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Connecticut western news., 1917-01-18
Useful Attachnrent-

'I wonder how that rough looking fellow with his terrible language keeps his place in ladies' hairdressing par lor?'
 "I think it is because the patrons of the place heard his talk made ones hair curl "-Baltimore American.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-18
A Younu Pessimist,

First Office Boy-The old mans ste nographer just told me she loved me for myself alone. Do you think she's kidding? Second Office Boy-No, cer- tainly not. Probably the old gink is going to raise your salary to 8 week Globe
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-18
NOTICE.

Is hereby given to the taxpayers of the Town of Cornwall that the Board of Relief will meet and be in session at the Town Hall in said Town on Thurs day, February 1, 1917 and thereafter as they may appoint.
 Dated, Cornwall, Conn.,. January l6, 1917.
 R. F. Smith, Chairman.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-18
Aaree to Buy Jefferson,s Home.

Agreement to buy Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, if the price is req sonable, was reached by the house pub lie buildings and grounds committee A committee to visit the house and grounds was decided on.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-18
Not Tender.

No, Maude, dear; we very much doubt that you could hurt a canalboat by treading on it's tows.-Philadelphi Record.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-18

A race horse in full stride covers twenty-five or twenty-six feet at a bound and an English cross country horse is said to have leaped thirty-six feet. ...a#
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-18
DIsTRICT OF CANAAN, ss., Pro.

bate Court, January 2, IJI1.
 Estate of Sheridan W. Barnes, late of North Canaan, in said district, deceased. This Court of Probate for the District of Canaan hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neg. lect to present their accounts properly attested within said time, will be de. barred a recovery. All persons indebt. ed to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 Libbie A. Barnes, Executrix,
 CaIfaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1917-01-18

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs -EuripideS.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15
A Free Gift Not Appreciated.

1t is deplorable that the only
absolutely free thing that nature
gives US should so often be de.
MED to the human family. Ali
is the common heritage of US all,
but houses apparently are some
times built so as to shut out ev-
cry possible chance for it to en-.
ter. Given such d house and
fill it with people and it is not
long before disease, especially
tuberculosis, spreads among its
inmates. To the lack of air add
uncleanliness, a usual adjunct,
and the bill is complete to make
it deadly in its consequences.
Housing inspectors in many cit
les are doing their best to rid
their cities of these disease fac
tories and much good is being
accomplished, but ignorance and
carelessness continue to get in
their work. 1t is an uphill un-
dertaking to educate the masses
to the Importance of fresh air
and cleanliness but with the gen.
erous aid of the newspapers the
State tuberculosis Commission
is glad to report gratifying prog
ress. Remember consumption
can often be prevented and
sometimes cured by absolute
cleanliness of body and sur
roundings, and the breathing OF
fresh air day and night.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15
His Fall Not Unchecked.

Two insurance agents-a Yam.
kee and an Englishman-Were
Dragging about their rival meth.
DDS, says the Literary Digest.
The Britisher was holding forth
on the system of prompt pay
ment caraied out by his people
no trouble. no attempt to wrig.
gle out of settlement.
IF the man died tonight" he
continued, his widow would re
ceive her money by the first post
tomorrow morning.
"You don't say?" drawled the
Yankee. "See here, now, you
talk of prompt payment. WAL.
our office is on the third floor of
a building forty-nine stores high.
One of our clients lived in the
forty-ninth story and he fell out
of the window. We handed him
his check as he passed.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15
No Peace With AutOCracY.
(NEW YORK WORLD.

