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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-06-09
WBTEREO SECURITIES
BY Peter Radfc.d.

Much has been said and more writ
ten about the evils Of wateTed stock in
big business concerns and the farm
ers Of this nation believe that every
dollar written into the life of any
business organization, should be able
to say Il know that my Redeemer
Hveth," but farming is the biggest
business on earth, and there is more
water in its financial transaction than
that Of any other industry. There is
as much water in a farmers note
drawing eight or ten Per cent interest
when other lines OF industry secure
money for four or ave per cent per
annum, as there is in o business pay
ing a reasonable compensation upon
the face value OF securities repre-
senting an investment OF only fifty
cents on the dollar The only diff
ference is, the water is in the interest
rate in one instance and in the secur-
tiles in the other
The promoter Cfttimes takes chances
and his success is contingent upon
the development of the property IN
volved but the usurec, IS i rule, takes
no chances and his success crIppIes
the property involved. There may be
industries that cry louder but none
that suffer more severely from Iinan-
cial immortality in both law and Gus
tom than that of agriculture.
The farmers of America today are
paying S200,O00,OO0 per annum in
usury on real estate and chatcei
loans, and this interest capitalized
at five per cent, represents S4.000,00O,-
900 of fictitious values which the farm
er is paying interest on. This sum OF
money is almost equal to the annual
value Of crops produced II the United
States.
The earning power Of the farmers
note based upon his interest rate very
nearly divides likes the earth's sur
face-three-fourths water and one
fourth land. The largest body Of wa
ter that floats upon the financial hem
isphere now rests upon the farms
and it's waves are dashing and its
pillows are rolling against seven mil
lion homes threatening ruin and dis
aster to the prosperity Of the nation.
VIII cur public servants who under
stand how to drain the liquid OF in
dustrial properties turn the faucet and
let the water of the farms?
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-06-09

prepared for the feast. Multiply these
quantities by one thousand, repre-
senting approximately the number Of
meals per annum, and we have the
annual contents of the nations lardeR
But with all our immense quantity,
superb quality and wide range of pro-
ducts, the American housewife, like
the wife of King Nebuchadnezzar,
longs for variety and she goes market
ing in foreign lands. She buys abroad
S200,000,0O0 per annum of farm. pro-
ducts that can and should be produced
in the United States.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-06-09
NHy IS WOMAN
RESTLESS?
DESTINY OF NATIONS DEPENDS
UPON COMMENTED HOMES.
BY w. .. Lewis.
President Texas Farmers Union.

Why is woman dissatisfied? Why
does she grow restless under the
crown CT UomanhoOd? Why is she
weary Of the God-given jewel Of moth
erhOOd? Is 1t not a sufficient political
achievement FOR woman that future
rulers nurse at her breast, laugh II
her arms and kneel at her feet? Can
ambition leap to more glorious heights
than to sing lullabies to the world s
greatest genuises, chant melodies to
master minds and rock the cradle Of
human destiny?
God pity our country when the hand.
shake OF the politician is more graft.
flying 10 woman's heart than the pat,
ter of childrcn's feet.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-06-09
TIL: BATTLE: IF
The TIRES

