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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-21
AUTO Dealers PLACE
AUTOMOBILES AT SHOW

The motorcycle exhibits will be fea-
lures of the show, AMI all Of the local
dealers will have displays.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-21

Good paper, 1t is said, can be pro-
duced from refuse hops that have hith-
srto been thrown away in breweries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-21

Before the war there were 6,000,0 900
more women than men in Europe
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-21
City Statistics

Marriage Licenses.
Cecil Roy Boyer, %, sheet metal
worker. Richmond and Stella Kort.
right, 20, city.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-11-15

entered at the Columbia Post-office second
class mail matter.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-11-15
Sparkesville.

We have had some pretty weather
for the past month, and most of our
farmers are gathering corn.
G. Gowen has built a rock wall in
front of his yard.
Rev. Marshall Terrell, of Burkesville,
has been holding a revival meeting at
Antioch, near this place, for nearly
three weeks, and the church has been
greatly edited by the splendid dis.
courses.
Your reporter bought two hogs from
C. G. Roe last week for $500.
There will be a spelling match al
Wilson's school house next Friday
night, the 18th. Every body cordially
invited.
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affected with tuberculosis have &C
cess to the sleeping chamber of the
family, and the same careleSSneSS due
to ignorance or indifference leads TO
disastrous results 1t is well known
that many epidemicS of typhoid fever
have been traced to cooks who pre-
viously had suffered an attack of ty-
phoid and who continued to discharge
from the bowels millions of these
seed of the disease for weeks or often
months. Negro cooks in the matter
of personal habits have rather unen-
Viabe regulations and are especially
dangerous when they are carriers of
the disease. They are careless of the
fingers nails or in the matter of wash
ing soiIed hands and have abundant
opportunities for permitting this
foul material laden with germs to
come in contact with the food of the
family. This is especially true in
handling milk, which is almost al
ways drunk without being Sterilized.
1t is we'll to know that the South has
higher death rate from typhoid and
tuberculosis. Some public health Of
ficials, and people who take pride in
the land of their birth, endeavOr to
explain this and excuse it by saying it
is because of the high percentage of
the negroes in the population of the
| South and their high death rate.
This does not lesson the Importance
of the public health problem, but
rather magnifies iG for the reasons
above given A white man, woman
boy or girl dead from typhoid fever OIL
consumption, which came from ne.
| gro infective agent, is just as dead as
if the disease had not been contracted
from white person, and any work OF
health reform which leaves out oil
consideration education and contro
of the colored population is worse
than useless and is folly. The deatf
rate per 100000 of white from vic
lence was "a 8 and of colored, 1872 8
Cancer showed a slight increase il
the death rate of colored population
Diphtheria showed a rate of PAT il
the white and IL 8 in the colored pop
ulation. Measles showed slight de
crease in colored population. Pella
gra, meningitis and scarlet fever haC
approximately the same rate.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-11-15
WORK ON DUG HILL PROGRESSING

The movement being made to grade
the hill, known as the Dug hill, is meet
ing with enthusiastic support. On the
first and second days of this mont h the
work was started being forty-seven
men present the first and 80 odd on
the second. On Wednesday, last week,
and Thursday forenoon larger num-
Der we're present. About one mile has
been cleared and a large part of it
grubbed and the grade work started.
Next Wednesday and Thursday it is
hoped that every one interested in the
movement will be present with ShovelS,
matUocks or something TO move dirt.
This is big undertaking, but it means
too much for this county, especially
the upper end and Columbia, TO per-
NIT il to fail. Every man between
Columbia and the Casey county line
ought TO put in days work and those
who have teams should use them in
hel ping TO make this road. We are
now ready 10 use a large number of
teams to pillow and scrape, and if you
can, bring a team on Wednesday, to-
day, and tomorrow This work is under
the supervision of SquireS Shepherd
and Ellis. A correct account will be
kept of all donations and when COM
pleted will he made public that the
county may know who are proving
theif faith by their works in making
good roads Dug hill is the worst
piece of road between Columbia and
Cincinnati, and when it has been
graded on the survey, will give this
county an outlet of great value. The
business interest of this town ought to
wake up to the Importance Of this
movement and help make this grade.
Several have already responded with
work and cash, but only few. When
the upper end of this county has been
brought in close touch with Columbia
by a good road the effect on business
will be shown. Again, if we are not
to profit by business, we ought to help
remove this bad piece of road by max
ing a good one Wednesday and
Thursday, this week, Wednesday and
Thursday, next week. Bring your
team and help in this progressive
movement.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-11-15
Now Lookout.

