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The Adair County news., 1917-09-26
A Father to Soldier Son.

Well, boy, hit the line hard. Pierce
the heart OF German Kultur with the
straightest shot that war has ever
known. Teach the highwayman of
the seas that civilization can mold
bullets as hard as those cast by saw
agery, ard can fire them with superior
skill. Let the plunderers of the
world know that civilization writ es
the laws Of nations and that maSSa.
ere and brigandry are not protected
by them. Put the guarding arms of
humanity about the women and chill
dren and save them from the merci-
less attacks of butchers and spoilers.
Seal TO government the faith that ma
lions put their treaties. Spoil for all
time the devices of German treachery
and arrogance. Plant the banner of
freedom where all the world can see
itand time can not remove it. Come
back at the end prepared to assist in
the problems Of read justment that
are to follow.
Good lucki
Good-bye.-Huntington wv. Va }
Herald Dispatch
The Adair County news., 1917-09-26
Startling Disclosure.

Washington, Sept. 2l.-Secretary
Lansing to-day made public, as an as
founding addition to the series of dis
closures covering German intrigues in
America and elsewhere, a message
sent by Count Won Bernstorff in Janu-
airy of this year to the Berlin Foreign
Office, requesting authority to pay out
$4,000 to influence Congress through
an unnamed organization, apparently
known to the Berlin authorities.
Count Won Bernstorff indicated in
his message that money had been paid
this organization on former occasions
to perform the same work. -
The text of the message, dated JAN
uary the 22nd and made public with
out comment, follows:
81 request authority to pay up to
$4,000 (ifty thousand) dollars in order,
as on former occasions, 90 influence
Congress through the organization you
know of, which can perhaps prevent
war. 81 am beginning in the mean
time to act accordingly.
SIN the above circumstances pub.
lie official German declaration in favor
Of Ireland is highly desirable, in order
to gain the support of Irish influence
here"
The Adair County news., 1917-09-26
fhe CampbeIIssIIIe Convention.

The State Missionary Convention
which convened at Carhpbellsville on
Monday night Sept, II, was one of the
best have ever attended. The c. W.
b NJ, had their program on Tuesday,
and it was splendid. The reports
made by the different workers were
very satisfactory The years work re-
ported by Mrs. Louise L. Campbell,
Secretary, was good. The address
made before noon by Mrs. Josephine
Stearns was uplifting. Quite num-
Der of c. W. B. NJ, women from Co.
lum attended the Convention.
The address of Mr.. Miller of the
Men and Millions movement, was one
OF the best Of the convention. Four
million and five hundred thousand dol
lars has been raised of the Sc, 300, 900
which they started out to raise from
1913 to 1918, for the various enter
prises of the Church.
The session of Kentucky Christian
Missionary Convention was held on
wednesday. Robt. N. Simpson, of
Harrodsburg, was the presiding officer
and he delivered a fine address on
open Bats" II. W. Elliott, secre-
tary and treasurer, made one of the
best reports of his 26 years service.
John ii. Stambaugh, Superintendent
OF Eastern Kentucky Missions, made a
splendid address. 1t was so highly ap-
preciated that it was ordered printed
in one of our religious papers. H W.
Elliott's report shows collections for
State Missions for the year, SIS, 772, S9.
Assisted financially 81 men in the va
rious fields OF Kentucky, 2,118 add.
tions to the church, 56 Bible schools
organized, churches organized 9, and
"A churches set in order.
Thursday the Kentucky Bible School
session was held.
Clyde Darsin, of Mt. Sterling, Pres
ident, made fine address Walter E
Frasee, former Superintendent, had
resigned, and w. ]. Clark supplied.
Horace Kingsbury is our new superin-
tendent for State Bible School Work.
The whole of the Bible School session
was highly interesting, and was spir.
itual uplift to the convention. Us.
Hilton, who is Superintendent of Ken.
lucky Christian Church Orphans
Home and five of the children of the
home were there and gave some fine
entertainments in songs and recita-
tions. E. L. Powell made the closing
address in defense of the Pennsylvania
University, which was not appreciated
by large majority of the delegates.
1t was the universal expression of del
egates and people that at no previous
convention had the people been more
royalty and gracefully entertained and
cared for than by the church and
Campbellsville people at this Conven-
tion. The largest attendance for
years was enrolled. Over $50 regis
tered and a number did not register.
z. T. Williams.
The Adair County news., 1917-09-26
GradyViIle.