A political pillow-fght has
been waged about in Berlin, but
when German autocracy talks
about peace, that is what it has
in mind-a peace that will end
the war without penalties to Ger
many, which will leave the au-
tocracy and the institution of
militarism untouched. which will
restore the German colonies, re-
habilitate the German foreign
trade and enable Junkertum to
make ready for another drive
againstcivilization. Every Amer.
lean who joins in this no-annex-
tions-and- no.indemnities move
ment is playing the Kaiser's
game, whether he knows it or
not.
The kind of peace that Ger
many can have must depend up
on the kind of German Govern.
ment that negotiates it. There
can be no peace at all with the
autocracy that plunged the world
into this calamity of blood and
misery, but a generous peace for
a free German people that, has
broken with the Prussian rule of
conquest and domination.
In the mean time it is worse
than a waste of time to talk
about theoretical peace terms
when the German Government
is procIaiming victory and Ger
man autocracy is conspiring to
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15
us Your Boy Going"

A writer in the August Wo-
mans Home Companion says:
CLOSE to me lives a man whose
interests have been separated
from mine by more than a mere
ivy-grown stone fence to be ex-
act, by several hundred thousand
dollars. The other day he lean
ed over the fence and inquired:
Your boy going?"
Yes
Mine, too. Had a notion
he didn't want to wait for con-
scription. By the way, those
eggplants of yours are not COM
ing on very we'll. May l send
my man over with some fertili-
Ter that has helped ours?'
1.-The feuce is still there-but
not the barrier. Our boys and
our country leveled it.
There's bound to be a lot of
such 'leveling from this time on.
Some of US who have been too
busy to get acquainted are 60
ing to know each other. Some
who have been too absorbed by
money-making and reputation
seeking to make friends will sud-
denly feel the need of comrade,
ship. Some of US who have wor-
ried because our neighbors dress
ed better than we did, had a fin.
er photograph, or ran faster
car are going to have our eyes
opened to the falseness of the
standards by which we have
judged ourselves and each other.
We're going to like each other a
great deal better and to need
each other a great deal more"
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15
Russell Creek Bend.

After the long drouth we are 50
thankful that the blessed rain came
to our relief. Gardens, meadows and
fruits and all crops we're greatly dam
aged in this locality.
Mrs. Charlie Browning visited at
the home Of her father, Mr.. r. s..
Todd on Sunday She had a very Sc
we're spell of stomach trouble and
could not return to her home till on
Monday.
Earn Rodgers and wife visited with
Miss Ann Todd Sunday. She has had
a severe summer cold.
Louis Dudley, wife and four chill
dren visited Saturday and Sunday at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnnie Rodgers, near Pickett
Chapel.
George and Joe Todd spent Satur-
day in Columbia. Mr.. Joe has lived
in Kansas, a bone dry State, so long
he had forgot how it some times
rains in Kentucky, until he was out
when the shower came saturday.
We are sorry to learn that a number
of our young men have been called in
to the service of Uncle Sam. Can
say we feel sad to give them up and
ask our dear Lord to strengthen and
give them new hope and courage and
bring them all home safe again, The
fathers and mothers have our sympa-
thy in this parting hour.
Mrs. Matte Regard, Misses Mary
and Georgia Todd came home Thurs
day afternoon from Cincinnati, o,
where they have been attending the
Bible school, to visit their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs R. S. Todd, and to bid
their brother, Art Todd, farewell.
He will have to go to Louisville, KY,
in few days for military training.
James Todd and son, Billy, from
Romine, Taylor Co, visited Thurs
day, at the home of his brother, Mr..
George Todd, He says Adair county
crops are short beside Taylor county
/ crops.
Rev. Lloyd preached at Hutchison
school house last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Emma StottS is reported very
sick. We hope to soon hear she is
well again.
Willie Spillman, Of near Gradyville,
was bitten and lacerated very bad by
a vicious dog owned by Mr.. Willis.
The dog was killed.
Mrs Joe Todd received word from
Kansas City, Mo-, Friday, that her
father, Mr.. Emmett Mckinney, was
seriously i'll.
Mr.. Scott Todd is very sick. He
has been in poor health for several
weeks We would be glad to hear of
his recovery.
Bob Hatcher and wife, Upton Lowe,
wife and children spent Saturday at
home Of Louis Dudley, and Saturday
night with Earn Rodgers and wife.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15

bring about a restoration of the
status quo ante and thus escape
all the penalties that it has just
ly incurred at the bar of civili-
cation and human justice. For
Americans who really Want a
peace of the people there is only
one course, and that is to exert
all energies to the overthrow of
German military might and the
winning of the war.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15
Kefensky and the Russian tause.

