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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-03-30
NINETEEN YEARS IN KANSAS.
by R. W. ALLEN.l


go and spend the night as | had
been blessed with the privilege,
some 90 years ago, of teaching
school here and in adjacent coun-
ties, but next morning after
breakfast, started out to see the
sights of 40 years ago, but find
1g none, ordered the old Hoopy
out, and leading the way we
we got aboard the faithful Hoopy
and started on our journey, via
Durant, Okla, where my good
wife expected to meet one Mr..
Haskins Smith, her cousin, (son
of Mr.. Wyatt Smith now deceas-
ed.) Arriving at Durant on the
evening of the 3rd day and by
the aid of the City Directory,
succeeded in locating her cous-
dn's residence and calling at
same found Mrs. Smith and the
children, but was sadly disap-
pointed by Haskin las my wife
Familiarity calls him) not being
at home. Consequently she did
not get to see him, but did enjoy
a visit with Mrs. Smith and the
children and took supper with
them. and here we used some
head work, planning for the
next days run and for the bal.
ance of the trip. 1t had rained
a big rain the night before,
while we were at Tishomingo
making the roads almost impas-
sible or impossible, whichever
you are amind to call it. The
morning we left Tishomingo, we
beat it along very well (the road
being sandy till we struck what
is Familiarity known in that coun-
try as IL mile prairie, but it was
mot IL miles with us, but IL feet
was sufficient TO gather all, and
more than the faithful old Hoopy
could carry, it being black Gum
DO and all stuck to the Hoopy's
wheels that day and the next
and the next; that is it takes
about three days after rain
for that Gumbo to lose its adhe-
sion. We had to do some plan
ming before proceeding farther.
We put our heads together and
arrived at the following conclu.
sion. My good wife and Ralph
should proceed by rail via Hugo,
Okla, and Ashdown, Ark, to
our future home, Winthrop,
Ark. Ray and / would bring
the faithful old Hoopy, with oul
belongings through McCurtir
Co., Okla, into Arkansas, rair
or shine and now want to in
form you that the proper name
of that part of Oklahoma is Lap
land. That is, Arkansas has lap
ped over on Oklahoma about u
miles or more on all of Oklahom;
and southern MISSOURI, or that it
appears to me that way, because
: the condition of the country ant
also the people are the same
consequently / conclude tina
there is strip of country tn
north side of Arkansas tina
should be named Lapland. Nov
will return to my story. Leav
ing Durant, Okla, early tn
morning of the 4th day, we con
tinued our journey, that is Ra
and |. The others of our famil
having gone the evening befor
by rail as above mentioned
The experiences of that day 9TH
-Ath day. were satisfactory proc
- ma fhof ssoIl auoatc how
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-03-30

toe hold. consequently AFTER
Hoopy had made many fruitless
efforts to extricate herself, she
would give it up in despair and
we would have to go and ask
some of those laplanders to come
with a good team and help Hoopy
out of her predicsment. We had
to call for help for Hoopy three
times that day and on the 9Th day
those Laplanders seemed to re.
allied more fully the difficulties
that we were having, they ad-
vised us to leave the main auto
road or that is the road that had
been blazed out and in fact the
timber had been cut preparatory
to making an auto road and that
is a fair sample of all the roads
that cross Lapland. and as l said
above the people at the little
town Bogachectia directed US by
a route % miles around and strike
the auto road at another town on
route across Lapland and to our
great surprise when we return
ed to the auto road. we were on
ly 10 miles from Bogachuta our
starting point. We rested Hoopy
awhile and gave her a good
square meal of gas and oil and
quenched her thirst with a good
draught of Lapland water and
started on our journey, arriving
at Old Fort Townson about sum
down with the intention of rest
ing Hoopy a little, as she bad
showed herself a rambler after
we got out of the stumps and
mudholes and had struck a
stretch of good road of about 20
miles, before we reached Fort
Townson, but after hearing the
lamentable tales about the con-
dition of the road that we would
encounter travelling east of Fort
Townson, we concluded to spend
the night there. We looked
around and soon found a suitable
rooming house for Hoopy and
after she was snugly and care
fully cared for we wished her
many pleasant dreams and bid
her adieu for the night, and
started out in pursuit. of supper,
which we had no trouble in find
ing. as there are many restau-
rants and nice cafes there. AT
ter supper Ray being of an in
curing mind or disposition sug-
gested that we take a little stroll
so we did and was not long till
our curiosities were satisfied and
decided that it would be much
more pleasant and safer to be on
the inside of a good respectable
rooming house with the key in
, the lock on the inside, than stroll
ing around on the streets al
, night in Fort Townson. W.
were not long in reaching thil
conclusion, neither were we Ions
: in putting the idea into execu
/, ton; / will give you the pleasure
and satisfaction of looking. w
, the past history of old For
! Townson and proceed with m!
story. Early on the morning O.
+ the 5th day, we woke faithful
q Hoopy from her sweet dream
+ and gave her a good breakfas
. of Lapland gas and oil, witt
: plenty of good lapland spring
q water, clear as crystal, to quencl
!. her thirst and continuing on
Journey over mountains. through
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
V | E w S 0 F
] O u RN A L
r E A d E r S
The Journal Is glad to print
short communications from read
ers on any topic OF interest.
Letters should be typewriter II
possible. and double spaced.
THE JAPOMICA

