. Il. WILSON
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH
KIDNEYS IF BACK HURTS
Says Too Much Meat Forms Uric Acid
Which Clogs the Kidneys and
Irritates the Bladder.

Most folks forget that the Kidneys.
like the bowels, get sluggish and clog
ged and need q flushing occasionally,
else we have backache and dull misery
in the kidney region, severe head
aches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver,
acid stomach, sleeplessness and all
sorts Of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region. get about four ounces OF Jad
Salts from any good drug store here.
take tablespoonful in a glass OF
water before breakfast for few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from tho
acid Of grapes and lemon Juice, com.
'bined with lithia, and is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. It also neu-
tralizes the acids in the urine so II
no longer irritates. thus ending blad.
der disorders.
Jad Salts Is harmless; inexpensive:
makes a delightful effervescent lithia,
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean, thus avoiding serious COM
plications.
A well-known local druggist says he
sells lots Of Jad Salts to folks who be-
lieve in overcoming kidney trouble
while 1t is only trouble.-Adv.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK 'CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a 1o.cent box.

Sick headache, biliousness, dizzi-
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food in the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the In.
testines, instead Of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con.
gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach. remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31

Of determination, they begin to pro
liferate again in a frantic effort to
perpetuate the species.
Nature is prodigal of life; on every
hand we see evidence of the sacrifice
of many millions in order to perpetuate
one type. This intense proliferation.
the exact counterpart of natural evolu-
tionary law visible on every hand in
every department of life, forms what
we call Juvenile" tissues, better
known as cancer. And it is for this
condition the world is being searched
for remedy.
Prevention by the immediate care
Of every enlargement, knowledge, cour.
age. faith and sane life in general
without doubt will be found to be the
solution of the cancer problem. as
we shall later learn.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
THE NEW YEARS EVE FATEs
fteiow Curious Maidens Can Find Out
What ls In Store for Them
An Italian Custom.

Every maiden wonders what the fu-
lure has In store for her, and this is
What she must do on New Years day
TO learn her fate:
Turn the pillow at midnight, the
I31st Of December, and you will
dream Of the man you are to marry.
Or let her take her hymn book to her
bedroom, blow out the lamp, open the
book and mark hymn Gin the dark,
put it under the pillow and sleep on
1t. Next morning when she reads the
hymn she will find It's text will indi-
cate the event Of the year.
On New Years eve the Italian maid
ren places in one corner Of her bed
room a thimble, in another water, IN
q third ashes and in fourth ring.
Upon waking in the morning, If she
sees the ring first she will be married
that year: If she sees the water first
the year will be unlucky; If the
thimble, fortune will smile on her;
If the ashes, she will die.
On New Years eve, If a maiden
wishes to know her fate during the
coming year, she must go into the
open air with q psalm book in one
hand and a piece of silver In he1
mouth. She must allow the book to
fall open, and if it opens at the death
psalm she will die; if it opens at the
bridal psalm she will marry, and what
ever else it opens to will indicate her
fate.
On New Years eve, while the clock
is striking twelve, repeat three times:
Good st. Anne, good st. Anne.
Send me a man as fast as you can
And you will ba engaged in year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
FOR NEW YEARS EVE
Toy Noise Producers and How to
Make Them.

MO one objects to moderate
N amount of noise in welcome to the
incoming new year, and l am sure
that you will agree with me that the
following are splendid noise produc-
ers. Each will require but a few
minutes time to make.
The bell rattle shown in Fig. 1 is
made with tin can, common thread
spool, two short sticks and two screw
eyes. The tin. can forms the bell
portion of the rattle, and short piece
Of broomhandle, or other stick whit
tied round. fastens 10 it for handle.
This handle stick "a, Zig. y is Sc
cured to the bottom of the can by
piercing hole through the tin and
screwing a screw-eye from the In
side of the can down into the end Of
the stick. Figure shows how the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31

