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The times., 1897-11-21
Mrs. Fridtinf Nansen.

The wife of the world-famous Arctic
explorer is a great favorite In Nor
weGian society on her own account, be-
sides being, of course, now kind of
queen as the wife OF her husband. But
before she was married she Was much
Sought after in Christiania, because, for
one thing, she is one OF the finest mu-
sicians in Norway, the possessor Of an
extraordinary and highly cultivated
voice, and-an unusual oombinatiOn-an
accomplished pianist as well.
When in England year ago Mrs.
Nansen played and sang before Queen
Victoria at Windsor, and the Queen was
was very gracious in her expressions OF
pleasure in the OCCASION; and though 81
much could hardly be said In regard to
any other art, compliment from the
Queen ON things musical is d genuine
triumph, for she loves music deeply, anG
really knows great deal about it.
Mrs. NaIsen is considered decidedly in
tellectual. Her family has been distin-
guished for generations for the number Of
professors 1t has contributed to Norwegian
Institutions OF learning, particularly to
the university at Christiania. Such fam
ny history oonfers distinction anywhere.
there is neither aristocracy nor plutocracy,
But perhaps Mrs. Nansen's good looks and
love OF outdoor sports are for her husband
as decided attractions as her musical OIL
mental gifts. She is just the contrast in
coloring to him that she should be, dark.
haired and dark-eyed, and Contrast in
size, too, for she is decidedly a little
woman.
Running over hill and dale on Norwegian
snowshoes is the great winter sport OF
Scandinavia, and Mrs Nansen is an ex
| pert at skiiobning, as they call it, but once
when she was skiobning in the mountains
with her husband she did too much, ant
| became exhausted. She was wearing n
short q ress and long coat and high boots
Her husband picked her up in his arms
| and sought help. At last he found q
| PEASANTS hut, and from it issued its owner
before he reached the door, protesting vol
| Tbly: oh, sir, you ought not bring a little
boy like that out SO far. The countr 5
here is too rough for child to skilobn in :
| II Is pet trick Of DR.. Nansen to set
her on his outsTetched arm and parade
| up and down the room with her; but tha,
really 10 one that knows him does not in@li
| cate much about her size, for at banquet
| given in Christiania, after his return from
Greenland, he picked up Capt Luerdro;,
The times., 1897-11-21
A Travelling Yarn.
From the Omaha world- Herald.

From the Omaha World Her aid
Joe Teahor, travelling passenger agent 81
the wa1ash, has returned from strip
through the State. AMI tells this story: As
we Were approaching Talnia,c the otn-r
cay a lady with Il poodle dog came sn1o
the smoker. a travelling man called her
attention To she character Of the ear. and
told her she had letter go into one Of the
others. She declared that she was going
to remain right there, and she told Hiiu
lie must not light and smoke the pipe ne
Was filling with tobacco. He opened the
hldow ana calmly Iit his pipe. and was
putting away when she again demanded
tIat he deSist. He again told her that
she could 70 into one Of the rear cars 1t
went on for a few minutes when she
leaned over and Snatched the pine from.
his mouth and threw IL out OF the window
Tie travelling man as at a white heat
with rage, and, turning around. grabbed
the poodle and threw it out Of the winGO X
Then she went On the warpath She
declared that she would have Tim cd
at Talniage, where, she said, she knew
ever ybody, and he SAID If she did he would
have her arrested for stealing his pipe
The argument was hot and heavy, and
when they got off the train they rustIed
a'cunG for the town marshal, and finally
found him, and were telling their troubles
when the poodle came running up the rack
with the Pipe in Its mouth
The times., 1897-11-21

