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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-08-18
Additional Locals.
HEALTH OFFICERS COLUMN.
BY U. L. TAYLOR.

1t is very hard indeed to convicce
the people generally of the import
ance of these things. Some men will
not be convinced with any argument
short of thunder and Tightening. 1
knew a man about the time telephones
became common in this country, who
denied that voices could be distin-
guished one from another over the
telephone. The man to whom he was
talking, knowing that the man had
been separated from his wife, asked,
where is your wife? He answered;
Let me call her to the phone and you
talk to her, and see if you know her
voice. All right, said the man. The
woman was called and she came to
the phone. The doubter went tremb-
ling to the phone, took down the re-
ceiver, and said: 'Hello, Sally"
There was a cloud arising in the
West, and just at that moment a ter
rifle crash Of thunder and dazzling
streaks Of forked lightning came In on
the wire, tore the box from the wall,
knocked the old man down. He rolled
over on the ground few times, then
raised his head, looked up at the 9TH
er man, and said: That's Sal, 1 know
her voice" He was convinced. but it
took a double dose of thunder and
lightning to do it. Others might be
convinced in the same way.
Another thing that is important, is
for our house builders to build the
house to suit the number of children
in the district, so that each child
could have $50 feet of breathing space
That is what the law requires, but
some If our houses are too small.
visited a school two days ago, where
there were AZ children in attendance
and the house only large enough fo
forty. In cases of this kind there il
always danger of repetition of TIT
tragedy of the black hole of Calcutta
where 1872 English soldiers were con
fined in room only Is feet square
with only one window Is inches square
They remained in there for one nigh
and when taken out the next morning
only l6 we're living, and they wer
more dead than alive. / have no idet
that these ignorant soldiers intende'
to smother their victims, but did no
understand the first principles of ven
tilation. 1 think our educationa
board ought to have some good archi
tect to furnish model for our schoc
houses, and then require all the house
8 to be built after that model. l hav
met with several schoolhouses wit
windows in the end, just facing tn
children in their seats, and have ha
to direct the teachers to shade thos
windows to protect the children's eye
from the strong light in front Q
them. We cannot be too particula
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with our children's eyes. In ventf-
lating our houses We cannot afford to
risk the impure air finding am opening
through which to leave the room, but
the house should be so constructed
that the air will be compelled to leave
the room as soon as it is discharged
from the lungs Of the children.
want to call the attention of these
teachers, and through them. to the
children under them, to the fact that
nearly all the great diseases that
afiict humanity are caused by little
things. The mosquitoes cause mala-
rial troubles, the body louise is the sole
cause of typhus fever, the bed bugs
cause peliagra, the Rocky mountain
tick causes the Rocky mountain spot
ted fever, and common house fly is the
cause of very many of the ills of life.
1t is only few years ago, that the
people generally thought the common
house fly was guilty of nothing except
general botheration, and it was very
hard to induce anybody to believe that
it was a carrier of disease. Not until
the Spanish-American war did the
people think seriously of the matter.
But they had been annoying the peo-
pie ever since the time of Pharaoh, at
the time Of the exodus. Noah missed
the chance of his life when he failed
to swat the two flies placed under his
charge in the ark. Many have been
the devices for the killing of flies aud
driving them from our kitchens and
dining rooms even before screens were
invented. One woman l knew, mix
ing business with pleasure before
cooking stoves became common, had
hung over the hearth where she did
the cooking, two boards fastened to-
gether at thh top, hanging open at
the bottom, the boards baited lavishly
with honey. The flies would. gather
In large numbers between the. boards,
and the good woman would suspend
her cooking long enough every few
minutes to clap the boards together,
and kill what was caught between the
boards, and goodly number of the.
bruised and bleeding ones would fall
among the cooking vessels, to beswept
into the fire. This plan Of disposing
of the flies, while not Good appetizer,
killed many of the pests. Then came
the screens which kept them from
the inside of the houses, but did not
stop the annoyance on the outside.
Onlya year or two ago, in this insti-
tute, controversy arose between two
members of the institute, Prog. Tur-
ner and Prof. Dudley, as to the length
of the life of the common house fly.
Prof, Turner said that he had left a
few files in his room, doors and win
dows securely fastened. and on his re-
turn two days after found them all
dead corpses. He thought the cause
of death was want of ventilation, but
Prof. Dudley said they had evidently
died from old age. He had learned
from work on natural history that a
fly never lived longer than two days.
About this time l had made me one
of these modern fly traps, in which I
caught sometimes 10000 of day
Concluded next week.
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For Sale.
Concluded next week.