When a cold hangs on as often hap
pens, or when you have hardly gotten
Overcome cold befOreyOu contract anoth-
er, lookout for you are Liable to con-
tract some very serious disease. This
succession of colds weakenS the sys-
tenn and lowers the vitality so that
you are much more liable to contract
chronic catarrh, pneumonia or Coll
sumption. Cure your cold while you
can. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
has great reputation. 1t is relied
upon by thousands of people and never
disappointS them. Try it. 1t only
costs a quarter. ObtSinable at Paul
Drug Co. Adv.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-11-15

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE SIoo PER YEAR
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-11-15
Head-off That AlLwinter Cough.

At the first sign of sore throat
tight chest or stuffed-up head take a
dose of Dr. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey
The healing pine tar, soothing honey
and glycerine quickly relieve the con-
gestion. loosen the phlegm and break
up your cold. DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-
Honey has all the benefits OF the heal
ing aroma from a pine forest, it is
pleasant TO take and anIiseptic. The
formula on the bottle tells why it re-
lieves colds and coughs. At PAUL
Drug Co., Csc. Adv.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-11-15
Government Crop Report.

Washington, d. c., Nov 8, 1916. A
summary of preliminary estimates of
crop production for the State of Ken
lucky and for the United States, as
compiled by the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates, and transmitted through the
Weather Bureau, U. 5. Department of
Agriculture, is as follows:
CORN. State: Estimate this year,
104,OOO,OOO bushels; production last
year, final estimate, 100000 bu
United States: Estimate this year,
?, $40, 100000 bu; production last year,
final estimate, 3,C54, $50, 900 bushels.
WHEAT. Oct. EStSmate, $4,000
bushels; production last year, final es-
innate, 100000 bushels
United States: Oct. estimate
bushels: production last year, final es-
innate, LODI, 5o5,O00 bushels.
OATS. State: Oct. estimate, 1900,
600 bushels; production last year, final
estimate, $4,000 900 bushels.
United States: Oct. estimate, 1929.
$4,000 bushels; production last year,
final estimate, 1,54O, 1862, 900 bushels.
TOBACCO State: estimate this yr.,
100000 lbs production last veal
final estimate, 1856 400, 900 lbs.
United States. Estimate this year
Lis, ZOO, 900 lbs production last yr
final estimate, 1000, 5S7, 900 lbs.
POTATOES. State. Estimate thi:
year, 4, 10000 bushels; production last
year, final estimate, 6, 426, 900 bushels.
United States Estimate this year
2S9, 5000 bushels; production last yr.
final estimate, 359, 1903, 900 bushels.
SWEET POTATOES. State ESti
mate this year. 100000 bushels; produc
tion last year, final estimate, 1,05O, OOt
bushels.
United States. Estimate this year
81, 700, 600 bushels; production last yr.
final estimate, 1926, 900 bushels.
HAY. State: Sept estimate, 1929,
900 tons; production last year, final es
innate, l,225, 600 tons.
United States. Sept. estimate, So,
l55, 900 tons, production last year, tina
estimate, IS, 225, 600 tons
APPLES. State: Estimate this yeal
2, 15O,OOO barrels; production last yeal
final estimate, 100000 barrels.
! United States. Estimate this veal
81, 7OO,O barrels; production last yeal
final estimate, 76,67O,0OO barrels.
PRICES:-The first price given bt
low is the average on Nov. 1st, thi
year, and the second, the average O
Nov. 1St, last year.
Wheat, $1.6S and sl.O5 pr
bu. Corn, 78c and sac per blu. De
SIC and 45c per bu. Pota toes, $1.3
, and sc per bu Hay, $l2.2O and SILL
, per ton. Eggs, 28c and 23c per doz
United Wheat, Sl.5S an
SO. cents per bu, Corn, S5 and 81.
cents bu. Oats, 40 and "a cents bl
Potatoes, Sl.36 and 90. s cents per bU
Hay, $1O.6S and $40 SO per ton. Cot
ton, 1870 and I1.6 cents per Id. Egg.
7 81 and 1868 cents per doz
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-11-15
Vital StatiStiCS.