faced cloth, embossed 81 groups OF me
parallel lines OF velvet. This is one 81
the new costly materials. The big picture
for tie week shows one IN ivory white
s,lg striped In pure riolet-cOlored yel"et,
the sIi.t landed near the foot by one broad
line uf dark fur and the tucked White
taffeta body clasped With a tiny boleIo
oi violet velvet. The victorian bonnet
L, match this was truly royal headpiece
or pissed violet velvet pink roses. and
an abundance Of white satin ribbon quill
iHgs, loops. and bows.
IN simpler suits d great deal OF gray was
worn auG promises to he the faVorita eau
ing, carnage, church and theater dress for
young WOMEN ana debutantes especially
In caSSanere lady's cloth and drap d'ete
the gra suits seem To be the same tone Or
striped in perpendicular panels, or groups
Of hhiaontal lines witt narrow folds -
gray velvet or velveLeen. Here we ap-
pear 70 have positively new trimming, ior
IL cal he bought in various widths, Ike
braid. prepared FOR application, and after
the Draiding, which is really done AL nal
seam. these simple lines OF velvet are a
delight To the eyes
With tue gray gowns a relief at throat
and wrists IS usually given by the use Of
| yoke aud cellar and cuffs, either or tur
! qucise blue or burnt orange velvet. bit
! Of one of trese two colors every woman
wears somewhere at9ut ner person, since
thlre is quite a little craze over them
Oa many smart ana pretty suits the vivid
| burnt orange velvet forms a short yoke
| 10 The IA sqUe. the collar and cuffs, ard
often q : not the cellar and cuffs are lined
! inside with turquoise blue, by way of
| daring st off Another nodish notion
/ Is the application OF white lace to black
/ for scaI;s, handkerchief borders. trans
! parent sleeves OF evening waists, and fans
| They y no cannot afford TO have it done
/ by tie dresSn.akers' skilled needlewomen
ma Ike fancy work OF their ownluXuries and
edge pretty squares OF muslin first with
/ an Incl deep ruffle Of any pretty black
/ lace Out of cream white lace flower
| sprays butterfly wings, etc, are cut, laid
on the background, and tackled down with
a few stitches.
| This is regarded as an excellent &C
| vice for utilizing good bits out Of worn
! old Iacps, and many a thrifty girl has
made for herself & splendid evening fan
by clipping roses and sprays from pieces
| OF rich duchess or mechIin lace, fairly
falling to pieces with age, and applying
the bits 10 a black gauZe fan. Beside
the bIacl, aud white lace edged handker
| chiefs that are carried on all occasions
! Of full dress by women, for evening use
| fine lawn square, edged with an incn
deep ruffle of cream white footing, is d
| pretty little novelty Of the season.
The times., 1897-11-21
Fitz Lees French.
Frorn theNew YORK TribuneJ