Two or three purc-bred Poland
China sow pigs, two male pigs same
age, and one older and ready for use.
They are all as fine as you can hope
to get anywhere. If you want some
thing as good as the best this is your
chance. G. S. Harris.
41-2t
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Personals.

looking for cattle. While in Colum-
bia he stopped at the Old Inn.
Mr.. B. II. Ghpin and Mr.. W. r.
Lyon were here Thursday.
Mr.. J. M. Snaupe, Cincinnati, was
in Columbia a few days ago.
Mr.. w. w. Abel, Casey Greek was
at the Hancock Hotel Thursday.
Mr.. Emmett Goode, Casey Creek,
was in Columbia few days since
Mr.. Geo. S. Cardwell, Louisville,
travelling salesman, was here Friday.
Miss Mary E. Pendleton, of Horse
Cave, and Miss Christine Nell, Ora
dyVille, will spend this week with
Miss Catherine Nell.
Mr.. R. A. Myers, wife, and son,
Robert Page, Monticello, arrived last
week and will remain during the fair.
Mrs. S. f. White and Mr.. Geo. W.
Montgomery, arrived last Friday
night from Bradentown, Fla. The
former will remain several weeks, Wis,
iting, the latter is at home to stay
indefinitely.
DR.. II. w. Depp, wife and children
visited relatives in Greensburg last
week.
Judge T. A. Murrell, Lebanon, was
in Columbia day or two of last week
Mr.. o. c. Kimbler and wife, of
Sewellton, visited at the home of
Mrs. fKimbler's sister, Mrs. Fetna
Eubank, last week.
Golden Illusion, Emma Black, Ida
Black and Charles Perryman we're
registered at the Hancock Hotel a
few days since.
Messrs. J. w. Helm, R.. g, Hays,
Herman Hays, Lebanon, were here a
few days since.
Mr.. J. F. SamuelS, Nashville, was
at the Hancock Hotel a few days ago.
Mr.. J. E. SALESMAN, the well-known
fertilizer man, was here from New
Hope last week.
Mr.. Charles Sanders, of Kansas, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Sanders, in this county.
Miss Virginia Tupman has returned
to Nashville.
Misses Louise Baird and Evelyn
Scales, who visited Miss Frances Reed
returned home last week.
Prof. Reed Shelton and wife left
for Mitchell, South Dakota, last week,
where the former teaches.
Mr.. F. L. Selby, stock dealer of Es-
to, Russell county, was in Columbia
last Friday.
Mr.. Paul Waggener was at home all
last week, and will remain until the
close of the fair,
Mr.. John Q. Alexander and Mr. C.
r. Barbee were here, from CampbellS'
vile, yesterday.
DR.. T. B. Stephenson of Rowena,
was here yesterday ehroute to Louis
vile, where he expected to locate fol
the purpose of practicing his profes'
sion.
Mr.. Carl Thorpe, of Pensacola, Fla.
arrived one night last week, on Wis
it to relatives.
Drs. B. F. and James Taylor came
up from East Fork last Wednesday.
Ralph Willis, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Forest Willis, was quite sick last
week.
Mrs. L. L. Eubank will visit il
Frankfort this week.
Mr. Tom Judd left for Huntington
Tenn, where he will teach.
Master j, Frank Walker. little sol
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Walker, WIFI
was quite sick last week, is better.
Misses Kate Warmer and Lizzi,
Phillips, Liberty, will attend tn,
Fair. They are stopping with Mrs
I. c. Davidson.
Mrs. NJ. E. Durham, of this place
who has been sick at the residence O
her son, Charles, Campbellsville, 70
three weeks, is better, and will prob
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-08-18
PetitiOnt to the Adair County Court.