We have had fine rains for the past
few days or so.
Rev. W. G. Christie started for Hop
kinsville, Sunday afternoon, to attend
conference. His wife accompanied
him to Summershade.
Rev. P. H. Davis and family, OF
Franklin, KY, spent day or so here
the first of the week. with the FAM
lilies of N. III. Moss and C. o. Moss.
G. L. Keltner, sold, one day last
week. a valuable work mule to Aaron
Parson, Of Keltner, for s37 so.
Silas Cain sold a nice bunch of cat
tie, last week, to Frank Dohoney, Of
Midtown section, at 64c per lb/
Rev. B. T. Watson filed the pulpit
at Union last Sunday with a very in
teresting discourse.
Mr.. W. B. Hill, who has been con-
The Adair County news., 1917-09-26
Buying Vegetables at the Farm.

There is thrifty farmers wife in
Essex county, n. j., who has taken
advantage in an unusual way of the
good roads running past her home.
Her husband conducts very attract
i've truck farm, which looks so neat
and f1ouriShing that passing motor
iSt has natural inclination to desire
some of its products. 1t was a sort of
inspiration for this woman to encour-
age this inclination by a neat sign
reading: "Fresh vegetables for sale;
ready to be taken away" She will
not say how much she sells in this
way, but judging from the number of
market baskets in the barn ready to
be filed, there is a good steady de-
mand. Now that good roads attract
so many.people into the country there
is bound to be more of this buying at
the farm. Whether. it develops into
a considerable business at any farm
will depend upon the various condi.
tions, of course, but in these days
when fresh vegetables and fresh eggs
are so much desired by the people who
ride by the farms where such things
are produced, there is every reason to
expect that many more people will
follow the lead of this thrifty farmers
wife and build up such trade.
The Adair County news., 1917-09-26
The Old and tie New Navy.

(By D. A. Bradshaw of o. S. NJ
"Times certainly change" the old
sailorman cried;
"Since the days when the Navy was
young,
They had to be tougher of muscle and
hide,
In the days when the Navy was young,
They worked up aloft till they ached
to the bones,
And they cussed at the job in the
deepest of tones,
And when they came down-why, they
chased holy stones,
In the days when the Navy was young.
There's nothing like that for US fell
lows to-day,
Since the days when the Navy was
young,
You're shorter on work and you're
longer on pay,
Since the days when the Navy was
Young,
You wear tailor. made white-yOu
wear tailor-made blue,
A tailor made hat and a tailor-made
shoe,
And the grub that you get-why,
that's tailor made, too,
But it weren't when the Navy was
young
YOU'RE right, jack" answered;
"Your life was no cinch
In the days when the Navy was young,
Did you ever try sponging a sixteen
inch gun,
In the days when the Navy was youngi
Did they pipe you to quarters and
make you stand still,
Did they mark you, inspect you and
constantly drill,
Did they put you in turrets as hot as
grill
In the days when the Navy was youngi
ga torpedo boats speed was a thing
never dreamed,
In the days when the Navy was young,
A fifteen Knot pace was the best that
you steamed,
In the days when the Navy young,
You fellows worked hard and you did
your job we'll,
In the days when the Navy was young
But we, the men of the big new Navy
Of today
Are preparing with all our might to
protect, humanity,
And Gods work in the old q. S. A.
Since the days when the Navy was
young.
"We've never forgotten, as time rolls
along,
The days when the Navy was young,
We talk them at mess and we sing
them in song,
The days when the Navy was young,
The old and the new-why, at heart
they'r the same,
When it comes to the test we are still
in the game,
And may our motto always be
One blood and one nation, one flag and
one name,
Until peace is obtained and humanity
restored,
And all nations united as sons of GOD,
As in days when the Navy was young
The Adair County news., 1917-09-26
Two Golden Days.