tErOf0 the New YORK Tribune-l
Gen Fitxhugh Lee, who is arranging 70
return to his post at Havana. recently told
OF his first visit TO Cuba. That as sew
eral years ago, when Gen. zee accompanied
ex-President Cleveland, Mr.. Bayard, Don
Dickinson and Others to Havana. We had
a pretty gOod time, " said Gen. Lee, when
telling the story; went 70 the theater,
and listened to some profound observations
from Mr.. BayaTd on the drama, and were
entertained royalty. Theentertainmentthat
I remember best was one given by Sala-
manca, who was then captain general Of
the island IL was given in the palace, and
was equal 10 any state dinner in the White
House. Besides our own distinguished
party, there We're some French officers OF
note in Havana at that time, and they
were among the guests. Mr. Cleveland was,
OF course, the guest CT honor. He had the
captain general on one side and another dis
tinGuished Spanish official on the other
side of him. They couldn't understand a
syllable of English, and Mr. Cleveland
could not speak q word of Spanish.
1T was pretty long too hours for him.
myself tried 10 help along the conversa-
ton, net i'll Spanish because the languages
was strange TO me, but with the French
silence. MI. Hayard, you know, is a thor
ough French scholar, but the table was a
long one anC he cOuldn Z do all the talking,
so 7 decided to take hand. When I was
cadet st Vest Point I studied French.
That wls good while ago, but I thought
the psTiey-voO would come hack to me.
There was one OF the French officers
sitting opposite fae who hal Don Dickinson
or ore side and Spanish official on the
] other. lie, too, was pretty lonesome. I
thought up a Jew phrases and fired them
at him, sort Of light artillery. as il were.
| He seemed greatly pleased, and replied
| volUbly. Then l brought up my rein
| forcemenjs- They were mostly French
verbs. Again he replied:
Then there was silence for a period,
/ and I attacked him for third time. He
| seemed surprised, but he brought his troops
| right up to the line and received nv fire.
| H. troops were a staggering lot Of SEN
/ tenceS. He was getting the best OF the
| skirmish when 1 made a flank move On
him. watched his face carefully. and
\ wreI, he seemed to look for me to agree
/ with what he said 1 would shrug my
/ Shoulders and say, Out nioseeri' When he
seen ed 70 expect me to disagree with him
1 would shake my head steru!y and say,
Non non moseeri' In that way we had q
pretty animated Conversation. Don Dick
insou, Mr.. Cleveland himself, and all tbs
rest of oar party were envying me could
Sc that fiom their looks Well, Just as
the dinner broke up, the Frenchman goeinto
little conversation with Mr.. Rayard- 7
| knew from his looks he was talking about
me. and pluned myself that ne was COM
plimenting me for being So civil When
W. Came away asked Mr. Bayard what
the Frerchmsn had been ayiBg. He was
asking question: Mr. Bayard replied.
He was asking language the military
locking gentleman, meaning yourself /,
spcse.' That thing upset me so tBat
haven't ventuIed to talk to a Frenchman
tn his own language since that dinner.r
The times., 1897-11-21

witchlng, bat tile Intermediate stages are
dangerous.
There is, of course, a type of girl who
looks well in scarl-ties, for instance, and
they areundoubtedly styItshand pretty, but
The Square-faced gill should avoid them as
she does shirt fronts and boomers. The
Roman stripe four-in-haud is the correct
thing, and when tied It Is wrapped twice
around the neck and then tied in front iii
the usual knot. If the ends are not edged
with lace, the upper one is cut straight and
the under me bias-A small matter, perhaps,
but thea styles made up oflittle things.
The times., 1897-11-21

no has since commanded the Fran, 1nI.
holding him by the arms high from ..'e
floor. cried, There is the man 1 place
ahnye Us all"
The times., 1897-11-21
The Golden Age.

frro1i the Atchison Globej
1t IS a good thing that girl is sixteen
only ole year; otherwise she would be
worse spoilt than she as.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1897-03-02
WHO THEY WERE.
LIST OF THE CITY OFFICERS AND C0UECIIMEE
or THIRTY YEARS AGO.

Thirty years ago, when THE LEDGER
man began the publication of a newsps
per in Maysville, there were only four
Wards in the city.
What is now the Fifth Ward was
"Newtown" or East Maysville, and the
now populous Sixth Ward was Squire
William f. Sedden's farm. populated by
an old time house and pair of haystacks.
In the same year, however, by good
majority. the people voted for the annex
alton of East Msysville and it was taken
into the city as the Fifth Ward; and
while there followed for time good
deal of kicking" the residents OF both
sections soon realized that it was wise
change.
Some time after the old Wards were re-
numbered, beginning at the Western
boundary with the First Ward, instead of
beginning at Limestone creek as formerly.
Below will be found roster of the
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1897-03-02
THIRTY YEARS AGO.