we, Cne Undersigned, VINO are legal
voters and freeholders of the county
of Adair, state of Kentucky respect
fully petition the county Judge to
make an order on disorder book di-
recting an election to be held in said
county on the 18th day of September
1915, directing the Sheriff of Adair
County to advertise said election and
the object therefor, for at least thirty
days next before the day thereof, in
some paper having the largest circu-
lation in the county and also by print
ed handbills posted up at lot less than
four public places in each voting pre-
cinct in the county and on the court
house door submitting the question
to the legal voters.
"Are you in favor of issuing one
hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars in bonds for the purposes of
building roads and bridges in said
county? IS ~
1t is now ordered on the motion Of
said petitioners that an election be
held on. the 18th day of September
1915, at the several voting precincts
in Adair county Kentucky, at, which
the question shall be submitted to the
legal voters of the county, "Are you
in favor of Issuing one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars in bonds
for the purpose of building roads and
bridges in the county? -. t
The Sheriff of said county is direct
ed to advertise said election and the
object therefor at least 80 days next
before the day of said election in the
Adair County News and also by print
ed hand bills posted up at not less
than four public places in each vot-
ing precinct in said county and at the
Court house door. All legal voters Of
said county shall be privileged to vote
at said election and the same officers
that hold the regular election shall
hold this election.
The question, care you in favor OF
issuing one hundred and twenty five
thousand dollars in bonds for the pur-
pose of building roads and bridges"
shall be printed on the ballot as pre-
scribed for inthe general election law.
Given under my hand as Sheriff of
Adair County Kentucky this July 81,
1915. --- @- -,-
e { S. H., Mitchell,
~ Sheriff Adair Co, Ky.
Columbia, Ky.
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order calling said election and direct
ing the manner in which same shall
be held is in words and figures as fob
lows: fSj
Adair County Court Regular Term
July 5tb, 1915. &c.
This day came Fl. G. Baker, W. F..
Cartwright, ]. o. Russell and Sam
Lewis and one hundred and fifty 9TH
er legal voters and freeholders of
Adair county and presented their
written petition which has been
lodged with the Judge of this Court,
which said petition is ordered fled
and is in words and figures as follows
herewith:
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Columbia, KY.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-22
CASE
is SETTLED
Both Branches Of The Litiga.
ton Settled At Cadiz.

The trial of Thos. Vipson, fol
shooting B. F. Mitchell. at Gracey
last wint.r. was called at Cadiz
yesterday. but before the train lie t
NJ. S. Y. Trimb.e. one of the at.
tqrneys. phoned his partner to stop
tie witnesses. Mr. Trimb e return
ed home yesterday and reported
that both b -anches of the case had
been settled, the indictment aud the
SIS 900 damage suit against Wilson
No dt tails were given out. beyond
the fact that the matter hsd been
adjusted all round. Mr.. Mitchell
recovered from his wound aud is
now living neer this city. Mr.. Vim
son is a wealthy and prominent man
and great interest was felt in the
Ease.
The report is that Mr.. Vinscn was
lined $500 and compromised the suit
at s4,250.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-22
Sycamore Landmark Lowered.

On account Of decay, the old ssca-
more tree that stood just in the edge
of the concrete pavement on the
property line between D. T. Hale &
Sen store and the E. S. Diueuio's
furniture store was CUT down the
first Of the week. IL stood there b. :
fore the town of Murray was found
ed and was more than century old.
Incidents in connection with Il Q
stately old tree recall the stirring
times Of '61-'65 After the organi-
cation of a local company of Confe!-
rate soldiers In '62 the talest limb
on the old tree was Trimmed up and
the flag OF the Confederscy hoisted
TO the breezes. 1t foated proudly
for only very brief time squad
of federal troops was sent from Pr
ducah to lower the stars AID bars
and ia its place was raised the flag
of the union. the stars aud stripes.
Not content with this achievement
but determined that the then little
village should feel the power of tn.
union, the row of business houses n
the east side Of the square WI re fired
I'D the next night the north row
was reduced to ashes. Murray
| LIE iqer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-22
PSYCHIC WONDER.
Unusual Powers of Sixteen Year
Old Boy.