There are two days of the
week which and about which l
never worry, two care-free days
kept sacredly free fear and ap-
prehension.
One of these is Yesterday.
Yesterday with all it's cares and
frets. with all its pains and aches,
all its faults, its mistakes and
blunders. has passed beyond the
reach Of my recall. cannot I'M
do an act that / wrought. / can
not unsay a word that | said on
Yesterday. All that it holds of
like, of regret and sorrow, is in
the hand of the Mighty Love
that can bring sweet waters out
of the bitterest desert-the love
that can make the wrong things
right, that can turn weeping to
laughter, that can give beauty
for ashes, the garment of praise
for the spirit of heaviness, Joy
of the morning for the woe of
night. Save for the beautiful
memories that linger, sweet and
tender like the perfume of roses,
in the heart of the day that is
gone, l have nothing to do with
yesterday.
And the other day do not
worry about is Tomorrow. To-
morrow, with all its possible ad-
versities, its burdens, its perils,
its large promises and poor per-
Torrance, its failures and mis-
takes, is as far beyond the reach
of my mastery as its dead sister
yesterday. Its sun will rise
in roseate splendor, or beyond a
mask OF weeping clouds. But it
will rise. Until then the same
love and patience that held yes
terday, and holds tomorrow,
shines with tender promise into
the heart of to-day. / have no
possession in that unborn day of
grace. All else sin the infinite
keeping of that Infinite Love
that holds for me the treasure of
yesterday, the love that is high
er than the stars, wider than
the sky, deeper than the seas.
There is left for myself, then
but one day of the today,
Any man can fight the battles of
today. Any woman can carry
the burdens of just to-day
Robert ]. Burdette.
The Adair County news., 1917-09-26
Speeding Up for Eggs.
BY B. F. KAUPP.

Three things are necessary to
produce a profitable number OF
eggs in any flock, no matter what
the breeding. These are exer-
else, green feed, and animal feed
of some kind.
1 have secured best results
from scratch feed composed of
corn, wheat and oats, equal parts
about one pint for each IL hens,
morning and night, fed in deep
litter. For a grain mash / use
wheat middlings, rs pounds;
wheat bran, Is pounds; ground
oats 20 pounds; corn meal 20
pounds; and meat scraps 10
pounds. This dry mash is fed
from dry-mash hopper.
Whenpullets are early Matched,
properly housed, and are being
fed a mash such as | am recon-
mending and poor results follow,
try giving them a hot mash just
about shutdown. Chop up fine
green feed, such as turnips, man.
The Adair County news., 1917-09-26
A RestfuI Change.

For the invalid or for the child
confined to bed for tedious COW
ering a wearisome length OF
time, pupply an extra bed for
the latter part of the day, one
provided with wheels or casters.
By this means he may be trans
ferred to another part of the
room and relieved of monoIony.
Especially in case of a broken
bone or a wasting, hopeless dis
ease this break comes as q boon.
The patient may even be moved
outdoors with IMMUNITY. Lillian
Trott in Farm and Fireside.
The Adair County news., 1917-09-26
facts About The Road Situation il
Kentucky.

1t is the experience of the De-
partment of Public Roads that
there is yet a great amount of
educational work to be done con-
corning roads, as no end of trou-
BILE is experienced in a great
many cases because of the fact
that the Courts and the people in
general are not sufficiently in
formed as to the proper methods
ofroad building or as to the
proper method of handling the
road fund.
The construction of highways,
like the construction of railroads,
must be placed in the hands of
competent engineers if the work
is ever to be a success.
Engineers are trained to con-
serve, not to waste money.
Roads have been most improp.
ly located and badly drained for
such long period of time that
it is now difficult to teach the
people that proper location and
proper drainage are permanent
improvements and of prime i'm
portance if the road is to be econ
omically maintained.
Kentucky is year by year get
ting farther behind in road build
ing. To the north, south, east
and west the States are spend
ing each year several million dol
lars more than Kentucky for
road building, fand if our State
is ever to assume an important
place among the States of the
Union, the people must awaken
to the fact that road building is
of first Importance becauee Ken
lucky is an agricultural State
and it requires roads to develop
agricultural sections.
If you will acquaint yourself
with the workings of the Fiscal
Court of your county and the
number of miles of road in the
county, you will find that there
is not a county in the State that
has sufficient funds to maintain
the roads of the county.
The change in traffic condi-
tons and the increase in price of
labor and materials make roads
cost more than they did in for
mer years.
Practically 80 per cent of the
taxes collected for county pur-
purposes is spent on roads and
it behooves every taxpayer to
see that the money is spent prop
erly, which would mean under
the direction of an engineer.
The extraordinary session of
the Legislature passed a law
which allowf the Fiscal Court
of a county to call an election to
vote on a road tax of any amount
up to zoe on the 500 worth of
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10
LAKELAND WILL SHOW YOU
HOW TO KEEP IT DOWN

