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The Adair County news., 1915-12-29

interurban on East Washington
for the depot, and catch a train
out for Louisville. Nothing to
mar the pleasure of this trip and
we ran into Union Station-10th
& Broadway, at 8 o'clock a. m.
Here we only had a few minutes
TO wait, then we boarded a train
for Lebanon. This distance was
soon run, and the cry came, all
out for Lebanon. Well some
of us got off, especially those of
us who were headed for Camp
bellsvilIe and Columbia. Will say
just here that the patience of
Job would have been tested as
some of you already know they
have a mixed train, and wheth-
er it was too much mixed or not
enough mixed to start, l will
never know. but will say it was
not long before it drew up on the
track, and we thought sure we
soon would be gone, but here
we stood, walked and talked and
wondered why the thing did not
burst open or take wings and fly,
but time gradually wore on, our
patience to test. | suppose
something happened, they start
ed up the road their best, and
after they had gone short dis
tance, / don't know why, they
came to a standstill and some
one said, 1--WE are on the Y" so
| got impatient just like fellow
will, but we finally got straight
ened out, and are now headed
for Campbellsville. We are go
ing down grade-just coas..ng
along at will. have a high trestle
to cross and then into Null
draugh's S hill-into the tunnel we
go, just as dark as midnight.
We travel on an on and finally
come to light. Now well do 4
remember, as soon as / could see
the conductor rushed in and said,
all out for Calvary, and here We
make stop for about one hour.
They unloaded a box and about
twelve sacks of flour. I was
getting pretty warm-no danger
that / would freeze, and having
The Adair County news., 1915-12-29
HISTORICAL PAPER.
A Trip to California and Other interest
ing Places
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

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as we were nearing the Mexico
line. Conditions are pretty much
the same, only we were especial
ly attracted to what l call table
lands. There were mountains
and recesses and then mountains
again. The scenery along the
line of this mountain range is
certainly something to be ad-
mired. We then ran up to Al
buquirque. Here our party di-
vided. Katie, Jennie and N.Y.
self got off. The crowd headed
for Kentucky. We had a nice
lay-over and rest here of six
hours. We were on the train
again waiting for a start to
Vaughan, N. M. So we moved
on down the line and ran into
Belen, and here we changed cars
again at 10 o'clock, p. M, and
at 4:30 o'clock we were told all
off for Vaughan. So we gather
ed our grips and was off. Here
we met Mr.. Ernest Jeffries with
his auto waiting for us. In a
few minutes we were in his home.
We were urged to retire and take
a needed rest which we did and
felt better. Up next morn-
ing and had breakfast. Mr.. JEFF
fries came around with his auto
and took us out to see the coun-
try. Some very beautiful coun-
try, indeed. The land is a little
inclined to be rolling, while there
are some beautiful valleys. The
thing most needed in this coun-
try is water. Cattle and seep
looked well. After the tour of the
country we went to what they
called a sheep dip. 1t might be
we'll for me to explain exactly
what it is or what it takes to be
considered a dip. call it a
plunge and a swimming though.
Now | will firsc tell you what
they have and then how they have
it. They have a ditch or trench
seventy.fve to one hundred feet
long, five or six feet deep, about
two feet wide and almost filled
with water as hot as the sheep
can bear it. Sulphur and other
solutions are put in so that all
ticks, lice and other things may
be eradicated. Now / will tell
how they dip. They have pens
we'll arranged for the busines and
at one end of this ditch, if you
please, they have a pen running
down to it, narrowed down to
the space of admitting one sheep
at a time, and here a man stands
and heads them in just about as
fast as you would want to count
them and in evidence of this will
say, they put through from ten
to twelve thousand per day. Mr..
Jeffries told me that there was
to be two hundred and fifty
thousand dipped at this dipping
station this year. Ore thing I
failed to tell you. 1t takes forty
Mexicans to do this work. /
suppose forty white men could
do the same work if they were
The Adair County news., 1915-12-29