The wonderful powers of Edgar
M 'ers, a sixteen-year- Kentuck-
ian. have been mystifying the people
of George town during the past week
and the lad has created an encless
amount of discussion wherever there
h. S been gathering of men tr We
men. While in state of catalepsy,
The boy wri es the answers of ques-
tions, which have been written al
home or in the theatre and have be- n
tightly sealed. Probably the most
remarkable fests accomplished here
were the Locating of four dozen forks
belonging 10 the Elks Club end he
telling to Mrs. John l.. G les the To-
cation OF a brother. Dr.. L. P Row.
lie t. who disappeared nearly twenty
years ago. Ia the envelope Mrs.
Giles merely wrote on slip If pa
per, Where is my brother. who dis
sppeared?" The boy then gave hi.
name in full a d S id that he was a
large cattle raiser at Medici' Hat,
Canada.
The location of the forks was un-
usual When the Odd Fellows gave
an entertainment some time ago, the
silver was borrowed by them. After
being used the committee in Oh r. e
handed them over to DR.. R. D Ctff-
man. who locked them secure away
in his Office end gave them no furth.
er thought. When new house COM
mittee was elected at the Elks Home
it was found that the forks we're
missing. II was then that the ques-
ton was put to the boy. who immc-
diately tod that they had no! been
stolen. but that q dentist ia the
of the Alamo had put
them away for safe keeping.
In regard to q di ,mcnd scarf lin |
belonging to John R. Downing. the
youth gave the name of man in
Jacksonville. Ind, VINO picked it up
in barber shop. where Mr.. Down
ng had eft it. He told the latter
hat if he would write to the man.
Who travels for a perfume house out
If Louisville, he would gladly return
t.-Georgetown Times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-22
Jews In War Zone.

The total number of Jews living
in the war zone and suffering from
the consequences of the war in one
way or another. gived bv the Ame,i-
can Jewish Relief Committee for
Sufferers from the War in their
monthly bulletin. received in Gin lin
natl Saturday follows: Russia. 6 287-
coo; Austris-H Hungary, $500 .OOn; the
Orient. $50 600; Germany. $500 ;
240. 900; France, ll0.'NU,
Belgium, 10000 To date the Treas
urer OF the National c mmittee,
Felix w. Warburg. of New York.
has received 1862 983.56
Argentina has planted 1881. 500
acres to corn and expects a crop of
over $500. 900 metric tons.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-22
H. c. WALLIS
Prominent Merchant of Rinal-
do Died Suddenly.

Mr.. H. c. Wallis, one of the most
prominent citizens Of the Rinaldo
neighbo hood, died very suddenly
Monday night about II o'clock from
a stroke of paralysis at his home Just
over the line in Lyon county
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr.
Wallis was seventy-nine years of age,
he seemed to be enjoying his usual
good health, and Monday afternoon
walked out through his farm look
ing at his crops and also made an in
spection of his garden just before
night. He ate a good supper and
retired at his usual time, but some
time after retiring his good wife no.
t'ced an unusual sound in his breath
ing and soon discovered there was
something the matter with him.
Some of the neighbors were called
in by telephone. but the end came
about midnight. This was the Sec
ond stroke he had sustained, the
other one being about three years
ago.
Mr.. Wallis was born only about
two miles south of Cadiz, and had
spent all his life in Trigg and just ov-
er the line in Lyon county. He had
been married twice, his second wife.
who survives him, being Miss
Elsie Shannon, of this county. Be.
sides this wife Mr.. Wallis is survived
by three children.
He had been a member of the
Baptist church for sixty years and
had always been very active in
church work. His membership was
with Hurricane church.
For thirty years Mr.. Wallis had
operated the store at Rinaldo. which
business he was still looking after
at the time or his death.
Mr.. Wallis was splendid citizen
and had a host of friends not only in |
his immediate neighborhood, but !,
throughout this AID Lyon counties.
who will learn of his sudden and I'M
timely death with much sorrow.
His remains were laid to rest in the
family burying ground on his own
farm in the presence of quite large
crowd of sorrowing friends and rela-
tives. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. j. d. Woodson. of
Ii
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-22
HUBBARD
STILL ALIVE
Medium Declares Ebert Hub
bard Still Alive in Fisher :
mans Home.