agricultural and Commercial Press Service1
1t is interesting 10 watch the forces
of civilization battling for supremacy.
The struggle now going on between the
rubber and the iron tire promises to
be the liveliest contest of the Tween
tieth Century.
The struggle is a silent one and
there are no war correspondents to
write vivid descriptions of the con-
dict but the results are more far
reaching to present and future gen
erations than the war Of Europe.
The rubber tire has been maneuver-
ing for point Of attack for several
years and has captured a few unirI-
poEtant positions in traffic, but it has
now pi-c-d q decisive battle with
its iron competitor by hurting a mil
ion - ..lays" at the street railways
and the battle is raging from ocean
to ocean Upon the result OF the
struggle depends the future Of the
rubber tive. Il It is compelled to re
treat its doom is sealed h, Il it wins
The base it viii revoiuGonize the
Il INSPIRATION methods Of this nation.
If the rubber Ire couquers the
street tra5-c Is nc-C struggle is with
the railroads OF The C5C1 ny. and then
the greatest battle b..utlu economic
force ever fought out on the face
q this earth is On, for iron is the IN
disputed MASTER in transportation, and
is fortified behind billions Of dollars,
ard mi.,.o-7 Of men.
Stephenson applied the steel tire
10 an irCl rail in 1914, but it was 1863
before the golden spike was driven
a. PTomOntory Point, which bound
the country together with bands Of
steel. 1t took the iron tire tiity-fve
years to creep from ocean to ocean.
but the rubber tire while warm from
the creative mind Of the inventive
genius sped across the continent like
an arrow shot from the bow of UIys-
ses. The rcadbed was already pre-
pared and therein lies the power of
the rubber tire over that of iron, for
government builds and maintains the
public highway.
But iron is Q stubborn metal and
it has mastered every wheel that
turns; has fought battles with every
element above and beneath the earth
and has never tasted the wormwOod
Of defeat, and when rubber hurls its
full force against this monarch OF
the Mineral Kingdom, it may rebound
to the factory stunned beyond recOv-
cry.
The rubber tire first made it's ap-
pearance On the bicycle, but it proved
a frivolous servant and was dismissed
fer incompetalcy. It has always been
too much inclined to revel in luxury
to be taken seriously as a utility ma
chine and its reputation is not one to
inspire confidence in heavy traffic
performance.
But to those who care to watt into
dTeamland, it is enchanting to note
that there viii be a marvellous differ
ence between a rubber and an iron
age. The rubber tire will scatt9r the
cities throughout the valleys for with
transportation at every mans door,
why a. city? 1t VIII traverse the con-
tinent with a net work of Macadam
highways as beautiful as the boule-
ward built by NAPOLEON. 1t VII par
alyze the law making bodies of this
nation for how could the legislatures
run without the railroads to operate
on?
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-06-09

tainted politics and machine rule is
fresh air and suns Aine and these i'm
portant elements are most abundant
upon the farm, and when farmers,
bankers and merchants are elected TO
membership in legislative bodies, much
Of the trouble in government will lis
appear.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-06-09
THE NATIONS DINNER TABLE

When the dinner bell of this nation
rings there have been slaughtered for
the repast $4,000 beeves, $1,000 hogs,
1900 sheep, 1000 hundredweight of
poultry and other meats, and there
have been 100000 bushels of cereals
and 540.0O0.000 pounds of vegetables
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-06-09
Teaching the Art of Living.

The church is commissioned also
to teach and train those who are
rich with its evangelistic message.
The term, Religious Education, has
come to mean q specific thing in our
country, namely, the training of the
people in the local church in those
deep matters which pertain to the
art Of living. I an not now speaking
of the work Of education in schools,
colleges and universities. but the work
Of education at our doors, in the con-
sregation. Every agency in reach
should be employed TO the utmost in
this important mission. Indeed, the
local church could be made a sort Of
university for all the people, in which
the simple, practical arts AID virtues
of everyday life should be taught and
enforced. Only recently has this
special phase of the church's work re-
ceived anything like adequate atten-
tiCn. The New Testament word for
It is Edifcation.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-06-09

Agriculture is recognized as the
greatest of all industries and a pros
porous, progressive ard enlightened
agricultural population is the surest
SAFEGUARD Of civilization.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-06-09

1t is an admitted economic fact that
there can be no permanent prosperity
without a permanent agriculture
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-06-09

It Is an admitted economic fact that
there can be no permanent prosperity
without a permanent agriculture
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-06-09
Watch Your Children

Often children do not let parents know
they are constipated. They fear some
thing distasteful. They viii like Rexau
Orderlies-a mild laxative that tastes
Ike sugar. ; Sold only by US, 10 cents.
PAUL Ocup Co.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-06-09
Woman Is Ruler Over All.