Kerensky is too fiercely sim
cere to make dramatic gestures
in the Lloyd Georgian manner or
to deliver spectacular phrases
according to the Roosevelt ira
dition. His appearance is surly
and logged, except when he
smiles, and then he seems a
charming young gentleman out
of some university-a tired stu
dent perhaps, who has worked
too continuously at a difficult
problem. He was very fatigued
and nervous when I talked with
him at the time he was engaged
in planning the Russian often
sive.
But when he spoke of Russia
and America-he is one of the
most loyal and discerning friends
the United States possesses
among European governments
his eyes grew bright and his
voice trembled.
"Ah! We understand your
simple democracy BEST" he said.
"The Russian people do not un-
derstand the nature of the Brit
ish monarchy, but we under
stand the spirit of the United
States. The Russian masses and
the American people are today
exhibiting one of the most pro-
found democratic kinships in his
tory. Russia and the United
States-or rather the spirit of
our common freedom-must es-
sentially dominate the dictation
of peace"
AS l sat in a shabby office of
ministry in Petrogra6 and talked
to this gaunt young chap, who
told me naively that he admir-
ed Abraham Lincoln and the
United States" asked myself
the question: is this the man
who will save Russia from her
self.
Russia will be saved if moder.
alton prevail, if Kerensky car
reconcile the divergent Russian
factions to work together for the
common good. If compromise
fail, and Russia and Siberia be-
gin't to degenerate into series OF
semi-independent nations, Ker.
enksy may not be strong enough
to command, and another dicta.
another benevolent, peda.
gogic personality-may be tossed
up on the shores of government.
The Russian revolution will moi
be over for a decade or so, anC
only persons with catch-worC
minds will insist upon decorating
Kerensky with polemic epithets
of the Mirabeau period. Keren.
sky is merely Kerensky-a new
phenomenon in a new process Of
human evolution evoked by the
war for democracy.-From "Ker.
ensky: COMPROMISED" by Hen
ry Suydam, in the American Re.
view of Reviews for August 1917.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15

The country town banker or
merchant who cannot see that
the surest way to promote his
own prosperity is to promote
that of the farmers about his
place, is a man whose range Of
vision is co-terminous with end
the of his own nose. Southern
Agriculturist.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15

James A. Cecil, aged SO, one
of the wealthiest farmers of
Washington county, died of can
Ger.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15
"What we think about advice. y

What we think about advice, "
says Uncle Hayfork, depends
on which way it's goin'. It
looks like valuable stuff when
it's travelin' towards somebody
else, but like it's mighty cheap
and onery when it's headed our
way. Southern Agriculturist.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15

The submarine toll of English
ships last week according to
British Admiraltywas eighteen
a falling off of three ships from
the week precious.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15
Resolutions.

1. Be it resolved that we, the
teachers of Adair county in in
stitute assembled commend our
most worthy superintendent To
bias Huffaker, for the excellent
way in which he has discharged
his duty while serving the good
people of Adair county four years
as Superintendent.
2. That we highly appreciate
the efficient work of E. C. Nc
Dougle as our instructor which
was a continuation of the noble
service rendered by him while
presiding over the institute last
year.
8. That we commend the wor-
thy and efficient work of our
State Superintendent.
A. That we express our ap.
probation fer the service of DR..
Garfield and Prof. Alexander by
requesting their presence next
year.
5. That we heartily endorse
the work of our local and State
institutions.
6. That every teacher in the
county be a great influence in
their district to bring before the
people the vast Importance o.:
good roads.
z. We wish a complete CO.
operation of the teachers for the
purpose of economizing food as
well as a larger hoardage of food
products this year.
8. That each and every men,
Der of our institute manifest a
spirit of patriotism and interest
in our fellow soldiers by enroll
ing in the Red Cross Society land
in soliciting others to enroll.
9. That the teachers of Adair
county make every effort to raise
the standard of education and
start the wheels of industry roll
ing.
10. That the teachers of
Adair county make every effort
possible to induce farmers to 60
more scientific farming, also to
raise a better quality of stock.
II. That copy of these res
Olutions be sent tc the Adair
County News for publication.
John A. Jones,
Albyrtie Farris.
A SUPPLEMENTARY RESOLUTION.
That we the Teachers of Adair
County KY, hereby petition the
Fiscal Court of Adair at its next
April term to make an appropri-
alton of $3.50 which sum will be
supplemented by an equal
amount from the State to employ
canning expert or county
agent to spend six months in the
county next year showing the
women of the county how to can
and conserve all food products.
AFRO Hadley
John A. Jones
Albyrtie Farris
by Tobias Huffaker.
Done by authority of the In
stitute, Aug. 8, 1917.
The submarine toll of English
ships last week according to
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15