Editor of The journal:
If Pensacola is to have a flower en-
blem, why not choose the camelia,
or, as the Century dictionary has it,
the camelia japonica? With its
glossy, dark green foliage, it is a
beautiful plant even in summer when
not in bloom, but in mid winter, when
few flowers are blooming, 1t has no
rival. The large, rose-like blossoms
vary in color from pure, waxen white
to pink and deep red. Coming when
we have northern visitors, they would
prove a great attraction if blooming
along streets, in yards and parks.
The oleander and hydrangea have
been spoken of as city flowers, but
there are objections to these. They
bloom only in summer when we have
so many flowers that little atten-
ton is paid to them. In winter the
hydrangea cannot be called timing
of beauty" with it's bare, scraggly
branches covered with rough bark.
No one could, at this season, point
with pride to the hydrangea. On the
other hand, the japonica is never a
homely plant and when in bloom no
royal conservatory ever contained a
more radiantly beautiful flower The
only trouble is, we haven't enough of
them. Why not plant more, and have
"japonica city?"
ALICE SHEAR.
Pensacola
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19

! though cable reports just received
J from department of commerce repre-
sentatiyes throughout the world indi-
cate some improvement in general
economic conditions since the first Of
the year, which may have a salutary
effect on our trade with certain cOun
| tries. In Great Britain progress in de-
flation is seen. speculation is decreas-
! ing, bank loans are increasing, and
there are predictions Of further rise in
stirling and a lower rate on silver.
| Also, American money is reported to
| be flowing into England for invest
ment. Some general improvement is
also reported in Belgium and the
scandinavian countries, but in other
parts of the world the department rep
resentatives report conditions essen
TALLY unchanged.
Analysis of the 1920 foreign trade
| figures shows that commerce with
Europe, our oldest and best customer,
has fallen off seriously in the last
year. though our total foreign trade
increased as a result of greater busi-
ness with Canada, Mexico, South
America and Asia. Exports to Europe
fell from $5,1S5, 100000 in 1919, to
81, AT, 655, 900 in 1920, while imports in
the same years in creased from $780,,
1000 to 1927, S42, 900. A four-fold
incrase in our trade with Germany is
significant in considering the general
European decline in trade.
American exports to the four prin-
cipal South American countries in
creased more than 500, 100000 as COM
pared with 1919, while imports showed
an increase of only about $4,000 600,
Trade with Cuba exceeded $1,000, 000,
600 in value in 1920, an increase of
nearly half billion dollars over 1919.
Exports to Mexico increased about
SIS, O00,000 while imports rose from
$32, 600, 900 to more than $3.50, 600, 900.
The value of our trade with China in
creased about 0,0O0, 900 in 1920, di-
vided almost equally between imports
and exports. Trade with Japan, how
ever, increased only about $16000000
of which $11,000,00 comprised exports
to that country.
The currents of this country's COM
merce during 1920 and the enormous
total value of goods shipped to new
markets, despite exchange drawbacks
and lack of credit, serve as evidence
of the almost unlimited opportunity for
the expansion of foreign trade on a
firm and permanent basis. But the
American people must thoroughly I'M
derstand that the extent of this ex-
pansion, as we'll as the rehabilitation
of our waning European markets, will
be measured by the extent to which
they cooperate with institutions that
are in a position to place long term
credits at the disposal of countries in
constant need of our surplus pro-
ducts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
FoRDNEYS TARIFF.