The Southern Utilities Co. ope-
rates an ice factory at St. Augustine
and the same raise was MADE there do
was attempted here. OF the matter
the St. Augustine Record says:
1.-TWO more hot months are to De
faced and another hardship VIII De
imposed on the people of this city
the price of ice being advanced from
25 to 100 per cent The st. Au
gus.ine Ice Company announced IN
Saturdays issue of the Evening Rec-
ord a schedule of prices, which no
doubt many have read. In future
dime will purchase only IL IL IDS
of ice, nickel but 6 IA pounds. put
b. purchasing coupon books . T.
cents will buy II II lbs. The ice
company states that the contlnua
increase in the cost OF manufacture
of ice is responsible for the advance
advertised. An increase in the cost
of delivery is also mentioned. The
news of an advance in the price OF
so necessary a commodity, controlled
by one concern will not be welcomed
by the hundreds of housewives OF
St Augustine. They are having su
ficient drain on their pocket5ook.
through the advance in prices oi
food and other things. They have
been forced to give up many little
comforts and luxuries, but they can
not get along in the summer with
out ice. Naturally the st. Angus
inc Ice Company will be the -arget
for much censure, but judgment
should be suspended until prices in
other cities are secured. If the new
scale of prices is in accord with
those mother cities, and this means
cities that have rival ice factories,
then no blame can attach to the To-
ca! concern. If on the other hand II
is learned that ice is sold in other
cities at lower price, then it will
be time for organizing to build an
other ice factory in ST. Augustine
The local factory is entitled to fair
treatment and it owes fair treamen
to it's customers If there is not a
fair profit in ice at the old prices
it is justified in raising the price as
it has done. If the people can pro,
duce ice for a half or one-third the
price charged they have a perfect
right to do so.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10
"ROMANCE OF THE
RED WOODS" At CASINO
THURSDAY NIGHT

AS an attraction extraordinary the
Casino theatre Thursday will pre-.
sent Mary Pickford in her latest Art
craft picture. "A Romance Of the
Red woods"
A Western subject of full-blooded.
dramatic action, the new Pickford
vehicle presents Little Mary" in a
role that is entirely different from
anything in which she has every ap,
peared on the screen The story
discloses wealth of typical Pick
ford incidents of heart appeal. The
settings are of the days of '49 dur
ing the time of the big gold rush.
Mary Pickford. as Jenny Lawrence,
little New England Miss. JOURNEYS
to the West in search of her only
relative, an uncle. Before she is
aware of it. she falls in love and as
a result. becomes enmeshed in seri-
Gus complications. Various clever
twists to the story afford surprises
that add greatly to the general merit
of the picture.
A Romance of the Redwoods"
links together the arts of two of the
greatest notables in screenlahd
Mary Pickford and Cecil De Mile
Producter of Joan the Woman The
combined talents of these artists in.
sure the production of 100 per cent
photoplay.
Sreen time hours. First show at
: p. m. and every hours thereafter
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10

When the people unite on propo-
sition and rise in their might, they
can accomplish anything. How desir-
able it would be to have all our peo-
pie united on other things as on the
proposition upon which they came
together last night! For years we
had that united spirit; Lakeland
f'ourished like a green bay tree; es-
erybody boosted, everybody worked
together for the common good. This
made prosperous city and de-
lightful place to live. Lately there
have come among us those whose
sole mission is to preach the gospel
of hate and sow the seeds of discord;
to throw mud, to create suspicion
and distrust of those upon whom we
have always looked with friendliness
and confidence This is a mighty
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10

That modest and retiring gentle
man, Mr.. Blake Campbell, bids fair
to step out into the limelight again
A Tallahassee dispatch says that
Cats has gone to Washington tc
make an effort to obtain pardon for
Blake. We hope he won't turn
Woodrow out of the White House
without warning, and We'll bet the
Attorney General is shaking in his
shoes.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10

A dispatch from Tallahassee says
that Cats is considering replacing u
ndn,ber of Monroe county officials
with men from outside the county,
because Monroe county men cannot
enforce the law. That's a pretty Sc
we're criticism of Monroe county peo-
pie. Is it possible that there are no
good Cats men down that way?
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10
DO YOU NEED A GOOD
WASHWOMAN?