Why does woman chafe under re.
straint OF sex? Why revile the hand
Of nature? Why discard the skirts
that civilization has chung to since
the beginning u time? Why lay aside
this haIlowed garment that has wiped
the tears of sorrow from the face of
childhood? IL its sacred embrace
every generation has hidden its face
in shame; clinging to its motherly
folds. tOttering children have learned
to play hide and seek and from it
youth learned to reverence and re-
spect WOmanhoOd. Can man think Of
his mother without this consecTated
garment?
Why this inordtnate thirst for pow.
eT? Is not woman all powerful? Man
cannot enter this world without her
consent, he cannot remain in peace
without her blessing and unless she
sheds tears Of regret over his depar-
ture, he has lived in vain. Why this
longing for civic power when God has
made her ruler over all? Why crave
authority when man bows down and
worships her? Man has given woman
his heart, his name and his money.
What more does she want?
Can man find it in his heart to look
with pride upon the statement that his
honorable mother-in-law was one of
the most powerful political bosses in
the country, that his distinguished
grandmother was one of the ablest
flibusters in the Cenate or that his
mother was noted warrior and her
name terror to the enemy? Whittier
are We drifting and where will we
land?
God Save Us From a Hen-Peckea
Nation.
I follow the pillow for a living and
nay views may have in them the smell
Of the soil; my hair is turning white
under the frost of many winters and
perhaps I am q little old-fashioned,
but l believe there is more moral in
fluence in the dress of woman than in
all the statute books of the land. As
an agency for morality, l wouldn't
give my good old mothers home.
made gowns for all the suffragette's
constitutions and bylaws in the world.
As a power for purifying society,
wouldn't give one prayer of my sanity
mother for all the women's votes in
Christendom. AS an agency for good
government, l wouldn't give the plea
of a mothers heart for righteousness
for all the oaths of office in the land.
There is more power in the smile
Of woman than in an act of congress.
There are greater possibilities for
good government in her family of
laughing children than in the cab
met of the president of the United
States.
The destiny of this nation lies in
the home and not in the legislative
halls. The hearthstone and the fam
lily Bible will ever remain the source
of our inspiration and the Acts of the
Apostles will ever shine brighter than
the acts of Congress.
This country is law-mad. Why add
to a statute book, already groaning
under its own weight, the hysterical
cry of woman? If we never had
chance to vote again in lifetime and
did not pass another law in twenty.
five years, we could survive the Or
deal, but without home. civilization
would wither and die.
God save these United States
from becoming hen-pecked nation;
help us keep sissies out of Congress
and forbid that women become STEP
fathers to government, is the prayer
of the farmers of this country.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-06-09
School Of Religion Needed.

OF course. the Sunday School is the
center for ali this work, although the
activities 0. the church should extend
through the entire week and the Sun
day School should cease to be so
named. II should be called the School
of Religion or the Church School or
something else that indicates it to be
an ali-tne-week activity. During this
time various and sundry clubs, classes,
musical organizations, culture courses,
as we'll as distinctly religious meetings,
should be held. Thickly settled neigh
borhoods, as we shall see, offer fine
opportunities for the development of
things spiritual.
The third task to which the church
is committed is that of Christianizing
the social order; that of infusing the
spirit of Jesus into every nook and
corner Of cur life. Nothing is foreign
to the interest Of the church.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-06-09
NeighborIy Love Essential.

If religion pervades and cOlors the
whole life then ours is serious bust
ness, for it viii let no corner Of the
world escape it's influence. The sooner
We learn that Christianity is not
thing to be pTacticed in a corner the
better for the world. The question Of
the eighteenth century, touching Chris
tia1ity, was, Can it be made to square
with the human reason? Of the nine
teenth, Can it be made to square with
the results of scientific research? Of
the twentieth, What can it do? We
must learn to enforce not only love OF
God, whom we cannot see, but love to
our neighbors, with whom we are living
in constant contact. Neither WITHOUT
the other is Christianity whatever else
it may be. Everything that interests
his neighbors must interest him, if he
is a genuine follower of the Christ.
1t is the mission of the church-the
rural as well as the city-to evange-
lie the whole world, to train to the
highest degree of efficiency those
whom it evangelizes and to seek to
make the spirit of Jesus the absolute
rule in all human relations.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05
The Firemen's Dance /.

Down at the rink last Tuesday night,
Where the stoves were hot and the
lights were bright,
The people gathered, great and small,
For the 3lst annual flremen's ball.
Fischer was there with his whole blamed
crew,
And you bet your life he put them
through,
AS they first marched grandly round
the hall,
Then two-stepped off ar the fremen' g
ball.
There were doctors, merch ants and farm
ers to spare,
Matrons old maids and girls every.
where,
The judge ard the jury and lawyers all,
Shaking their feet at the fremen's ball
A quadrille was called in the good old
way,
Twas ladies chain and all chassay
Gents to the right and promenade all,
Away to your seat at the tiremen's
ball.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05
COTERIE MEMBERS HAPPY.