some sensations like l would
sneeze, and just here don't YOU
know the train begins to blow.
Now the conductor came through
the train and said, "Campbells-
vile is the next station, it is Just
ahead.
So l raised up the window
And out began to look
1t was not long until
l saw coming one Mr.. Cook.
He is Mr.. Myers ,'Shoffer''
Who runs the mail automobile.
L hurried out to meet him
You don't know how good did feel,
And after few moments spent
Straight to the auto 1 went.
Only a few friends did 1 meet.
Was in such hurry to get a seat
And when seated 1 felt good
then saw Cook coming, knew he
Its all over but a twenty mile ride
Cook says we will start when he gets
his sacks tied.
And around the corners and across
the dell
We are on the road know so well.
The road is in good condition
And the autoing is just fine.
l believe had told you before
We were one and one-half hours be-
hind.
We cross green river on bridge
Climb the hill and get on ridge
And here there was no time spent
We hurry right on by the monument.
And now we leave Taylor county
And enter into old Adair,
We now pass the noted springs,
Many compliments when you ar there.
Here, we stop at Coburg,
To distribute just little mail,
l drew bucket of water,
And again we set sail.
We are already through Cane Valley,
And out on the ridge.
Now we pass William Buffers
The next is Cheatham Bridge.
And now Dear Crutcher party,
As enter my cottage door
go back over the many miles
And wish could see them once more.
But such wish is all in vain,
Knowing now 1 never will again.
The only thing now to do
Is to remember the past and move on
through
We are spending life here below
And making history as we 90.
Every move and every step
By some one will be actively kept.
And when the evidence is all in
And nothing more can be said.
Will we then new life begin?
Or win we just be dead.
W. T. Mcfarland.
The end.
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| swimming 40 OOLO q olOWs 1uC
Mexicans are lined up all along
the ditch with hooks and forks
to keep the sheep going rapidly
along and in the event that the
man who pitches them in fails to
put them under all over a Mexi-
can with a fork puts him under.
Some of the sheep swim hurried
ly on while others refuse to go
and then it is be is caught with
a hook around the neck and hur-
riedly dragged through. Just
here night came upon us and
we had to go to town and there
we learned that the Sheriff had
just come in with a young Mexi-
can who had stolen five horses
from man just outside of the
town. 1t was no trouble to no.
tice the excitement. There was
talk that the Mexicans would try
to liberate him from the Sheriff,
while on the other hand it was
being silently whispered around
that he would look up a limb be-
fore the rising of another sun.
However, he was guarded and
kept. Now it was Friday morn
ing, Aug. 10th, and Mr.. Jeffries
and myself went down to town
to hear the trial of the horse
thief. He was found guilty, and
placed under two thousand dol
lar bond all of which he could
not give and the Sheriff and
guards hurried out of town and
on to the county Jail.
We then took another outing
to the country, looked over the
lands. Out here two miles from
Vaughan, Jennie filed a claim on
three hundred and twenty acres
of land.
Again we were ready to start
for Kentucky at 300 Saturday
morning. Mr.. .Jeffries and his
wife got their auto and took us
over to the station. Good byes
were said, and we were gone.
The first station was Clovas, a
very nice little town, then Mexi-
co, Herford, Armarilla, White
field, and other stations. Then
into the Panhandle country.
Here we saw a quantity of wheat.
Much of it was still in the shock.
You could see as many as five or
six threshing machines running
at one sight. You could not help
but admire the hustle and get-up
those people have. We went on
down to Miami, Canadian and
other places. Here we found a
broken and altogether a differ.
ent country to the Panhandle.
We then ran INTO Wellington,
Kans., Kansas City, Independ-
ance, the good part of Kansas. We
saw more and better corn than
any where else in the West. We
also passed though Bellplain after
night and other places we could
not see. Then we went on to-
ward St. Louis and the nearer
we got the more anxious we were
as we already had learned of the
recent foods and the washouts
The Adair County news., 1915-12-29