March I'd, 1867
Just thirty years ago today
And this I'd of March, 1897, is the
thirtieth anniversary of the Editor of
The LEDGER as the head of a Republican
newspaper in Maysville.
It's long time sgo,-before many of
our present citizens can remembsr,-when
there were great many here who are
now numbered with the silent majority
The War had but recently ended
The soldiers of either army bad not vet
worn out their regimentsls, but with them
the fighting was over while stay.at.home
rebels" we're still on the warpath, ready
to "bushwhack" every fellow who didn't
think JET Davis a Saint of "purest ray
serene" and Abe Lincoln the High priest
of Sinners.
There were, however, number of Re-
publicans in Maysville and Mason county
who had the courage of their convictions,
HOW IT BEGAN.
Mr. Davis had at the close of his mill.
tary service returned from Philadelphia
TO his old home in this city, and to these
devoted Republicans he suggested the
idea of starting Republican newspaper
in Maysville.
1t was daring move; and it may be of
interest to know just who aided the then
young Editor in his enterprise.
The original subscription paper, which
guaranteed sufficient help to warrant the
purchase of an outfit, and gave reasonable
assurance of success, has been carefully
preserved; and here it is, showing the
number of copies subscribed for and the
amount of money donated in aid of the
paper:
.N.g
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1897-03-02
VERY FEW LEFT.
or THE FIRST ADVERTISERS, BUT ONE is IN
THE SAME CALLING TODAY.

One lightly observes the changes that
are constantly occurring about him; nor
does he fully realize their extent until, al
the lapse of few years, he calmly sur
veys the field and is confronted with the
wreck that time has wrought.
On this thirtieth anniversary of the
writer's connection with Republican
newspaper in Maysville, it may not be
uninteresting to know who were the orr
ginal advertisers, their business, and
what has become of those generous pa.
irons
In the first number of The Republican,
issued March I'd, 1867, the following bust.
ness and professional firms are repre-.
scented as advertisers:
N. Cooper, Stoves and Tinware.
Power & Spalding, Stoves and Tinware
j. M. Ricketts,, Trustee j. T, Gilkey,
Boots and Shoes.
s. s. Miner & Co., Boots and Shoes.
b. F. Thomas & Co., Groceries.
January & Rowe, Groceries.
Wood & Daulton, Groceries.
j. M. Love & Bro, Groceries.
p. B. Vanden & Co., Groceries.
f. D. Piles, Grain and Tobacco.
Wood 81 Smith, Drugs.
Seaton & Brodrick, Drugs.
Ricketts, Bros. Drygoods
ID. ID. Duty o. Co., Drygoods,
James Smith, Books and Stationery.
Stanton, Lane & Co., Books and Sta
tionery.
T. q. Campbell, Lawyer.
Wadsworth Il Lee, Lawyers,
Taylor q Gill. Lawyers.
r. Albert, China, Glassware, &c.
G. A. q J. Z. Mccartney, China, Glass
ware. &c.
O.. b. Anderson, Hardware.
N, Shafer, Cigars and Tobacco,
White q Hunt, Cigars and Tobacco,
George Arthur, Confectioner,
IL. Gilmore, Marble Works.
George Brown, Jeweler
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1897-03-02
HOW THE VOTE WAS.
THERE'S BEEN A WoRDROUS CHANGE IN LOCAL
POLITICS IN THIRTY YEARS.

Politics in Mason county lis not what
it used to was" to use an expression
which has hsyseed in its hair.
And just how much influence the
"preachment" of Republican principles
has had in changing the old order of
things for the new, must be determined
by those who study conditions as they
were and compare them with those that
exist today.
AS stated in another place, it wasn't
regarded as altogether respectable, if
indeed it might be deemed absolutely
safe, to be known as a Republican in Ma,
son county in 1867,
The odious viva voce system of voting
was in vogue, and when Republican APP
peared to cast his vote he was often SUBJ
jected to gross insult; and if he happened
to be engaged in business he was severely
punished for his politics
Many people would walk squares out
of their way rather than buy from Re
publican; and with this condition exist
ing it is not surprising that the "Radi'
calls" as they were called were then in a
woful minority when it came to q count
of the votes.
The first county election held after The
Republican was begun was in August
1867, when there was an election for Rep.
resentatives.
At that time Mason county was entitled
to two members Of the Lower House,
The Republicans were not numerous
enough to hold Convention" as gen
.ersl thing, but half dozen Of the faith
fur' would get together and persuade
some person to make the race"
On this occasion the Radicals" had
settled upon Colonel Lucien B. Goggin
and the venerable ID. Rice Bullock-two
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1897-03-02