The Fordney tariff measure is now
awaiting action by the house or a con-
ference. The bin is designed ito pre-
vent decentralization of farm industry
1t will work out to force food prices
upward without an iota of benefit to
the larme.l,. The tariff on staple
farm products will merely serve as an
excuse to handlers of such products
10 boost the prices to the ultimate
consumer. who is seldom If ever con-
suited in the framing of such laws.
glance at the list of items included
in the bill will show that not more
than half a dozen of them are imnprt-
ed in quantities sufficient to affect
market conditions, but that tariff on
such of them as are imported, or on
such quantities as are bought abroad,
will merely serve to boost the price to
the average householder. AS the bill
passed the senate it carried the fol-
lowing import duties:
Wheat, 40 cents per bushel.
Flaxseed. 80 cents per bushel.
Wheat flour, 20 cents ad valorem.
Corn and maize Is cents per bushel.
Beans, 20 cents per pound.
Potatoes, 25 cents per bushel.
Peanuts or ,groundbeans cents per
pound.
Onions, 80 cents per bushel.
Rice, cents per pound.
Lemons, 2 cents per pound.
Peanut OIL 26 cents per gallon.
Cottonseed, cocoanut and soya bean
oils, 20 cents per gallon.
Cattle Except for breeding pur-
poses), 80 per cent ad valorem.
Sheep over one year old, So per
head.
Sheep, under one year, 81 per head.
Fresh and frozen meats. % per cent
ad valorem.
Long staple cotton Zone and three
Fights inches), 7 cents per pound.
Cotton manufactured. cents per
pound.
Unwashed wool. Is cents per pound.
Washed wool, 80 cents per pound.
Secured wool, 45 cents per pound.
Sugar, one cent per pound in addi-
ton TO the present tariff of one cent
per pound.
Butter and substitutes. cents per
pound.
Cheese and substitutes % per cent
ad valorem.
Fresh milk, two cents per gallon.
Fresh cream, cents per gallon.
Condensed or preserved milk, two
cents per pound.
Sugar of milk, five cents per pound.
Mixed wrapper and filler tobacco, if
from two or more countries Gun
stemed), $2.S5 per pound.
Stemmed, $3.50 per pound.
Hides, Is per cent al valorem.
Apples, 80 cents per bushel.
Cherries four certs Iser pound
olives in solution. csc per gallon;
not in solution, sc per pound, and
olives in bulk. zoe per gallon,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
A DAILY MESSAGE
BY Or. WILLIAM {. BARTON

That genial american poet, Sam
Walter F'oss, touched a responsive
chord in contemporary life, when he
wrote his poem, THE House by the
Side of the Road" He found in Homer
a line which told of a certain gra-
cious character, that He was a friend
to man, and he lived in a house by
the side of the road"
Whether his place of residence was
voluntarily chosen and hence the ex-
preston of his friendship for human
ity, or whether it was accidental, and
its opportunities we'll improved made
the owner increasingly hospitable and
kindly, we may not know; but in the
American poem the place of residence
was voluntarily chosen. "I and Homer
cola borated," wrote Mr.. Foss.
There was a time when men who
knew the world to be sinful supposed
themselves to have no way of keeping
themselves holy and of gaining addi-
tional holiness but by retiring to the
desert and living lives of sanctified
uselessness. We have found that the
best type of holiness comes not in that
way. We know who taught US a bet
ter way:
II pray not that Thou shouldst take
them out of the world, but that Thou
shouldest keep them from the evil
that is in the world"
That was the program of Jesus. His
apostle Paul had this idea:
BE not overcome of evil, but over
come evil with good"
That is the program of being in the
world, and not being dominated by
its evil influences, but of using every
opportunity for good. And that is the
program of the man in the House by
the Side of the Road:
Let me live in a house by the
side of the road,
Where the race of men go by.
The men who are good and the
men who are bad,
AS good and as bad as /.
I will not sit in the scorners seat,
Nor hurl the cynics ban
Let me live in a house by the side
of the road,
And be friend to man."
1t is possible for US to wall ourselves
in with spirit of complacency, and
let the toiling world go by.
1t is possible to find our home in
some remote habitation where the pain
and hunger of the world shall not
greatly disturb us.
But it is better to live beside the
highway of toll, in a house with an
open door. and be friend to man.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
ADVENTURES OF
THE TWINS
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