the train ne SAID TO me: Will
show you just down the road
here where a train rolled off the
track yesterday" and so he did.
The train had been moved, how
ever, but it was no trouble to tell
where it had been. The cause
was, the fill had been so soaked
with water that when the train
came along the track tilted and
the train turned over and the
sight of this was not expected to
lessen our anxiety. So here
night came on US with water
every where most, especially as
far as you could see. The water
was standing several feet deep
in the low lands. Now all out
for st. Louis! Here we had an
hours lay-over and then we took
a train supposed to go to Louis
vile, but not settled which way
we would go, but after a run of
about two hours, we came to a
standstill, and after a while we
started backward and continued
this for some time and finally l
went to a man and asked him
what all this meant, and he said
our track was washed out and
we were being snaked backward
away up here near Ashley, Ill.
So we found out later that there
had been about three-fourths of
mile of our track:Iwashed on
sure enough, and so here l am
requested to say this was the
cause of the round. about way.
And here | will tell you that. we
were due in Louisville at 7:35
O'Clock a. m. Instead of getting
there on time which we so much
desired to do, we got in at 1:2O,
p. m.
As have before said: we had
desired to get to Louisville on
time. 1t meant much to us on
account of our other trips which
we proposed to make you remem-
Der that this is Monday, August
the 23rd, at three o'clock and
forty minutes p. m. Inow leave
Jennie and Katie in Louisville
and am off for Indianapolis, Ind.
Again | cross the Ohio river and
across a good part of the Hoo.
sier state I ran into Indianapolis
about night. l hurry up town,
catch Michigan car for Glad
stone Avenue, landed safely,
walked up street found daughter
and family at supper table. Yes
seemed glad to see me, had me
come in and sup with them.
And now to make a long story
short, will say l have been here
near a week, have had several
nice outings, viewing the city.
/ must say that Indianapolis is
one Of the cleanest and incest
cities l have been in. l was out
one day in the Eastern part of
the city and was shown the home
of the late Benjamin Harrison,
Tom Taggart, Vice President
Marshal Fairbanks and others.
At this time I get a letter from
home saying that Jennie and
The Adair County news., 1915-12-29

Arbuckle coffee sOc. at
7-2t Garrison Bros.
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VIBRATION N BRIDGES.

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The influence, Of atmospheric vibra.
tion4upon bridges has long been ad.
mitted bsaaFctitects, and is just be-
ginning to be sufficiently understood
to enter into the calculation Of future
structures:
A few weeks ago. Clarice Mathew
son, woman violinist. stood upon the
Brooklyn bridge and caused st to sway
noticeably by sounding the treble "C'
note upon her violin. Other bridges
have been made to respond to musical
notes.
Bridges are known to be so much
affected by musical rhythm that offic-
ers in the war zone are ordering their
troops to break step when marching
over even the strongest bridges. The
weight OF the men or the stamping Of
their feet has no effect upon the
structure Of the bridge, but the rhythm
of the march frequently causes strong
vibration.
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There Is every prospect that the
sF'rancosB British loan VIII 30 hsgstiat-
cd and that from $500, 900 900 Ia
$3.50, 100000 will thus be made
available for the purchase Of supplies
for the allies Id this country. II
may be provided that this money shall
not be used to buy ammunition. but
It doubtless will be needed to pur-
chase food supplies. etc, as the farms
,ers Of France are not raising much
crop this year, and manufacturing In
both France and England is almost
at q standstill.
There is some prospect that the
bonds for this loan will be payable
In dollars, which would be great
triumph for the United States and
a bitter surrender for England, be-
cause for centuries the pound sterl-
ing has been the medium of exchange
throughout the world and it has been
necessary to convert dollars into
pounds In most of the foreign trade.
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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.