boated on the lower Mississippi and the
Missouri rivers, and for a short time was
engaged at Leavenworth, Kas., during
the Border War of So and 81.
Returning toLouisville, he left that city
in 1868 for Washington, where he was en-
ployed on The Congressional Globe, after
ward going to Philadelphia, and for two
years had charge of the city printing there,
and for one year Of the state printing at
Dover, Delaware. In April, 1861, he en-
listed as private in Company c, Second
Pennsylvania Reserves. Being discharg-
ed from service on account of disability,
be went with the Army of the Potomac as
War Correspondent for The Philadelphia
Inquirer, and after several months in that
capacity he resigned and reenlisted in the
Army as private in Company l., TWEEN
tieth Pennsylvania Cavalry, serving under
General Sheridan until the close Of the
War having won an Adjutant's commits.
sion.
Returning to Maysville in 1866, he read
law with the late Hon. Harrison Taylor,
soon after engaging in the newspaper bust
ness In 1867 he founded The Maysville
Republican, and in April, 1892, founded
THE DAILY PUBLIC LEDGER, of which he
is still Editor and owner. In point of
service Mr.. DAVIS is the oldest Republican
Editor in Kentucky.
I'm 1888 he was Presidential Elector,
and the only favor he ever asked and re-
ceived at the hands of his party was the
Postmastership of Maysville during Presi-
dent Harrison's Administration, when he
secured the Free Delivery System for his
city, and inaugurated several other i'm
provements in the postal service.
"His wife, whom he married in 1868, is a
cousin of the lamented Charles D. Kirk,
the well.known Confederate War Csrre.
spondent of The Louisville Courier over
the mon de plume, "Se De Kay"
"Mr. Davis is a Knight Templar and a
Shriner; belongs to all branches of odd
fellowship is u knight of Pythias, a
Grand Army man, Redman, and an &C.
tive member of several other kindred or
ders, holding membership in all in four.
teen distinct bodies.
"He lives in a handsome home over
looking the beautiful Ohio; and since Ken
lucky has gone Republican he is reckoned
one of the happiest men in the state"
LOOKING FORWARD.
1t has been ordered wisely that there's
an end to all things, and in the Provi-
dence of God we can scarcely hope to
continue in the field another thirty years;
but so long as life and mind and strength
endure, encouraged by the loyal constitu-
ency that has stood by US in the past, and
supported by the faithful Republicans
that have grown up since we began, We
expect to engage in the good work
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1897-03-02

City Officers and members of Council
chosen at the January election, 1857:
Mayor-Charles G. Cady.
Marshal-Henry johnson.
City Clerk-John j. BrOsee.
Treasurer-Thomas A. Ross.
AssessOr-Louis p. Ort.
Collector-W. Rees Dobyns.
Wharfmaster-George Graham.
Wood and Coal Inspector-William
Davis.
Market Msster-John Mitchell.
Members Of Council
First Ward-George w. Orr, Henry L.
Newell, T. G. Campbell
Second Ward-Joseph WallingfOrd,
George w. Sulser, John Brosee.
Third Ward-Dr. W. II. McGranaghan,
John NJ. Stockton, J. II. Rains.
Fourth Ward-Joseph F. Brodrick, L.
H. Long, William S. Bridges
OF the nine City Officers, only four are
living-Charles G. Csdy, John j. Brosee
and William Davis of this city. and w.
Rees Dobyns of Proctersville, o.
Dr.. William H. McGranaghsn was Pres
ident of the City Councils and of the
twelve members Of that Honorable Board,
five have joined the silent majority
Messrs. McGrsnaghan, Orr, Brosee, Stock.
ton and Bridges, and five are still resi-
dents of the city-Messrs. Newell, Camp
bell, Wallingford, Sulser and Rains. Mr..
Brodrick lives in Missouri and Mr.. Long
at Helena.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1897-03-02
Stone g. Collins, Undertakers,
w. b. Kahn & Co, Clothing.