Nick put the golden key he had
taken from his box of charms into
the lock of the bright little Stars front
door. Instantly the door flew open
and the Star invited them to enter.
ITS a fine thing you had it along,
Nick" said ne gratefully, "or we
should all have been locked out for
good. Perhaps Id better go in first
and show you the way"
The instant the Star stepped inside
his little house of clear glass. the walls
suddenly glittered as though someone
had lighted a thousand candles. The
illumination was so bright that the
twins had to shade their eyes. They
could well imagine the earth chill
dren below saying, "Oh. there is an
other star! 1t has just come out!"
After this they would know better
themselves. They would say here
after, "Oh. there is new star. He
has Just come in
Nancy handed their host the little
white flower she had brought and he
put it into q crystal vase Il must
keep this little mountain flower al
ways" said the Star lovingly. How
long / have admired it. It looks just
like a star itself" Then he pulled
up chairs around table. and asked
his guests to sit down, which they did.
Nick setting his box of charms in
front of him.
Now went on the Star. '.if you
will show me your wonderful map,
perhaps | can tell you how to reach
the South Pole. / know a secret way"
II was very strange. but suddenly
the white flower in the vase started
TO shake and Nancy was sure she
smelled hyacinths, the perfume used
hv the wicked wizard. their enemy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19

against his neighbor, Bill Smith.
Knowing that Bill Smiths income was
within the taxable list, he is apt to
note the omission, If it occurs, and
drop a note to the collector.
In every collectors office, employees
are assigned the daily papers and not
ing real estate and other transa ctions
involving payments. Record is kept
of all such transactions. The COM
missioner of internal revenue and his
assistants, whose duty it is to see that
the revenue act is properly admins
tered have authority to examine all
books, papers, and memorandum of
taxpayers, and to examine under oath
any persons having information in the
premises. ~
Should a person whose duty it is to
file a return fail in his obligation,
he may expect, sooner or later. to
hear from the collector of internal
revenue. Penalties provided for de-
Hnqueney are severe. For failure to
make a return on time-on or before
March Is, f921-the penalty is a fine
of not more than $1,000. An additional
assessment of 25 per cent of the
amount due may be applied unless a
AdlCi 40 1hi1ds SNlla ~ -
factorily shown that the delinquency
was due to a, reasonable cause. Will
full refusal to make a return and
pay the tax on time is punishable by
g. fine of not more than $4,000 or one
years Imprisonment or both, together
with the cost Of prosecution.
Where, by reason OF illness or alb
sence. additional time is required for
filing an income-tax return, the col
lector of internal revenue may grant
an extension of not to exceed 80 days
upon written sapplication therefor,
made before the return is due, on or
before March 10, 1921.
If, before the end of 80 days ex-
tension, an accurate return can not be
filed appeal for further extension
must be made to the commissioner of
internal revenue with a full recital
of the causes for the delay.
Payment of income taxes may be
made by cash, money order. or check.
Check or money order should be
made to Collector of Internal Reeve
nue.. Payment by either of these
methods is urged by the bureau of in
ternal revenue as convenience to the
taxpayers and the avoidance of con-
gestfon at collectors offices during the
closing days of the taxpaying period
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
PRESS COMMENT
The University of Florida.