Col. E. H. Taylor. Jr., of
Frankfort, has given $500 for
the Jefferson Davis Memorial at
Fairfield. q
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15
Temperance.
AND GOD SAID, LET US MAKE
MAN IN OUR IMAGE"

AMI GOO OA1DB LEI I'd MAAG
MAN IN OUR IMAGE.
Our churches in Bradentown.
Fla, have an excellent custom of
holding uniCn temperance meet
ings about once a month, and it
often fills our largest churches to
overlooking. l was so much i'm
pressed with the following from
one of our able attorneys, Mr..
G. P. Smythe, that | persuaded
him to give it to me. Please
notice particularly his conclud-
ing summing up.-Gleanings,
Bradentown, Fla.
THoRo PREPAREDNESS.
We have recently heard a
grert deal about preparedness.
During the late national cam
paign the various candidates for
offices were falling over each 9TH
er to get to the front seat on the
preparedness band-wagon. The
candidates of the two old parties
spent much time and energy in
telling the people how important
and necessary it is to be prepared
for war. Some outlined their
plans for preparedness, including
universal military training, etc.
Having confidence in the wisdom
and sincerity of these great men,
watchfully ! waited, with eager
ear to the ground, hoping to hear
that someone would have the
foresight and moral courage to
propose national prohibition as a
first step toward preparedness.
But | waited and listened in vain.
The campaign is over, the cleo
ton has passed. We are still
drawing nearer the vortex of an
awful war, and l haven't yet
heard either of the old parties
suggest prohibition as a means
of preparedness insist we can
never have thorough prepared
ness without national prohibition.
Thoro preparedness, can not pre-
cede prohibition. but must follow
it; and the sooner we have pro-
hibition, the sooner we shall be
prepared and the easier it will
be. This is not merely a theory,
but the experience of some of
the great nations of Europe.
The people of the United States
pay over two billion dollars a
year for liquor. Investigation
shows that about three-fourths
of all crime in this country is
caused by strong drink. To
maintain courts and prisons to
try and punish these liquor made
criminals, costs at least two bill
ion more. To maintain the in
mates of almshouses, hospitals,
and insane .asylums, sent there
because of drink. costs a billion
more. The loss of health and
efficiency to labor by those who
drink will run into the billions.
From an economic standpoint
strong drink is costing this coun-
try eight or ten billion dollars
annually. We dc not know how
to estimate in dollars and cents
the wasted tears of the innocent,
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15

Night schools have been open
ed at Paducah for illiterate young
men who have registered for ar
my service.
The Adair County news., 1917-08-15