Buffalo, N. Y, May 2O.-Although
officials of the Roycroft enterprises
at East Aurora have given up all
hope that either Ebert Hubbard or
his wife is alive, many folks in the
village pin their faithko a story said
to have been told in spiritualist Sc
ance here. 1t is said that the med
ium declared that Mrs. Hubbard had
persisted, but that Mr.. Hubbard was
taken ashore among the wounded
survivors and is now being cared for
in a fisherman's cottage. The med
ium claims that he is seriously i'll
and has been unable to tell his name.
So much hope, indeed. has been
placed in this prediction that Jno. d.
Larkin, millionaire soap msnufac-
turer and brother-in.law to Fra Ell
bertus, has sailed for Europe, ready
to spend fortune in the renewed
search.
Announcement was made this
morning that Ebert Hubbard. Jr.,
had assumed the active management,
of the industries connected with the
Roycroft business here. Mr.. Hub
bard is still in early thirties, but for
many years he has taken an active
part in the direction of the work
here. He had been treasurer of the
Roycroft Society. superintendent of
the furniture shop and cashier of the
Hubbard Bank. In addition he has
been active in the preparation and
printing OF the Philistine, the Fra
and the other Hubbard publications.
Fra Elbertus had been away from
East Aurora a great deal during the
last few years and much of the writ
ting has been done by the son. Ply
SICILY he bears striking resem-
blance to his father, and his literary
style is so similar that even employees
of the shops,found it hard to distin-
guish between the writing of the
son and the father.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-22
Germans Loyal.

The German Catholic Union Of
Baltimore, with a membership OF
more than 5000 persons of German
birth or parentage. has pledged its
loyalty to President Wilson ''in the
handling of the crisis with Germa,
n.y."
AT a meeting of the union the Pres
ident, Paul j. Prodoehl, was instruct.
ed by a unanimous vote to send the
following message to President Will
son:
while proud of our German an.
cestry, we know only one flag. the
flag of our country, and we tender
to you, the standard bearer, our I'M
divided loyalty.
eve have every confidence in your
cool judgment, honest purpose and
brave manhood, and are convinced
that you would rather be right than
president. That God may guide you
is the prayer of the German Catholic
Union of Baltimore and vicinity"
Prodoehl. who forwarded the mes
sage to the president, declared that
it voiced the sentiment of practical
ly the entire body of German. Amer
cans in Baltimore, and meant that
they would stand by Wilson and the
flag of their adopted country to the
limit.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-22
|. L. ROUSSEAU.
General Agent, Louisville, Kentucky
Nichols & Layne, Agents,
Cherokee Building, 9th Street
Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
Woman Dies at Seance.

Mt. Vernon. N Y The question.
is my brother dead or alive?" was
written on slip of paper and passed
up to mind reader" at a specisH
matinee for women at Proctor's
Theater here by Mrs Edward G.
c 'lins. 1888 Main street. New Rocb.
ells. The brother about whom Mrs
Collins Inquired disappeared seven
years ago. and was we'll remembered
by Mrs. Emma Middleton. of 357
Huguenot avenue. New Rochelle.
who. with Mrs Christine Chandler
OF the same address, accompanied
Mrs. Col ins. As the performer drew
forth slips with questions frsm the
audience. which were answered. Mrs.
Collins and Mrs. Middleton waited
expectantly until the mind reader"
drew out the slip. read it, aud an
swered: Mrs. C Inns. your broth.
er Is alive. in good health and is in
the navy" Mrs. Middleton Crashed
Mrs. Collins arm excitedly. She
tod her two companions she felt
very Ill and they assisted her to a
private room at the theater. where
she died within few minutes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-05-22
Anticipatory Activity.

May svil,e. Ky. May 21.-The c.
& 0. stole ma ch on the autho. =
ties here Wednesday riyht. They
put hundred men at work and
built switch across Limestone
street and up through an alley. In.
junction papers were to have been
served Thursday morning to prevent
L. The switch completely tllcLs
the alley to traffic.