Figure shows the idea adapted to a
toy that is quickly put together. Get
an empty tin can, piece of heavy
wrapping paper, piece of stout wrap
ping twtne, and piece of rosin. Dou-
BILE the wrapping paper, pierce hole
through it's CENTER stick the end of the
cord through it and tie large knot
on it Gig. g.. Then tie the paper
over the open end of the can, as
shown in Fig 6, and trim off the pro-
jecting edges. To operate, pull firmly
on the string, at the same time allow
ing 1t to slide through your hand.
Copyright by A. Nicely Hall.)
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31

.H
tongue Of the bell rattle is prepared.
The length of the tongue should be
equal to the inside depth of the can.
Cut a stick of this length and whit
tie down one end to fit the hole in
the thread spool you have obtained;
then screw screw-eye into the other
end Gig. 81. Fasten the tongue in
place with piece Of string, passing
the string through the screw-eyes in
tongue B and handle A, and tying
them loosely with firm knots. This
completes the rattle.
The odd-shaped rattle shown in
Fig. 4 requires short stick for han
die A. and two tin cans out Of which
to make the wings, pieces B and G..
The bottoms of the cans must be re-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
HAPPY NEW YEAR CUSTOMS
Celebrations Of the Mummers in olden
Days in Notwithstanding to
Revive Visiting.

On Friday, January 1, the mummers
will mum-that's their way of ush-
ering in the New Year. How many Of
them know the beginning of the Gus
tom-or the ending! 1t began in
nocently enough, but by the seventh
century it amounted to "diabolical
paganism," outrageous, blasphemous.
Ruftians robbed and even murdered
under the pretense Of merrymaking
Not ain was frightful, however. In
Rome slaves were waited upon by
their masters and the poor reaped
veritable harvests, which was but nat
ural, since it all came from the sat
urnalia of the Eternal City.
In England the mummers performed
plays, spoke dialogues and imperson-
ated famous people, especially kings
and warriors. Songs were sung both
by the mummers and their entertain
ers. Here is one:
To shorten winters sadness
See where the folks with gladness
Disguised all are a-coming
Right wantonly a-mumming,
In those days they loved, too, to
masquerade as animals, bears and
unicorns being especially favored dis
guises. SCOTS couplet summed It
up:
Who lists may in their numn1ing SEQ
Traces of ancient minstrelsy.
At last this mumming came to be
menace as well as nuisance, and
the chaste Henry VIII made IT mis-
demeanor to wear a mask.
1t was George Washingtcn who
made the day what 1t once was In
this country. Said he: Never forget
the cheerful and cordial observance Of
New Years day" The celebration
grew and grew, until generation or
SO ago, the scenes enacted at some
receptions were simply disgraceful, so.
ciety having progressed some since it
| was good form to imbibe until the i'm
biber quietly slid under the table.
| OF late years there has been tend
ency to revive visiting on the first
| day of the year. But it is all very
informal, and every hostess knows
each and every one of her guests,
which was not always the case when
it was the fashion to have as many
as possible and any man counted one.
An amusing story is told of one host.
ess who, in a lull, left the line and
went over to the punch bowl in the
back parlor, saying to a man she
didn't know: What is your name?
don't think know YOU" He told her
She didn't remember it, SO she asked
him with whom he had come. He
said he had come by himself, where
upon she ordered him out. Imagine
her chagrin the next day upon receiv-
ing from this man letter she had
written to relative in neighboring
city asking that he visit there when.
ever he should be In the city. Also
to be reminded by him that he had
sent his letter of Introduction and re-
/ ceived cards. which he also inclosed.
/ In the holiday rush she had simply
| forgotten the new mama.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31

moved, and the sides opened out. Tack
the pieces. to opposite sides Of the
stick handle.
By holding the handle in the posi-
tfon shown in Fig. 4, and shaking
from side to side. the tin wings will
flap back and forth and make a splen-
did cracking, crashing noise.
II you have never tried pulling upon
a string rubbed with resin, you cannot
appreciate what a loud shrieking
sound is produced in this manner.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
Few Survivors, Left.

Il wonder why there are so many
more borrowers than lenders IN this
world?"
''The explanation Is most simple,
my dear fellow. Fully 80 per cent are
born borrowers and always remain
such, and the few who start in as lend
ers are soon driven into the other
class"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
CLEAR YOUR SKIN
BY Daily Use Of cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Trial Free.