L. 49,
This smallest of Canada's maritime
provinces is not SO much thrilling
place to visit as one where you would
probably like to live. Nearly all OF
its million undulating acres are clsI-
Itivated. Sleek meadows. deep sliaG-
owed, stately groves and following cat
fields make up the rich mosaic of Us
landscape. Here and theer rugged
mass of red sandstone strikin ely
breaks the monotone OF opulent farm
country and the blue in1ets of the sea
ARE walled with red cliffs OF the same
stone. There are. many rflls and
creeks, ali clear and cold and full Of
trout. The sea adds generously to the
bounty of the land. and Holsters and
oysters and fish contribute a nea. sum
Ito the annual revenue o fthis Midas
Isle.
There are about a hundred tlous-
and people on Prince Edward Island
and these have $to. 000,0 900 in savings
accounts, making them the richest
rural community per capita in the
Dominion of Canada The 14,0U0 farms
of Prince Edward Island alone market
$8,OOO,O0O worth OF produce every year.
OF late years Prince Edward Island
has come into the limelight by reason
of its unique industry OF fox farming.
Elsewhere, exaggerated advertising
and false claims made by promoters
have led to much loss and disappoint-
ment in this latest get-rich-quick prop.
uganda, but on Prince Edward Island,
til. SO
planting potatoes. Many q new house
and barn have been built, and many a
farm widenedi and cleared upon the
profits Of small amount invested in
foxes. Time was when the fox farms
of the Island put fur upon the market,
but now they raise foxes only to be
sold alive for stocking purposes, and
blooded pairs of the animals bring
from $4,000 to $4,000. Verify. is
Prince Edward Island a Midas Isle,
for whatever industry It touches forth
with turns to gold.
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who is Carranza?

yenustian6 Carranza is a compare
lively weak old politician, who has
achieved prominence through the
military support Of Villa and Prest-
dent Wilson'S implacable hatred OF
Huerta, and who is kept in power by
the jealousy Of his subordinates,
who despise him, but who are will
ing to recognize him as First Chief"
because they regard him as weak and
incapable of maintaining his supre-
macy when they shall decide to ter
inmate 1t.
For over two years he. has preach
ed intolerance, confscation and
hatred, even teaching his doctrine OF
anarchy In states which had already
yielded to Him without resistance. He
has dlseoursed sonorously Of ideals he
does not entertain, perpetrated OF
sanctioned and advocated every form
on crime and has forfeited every
particle Of the respect of the better
element in Mexico. Under his super
vision property has been seized on
all sides without compensation and
he has continuously proclaimed the
right of .confiscation, SO that farmers
have been robbed Of their crops and
their stock. and fearful outrages have
been. perpetrated on their wives and
daughters.
n ri is these facts which lead those
who are: informed regarding condi-
tiuns in Mexico to take the bluest pos
sible view of President Wilson'S ex-
pertinent.
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HAY and Military Preparedness.

Representative. James Hay, chair
man Of the military committee Of
the House, has made It clear that
he win vigorously oppose any sincere
EFFORT Of the president to increase the
strength of the army. except as that
might be accomplished by increasing
the effectiveness of the militia. Mr..
Hay also indicates that he is opposed
To- Increasing tho number Of odicers
to he trained at West Point. although
All experts on the subject point out
the great desirability Of trained Off
GERS to command both militia and
volunteers in the event of an emer-
gency.
It is quite clear that If the presi-
dent urges upon Congress any far
reaching policy of defense he will
meet with strong opposition front
his own party, an opposition which
will be made the more effective by
the empty treasury and the failure
Of Democratic legislation to produce
anything like adequate revenue.
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Il. ask him to order, or send direct
Eskaah Laboratory; rhiladelbhia
to svefs Question. you know, some.
times iii5rss' resumed Angelo, (f6i
such was the BARRIERS nameJ, as Lie
suddenly dipped his brush into the
iather barrel and daubed many Of
Teskle's features with 1t. s
sl-',
..of course" unused Angelo, as he
rubbed the luther In with a square Of
sandpaper, the men who are actu.
ally lighting feel 1t the most
= don't doubt it. Butt y
The Weather's been real nice. /,
went On tie barber, blowing the
lather off the end Of Teekle's nose
to clear a place to grab hold OF.
Dash 1t, man, want a hair cut
not shave!" yelled Tickle. !.
Why didn't you say seq said An.
se1o. Well, I'll only tack on eight
cents extra for the lather."
Which was really all the homes,
fellow tackled on.
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pumba Insults to wilson,