the heartaches of anxious moth
ers, the blasted hopes and bro
ken health of unhappy wives,
the pitiful wall Of hunger. nor
the cries of cold, neglected chill
dren; yet these too are the nat
ural results of the liquor traffic.
Yes, give us national prohibit
ton first, and, with this ten bill
ion dollars saved annually, the
first year we could put one thou.
sand modern battle-ships on the
oceans, costing ten million each.
that could overcome all the>na-
vies of the world. The second
year we could build, arm and
equip a continuous chain of forts
around all the border of this
great country. The third year
we could arm, equip and furnish
supplies to an army of ten million
men-an army made up from a
sober, moral, healthy citizenship,
with a physical stamina for en-
durance and hardship, worthy of
all our best American traditions.
With such a navy and fortifica-
tions, and such an army, we
should surely be prepared for
whatever eventuality might
come, and all provided by the
savings of three years caused by
national prohibition.
Not only should we be prepar-
ed to resist a foreign foe, but in
the preparation we shall have
overcome more dangerous and
deadly foe at home than any that
threatens US abroad. May the
God of nations save us from our
selves. We become very much
alarmed over the presence in
this country Of a few morgan
lied hyphenated Americans who
are loyal to some foreign power
but we ignore a powerful and
well.organized enemy here in
our very midst. The kingdom
of Alcohol, with the powerful
and well-Organized forces of the
liquor traffic, wages relentless
war on us day by day and year
by year. 1t ignores our laws, ii
works plots, conspiracies and
treason. 1t violates every law
of civilized warfare: it stupefes
the sensibilities of our people
with poisonous drugs; it murders
sixty thousand of our citizens ev-
cry year, and at least that many
more are rendered mentally,
physically and morally deficient.
1t makes more widows and or
phans than would the armies of
any foreign foe. No prepared
ness is thoro that does not take
into account this deadly foe with
in our own border.
With a preparedness founded
on national prohibition, we
should not only be prepared for
war, but, what is better, we
should be prepared for peace
With a sober, healthy. vigorous
citizenship we should be pre-
pared to vie with all the vicissi-
tudes of life; prepared to con-
tend better with the ever in
creasing cost of living; prepared
to protect our homes against the
summers sun and the winters
cold; prepared to supplant pow
erty, misery and woe in a million
American homes with sunshine,
peace and joy; prepared to give
to the mothers Of this land sons
worthy of theirsacrifce and love;
prepared to send home to the
wives of this country sober, in
dustrious and faithful husbands;
prepared to give to the fair
daughters of this land young
men worthy of their hand and
heart; prepared to give to gener-
atoms yet unborn an inheritance
of brain and Drawn and soul,
that our children and our chill
dten's children may be true to
form prescribed by Holy Writ,
where it was said by the Gre
otor ct of ia roako man in oI1..
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-25
The Whip" Starts
at the Liberty
Theatre Tomorrow

"The Whip" the supreme offering
of filmdom is coming to the Liberty
theater on Friday, Saturday and Sun.
day to charm, delight and thrill the
patrons of this show house with its
thrilling story, its splendid character
izations, its truly wonderful photogra-
ply and its sensationally magnificent
scenic effects. 3'The Whip" is easily
the worlds biggest motion picture
One scene alone, that of the great
train wreck, was staged at an enor-
nous expense merely for this offering,
And it is the biggest and best train
wreck yet seen in motion pictures. An
automobile race and wreck that is SO
vivid as to hold the spectators gasp
ing is another big feature. But, of
course, the biggest feature of all the
tremendous scenes and events in this
gigantic production, is the horse race.
The scenes for this splendid event were
taken at Saratoga, where the biggest
racing events of the world are pulled
off, and the screen reproduces the ten
sity, the excitement and the enjoyment
of Saratoga with striking fidelity.
: The Whip has not one star, but six
From start TO finish it has been staged
on remarkably elaborate scale. The
production has been made by that ben.
ius of the screen, Maurice Tourneur,
and he has excelled all his previous ef,
forts in this tremendously successful
production. By all means, see eThe
Whip II is the only motion picture
that you cannot afford to miss.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-25
THREE BILLION
allotment Of $16,5OO, 900 today.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

Twenty-three Oregon cities have over
subscribed their quota. One town has
practically doubled its allotment The
state will easily pass the maximum al
lotment of $l8,000,000 and probably roll
up substantial over-subscription, cam
paigners expect.
The dark spots on Oregon's liberty
loan map are parts of the grain and cat
tie country. Men made wealthy through
war time prices of wheat and cattle are
not buying bonds the way they should,
while the city laborer and prosperous
citizen, alike, are investing to the limit
o. their means.