At a meeting of the officers OF the Co
terie held last Monday some facts re-
garding the finances of the organization
were brought out that will be OF inter
est to many old members, especially
those who are not living here, but are
still interested in its welfare.
One year ago the new home was opened
to is members at cost of about $4,000
There was an indebtedness OF $1,000 as
sumed by the club. Last Monday the
interest on the debt, which amounted to
$40, was paid and in addition to this,
the sum OF S400 was applied on the prin.
cipal. Only $50 of this amount was
raised by concerted club effort, the re-
mainder being accomplished by indi-
viduals.
This not only surprised the me nbers
themselves, but is revelation to their
friends who have watched the progress
of Paw Paws leading club and who will
rejoice with them in the knowledge that
the debt on their home is gradually les
sening and this through their own con
tInued vigilance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05
An Episode.

Ole Felt WIseman and a bunch Nv
war veterans wuz discussin sum Nv the
episodes that thay he'd ben thru while
in the army, when Pete Stubs sed he
recollekted wun insident that alters brot
COOS plmples on him when he thot Nv it.
He sed he wuZ on the gunboat Sultana
when she blew up below iland number
10 durin the war. He sed he estemated
he went up Der 300 feet. The close wuz
all blode often him and when he lit 10
the river it wuz full Nv hotin Use and he
KEEP jumpin inter big kakes and wuz dun
nj froze, when the alligaters begun to
nibble at his legs and scairt him so he
jest kiked and thrashed so fast that il
bet the water so hot that it melted the
Use and he got to the shore all right. Ole
Felt SEE, hand him the belt"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
RUTH M. BALL


Geraldine Beattie is a new Sophomore
and Ray Salisbury a new Senior.
Tuesday morning Mr.. Robertson pre-
sented the banner of Literary Excel
lence" once more to the Philomathia So
ciety. Miss Finch, the president of the
society, presented "PhilomAthia" ban
ner to the society. % this occasion
DR.. Emery gave a talk to the students
of the high school on word pictures.
The word waste" was given as the
main point and word pictures made
from it.
Last week it was stated that the
Seniors did not have to take an exami-
nation if they received 80 % or above.
1t was a s-stateGent. All Seniors
must receive 80 % or above not to have
to take al examination.
Rev Wood from Convey Hill and Mr.
Jennings visited school last week.
The 7th grade are taking up the Pal
mer system of penmanship and Tarr and
McMerry geography.
Perry Bates was a visitor Of the high
school Monday afternoon.
Gladys Heindel OF Porter is member
Of the 9Th grade.
A large number Of the pupils of the
9Th grade we're excused from the exami
nations last week.
The Audubon society will meet with
| Beryl Sherrod this evening.
The 7th grade are taking up Ross
Bonheur's "Horse Fair" for study.
The Board met at the home OF Q. g
Young on Monday evening for the pur
pose Of discussing in detail plans of the
new building. Some minor changes
were suggested to the plans submitted
| by Mr.. Young. Architect Young met
with the committee at the school house
on Tuesday afternoon for the. pur
pose of perfecting the plans. On next
Wednesday evening the Board will have
special meeting at which time tina
action will probably be taken on the
new building proposition. A Il are living
10 hopes Of the outcome.
Students Question-Shall we be oil
our good behavior until Thursday morn
ing so that the right action may b.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05
DANCE A SUCCESS.

Everybody went to the Firemen's
dance. Everybody always goes and it
is the big event Of the year. The dance
was held in the rink and under the
hands of the committee who had the
affair in charge, the place had been
transformed into beauty spot. A can
opy of red, white and blue, covering the
entire space, had been strung and with
the electric lighting it was very artistic.
The large crowd was handled with
ease. Fischer's orchestra played a most
pleasing program of music and the par
ty, taking it as a whole, was very enjoy
able. One of the novelties Of the concert
before the grand march was medley Of
national airs. AS the orchestra played,
a card was shown with the name of the
country that it represented. Nearly
every nation was represented and it was
pleasing number. 1t is estimated that
800 people we're present. This was a
record breaking attendance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05