We hear a great deal about the i'm
portance of Florida producing at home
the things most needed by the people
of the state. Those who speak of this
generally refer to such things as hogs
and corn and tomatoes. But men are
much more important than hogs or
corn or tomatoes. The most important
product of this state is the young men
and the young women who are to
make or mar it in the future.
The matter of prime importance is
education. Florida is proud of her
public school system and it is doing
as good work as possible with the
means at its disposal. 1t is fashiona-
BILE to look upon the institutions of
higher learning as merely finishing
courses to the public schools and
courses not greatly needed by all. But
better way to look at them is as
foundations for the public schools; for
back of the school is the teacher and
it would be we'll to have the teacher a
Florida product. We have imported
many teachers and these, if they be-
come Floridians after moving here,
are Floridians the same as if they
had been born here. But if they re-
main alien to the state they may serve
their purpose after fashion but they
do more harm than good.
We have some good educational in
situations in the state-one of them
the University of Florida is the prop
erty of the state and the state is re-
sponsible for it's success or failure. 1t
ranks among the best educational in
situations in the land and we should
keep it up at the top.
But the time has come when we
must put more money in it if it is to
hold it's high position. The university
has now seven times as many students
as it had fifteen years ago and only
twice as much money with which to
provide for. them. Teachers are so
poorly paid that many of them are
tempted to leave for opportunities that
provide better for their families. Some
of them have left, some who loved
the state and the institution with
which they were connected but loved
those dependent on them also, and
were compelled to take care of them.
The institution has reached a point
where it is necessary to provide for it
more literally and this the next legis-
lature must do.
Florida is fitted by nature for the
location of the greatest educational
institution in the country. The schol-
astic term lasts through the winter.
The climate here is such as to attract
more than one school to the state
bodily. If we continue TO push our
university forward Florida will at
tract students from other states in
stead of sending her sons to other
states to finish their education, and
with this Florida will influence the
thought of other states instead of be-
ing influenced by the thought of other
states. We are going forward in ma
terial things more rapidly than any
other state east of the Mississippi,
probably more rapidly than any 9TH
err state. But we must keep pace in
the higher elements of civilization
things that are not without their ma
teriaI value but that have a value far
beyond mere utilitarianism.-Tim
Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19

ever happened to me. Vot you want
do swear it on Book?"
Her voice, her tone, had touch of
outraged dignity for which / could not
blame her. l felt that l owed the
girl an atonement for the doubt of her
had put into words and I resolved
to grant the request she had made of.
me. no matter how unpleasant the
task might be.
mo, Katie" / said quietly. Il will
not ask you to take any oath. Your
word of honor is sufficient for me- I
will tell Jim if you wish me TO do
So"
Before I could prevent her the girl
sank to her knees, caught the hem of
my skirt up to her lips and kissed
it.
! "oh, tank you, tank YOU, my dear
Missis Graham" she choked. II never
can tank you for dis enough"
Get up. Katie" ! said sharply, for
the girls theatriealism sometimes Jars
upon me. TELL me. when is Jim
coming again-tonIght ?" / smiled
mischieveously at the girl, for since
the time Jim had told my mother-in-
law and me of his desire to marry
Katie, there had scarcely been an eve
ming that we did not hear his voice
in the kitchen.
"Sure." Katie laughed coyly. sure.
he COON tonight. You see him den?"
hopefully.
Yes" I returned, when you are
ready to have me see him come and
tell me and | will go down to the
kitchen.
Now, never mind thanking me-" I
said, as Katie evinced an inclination
to get on her knees again. Run along
and attend to your work, and let us
have no more crying"
/ made my tone as firm as possible,
and Katie hurried obiedently away.
1t was quite late that evening when
Katie summoned me TO the kitchen.
I think she had purposely waited I'M
til she heard my mother-in-Iaw go
up stairs to bed.
Dicky looked mildly curious when
the girl, with a mysterious air of i'm
portance said: "P1ees do COON out
here a meenit. Missis Graham"
What's the rowe" Dicky asked,
lazily
II won't be long" I returned, eva
sively. and followed Katie down the
hall.
Jim, he waiting" Katie whispered
II joost tell him you want to spdk 10
heem."
We came to the kitchen door, she
opened it, gave me a little push, and
then fled giggling with an emotion
which / knew was as near tears as
laughter. 4
Jim got up awkward1y as I entered,
his face looked grave and troubled.
wondered if he had any inkling of
my GRAND