Stone q Collins, Undertakers.
w. b. Kahn & Co., Clothing
J B. Dessar, Clothing.
Steamer Magnolia; James II. Prather
Captain, Oscar +. Shaw Clerk.
Steamer Bostona, Pres Lodwick Cap
tain, s. B. Riggs Clerk.
| OF the entire thirty.two firms and indi.
viduals above named, bat solitary one
has remained continuously in the same
calling, and is engaged in it today-the
we'll known Attorney, 7. c. Campbell,
Esq
The others still living in Maysville are
N. Cooper, James Smith, George r. Gill
of Taylor & Gill; G. A. Mccartney of G.
A. 81 J. E. Mccartney; Charles II White
OF White u Hunt; J. Henry Pecor of
S. S. Miner & Co and Il Ii. Collins of
Stone e. Collins-7, Mr. Campbell making
s in all!
Those still alive and residing elsewhere
are J. NJ. Love in Indiana; E. o. Piles in
Utah; NJ. II. Smith, of Wood g. Smith, in
Connecticut John A, Seaton in Cleve-
land; Joseph F. BrOdrick in Missouri; H.
T. Stanton near Louisville, Stockton Lane
in Brooklyn, c. Shultz Leach in Chatts
nooga, (all of Stanton, Lane & Co. y Chas
3. Anderson in Campbell county; George
W. Daulten, of Wood 81 Daulton, in
Fleming county; Lewis Vanden, of P.
Vanden Sc Co., Cincinnati; and s.
B. Riggs, Clerk of the Bostons, in Kan
sas-12 in all.
The dead are Hugh Power and James
G. Spalding of Power & Spalding; j. T.
Gilkey; s. S. Miner and Henry G. Smoot
of S. S. Miner & Co; B +. Thomas; r. G..
January and Samuel Howe of January &
Howe; Charles A. Love of } NJ. Love e
Bro; P. B. and F. NJ. Vanden of P. B.
Vanden s. Co.; George T,Wood of Wood
& Smith and of Wood & Daulton; j. M.
Ricketts, and Lewis NJ. Ricketts, Of
Ricketts, Bros; d. D. Duty and DR..
Joshua Barnes of d. D. Duty & Co..
Hon. VIM. H. Wadsworth and James A.
Lee of Wadsworth & Lee; Hon. Harrison
Taylor of Taylor & Gill; r. Albert; j. E..
Mccartney OF G. A, & j. E. Mccartney;
N. Shafer; William Hunt of White &
Hunt; George Arthur; Hugh Gilmore;
George Brown; T. T. Stone of Stone e
Collins; A. Billstein w. B, Kahn & Co. }
j. B. Dessar; Captains James H. Prather
and Pres. Lodwick, and Oscar f, Shaw
a total of 80!
Fifty-twO names represented,-only
s remaining in Maysville, 20 in all yet
living,-while 80 have joined the silent
majority!
How many may hope to be alive at the
close of another thirty years!
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1897-03-02

BALLENGER, Jeweler
South Side Second Street.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1897-03-02
Last Notice TO Tarpayers.

By order of the Board of Council, the
Chief of Police is instructed to proceed at
once to collect the delinquent taxes; and
all property on which the city taxes is not
paid, will be advertised for sale on the LIST
day of April according to law.
ID. p. ORT Chief of Police.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1897-03-02
More Talk
About Time.

Some people are peculiar in the matter of
buying Watch A silver Watch is good
enough for one man SO long as it keeps good
time. Another one wants something little
more showy---a gold one,---but it, too, must
keep good time. Some want high-priced
Watch, others cheaper one, but after all
everybody wants a correct timepiece. We
selected our stock with time in view, and can
sell you high, low or medium-priced Watch
land any of them will keep time---the
essential point
We repair Watches SO that we can guaran-
tee them to keep time. Charges low.
BALLENGER, Teweler