There was amazement In foreign
diplomatic circles and chagrin among
we'll informed Americans because
president Wilson did not hand his
passports to DIR. Constantine Dumba
fire, recent ambassador Of Austria
Hungary. When 1t became known
that DR.. Dumba's recall had been
requested, that official had the temer-
ity to issue a public letter to, the
secretary OF state which amounted
Ia an appeal to the people against
ths administration and which con-
stituted fragrant violation Of dfpio-
rnntic etiauet. Foreign ambassae
dbrs and ministers accredited to
washington are here virtually as
ruests Of this nation. They enjoy
Immunity from taxes and from ar
rest and other privileges which could
be accorded them only as guests, and
they are under no obligations to treat
the government to which they are
accredited with the utmost considera-
don and respect.
Dr.. Dumba's offense was tanta-
mount to the action Of man who,
al a guest in another's house, ap-
reaied to his hosts children against
their father. And now comes the
text OF the letter which DR.. fDumba
sent home in which he referred to
President Wilson as .self,willed,
and as an "intrasigeant." When the
Spanish; minister. Du Puy de LONE
referred to President Mckinley In 9
pfivate letter "a pot-house poll.
tician," he was promptly handed his
passports; and; when Lord sackvillt
West, the British minister, advised
q friend in private letter to vote
the Repnbli can, ticket as better 70,
y the interests OF the United States
fhanithe Democratic doctrine Of tarif
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1t to pumping, The American Natur-
al Gas Company's well; on. the y.
Haas farm is flowing through the
tubing at the rate of q 5 barrels a day.
The Rushville Drilling Company has
started TO drill its important test on
the SeIbert farm. Alex Valley is
building the rig for q test on the NC
Farland ten acres. north Of the Haas
farm producer. The rig for No. 8 on
the George Mason farm is building
and No. 2 on the Jeanette McGorkle
farm is drilling at 500 feet. The Ma
tional OIL and Gas Company is down
1900 feet at a second test on the w.
]. Robinson farm and has the rig up
for No. 3 and building No. 4. on the
Three Degree foAa in Pine Creek
township, Kell and Company are due
I'm the sand at a test on the Al. w.
Kelley farm.
West Virginia.
In Dpyal district, Lincoln, county.
w. Va, the United Fuel Gas Com-
pany has completed and shot its No.
on the Horse Creek Coal and Land
Company tract and has. a seventeens
barrel pumper. On Elias Fork Of
Cobbs Creek, Washington county,
James Patton and Company have
started to drill No 6 on the Standard
Fuel OH Company's farm.
In the Weir sand development Oh
Blue Greek, Elk district, Kanawha
county, the Ohio Fuel OIL Company
has completed No. s on the G. w.
Belcher farm and has a tfifrty-barrel
producer in the Weir sand. on the
Horse Creek tract, Ddvals district.
Lincoln county. the South Penn! Oil
Company has completed No. SO and
has q twenty barrel producer In the,
Berea grit. n
West of Pine Grove, on Fishing
Creek, Greene district, Wetzel cohnI
ty,l the New artinsvilie OIL Compafiy
has drilled its No. 9 on the s: q.
Morgan farm into the Big Iniun sand
and has show for a forty-barrel
L ! / 3 e. q
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OIL AND GAS ]

The final efforts making to secure
gas production IN the vicinity Of the
big Speigel gusaer near East McKees-
port, North eVrsailles township. Ale
chiefly county, are proving as unsatis-
factory as the first wells completed
soon alter the drilling in OF the big
we'll owned by Export parties. In the
list Of completed work there has been
a profusion Of busters and the Ex-
port talent have just added another
by drilling in q test on the Key farm
1000 feet southwest of thegusher.
There are now but three wells drilling
in that locality. Out of eleven com
pletions all but three have proven dry
holes. The best Of those listed as
producers are not better than, light
wells and there is no Incentive to con-
Itinue development work in that locals
ity.
In the Mt. INebo field, Allegheny
county, William and Wachter have
drilled a test on the M. j. Weiss farm
through sthe upper sands and found
nothing and are now drilling to the
fourth sand. In the Duff City field.
the old well On the Fanny Dun farm
has been drilled down to the sjee
sand and developed little oil in that
formation. 81
Rig Burned at Cli6 Mines. y
AT Cliff Mines, Allegheny county,
M. Meleritz's well on the Jones's lot
caught fire 'front.' the gas engine and
the rig, belt house and tanks were
consumed. At Five Points in the old
Murdo cksyille field, in Washington