You may rely on these fragrant
supercreamy emollients to care for
your skin, scalp, hair and hands. Moth.
Ing better to clear the skin of pimples,
blotches. redness and roughness, the
scalp Of dandruff and itching and the
hands Of chapping and soreness.
Sample each free by mail with 32-p.
Skin Book. Address postcard, Cuticura,
Dept. Y, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
Not Ready.

Put on your helmet an your red
shirt. silas, there's big fire down the
road a piece"
"Shucks! can't go. My shirts In
the washtub an the old woman's out in
the garden film my helmet with
mess Of beans. birmingham Age
Herald.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
WANTED

Butternut and Black Walnut Meats.
Write. stating price per pound, number
of pounds you can furnish. Address
P. o. Box 1913. Omaha. Neb. Adv.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
His Own Fault.

"Sir, your daughter has promised to
become my wife,"
well, don't come to me for sympa-
Thy; you might know something would
happen to you, hanging around here
Eve nights a week. Houston Post.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
True to Tyne.

The Customer These grand opera
photograph records are no good.
can't get anything out of half OF them.
The Salesman They are our finest
achievement. You never can tell when
these records will sing. They're so
Observation-Disclosures Opinion.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
a Nrfu urar 4 prayfr
By DAVID CORY

God giant that I the ne.o yea, through
May stioe sOith heart and soul to do
Those things which are most good and true.
God grant that I each morning start
Ny duties 10Th cheerful heart.
And chee!tuly perform my pan.
To soea, a smile all thwagh the day.
TO Danish thoughts unkind oDay:
And tchen my bedtime comes. to pray.
To say my prayers Nth folded hand.
40 night comes softly o'e, The lands.
To Him. soho aloays understands.
And aohen the bell, on New Year, dawn
Proclaim The bright Nep Year Is bonn.
And I awake on Neo Year. nom.
I pray Him plasper. low and swees.
TO help me guide my soay,oard test.
Lest I forget my pnaye, 10 meet.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31
PHYSICAL OBLIGATIONS.

PHYSICAL objections.
LET me take you apart"
you can't. I'm all broken up as 1t
[s."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-12-31

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA. q safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-19
W F. CROSSLEY IS
REELECTED HEAD
STATE AUTO ASS'E
It is Planned to Have the NeXl
Meeting of the State Associa-
ton Held in Cairo.

w. f. Crossley, General Super
lntendent OF The Cairo Electric and
Traction Company has been re-
elected President of the Illinois
State Automobile Association. c.
q. Miller has been made a member
of the board of directors. Mr., Cross
ley has just returned from Chicago
where the annual meeting of the AS
sociation was held at the Chicago
Motor Club at the New Southern
Hotel.
At the meeting a representative
was appointed to look after the good
road interest In the State Legisla-
ture. He will be supplied with in.
formation from all over the state sc
as to give him assistance.
Cairo is receiving some free adver.
fising in this good road movement
in a recent article in the American
motorist is story of the Cairo sit.
nation. This book is the Official or.
gan of the Association.
1t is planned TO have the meeting
in Cairo next yea.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-12-19
WIFE OF RObBER
Of Z CINCINNATI
BANKS IS HELD
Police through Her Seek Confeder.
ate Of Aqto Bandit Killed in
Pistol Battle.

Cincinnati, Dec. 1S---Frank G.
Hohl, who stole an automobile aud
by speeding from place to place rob
bed two banks here yesterday morn
ing in an hour and was killed in a
revolver battle with policemen, is
believed to have passed on before
his death, $13,100, which is miss
ing, to confederate.
Mrs. Bertha Hchl, the bandits
Wife, who was arrested last night,
said she would not claim his body.
She denied knowing anything about
the robheriss, saving she even was
ignorant of the fact that he was in
The city. She said he loft her about
a year ago because she would not
take an active part IN his crimes.
The police hope. through her. how
ever, to be able to obtain a clew to
Hollis supposed confederate or con-
federates They do not believe he
worked alone. since a record Of
spectacular crimes in various parts
of the country is charged to him.