Ladies of Lakeland: Do you want
a good wash woman. one that will
wash your clothes good and rinse
them good and iron good and bring
every piece back once a week? If
you do write to Rosa Robertson. Lake.
land, or see me at 416 North Dakota
avenue. esee
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10

grounds of removal have appeared
in the various removals, except in the
case of the suspension of the Sheriff
of Clay County in which it is shown
that he was absent from the state for
about a month without notice and
without leave" and was then still alb
sent.
In the suspension of j. B. Thomas,
State Prison Supervisor: Having
been requested to resign, he called
upon the Governor, at Tallahassee.
Mr. Thomas states that the Cover
nor told him. why Captain there
isn't single charge against you. 1t
is simply case, Captain, of a man
belly-aching for a job"
A "Game Of Politics"
Mr.. Marcus Endel. Inspector of
Chemical Division of the Agricultural
Department of the State was asked
to resign, "in order to create a more
harmonious feeling among the differ
ent departments and employees of
the State" Mr.. Endel states he
called on the Governor. at his Office.
Mr.. Endel referred to the harmony
between himself and the other In
), spector, Mr.. McKinnon. III any
. charges have been resported against
me, | would like for you to let me
! know. He answered, "Mr. Ende]
there are no charges against either
one. want these jobs for my boys
my friends. Mr.. Endel, this is a
game OF politics. These are quota
U ms from what Mr. Endel writes is
substantially" the conversation be
tween him and the Governor.
Consider that the Senate adjourned
June lst, 1917, and unless called in
extra session does not convene IN.
I'll lst Tuesday after LIST Monday IN
april 1919. Some think the charges
ior suspension We're known as we'll
before the adjournment of the Sen.
a'e DIS TWO or three weeks afterward
CONSIDER that 'if the Senate shall 20.
,use 10 remove, or fail to take action
peiore II adjournment" thar no enc
pended officer" shall suffer anv ,oss
oi salary or other compensation in
n'elueice OF such suspension" The
ioiioWlng officers were snsnonaoa
wing June. The compensation of
nis' iour is from their reports IN
the comptroller for the vaar 80.
June Both. 1916; Roeseh. C,erk cis
cut Court, Manatee county, gross =
come sS.954.69, net income 60 ooooa
Do"ii"s' sheriff, Duval conntv
81 s.oss a@ income sS7,1SS.s2, net income
40''oo.4s' Carter. Sheriff Citrus
county, gross income, s5a14,s ~.
si'S4o'S7; King, Sheriff, Clav county
u.S m income sS,614,37. net s1552s,
! me following named suspended o.
Heeis were salaried. The amount =
posi'e their names shows the sa,ar,, ~
, sn.eh would be due them on the .a.
'ouihment of the next Senate -,
aa'e OF the expiration of their cow
a,siohs is considered, when sno,
aases ahtedate the adjournment =,
the next Senate: ol
.nomas, Superintendent Conx,o.s
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10

good way to convert splendid and
peaceful community into "a little bit
of he'll" Think back and you will
recall that these conditions had their
beginnings only a year or so ago.
and you will perhaps trace the source
from which they emanate.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10

Not in answer to the silly anu
easily understood commissions OF
those who are raging with envy and
jealousy, but merely to reassure our
friends, we will say that the best
legal authority in this section, and
we might say in the State, has passed
upon the tax list appearing in the
Lakeland News, and has pronounced
it absolutely correct as to form and
of unquestionable legality. We know
something about our business, and
We were not likely to fall down on q
matter of this Importance.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10

The Governor is strong for this
canning movement. Sheriffs seem to
be his speciality, but there is a good
output of other canned officials.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10

Ir response to courteous inquiry
from the Mulberry Herald, We will
say that the Evening Telegram never
handled the tax list; that during all
the years Of its existence up to the
present year the entire patronage il
received from the county amounted
to I, total sum of SIS, being for som,
bond election notices which same
notices were ordered printed in ever,
paper in the county, including tht
very smallest and most insignificant
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10

ship. Nothing is so offensive 10 MN
as that which he does not possess
himself and constantly seeks 20 de-
stroy in others-characte
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-10

The Mulberry Herald announces
that it will suspend publication af
ter the next issue, of date Friday
July 13. The Mulberry folk just don;
seem to want a paper, condition
that has always been very plzzline
to us. The tremendously increased
cost of production precludes the fur
ther publication of newspapers fol
glory although some are still KEEP,
alive for spite. The Mulberry peo
pie should not have allowed theil
paper to die-it does not speak wei
for the spirit of the community.