Kentucky being a Southern State
with large percent of its population
Comprised of negroes, has attracted
considerable attention from the rest
of the States that keep Vital Statis-
Tics records and which have only a
small percent of negro population. A
resume of the 1915 Vital Statistics
records of Kentucky shows that there
were %, Sal deaths of white people re-
corded during the year and 5,5l9
deaths of negroes. The total estimat-
ed white population of Kentucky was
2,ll5,3l5 and total colored population
was 249, $40. This gave death rate
of H. for whites and ~ 9 for blacks
per 1000 population 1t is very sig
nificant that the diseases of the res
piratOry organs are responsible for a
much larger death rate among the
| colored population than the white.
The death rate per 100000 white pop
/ ulation was 144.8 and 434 2 in the COL
| ored for tuberculosis of the lungs.
The rate per 100000 for other forms
of tuberculosis for white population
was 20. l and for cOlored population,
41.6. Pneumonia gave a death rate
| of SO per 100000 for the white and
2O4 for colored population. Whoop-
ing cough gave SO for white and 1876
for the colOred population. Influenza
or lagrippe gave 1877 for the white
and 1874 for the colored population.
Diarrhea and dySenteric diseases, in
Guiding typhoid fever, afford a strik-
ing example of the high death rates
in the colored population, the rates
per 1OO,O 900 being 81 for whites and
1872 for colored population for typhoid
The diarrheal and dySehteric diseases
of children under two years of age
gave death rate of 349 for white
and ALP for cOlored population. DyS.
EMERY Of people age two years and
over gave rate of 14.8 for the white
and 25.4 for the colored population.
These facts are of vital Importance LC
the people of the State because of the
intimate relation of the cOlored anC
white population on account of The
servant problem. The record shows
that for this year which is typical o.
the prevailing conditions, there were
about three times as many negroes af
fiicted with tuberculosis as whites, as
Stunning the mortality rate to be o
the same severity. A tabercular cool
in the kitchen is more dangerous Il
a family than an unconfned lunatic
In the latter case, upon the first &C
of violence, he would be confined b.
society. In the former case, there j
> nothing to prevent such an individua
| from injecting each and every mem
Der Of the household, and containing
the process as often as she is hired b.
other families. tuberculosis sputun
containing myriads of germs of con
sumption, can be readily spread b
contact of the fingers with the moutl
and nose or the handkerchief, an,
from the fingers 1t can be spread up
on such foods as are not thorough
SteriliZed by cooking, giving rise to al
intestinal form of tuberculosis Care
' less splitting on the part of a dOmeSti
( will result in many of these germ
/ finding their way through dust to tn
lungs of members of the family win
necessarily visit the kitchen Maid
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-11-15
Sufferer from indigestion Re-
Iipvod

"Before taking Cnamberlain's Tab.
lets my husband suffered for several
years from indigestion, causing him
to have pains in the stomach and dis.
tress after eating. Chamterlain's Tab
lets relieved him of these spells right
away" writes Mrs ThosmaS Casey,
Geneva, N Y. Obtainable at Paul
Drug Co. Adv.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-11-15
Good Reading.

DR.. j. T. Jones will send his book of
80 pieces in Prose and Verse, by mail,
TO anyone sending him q Postal Money
Order for Is cents to Glensfork, KY.
They are on sale at The News Office
also.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-11-15
SpOkeS Wanted.

The AdaIr Spoke Company is now
receiving hickory and White Oak
spokes, same kind as heretofore and
at same prices.
lat Il. w. Wellington.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-11-15
WED. NOV. Is, 1916
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Sheriff.

We are authorized to announce W. B. PAT
TESON candidate for Sheriff of Adair County
subject to the action of the Republican primary
1917.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1916-11-15
Wanted.