Ole Zeke Timkins on the north branch
has ben bald ez a ostrich eg fur yeers.
His he'd he'd got so fuz wuddent sprout
on it and shined like the varnish on a
70 pianer. Thare wuz wilder frum
brush krick with lot Nv sisel tide onter
her he'd, who got ter maxim eys at Zske
and then he begun to think about his
he'd lukin like a Boston marrer squash,
and reelized he orter hev sunthin to hide
it's nakedness, so he KUN ter toun and
begun ter enquire about this sort Nv a
lung pad thay wore on thare he'd. Ed
g. Hardy and Elder Blew told him it
Iuz like a thing thay used fur strainln
the leeves outen bonset tea and wuz
stuk on like a porus plaster, and WIS
kalled Topa. Ed further informed him
that Topa ment heed hev to pay 20 8
fur it when 1t wuz glued onter his he'd
Zeke instinktively put wun hand on his
he'd and the uther in his poket and felt.
He sed, "Ive got jest rs and 4Oc that /
got fur egs stole frum the ole woman
and thayle be rumpus enutf about that
without goin home with wun Nv them
Topas. / CESS lie experiment with a
peas Nv koon skin fust," and he begun to
wend his wav home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05

taken towards the Paw Paw school hav-
ing a new gymnasium
The Seniors are looking forward to
their class play. II possible the play
will be "Strong Heart
Monday morning Father Clarson will
give an address to the students of the
high school.
Frieda Shaefer, Lester DeHaven and
Margaret Hall of the 9th grade are on
the sick list this week.
Mrs. Barber and Miss Armstrong
spent the week eId In Chicago, Miss
Rose liz Ann Arbor and Miss Crane In
Grand Rapids.
On account OF illness the new teacher,
Miss More, had to go back to Kalama-
zoo for this week.
This semester commercial law TAX es
tie place of advanced bookkeeping and
beginners bookkeeping the place of
commercial arithmetic and botany tn e
place of general science.
The Freshmen are beginning Steven g
Treasure Island"
Teachers institute the 22ud and 23rd
OF this month. No school.
Instead of giving a class play the
Junior class will give the banquet to the
teachers instead of the department in
domestic science. The committee for
general arrangements has been appoint
, ed and things are beginning to material
ize.
The band have some new popular
pieces on which they ale practIcing.
Among them are "Tipperary," "Chi ma
town. "Poet and Peasant" Overture.
Tuesday night the Phiomathia society
elected the following officers for the next
semester: Pres, Charles Langdon; Vice
Pres, Kirke HarrDgton; Sec., C.arice
Beach; Treas, James Ayars; Class a d.
wiser, Miss Rose.
The Columbia officers are as follow :
Pres, Harriet Shepard; Vice Pres, Ar
thur Mum; Sec, Gertrude Sunny;
Treas, Florence Pepper.
Mr.. Patty and Mr.. Robertson will at
tend the automobile show at Kala na zoo :,
Saturday.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05
A DINNER PARTY.

few of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs
w. A Simkins were their guests last
Wednesday evening. The rooms looked
very pretty with a color scheme of pink
and white, carnations being the chosen
flower.
Dinner was served at $50, the table
decor atoms being carried out In the
same color with dainty place cards
shaded candles and Irish crochet nut
baskets. Bridge was enjoyed after din
ner and very pleasant evening spent.
The guests were: Judge and Mrs. l.. B
Des Voignes, Mr.. and Mrs. w. g. Ep'
ley, Mr.. anc Mrs. A. o. Duncombe, Mr.
and Mrs. w. FL. Longwell and their
guest, Mrs. Champlain Of Grand Rapids
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05

Farmers, try our want ads.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05

Emerett Edsall broke her corset string
watch crystal and two ribs while testing
her voice on East Main street.
DR.. Van Week, while practising the
Hesitation tango, massaged the sidewalk
with his person in front of the p. o.
Monday morning when the electric
lights we're off, Old Mrs. Larkin stubbed
her toe against a hatiron while cropping
her way to the clock. She now wears q
No. 10 arctic.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-02-05
Country Without lndustrlea.

Greece is practically without indus
tries. and for this reason is largely
dependent upon the outside world for
all sorts of manufactured products,
and in many lines of agriculture, nota-
bly, cereals, the domestic production
is insufficient for home consumption.