Two or three second hand Ford cars.
l-3t Myers g. Son.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-16

who has the slightest
E-M Knowledge of English history
n ~ as far Us it deals with wars
" u with other countries knows
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-16

refused to consider this az he de-
cIared that the relief would be only
temporary.
Planting grass and other vegetation
on the slopes was suggested as a
method of preventing slides, but when
the heavy rains come this vegetation
is washed into tho Canal-in fact, big
trees which have been standing on
the banks for years have come down
with the slides, remaining in an up
right position during tho movem cnt.
Piling was also tried but with little
success.
Curious breaks have occurred such
as at Zion Hill, where several tons
of earth suddenly broke away from
tho side of the hill and slid down,
forming a miniature sugar loaf noun
tain. This gradually broke up and
slipped into the Canal, 4 vast amount
of earth as this falling on the soft
material below causes a dumping
up: that is, tho lower earth being
squeezed out below is pushed up and
in one place this kind OF earth formed
an island in the Cut. At other places
the broken mp condition OF the rocks
and earth prcciudes the use of steam
shovel
1t is hoped to finally cure the slides
by digging back farther and in ter
race-like fashion. The physical char
acter OF tho Culebra beds. consisting
rs they do of alternating layers of
sandstone and shalo, Is peculiarly IA
vorable to landslidcs. and here again
the angle of repose must be reached
before tho earth will remain Mt rest.
Some of tho sandstone and shalc in
tho Cut when exposed to air disinte-
Rrato but harden when constantly
kept wet. Whero this disintcgration
occurs grasses and other vegetable
Growths will spring up and expand
rapidly and hold together we'll but
sometimes even this earth slips down
tho slides. Suggestions that con-
crote retaining wall be built after the
earth had been removed to n certain
grade were made but this plan, too,
! was rejected by tho engineers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-16
How the Men Of St. Patrick's Land Have
Fought In This and Other Wars.
0ESyU Z



lied tho first regiment Of Rough
Riders ever known. Sarsneld learned
tho rudiments of his military educa-
ton in France and subsequently held
a com mission in tho English Qua rds
under James II. when that monarch
recruited a part of his army from the
sister kingdom and despite the penal
laws appointed many Catholic officers
to mand it. At the Battle Of
Boyne Sars1eld and his Rough Riders
distinguished themselves in their i'm
petus charges. Like tho illustrlous
Henry of Navarro, his plume was tho
standard around Which the soldiers
fought. After King James lost his
throne Sarsfield at the head of some
French troops distinguished himself
by several remarkable charges and
was at last MORALLY wounded during
n fierce hand to hand fight. AS he
lay dying his one thought was of his
beloved land. "Oh, that this blood
had been shed for Ireland!" were his
last words
1t must not be understood that all
the horoism of the Irish military man
was confined to officers, for even in
the early days the Irish private was
distinguished for his bravery. Dur
ing the latter part OF the sixteenth
century sergeant by the name Of
Costume deliberately rushed forward
and began to tear up the planks Of
bridge just as the enemy were about
to cross. Ten other men instantly
joined him and, in the face of terrific
| fire from the enemy, the men tore
away the bridge. Only two came bach
alive, but the day was saved. Thoil
names are inscribed on a tablet noal
the scene OF the exploit under the
caption of "Ireland's Best Eleven
Count Peter Lacy, Daniel O'Mahon,
and Chevalier Wogan. all Irishmon
occupy inches in the Hall Of Fame
| for fighters, ana one may find glow
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-16

down to meet it. and in the short
space of twenty-four hours these two
slides spoiled the labor of thousands
OF mon as easily as a boy might tear
up BIRDS nest. Ships were held
outside for weeks and tho Slides got
on cvcrybody's nerves from the en-
gincers to the tourists who sat on the
hot decks OF tho steamers fussing and
Tuning over their i'll luck. Finally a
channel was made and tho smaller
Vessels passed through. Then the
slides came again and not only closed
tho channel but formed an island OF
mu1 as well. General George w. Goc-
thals at once resumed charge of the
work and from time TO time sent in
reports as to when he hoped traffic
might be resumed.
When the United states took charge
OF tho canal project many engineers
declared that the work in Culcbra cut
lnoW known as Gaillard Cut--namod
in honor Of the man who gave his
life Cor the work. was merely n mat
ter of the taking out OF so much ma
terial and the easiest part Of the task
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-16
Lcnex2V/HIICHcneT0

must fall into our hands in fifteen
minutes or Molly Stark will be a
widow" 1t is needless 10 say that
Mrs, stark did not become widow
General Edward Hand and Colonel
Fitzgerald were lrishmen who gave
the American Colonies assistance at
the Rattle of Princeton. Washington
in his memoirs makes frequent allu-
sions to the bravery of Colonel Fitz-
gcrald-"an Irish officer in the old
Blue and Bluffs tho first volunteer
company raised in the South at the
dawn Of the Revolution" In the
campaign of IT'S Fitzgerald was aide
de-camp to Washington. and 1t was
this officer who watched Washington
all through the Battle of Princeton
and whom for 4 few minutes he missed
the COMMUNICATIVE Chief dashed
through shot and shell until he found
the General unframed. THANK God
your EXcollency Is safe!" he cried,
and then wept for joy. All through
the American Revolution Irishmen
| from ireland and men of Irish parent
age born on our soil played an i'm
portant part in gaining our liberty
| from British tyranny.
IT has been calculated by the best
authorities that the Irish clemcn.
formed at least one-third of the Off
| ccrs ana privatcS who took part ir
the great struggle from 1115 TO 1852
Father OF Our Navy.
The Father of our Navy was also ar
lrishman- Commodore John Barry g
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-16

rity as was expected. but neither have
the English, yet nevertheless Ireland
is doing her part, and not very long
ago Scrgcant-now Licutenat O'Leary
n young lrlshman, was given Vic
toria Cross for taking a German po-
sition practically single handed. To-
day this young officer is a hero both
in England and Ireland. and recently
he has been in Dublin assisting in
recruiting. The same gallant charges
as of old are being made by the Irish
soldiers and not long ago the Eng
lish papers were filled with stories of
the Irish Guards when they Joined the
French infantry in carrying out an
order TO clear the oncmy's trenches
rear Ypres. This order was carried
out during perfect rain of shrapncl.
but the Irish never wavered and this
particular trench was soon cleared.
Tho devotion of the Irish soldier
to his comrado is one Of the really
beautiful things of the war. A story
illustrating this is told by ono of tho
correspondents who recently returned
to England. It seems that an Irish
Dragon carried wounded comrade
on his back for nearly a mile to an
abandoned farm house. There they
were discovered by the Germans, who
at once made an attempt TO capture
them. In spite of the odds against
! them, the Irishman refused to surrcn-
der. and their defense was SO vigorous
that the Germans brought up a ma
chine gun. Rather than see the house
that had sheltered them demolished
they rushed out in the hope of cap
! turing the gun, but were killed as
| they reached the door. "They did
not surrender, they fought to the
last" said the Irishman who was tell
ing the story. you will notice that
the Dragon did not desert his COM
rade," he continued.
The men of St Patrick's Land have
such long list of heroic acts TO their
credit when fighting for Great Britain
| that It has come to be an old saying
lie that England would win
Must with ireland first begin"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-16

native of the County Wexford. lie
came from u race OF sailors and at
the breaking out of the Revolutionary
packet ship which sailed across the
Atlantic TO and from American
shores. lie had met Washington
some years before and the latter ad-
mired the bluff sailor and kept him
in mind. Toward the end of 1775,
when Congress took measures toward
forming navy. the project was placed
In the hands Of Barry at Washing
tons suggestion. Barry at once set
fare which fairly drove tho British
captains to distraction, for by this
method his little armed boats were
able to capture many Of the English
supply ships. For this effective serv-
ice he received the thanks Of Wash
ington and was given the title of
Commodore by Congress. Capturing
English ships was his amusement,
and he finally became known as
"Saucy Jack Barry. the Irish Yankee"
Among his pupils were McDon-
ough, Boyle and Decatur. A few
years ago monument was set VI
to his memory in tho City of Wash
ington.
Major Michael Corcoran. who came
! from ireland at the outbreak of the
! Civil var. took an active part in the
! Battle of Bull Run, and while the
Union troops were defeated in this
/ battle, Corcoran fought Valiantly